545-0220/06 – Introduction to the European Union Affairs (UPEU)
Gurantor department | Department of Economics and Control Systems | Credits | 3 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Igor Černý, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Igor Černý, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2017/2018 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student shows knowledge:
of basic concepts and definitions of the EU,
of the importance,understanding and of the effects of the economic integration of the EU/EC,
of microeconomic tools for the analysis of integration process of the EU/EC
Student can:
describe historical stages of development: towards to the creation of the European Union,
describe policies, institutional development, legal instruments and the decision-making processes of the EU/EC,
Student is able to:
use microeconomic tools for the analysis of the economic integration of the EU/EC
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
Subject is concerned with integration of European Union. Students obtain theoretical and expert knowledge in the field of history, economics, policies and institutions of EU and of essentials of European law as well. They learn to use fundamental microeconomic instruments for analysis of economic integration.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Seminar works and knowledge checks provide for regular feedback on the progress of knowledge during the current term.
E-learning
Teaching materials are presented at rubin.vsb.cz
Other requirements
There are no additional requirements for students.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1) Historical events leading to the establishment of the EU/EC
2) Institutional development, law and budget of EU/EC
3) Decision making process in EU/EC
4) Classification and characteristics of the EU/EC
5) Fundamental microeconomic instruments for the analysis of European economic integration
6) Economical integration of EU/EC: Establishing Single European Market
7) Development of monetary integration of EU/EC
8) Monetary policy in EU
9) Fiscal policy in EU and Pact of Stability
10) Regional and Structural policy in EU
11) Energy and Ecological policy in EU
12) Agricultural policy in EU/EC
13) Commercial policy in EU/EC
14) Transport policy and Transeuropean networks
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction