Current European topics

leusl2107  2023-2024  Louvain-la-Neuve

Current European topics
5.00 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1

  This learning unit is not open to incoming exchange students!

Teacher(s)
Traversa Edoardo;
Language
English
Prerequisites
None.
Main themes
The course is designed to address EU current issues. As it relies on EU current topics, the specific content of the class varies from week to week.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 The aims of the course are
1. to familiarise students with a broad array of EU issues, most specifically with political, institutional, economic, social, cultural and environmental issues faced by the EU;
2. to help students develop a critical understanding of EU current affairs and how to deal properly and swiftly with information sources;
3. to ensure that students are able to express a well-argued position on various issues, actively drawing upon knowledge acquired in other classes.
 
Content
The LEUSL2107 course aims to explore topical European issues in depth, with guest speakers where appropriate.

For the 2022-2023 edition, the focus will be on the European Union's relations with Eastern European countries (Balkans and Ukraine).

Most of the sessions will be concentrated in one week (week of 14-18 November), during which activities will be organised jointly with students and professors of the Humboldt-Universität (Berlin), in the framework of the Circle U alliance

 
Evaluation methods
The assessment consists in active class participation, a piece of written work, an oral presentation and a policy brief during the semester, according to modalities presented to students at the beginning of the course. If the student has not passed the continuous assessment tests, an examination (written or oral) is organised during the exam session.
Online resources
Relevant materials will be made available on Moodle
Bibliography
Background documents will be distributed during the classes.
Faculty or entity
EURO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in European Studies