Admission requirements
The course is meant for Honours students of FGGA
This course is only available for participants of the Honours Track Tackling Global Challenges by the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs in The Hague.
Description
The focus of this course will be on the way the EU attacks global problems. In this module the two central policy areas are (1) Asylum and Migration policies and (2) the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU. These policy areas will be taught by academic lecturers of Leiden University and experts from ministries and the national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings. The last part of the module will prepare for the “Grande Finale” of the module, an EU simulation game in which all students will represent a minister of an EU member state and where they need to come to a compromise text by that is acceptable for all delegations.
Course objectives
When students have successfully participated in this module, they:
Theoretically understand global problems
Understand the formal and informal rules on the European level
Understand the development of vision at EU level
Have experienced the way of working in het EU policymaking arena.
Are able to independently analyse issues, critically examine books and research reports in scientific journals
Timetable
On the right side of the programme front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Brightspace.
Mode of instruction
The course is taught in seminar format. Five guests will be invited, all of them with expertise of Asylum and Migration or Security (related to the EU). The seminars are interactive. One of the seminars is devoted to an excursion, followed by a guest lecture. The EU simulation game will be played in the last seminar that will take 6 hours including food and drinks.
Total study load is 140 hours, of which contact hours including the preparation lecture: 28 hours.
Self-study hours: 112 hrs. preparing for lectures and, studying literature, completing assignments, preparing presentations, etc.
Assessment method
Diplomatic paper (30%) and final paper (50%), participation in lectures (20%).
Important: in order to succeed students must have sufficient grades for aforementioned assignments and for the participation.
Reading list
Syllabus to be delivered later.
Registration
Please note: USIS and Brightspace registration will be done centrally.
Contact
Teacher: Rob Boudewijn
Honours College coordinator: Annette Righolt