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Spanish Language & Culture
2007 Fall Semester - Course Description
The European Union: Culture, History and Institutions
CEA Partner Institution: CEA GlobalCampus: Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, SpainPrimary Subject Area: Cultural Studies
Other Subject Area(s): Sociology
Level(s): 400
UNH Course Code: POL340
Instruction in: English
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Description
The course will provide students with a working knowledge of the structure and major institutions of the European Union as well as with an understanding of the cultural and historical trends which have motivated these independent countries to work together in order to develop an idea of Europe. From the original European Economic Community of six countries to the present European Union of twenty five this organization has passed through different moments that have shaped its present structure and its future. The impact of the Euro, the problems with the approval of a European Constitution, relationships with the USA, the new Eastern Europeans countries joining the EU, and the possible incorporation of Turkey will be topics that will be covered in this course. Finally the present current flows of migrants coming into the EU and its consequences shaping the future UE will be analyzed as well.
Field Trips
- Visit to the Parliament of Catalonia: students will make contact with one of the most important government institutions in Catalonia, where they will learn about the history and evolution of the Catalan Parliament. They will have the chance to experience the feeling of being a Parliamentary member in the heat of debate.
- "Go hunting in Barcelona": students will visit the "Raval", a multiethnic and cosmopolitan part of the city. Students will "hunt" for signs of globalization and classify these signs into political, social and economic categories. A subsequent discussion will take place during which students will reflect on the signs they have collected.
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