COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EU'S TRADE POLICY AND EXTERNAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 5032 EU'S TRADE POLICY AND EXTERNAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURÇAK MÜGE VURAL

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

The course aims to analyse evolution of world's trade system, EU's external economic relations and Common Trade Policy within the scope of globalization and regionalization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the issues of globalization and regionalization
2   To understand the new parameters in EU's external relations
3   To comprehend Common Trade Policy and its importance for EU
4   To analyze the difference at EU's trade policy and trade implementations after Lisbon Treaty
5   To evaluate EU's economic relations with other economic blocs and countries

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Evolution of World s Trade System Within the Scope of Globalization and Regionalization
2 Evolution of World s Trade System Within the Scope of Globalization and Regionalization
3 EU's Common Trade Policy
4 EU's Common Trade Policy
5 New Paradigms in EU's External Relations
6 New Paradigms in EU's External Relations
7 EU's External Relations With European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
8 EU's External Relations With North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
9 EU's External Relations With East and Southeast Asia
10 EU's External Relations With Central and Latin America
11 EU's External Relations With Middle East and Arab Countries
12 EU's External Relations With Africa and African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP)
13 EU's External Relations With Central Asia
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Balkır, C. Uluslararası Ekonomik Bütünleşme: Kuram, Politika ve Uygulama AB ve Dünya Örnekleri, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.
- Aggarwal, Vinod K. & Edward A. Fogarty, Between Regionalism and Globalism: European Union Interregional Trade Strategies , EU Trade Strategies Between Regionalism and Globalism, Ed. Vinod K. Aggarwal, & Edward A. Fogarty, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
- Molchanov, Mikhail A., Regionalism and Globalization: The Case of the European Union , Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3-4, 2005.
- Karaca, Nil, Gatt tan Dünya Ticaret Örgütü ne , http://portal1.sgb.gov.tr/calismalar/yayinlar/md/md144/gatt.pdf.
-Brülhart, Marius and Alan Matthews, EU External Trade Policy , 2007, http://www.hec.unil.ch/mbrulhar/papers/elagraa610.pdf.
-Taş, Seyhan, Avrupa Birliği Ortak Ticaret Politikası , Avrupa Birliği Ortak Politikalar ve Türkiye, Ed. Muhsin Kar ve Harun Arıkan ,Beta Yayınları, Istanbul,2003, ss. 139-152.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, class discussions, student assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ* 0.40 + PAR* 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Canan BALKIR
canan.balkir@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
Preparation before/After Weekly Lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Exam 1 20 20
Preparing Individual/Group Assignments 1 15 15
Preparing Presentations 1 10 10
Final exam 1 2 2
Mid-term exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.555555

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