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ATS2275 The European Union: Challenges, crises and opportunities

Faculty of Arts

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ATS2275 The European Union: Challenges, crises and opportunities is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Winter at Prato. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Winter
Prato
Assessment
No exam
6 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

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Requisites

Before ATS2275

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After ATS2275

No unit lists ATS2275 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites:

  • For A2020 Bachelor of International Relations students - ATS1056, ATS1071, ATS1873 and ATS1945
  • Otherwise, eighteen credit points of first-year units from any Faculty

Equivalent units

The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

The European Union is a unique historic and political achievement. It helped turn Europe from a zone of war into a zone of peace, and it contributed to the consolidation of democracy in the post-fascist and post-communist eras. Yet it is also a polity beset by crises, including de-democratisation, security challenges, and the climate emergency. You will complete this unit at Monash's Prato campus and gain a deep understanding of the origins of today's European Union and the pathologies driving it forward and pulling it apart. Using inter-disciplinary approaches incorporating political science, international relations and law, you will simulate policy paths out of the EU's 'wicked' problems and leave Prato equipped to understand the forces shaping the EU’s relations with Australia and the world.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
Winter semesterPratoBlock on

Assessment

  • Online quizQuiz / Test
    40%
  • Oral PresentationPresentation
    5%
  • Analytical ExerciseExercise
    5%
  • Oral PresentationPresentation
    20%
  • Reflective writingWritten
    5%
  • EssayWritten
    25%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Explain and analyse the course and dynamics of European integration since the end of the Second World War;

  2. 2

    Identify and explain the origins of the European Union's current crises in a global context;

  3. 3

    Identify and appraise the institutional architecture of the European Union and how this shapes policy responses to current crises;

  4. 4

    Distinguish between 'European' and 'national' responses to the crises and the inter-play between these two levels of European Union governance;

  5. 5

    Integrate inter-disciplinary perspectives into analysis of EU policy responses to global crises;

  6. 6

    Undertake a research analysis of an important aspect of EU policy responses to global crises, utilising primary and secondary-source materials.     

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours
  • Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit allows you to engage in guided, immersive experiences to develop relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes through simulation or virtual practice.

This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities. 

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.   

Where it fits

ATS2275 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Matteo Bonotti
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Matteo Bonotti

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2275?

ATS2275 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS2275 offered?

In 2027, ATS2275 runs in Winter at Prato.

How much work is ATS2275?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS2275 have an exam?

No. ATS2275 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2275?

ATS2275 is part of International relations; Politics; and Politics and governance.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Politics and International Relations
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024202520262027