European Public Policy - POL00060M

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Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 1 2025-26

Module aims

The aim of the course is to examine the historical context behind integration, the contemporary institutional set-up, the decision-making process and the main policies of the European Union (EU). These themes will help students better understand the policies and processes underpinning current debates on the EU’s future.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content:

- the historical development of the EU

- the internal organisation and functioning of the main EU institutions

- the main policies of the EU and its complex policy-making process

- topical issues in the governance of the EU

Academic and graduate skills

- Communication skills: Present written and oral material

- Interpersonal skills, including a negotiating exercise

- Research skills, especially the use of primary EU sources

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Module feedback

Students will receive written timely feedback on their formative assessment. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their feedback during the module tutor’s feedback and guidance hours.

Indicative reading

Bache, I., George, S. and Bulmer, S., Parker, O. (2014). Politics in the European Union, 4^thedition. Oxford: OUP.

Jones, E., Menon, A. and Weatherhill, S. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of the European Union.Oxford: OUP.

Richardson, J. and Mazey, S. (eds.) (2015). European Union: Power and Policy-Making, 4^th edition.Abingdon: Routledge.

Wallace, W. H., Pollack, M. and Young, A. (eds.) (2015). Policy-Making in the European Union,7^hedition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.