Filling the three hour teaching bloc Two examples from the University of Wolverhampton level 2 Elective Module ‘EUROPE UNITED?’* * Europe United? is a Jean Monnet Module subsided by the European Commission

EXAMPLE 1 TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY ISSUES: IS THE EU DEVELOPING A COMMON DEFENCE POLICY AND CAPACITY? EU IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS: ‘ECONOMIC GIANT; POLITICAL PIGMY’? WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN SECURITY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION? WHAT FACTORS ARE PUSHING THE EU TOWARDS SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY INTEGRATION? WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO A EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY?

EXAMPLE 1 TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY ACTIVITIES: 1. LECTURE :  INTRODUCTION: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND SECURITY  EVOLUTION OF CFSP/ESDP  MAIN INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT OF CFSP/ESDP 2. ANALYSIS OF SHORT TEXT: EU AS ‘HARD OR ‘SOFT’ SECURITY ACTOR’? 3. VIDEO: EU ENLARGEMENT AND EUROPEAN SECURITY (LITTLE EUROPE) 4. DISCUSSION OF VIDEO

EXAMPLE 1 TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY TIMINGS: 1. LECTURE = 45 MINS ‘TALK’ PLUS 15 MINS QUESTIONS 2. ANALYSIS OF SHORT TEXT = 45 MINUTES BREAK: 20 MINUTES 3. VIDEO = 30 MINUTES 4. DISCUSSION OF VIDEO = 15 MINUTES NOTE: ALLOW 10 MINUTES FOR STUDENT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? ISSUES: WHY IS ‘EUROPE’ A CONTESTED CONCEPT? WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF EUROPE? WHERE DOES THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) FIT IN THE DEBATE OVER ‘WHAT IS EUROPE?’ WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOURCES OF UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN EUROPE?

EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? ACTIVITIES: 1. INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC AND BRIEFING ABOUT SESSION 2. STUDENT EXERCISE USING SHORT TEXT: “THINKING ABOUT EUROPE” 3. AUDIOCASSETTE: “ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF EUROPE” (FOLLOWED BY TUTOR SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS) 4. MINI - LECTURE:  21 st CENTURY EUROPE – THE EU?  UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN EUROPE

EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? TIMINGS: 1. INTRODUCTION/BRIEFING = 10 MINS 2. STUDENT EXERCISE USING SHORT TEXT = 45 MINS 3. AUDIOCASSETTE + TUTOR SUMMARY = 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES* 4. MINI - LECTURE = 30 MINUTES * INCLUDES 20 MINUTE BREAK

NOTES – BOTH EXAMPLES IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT – CENTRED ACTIVITIES LENGTH OF LECTURE NO MORE THAN 60 MINUTES HARD COPIES OF LECTURE SLIDES MAKE LECTURES MORE EFFICIENT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PROVIDED FOR TEXT AND VIDEO EXERCISES BOTH EXAMPLES ASSUME LARGE GROUP TEACHING FORMAT – IF DESIRED (AND STAFF RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE PERMIT) SMALLER GROUPS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR SEMINAR/NON-LECTURE ACTIVITIES