Curricular Unit:			Code:
Portuguese Constitution and the European Union			784CPUE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Undergraduate	Psychology	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Within this Unit the students are expected to: i) acquire general knowledge and a capacity to understand the European Union and its relation with the national level of politics; ii) develop a grounded critical vision on the European Union, useful for their lives both as citizens and professionals; iii) develop their skills for the selection and interpretation of information; iv) to develop skills of written and oral communication.
Syllabus:
I. Historical framework of European integration 1. The European project: from past to present 2. International organizations and sovereignty: intergovernmentalism vs. supranationalism 3. European economic integration 4. Enlargements of the European Communities (ECs)/European Union (EU) 5. Amendments to the founding treaties II. The institutional system of the EU 6. The national level 7. EU institutional system 7.1. Institutions and organs 8. The multi-level framework of governance: subsidiarity, legitimacy, output IV. EU policies and themes in the agenda 9. EU policies: an overview. 10. Themes in the European agenda.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Knowledge and critical awareness on the European Union require preliminary knowledge on both the EU and EU-national relations on the dimensions of history, institutions and policies. Applied knowledge implies previous knowledge on basilar Euroepan issues.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Lectures & tutorials aiming at involving the students in the teaching-learning process. Continuous assessment: 2 written tests (50% + 50% final assessment) Open debates on European politics The written test assesses learning outcomes - the dimension of the class groups and the fact that there is only one session per week are the reason for this option.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The methodology adopted aims at fostering the students' interest and involvement with the topic. The tests aim at producing reliable indicators of learning outcomes.
Reading:
CAMPOS, J., PEREIRA, J. e CAMPOS, J-L (2014). Manual de Direito Europeu. 7ª ed. Coimbra: Coimbra Ed. CARDOSO, C., et al. (2017). A União Europeia: História, Instituições e Políticas. 5ª ed. Porto: UFP CONSTITUIÇÃO DA REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA. https://www.parlamento.pt/Legislacao/Paginas/ConstituicaoRepublicaPortuguesa.aspx FERNANDES, A-J. (2010). Introdução à Ciência Política. Teorias, Métodos e Temáticas. Porto: Porto Ed. JONES, E., MENON, A. e WEATHERILL, S. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the European Union. Oxford: OUP Journal of Common Market Studies (B-On) MATEUS, A. (coord.) (2015). Três décadas de Portugal Europeu. Balanço e Perspetivas. Lisboa: FFMS WALLACE, H., POLLACK, M. e YOUNG, A. (2014). Policy-Making in the European Union. 7ª ed. Oxford: OUP