Information Package / Course Catalogue
EU Structure and Policies
Course Code: KAY410
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of the course is to analyze the European Union with its history, members, institutions, structure, and policies.

Course Content

The evolution of the idea of Europe, The establishment and evolution of the European Union, its structure, legal foundations, institutions, Member States, policies, external relations, current issues

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Eren Alper YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To get knowledge about the European Union and analyse the development process.
2.Have insight about the relationship with the European Union and Turkey will be through research and analysis
3.Knowledge about Turkey's relations with the EU will be.
4.Turkey's history and background of relations with the EU is learned.
5.Today explained the reasons for Turkey-EU relations and the development of comprehensible.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Anthony PAGDEN, Avrupa Fikri, Ayrıntı, İstanbul, 2010.
2.Belgin AKÇAY, AB’nin Güncel Sorunları ve Gelişmeler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2008
3.Nicholas MOUSSIS, AB Politikalarına Giriş Rehberi, Megapress, İstanbul, 2004.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The idea of European integrationand project throughout history
Week 2 - Theoretical
The decisive events of the twentieth century in Europe
Week 3 - Theoretical
Europe after the Second World War
Week 4 - Theoretical
The establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community
Week 5 - Theoretical
1950s and Rome Treaties
Week 6 - Theoretical
The early period of EC and crisis
Week 7 - Theoretical
The progress of European integration in the 1970s and 80s
Week 8 - Theoretical
The end of the Cold War and the Treaty of Maastricht
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
The EU's legal structure and the founding treaties
Week 12 - Theoretical
EU institutions and decision-making process
Week 13 - Theoretical
The EU's economic policies, euro-zone region
Week 14 - Theoretical
The constitutional crisis in the EU and the Lisbon Treaty
Week 15 - Theoretical
The EU's approach to Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130452
Midterm Examination128129
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026