EU and International Organisations
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- GOV115
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course provides an overview, and insight into the workings of international and supranational organizations with the aid of organization and governance theory. The focus will be on the EU and key international organizations such as the WTO, the IMF/ World Bank, and the UN, as well as Norway's relations with them. In addition to providing students with the conceptual tools for analyzing these organizations and their actions, we will study selected empirical cases of European and global governance, such as food security, migration, and trade.
Learning Outcomes
A student who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student:
- can account for how international and supranational institutions are organized and operate in global governance processes
- knows different theoretical approaches to explain the emergence, function and influence of international organizations
- understands how these organizations affect Norwegian policies and political processes
Skills
The student can:
- explain the context and origins of these institutions,
- discuss the development of these institutions at the international or supranational level through the lens of organisation and governance theories
- consider the effects of international organizations in the light of problem-solving, legitimacy, and power relations
General competence
The student:
- can assess national institutions and political processes in the light of international institutional developments
- can gather, critically assess and convey new knowledge
- can compare and synthesize different theoretical accounts and apply them to empirical phenomena.
ECTS Credits
10 ECTS
Level of Study
Bachelor
Semester of Instruction
Autumn
First time autumn 2025
Required Previous Knowledge
None
Recommended Previous Knowledge
AORG100A / AORG100B / GOV100
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
AORG107 (10 ECTS)
GOV107 (10 ECTS)
Access to the Course
Open for all students at the University of Bergen
Teaching and learning methods
9-10 lectures and 7-8 seminars.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Two individual submissions. Total 1000 words (+/- 10%).
The compulsory assignment must be approved in order to take the exam. Approved compulsory assignments are valid in the current and following two semesters.
Forms of Assessment
4 hour school exam
The exam will be given in the language in which the course is taught. The exam answer can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish. It is also possible to submit in English.
Grading Scale
Grading A-F
Assessment Semester
Assessment in teaching semester. Only students who have a valid document of absence may take a new exam in the following semester.
Reading List
The reading list will be ready before 1 July for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester.
Course Evaluation
All courses are evaluated according to UiB's system for quality assurance of education.
Examination Support Material
None
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee is responsible for the content, structure and quality of the study programme and courses.
Course Administrator
Department of Government at the Faculty of Social Sciences has the administrative responsibility for the course and the study programme