Module: Seminar Module European Economics and Politics (5208-270)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Peter Spahn (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 28.07.2010)
  5. Semester, semi-elective
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  5. Semester, semi-elective
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 28.07.2010)
  6. Semester, semi-elective
• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2015)
  6. Semester, semi-elective

Relation to other Modules:

This module builds on the Advanced Module European Economics and Politics and on Strategies of Monetary Policy.

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Successful completion of the basic study period.

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

term paper (about 15 pages) and presentation

Workload:

180 hours: 30 hours class attendance 150 hours writing the term paper

Professional competences:

For the most part independently, the students are able to expand the knowledge they acquired in the lecture "Strategies of Monetary Policy", which prepares students for the seminar. They are able to independently write a structured paper on a predefined topic in the area of monetary policy in Europe which adequately covers the topic and fulfils basic scientific standards. They are able to present the results of their work in front of a group of fellow students and to articulate and defend their point of view. The students learn to trace back several points of view in the literature as well in the seminar discussion to their respective theoretical core and to competently participate in the current debate on crisis tendencies in the European Monetary Union.

Comments:

Registration for the seminar takes place at the end of the 4th semester in the lecture "History, Institutions and European Economic Policy".

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