COURSE SYLLABUS

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EUROPEAN UNION

1	Course Title:	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EUROPEAN UNION
2	Course Code:	IKT5117
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. SEMA AY
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. M.Ozan BAŞKOL
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	obaskol@uludag.edu.tr +902242941071, Uludağ Üniversitesi,Görükle Kampüsü,İİBF, Dekanlık 4. Kat, Nilüfer, Bursa, TÜRKİYE
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main objective of this course is to analyse the European economic integration within the international economic integration theory
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand concepts such as globalization and regionalisation ;
2	To understand the economic integration theory;
3	To analyse economic integration forms by comparision;
4	To learn and interpret the welfare and production effects of integrations;
5	To understand the theory of monetary integration;
6	To understand the customs union, single market and harmonization of economic policies stage of European integration;
7	To understand theoretical and applied issues of the process of Monetary Union in the EU;
8	To analyse main problems related to economic integration and with the main common policies of the EU;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	International Economic Integration, Regionalisation and Globalisation Relations
2	A General View About Economic Integration Theory: Definition of Economic Integration, Types and Conditions for Success
3	Customs Unions Theory within the International Economic Integration Theory Framework:Static Effects of the Customs Unions
4	Customs Unions Theory within the International Economic Integration Theory Framework: Dynamic Effects of the Customs Unions
5	Historical background of European integration
6	Development Process of European Single Market
7	Enlargement of EU and its Effects
8	Common Policies in EU: Common Agricultural Policy, EU Trade Policy and EU Competition Policy
9	Monetary Integration Theory: Definition of Monetary Union, Stages and Costs and Benefits of Monetary Union
10	Monetary Union Experience of EU and Euro
11	European Debt Crisis and Future of Euro
12	EU-Turkey Relations
13	The Effects of Customs Union on the Turkish Economy
14	Other Economic Integrations in the World

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Emin Ertürk, Uluslararası İktisadi Birleşmeler, İstanbul:Alfa Yayınevi, 2006 Nevzat Güran,Uluslar arası Ekonomik Bütünleşme ve Avrupa Birliği, 2.Baskı, İzmir:Anadolu Matbaacılık, 2002 Canan Balkır, Uluslararası Ekonomik Bütünleşme Kuram, Politika ve Uygulama AB ve Dünya Örnekleri, İstanbul:Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayını,2010 Richard Baldwin and Charles Wyplosz, The Economics of European Integration,2nd edition, London:Mc Graw Hill,2006 Ali M. El-Agraa, The European Union: economics and policies, 9 th edition, Cambridge University Press, 2011 Rıdvan Karluk ,Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye, 10.Baskı, İstanbul: Beta Yayınevi, 2011 Cihan Dura ve Hayriye Atik, AB,Gümrük Birliği ve Türkiye,3.Baskı, Ankara:Nobel yayınevi, 2007
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High