COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Graduate Institute of European Studies
Degrees Offered: M.A., Ph.D..
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Chair: Kuo, Chiu-ching
The Department
Established in 1971, the Graduate Institute of European Studies offers a variety of courses for the master's degree (two to four years of study in average) in the fields of European Integration and European Union studies, such as European politics, security, economic, social and cultural affairs. From 2000 on, our Institute offers Ph.D. Programs of the same fields as master's degree.
There are 113 full-time students in the Institute of European Affairs. All of them have completed their undergraduate studies in the fields of Economics, History, Sociology, English, French, German, Spanish and so on.
The eight full-time faculty members of the Institute represent diverse academic backgrounds such as agriculture, economics, history, political science. All of them have various research interests in the fields of European Integration. They all hold Ph. D. degrees from major European Universities, for instance, University of Berlin, Bonn, Munich, Germany, Spain, Vienna and so on.
Faculty
Professors
Tzou, Peter Chong-ko ; Kuo, Chiu-ching
Associate Professors
Lin, Li ; Yuan, Renee Yi-mond ; Cho, Chung-hung ; Chen-Rabich, Li-Jiuan
Assistant Professor
Chang, Fu-chang ; Cheng, Chin-mo
Degree Requirements
The Graduate Institute of European Studies offers two degrees, namely the Master of Social Sciences and a Ph.D. in Social Science
- Requirements for a Master's degree in Social Science:
Successful completion of 34 credits of courses, including 9 credits of elective courses and 3 credits of "EU and the Methodology of European Studies".
Students are required to pass qualifying examination and the review of thesis proposal, submit a written master’s thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member and pass an oral examination. - Requirements for a degree in Ph.D. in Social Science:
Successful completion of 24 credits of courses, including 12 credits of European language.
Students are required to pass a qualifying examination, publish at least one research paper in academic journal or presentation of international conference, submit a written doctoral dissertation completed under the supervision of faculty member, and pass an oral examination.
Course Descriptions
Master's Program
T0322 Analysis of European States and Economic Globalization (0/3) The course focuses on 1)the trend of neo-liberalism, 2)British, French and German response to globalization, and 3)the discussion of special topic like GMO, immigrants, etc.
T0435 The Configuration of Powers in CEE after Cold War (2/0) This course introduces to graduate students the interactions and relations among world powers and organizations such as USA, Russia, EU, NATO… in Central and Eastern European area in the post-cold war period through various theories of International Relations. It also explores the policies and intentions of these powers toward the countries in this area in a globalizing world. Attention is also paid to discuss the way Central and Eastern European countries adapted themselves to the complicated situation and make their foreign and security policies. The objective of this course is to help students analyze how political influences are utilized by world powers and how those middle and small countries’ responses to them.
T0437 Seminar on EU Economic Law (3/0) The EU Economic Law is one of the important fields of the EU Law. This seminar focuses on the Four Funda-mental Freedoms of Movement which are related to goods, persons, services and capitals. The Four Fundamental Freedoms of Movement are the basis of the EU Economic Law. Besides, the competition law is another important field of the EU Law. The competition law regulates the open and fair market. The goal of this seminar is to afford students a basic knowledge about the law of the European Single Market.
T0438 Seminar on EU Trade Law (0/3) The EU is a form of customs union under Art. XXIV GATT which is to reach the goal of the free trade among the EU Member States. The EU has a common trade policy against third countries which is the most important characteristic of the customs union. The EU Trade Law is also very important to Taiwan. When Taiwan's goods are exported to the EU, Taiwan's exporters have to follow the EU Trade Law. This seminar can afford students a basic knowledge of the EU Trade Law.
T1308 European Union and the World Trade Organization (3/0) This course presents to first and second year students during one semester the European Community Common Commercial Policy and the fundamental role of EU in World trade since GATT rules creation to the presently World Trade Organization (WTO) debates and functionalities. In a first part the origin of the World Trade Organization is presented with a historic of the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the achievements realized by the past and present negotiations rounds. In a second part, the EU Common Commercial Policy is presented from the scarce official texts by the origin to understand the motivation of EU and third countries exchanges.
T1723 The Common Agricultural Policy (0/3) This course presents to first and second year students during one semester the European Community first common policy: "The Common Agricultural Policy." From Rome Treaty (1958) on, regulations has given form to the "Common Market," (6 founding countries) based on free exchanges of persons, goods and capitals. Therefore in a second part international trade views on Agricultural trades and the occurred consequences, are studied and brings the course to move to the third part of the course with the reform of the CAP decided by the EU with their commitments by the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, with Agenda 2000 new directions. Also are presented the Common Fishery Policy including its reform and the total catch and aquaculture trends.
T1769 European Social Security System and Social Policies (0/3) An overview of the evolution and role of social policies and social security system in Europe with particular emphasis on the political, economic, organizational, demographic and professional factors that have influenced them. Based upon frameworks of policy dimension, values, and knowledge, selected social policies are examined within an historical and contemporary context. The principles of social and economic justice are used in analyzing social policies and programs. Special attention will be given to the elderly, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, employed, and social excluded.
T2295 Nordic Studies (0/2) In this subject we introduce: 1.the governments and politics in the Nordic states, including social democratic welfare states in a global economy; 2.Scandinavian political model: the relations SDP, citizen and national development; 3.Europeanization and the crisis of Nordic social democracy; 4.Norway now is not a member of the EU, why? Norwegian social democratis and the EU; 5.The impact of globalization and European integtration on Danish Social Democratic Party. 6.Making peace with the EU: the Swedish Social Democratic Party and European integration; 7.Comparative semi-presdience Presidencies between Finland and the ROC; 8.the impact among Nordic states and the EU external Policies.
T2303 Common Foreign and Security Policy of European Union (0/3) The course focuses on 1) the cooperation of British, French and German foreign policy, 2) the formation of common European security, and 3) the perspective of common foreign and security policy.
T2468 European Union: Institutions and Decision-Making (0/3) This seminar presents the institutions of the European Union (EU).The European Commission traditionally upholds the interests of the EU as a whole, while each national government is represented within the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament is directly elected by citizens. This "institutional triangle" of the EP, the Council of the EU and the Commission is flanked by two more institutions - the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Auditors - and five other European bodies: European Central Bank, European Economic and Social Committee, European Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank and European Ombudsman.
T2470 European Union and Regional Integration (0/3) The regionalism flourished in the 1960s. But by the end of the decade, there were few places outside Europe where the regionalist experiment had produced tangible results. Throughout the Cold War period, then, regionalism had remained on the international agenda, but its scope was limited. Following its decline in theory and practice in the 1970s, regionalism both revived and changed dramatically in the 1980s, and has gained strength in the 1990s. The successful European regionalism revived hopes in other regions that they might be able to follow the same path. The purpose of this seminar is to open up a series of theory on contemporary regionalism and to draw the principle varieties of regionalism in the world.
Ph.D. Program
T0439 Study on European Union and Regionalism (0/3) The course focuses on 1) regionalism after the end of cold war, 2)European Union as regionalism,and3)discussion of selected articles.
T0441 European Union and Developing Countries (0/3) Since its foundation in the 1950s, the European Union has been developing relations with the rest of the world through a common policy on trade, development assistance, foreign and security policy and formal trade and cooperation agreements with individual countries or regional groups. This seminar addresses the EU external relations, focusing on developing countries: Like Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (APC), The Western Balkans, Mediterranean partner countries, Asia and Latin America.
T0442 Seminar on EU Corporation Law (3/0) With the globalization, the Continental legal system and the Anglo-American legal system have influenced each other, especially in the field of corporation law. There are both legal systems within the EU. The European Commission has undertaken many reform steps in the field of corporation law, especially harmonizing corporation law among the EU Member States. The goal of this seminar is to enlarge students' viewpoints related to the legal issues under the aspect of cross-border investment.
T1775 European Integration and Theories (3/0) This course provides further studies of the EU integration theories and history of EU integration. The future of EU development is thoroughly covered.
T1968 Seminar on EU Law (3/0) The EU is the most important supra-national organization after the World War II. The basis of the EU includes 3 pillars. This seminar focuses on the first pillar including the European Communities. The European Community is the most important part of the EU. The goal of this seminar is to enrich students' basic knowledge about the EU.
T2466 Seminar on EU Capital Market Law (3/0) The EU Capital Market Law is another key part of the EU corporation law. With the globalization, cross-border investments play an important role in the international transactions. The European Commission has recently modernized legal framework for the European financial market and taken an action plan for the financial services. Therefore, there are many new regulations related to the Euro-pean capital market. The goal of this seminar is to afford students an outline of the European Capital Market Law.
