COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN UNION ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 5049 EUROPEAN UNION ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DENIZ KIZILSÜMER ÖZER

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

Develop and enhance the legal awareness of students, get knowledge of the structure of law in the EU including the fundamental principles of functioning, attain framework knowledge of applicable provisions of law on environmental protection and individual components of environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding legal bases of environmental competences
2   Learning the principles of EU approach to environmental protection
3   Understanding environmental competences of member states
4   Getting aware of recent debates on current global agenda topics such as renewable energy, bio-diversity..

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The EU as a Global Environmental Actor
2 Main Principles of the EU Environmetal Protection
3 Resources of the EU Environmental Law
4 Environmental Competences its Legal Bases
5 Member States Obligations Regarding Environmental Protection
6 Waste Management
7 Nature And Natural Resources
8 Ozone, Climate Change & Renewable Energy
9 Genetically Modified Organisms
10 Biodiversity and Habitat
11 Water and Air Quality
12 Chemicals
13 Industrial emissions

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + PRJ* 0.20 + PRS* 0.20 + FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 183

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13333
LO.23333
LO.33333
LO.43333