AEU_USPV European Union

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0/10. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Mgr. Ing. Marek Hodulík (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Richard Pospíšil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jan Závodný Pospíšil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Prerequisites
The course is available only for students of 1st and 2nd year of study.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the European Union in its complex form to students. After a successful completion of the course, they will be knowledgeable in the current politically and economically interconnected world.
Syllabus
Syllabus:
1. Economic Policy in the EU with Focus on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
- Fiscal and budgetary policy
- European budget and Multiannual financial framework
- comparison between European and Czech fiscal and financial condition
- Monetary policy
- Objectives of monetary policy in EU and monetary vehicles
- European central bank and Maastricht criteria
2. Consumer Culture in Europe
- Cultural dimension in Europe
- European culture and marketing
- Czech cultural dimensions
Literature
    required literature
  • MCCORMICK, John a Christopher LORD. Understanding the European Union: a Concise Introduction. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. ISBN 02-302-9882-6. info
  • FONTAINE, P. Europe in 12 Lessons. European Union, 2010. ISBN 9788279174865. info
  • WALLACE, Helen, Mark A POLLACK a Alasdair R YOUNG. Policy-making in the European Union. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 01-995-4482-4. info
  • CRAIG, P. a G. DE BURCA. EU law: text, cases, and materials. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-019-9273-898. info
  • LEVITT, Malcolm a Christopher LORD. The Political Economy of Monetary Union. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. ISBN 03-122-3189-X. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
1) Active approach during the course.
2) Elaboration of assigned papers and presentations.
3) Elaboration of an assigned essay.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2013, summer 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2014, recent)
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