STV4445B - EU and the nation states: Policy formulation and implementation
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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Course content
Increasingly, public policy results from decision processes that span several levels of governance. The course will highlight the relationship between the EU level and the national level regarding the formulation and implementation of policies. The added value of this course within the overall study programme is its focus on the ‘multi-levelness’ of institutions, politics and policies.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
You will:
- be well acquainted with the role of institutions which will be particularly emphasised, and analysed from various theoretical perspectives
- learn how the European Commission, Union Council and European Parliament actually work and how politics within these key institutions reflects the way they are organised and recruited
- learn how EU-level executive bodies relate to national governments and how variation as regards the implementation of EU policies is to be explained
Skills
You will be able to:
- analyse decision processes within the multilevel EU system of governance, across policy fields
- predict and make sense of outcomes, and to possibly influence outcomes by identifying access points to a policy process and by knowing how to structure future processes
Competences
You will:
- develope analytical skills in general
- be made conscious about the separation between personal attitudes/preferences and knowledge in a contested area
Admission
Students admitted to other Master programmes may be qualified to apply for the course. Please see the webpage on Admission to single master's courses.
For incoming students: All Master's courses in Political Science must be registered manually by the Department, they will not appear in Studentweb. Contact your international coordinator at UiO.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Bachelor's degree in Political Science or European Studies.
Recommended previous knowledge
Bachelor's degree in Political Science or European Studies.
Teaching
10 lectures will be given.
This course will be taught at The University of Oslo, Blindern campus. Other location in Oslo may be used. Fronter will normally be used.
The leactures will be given in a periode of 5 weeks. The course is part of the regular course provision at The Faculty of Social Science. Teaching is mainly held during daytime. Detailed course-information is found on the Webpage for the current semester.
Examination
6-hour written exam. The participants must hand in a short term paper before the written exam in order to qualify and sit for the exam.
In order to pass the course your written exam must be passed in the same semester as your cours is taught. You will receive one overall grade for the course.
The Faculty of Social Science is responsible for the exam(s), and exam(s) are/is normally held at The University of Oslo, Blindern campus. Other locations in Oslo may be used.
Detailed exam-information is found on the Webpage for the current semester.
Examination support material
Students may use dictionaries at this exam. Dictionaries must be handed in before the examination. Please read regulations for dictionaries permitted at the examination.
Language of examination
It is generally possible to submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Examination results are available in StudentWeb within three weeks after the examination-date, if no other information is given on the Webpage for the current semester.
Explanations and appeals
- Explanation of grades - deadline and processing time
- Appeal about grades
- Complaint about formal exam errors
Ask for explanation of your grade in this course
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Withdrawal from an examination
If you wish to withdraw from the exam you must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the deadline. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation
This course is evaluated half way through every semester and every four year the course undergoes a thorough evaluation.
An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course and he/she makes a written report every year.