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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IES320 Sweden and the European Union 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Å Löfgren Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE AIM
AIM OF COURSE
- To give a general picture of earlier aspirations towards an integration of Europe.
- To give an understanding of the European Unions background and organization as well as political, judical and economical conditions in todays Europe.
- To shed light on the consequences that the Swedish EU membership will have.


CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Course A:
- A summary of Europes history before 1945 with emphasis on the efforts towards integration.
- Swedens relationship to Europe in a historical perspective.
Course B:
- The creation of the EU and other European institutions.
- The EU:s organization structure and decision making apparatus.
- Political development both within and outside the European Union.
- Supranationality and EU law.
- Economic development and trade relations with the rest of the world.
- The Europe of the future.
Course C:
- The economic development and politics concerning the security of the state in Sweden since 1945.
- Swedens path to EU membership as well as the impact the membership has had on different aspects of society life.



TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Assignments, written and oral exams and seminars.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.


COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Seminar and written report 4.50ECTS
Seminar 3.00ECTS
Written exam 6.00ECTS
Assignment report 1.50ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE

COURSE LITERATURE
Will be determined later.

Valid for school year 1998/99.
Current version this school year:http://www.luth.se/stuka

Web Editor: Karin.Lindholm@dc.luth.se


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