TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Seventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Özgür Bor
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) The purpose of this course is to furnish students with the knowledge on the historical development, legal basis and cases of the most important economic phenomia of our age, namely economic integrations by taking into consideration of developments in the EU and Turkish-EU relations, so that students assess relations accuretely and comprehensively. 2) To ensure that students understand the economic integrations seen in almost every region of the world correctly. 3) Ensuring the correct understanding and evaluation of the relations between Turkey and the EU with the European Union, which is the most advanced economic integration model in the geography where Turkey is located, by comprehensively discussing the Turkey-EU relations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No prerequisite. However, some basic courses, such as the International Commercial and Economic Organizations, International Trade are recommended.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course provides general knowledge about economic integration and focuses on EU's historical development. In this context, integration theory, forms of integration, economies of countries affected by the EU's development, especially in the final stage of EU, are explained and institutions such as the Economic and Monetary Union and the European Central Bank are examined. Moreover, basic problems in the process of Turkey's full membership in EU and special topics such as public policy, customs union and convergence criteria are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Economic Integrations 2nd Week Description and Economic Effects of Economic Integrations 3rd Week International Legal Basis of Economic Integrations 4th Week Creation of European Communities and Developments 5th Week Single Market, Single Financial M arket 6th Week European Monetary Union 7th Week European Union's Enlargement Process 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Common Policies Implemented by the European Union 10th Week Turkey-EU Relations: Legal Basis and the Organs of the Association 11th Week Developments and Full Membership Application 12th Week Customs Union Process 13th Week Accession Process: Helsinki and Copenhagen Summit and After 14th Week Assessment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Temel kaynak: Prof.Dr.Cihan Dura, Prof.Dr. Hayriye Atik, Avrupa Birliği, Gümrük Birliği ve Türkiye, Nobel Yayın, Ankara, Mart 2007. Yardımcı kaynaklar: Balassa B. The Theory of Economic Integration. Allen and Unwin, London, 1962. Büyüktaşkın, Şener, "Ekonomik Birleşmelerin Ticaret Yaratma ve Ticaret Saptırma Etkilerinin Ölçülme Yöntemleri", Maliye Dergisi, Ankara, 1975. Büyüktaşkın, Şener, Dünya Ticaret Sistemi, Ankara, 1997. Büyüktaşkın, Şener, "Türkiye'nin AB Üyeliğine Hazırlık Süreci", Dünya Gazetesi, 2000. Dış Ticaret Müsteşarlığı, Avrupa Birliği Genel Müdürlüğü, Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye, Ankara, Eylül 2007. WTO: Regionalism and the World Trading System. WTO Secretariat, Geneva, 1995.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No