EU studies in BrusselsLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: VV00EA79
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Peppi
Objective
You can describe the basic tasks of the EU and its role in international politics.
You understand the principles, competences and interrelationships of the EU institutions.
You can describe the importance of the EU for Finnish political decision-making.
Content
• How and why was the EU established?
• How do the EU institutions allocate competences and what are their main tasks?
• How does the EU influence global politics?
• How do EU decisions appear in Finnish political decision-making?
• What is NATO and what are its main tasks?
• What is it like to work for the EU institutions? What is it like to live in Brussels?
Evaluation
Accepted - failed – to be complemented