Foundations of EU Law and Policy

FSE Campus Venlo

Foundations of EU Law and Policy

Full course description

This course provides an understanding on how the EU has evolved since it was established and how its actions affect individuals in important aspects of their daily life. Students will learn the legal foundations of the EU, the institutions that compose it, and their respective powers. After the study of the basic elements and actors of EU law, the course will address the regulation of relevant areas of activity, such as free movement of goods and persons, non-discrimination, environmental policy, migration policy.

Course objectives

  • To learn basic concepts of EU law and EU decision-making
  • To gain insight in key EU policy fields and their legal instruments
  • To gain a practical understanding on the relationship between the EU, the Member States, and the individuals

Recommended reading

Helen Wallace et al, Policy-Making in the European Union (OUP, 8th Ed., 2020), available as an e-book at UM Library

VSS1503
Period 5
31 Mar 2025
23 May 2025
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ECTS credits: 
5.0
Coordinator:
  • R.J.M. Schumans
Teaching methods: 
Lecture(s), PBL
Assessment methods: 
Attendance, Assignment, Written exam