School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Course Syllabus

General Aims for Second Level Education

Second level education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities relative to first level education and, in addition to what applies to first level education, shall
- further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge;
- develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations; and
- develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.
(Chapter 1, Section 9, Higher Education Act)

Course Objectives
Knowledge and understanding
After accomplishing this module the student is expected to have:
- gained understanding of the historical development, current structures, and expansion of the European Union
- gained insight into relationships between the EU and other nations of the world
- have advanced knowledge of the wide range of online resources related to the EU
- gained knowledge of the major news portals dealing with EU matters

Skills and abilities
After accomplishing this module the student is expected to be able to:
- skillfully interrogate the premier EU databases in order to extract relevant information
- have an improved ability to analyse and report on EU developments

Evaluation abilities
After accomplishing this module the student is expected to be able to:
- critically evaluate information published about the EU, and be able to access the relevant source documents
- research the background to statements made by EU parliamentarians and office holders

This module will equip students with a) a detailed historical understanding of the development of the EU and b) the necessary research skills to report professionally on EU developments.

Obligatory attendance of lectures dealing with the history of the EU, as well as those dealing with EU databases and other Europe online resources. Students conduct individual research, under supervision, into EU related phenomena

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Unless otherwise prescribed in the course syllabus, a grade is to be awarded on completion of a course. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the higher education institution (an examiner) (Chapter 6, Section 18, Higher Education Ordinance).

Unless the higher education institution prescribes another grading system, one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction (Chapter 6, Section 19, Higher Education Ordinance).

Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

The course is part of the Global Journalism programme.
The course is given in English.


Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Required Reading

Other relevant texts will be distributed by lecturers.

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