EVSBPEUN The European Union

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Danuta Duda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Marian Lebiedzik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Tue 8:05–9:40 VS
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSBPEUN/01: Wed 8:55–9:40 A206, D. Duda
EVSBPEUN/02: Wed 9:45–10:30 A206, D. Duda
EVSBPEUN/03: Wed 10:35–11:20 A206, D. Duda
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && (ROCNIK(2) || ROCNIK(3))
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 81 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/81, only registered: 0/81
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students knowledge about the European Union, especially about development its objectives and principles on which it is based and, last but not least, the mechanism of its functioning. The course also focuses on the economic and legal aspects of European integration in the form of a legal framework for the functioning of the European Union and the definition of a set of economic policies. The course also deals with the assumptions and implications of Czech membership in the European Union.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical background of economic integration processes
    2. Genesis of the European Union I - characteristics and origins of European integration
    3. Genesis of the European Union II - from the Maastricht Treaty to the present
    4. Economic characteristics of the European Union
    5. Law of the European union
    6. The institutional framework of the European Union I
    7. The institutional framework of the European Union II
    8. Financing of the European Union activities - the EU budget
    9. The process of creating a functioning customs, economic and monetary union
    10. The common trade and transport policy
    11. The common agricultural policy
    12. Selected coordinated economic policies
    13. Czech Republic in the European integration
Literature
    required literature
  • FIALA, P., PITROVÁ, M. Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2. info
  • ZBÍRAL, R. Institucionální rámec Evropské unie. Právně-politologický pohled. Praha: LINDE, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7201-682-2. info
  • LEBIEDZIK, M., ZLÝ, B. Evropská unie. Distanční studijní opora. Karviná: SU OPF, 2004. ISBN 80-7248-263-7. info
    recommended literature
  • BALDWIN, R., WYPLOSZ, CH. Ekonomie evropské integrace. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-1807-1. info
  • JOVANOVIC, M., N. The Economics of European Integration. Limits and Prospects. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2005. ISBN 1-84542-377-1. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
60 % attendance in seminars , 2 ongoing tests, presentation of actual problems of the European Union
final combined exam

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž70
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zkouška40
Summary149
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2022, recent)
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