COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GREEN ECONOMY AND THE CUSTOMS UNION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6094 GREEN ECONOMY AND THE CUSTOMS UNION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURÇAK MÜGE VURAL

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

Aim of the course is to equip the students with the key elements of circular economy and its implications for single market. Customs Union between Türkiye and the EU is very important for both of the trading partners. However, Green Deal is transforming the economic environment and the Customs Union is also exposed to this transformation. During the course, impact of green policies on Single European Market and the Customs Union between Türkiye and the EU will be analysed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know principal environmental values of the EU
2   Learn environmental agreements of the EU
3   Evaluate sectoral developments and environmental values in the member states and interpret from Turkish point of view
4   Learn main principles of enviromental ideology in the EU
5   Know integratedness of disaster management and environmeal standards
6   Relate environmental philosophy to various international organisations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Week 1
2 Subsidiarity and principles of environmental philosophy Week 2
3 Environmental protection and security philosophy Week 3
4 EU Environmental agreements and action plans Week 4
5 Environmental protection principles Week 5
6 Climate changes and environmental standards Week 6
7 Main sectors in the EU Week 7
8 Main sectors in the EU Week 8
9 EU Environment Agreement Week 9
10 EU Agricultural Sector Week 10
11 European Urban Charter and the New Charter Week 11
12 HABITAT Meetings Week 12
13 Youth Policy Week 13
14 Students' Presentations Week 14

Recomended or Required Reading

Çevre Yönetimi temel kitapları
Avrupa Birliği Çevre ile ilgili Dokümanları
Uluslararası örgütlerde Çevre Yaklaşımları
1. Zerrin Toprak Karaman, & Altay, Asuman(1997); Global Governance Caused By New World Order , Marmara Journal of European Studies, M.Ü. Avrupa Topluluğu Enstitüsü, Cilt:5, S:1-2, Istanbul, 78-87.
2. Zerrin Toprak (1995); Globalleşmede Çevre Faktörü ve Çevre Korumacı Ideolojiye Politik Bir Yaklaşım , Yeni Türkiye, Çevre Özel Sayısı, Yıl:l, S:5.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

15 minutes of review of previous week's topics
Provide a general framework on weekly schedule
Presentation of the lecture based on materials provided by the book
Control focused brain storming for some weeks
Support by case studies
Analyses of case studies Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + RST* 0.40


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)

zerrin.toprak@deu.edu.tr

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 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14433
LO.24433
LO.34433
LO.44433
LO.54434
LO.64434

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