EUROPEAN UNION : A GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-BB1S2-DEV-BB1CE10UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
G.DAVIS
Stakeholder(s)
G.DAVIS
Level
Bachelor in International Business
Program year
Period

Présentation

Goal
This course consists of:
- Developing critical thinking and reasoning
- Developing the ability of students to do research, to analyse and summarize information about a specific subject
- Introducing students to the notion of time in a contemporary economic context from both a historical and prospective point of view
- Defining a general framework for the global geopolitical and economic evolution from 1945 to today
- Discovering the geopolitical and economic factors underpinning the EU
Presentation
Chapter 1: Founding of Europe 1945-1957
Chapter 2: De Gaulle's Europe 1958-1970
Chapter 3: Stagnation and Revitalization 1970-1989
Chapter 4: Revolution and Maastricht 1989-1993
Chapter 5: European Treaties and Expansion 1989-today
Chapter 6: EMU 1970-today
Chapter 7: Brexit and Europe's future

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00 12 hours of Lectures and 4 hours of Student Presentations
Travail personnel
Group Project 15,00
Charge de travail personnel indicative 15,00
Overall student workload 46,00
Evaluation
Students will be assessed for their participation, a group written project (10 page research paper), a group oral presentation of 20 minutes and a Final Exam of 2 hours.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 0,00 0 10,00
Présentation orale 0,00 1 25,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 1 40,00
Autres
Rapport écrit 0,00 1 25,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
The Origins and Development of The European Union 1945-2008 - Martin J Dedman
European Union: An historical and political survey - Richard McAllister
Post War: A History of Europe Since 1945 - Tony Judt