International Organizations

Code:

LRI014

Acronym:

ORGINT

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages and International Relations

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LRI	80	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	4	4
SOCI	0	SOCI - Study Plan	3	-	6	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 

to give knowledge about one set of political and economic institutions at international and regional level, in what concerns: origin, objectives, formal struture, and importance.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Upon successful completion of the module, the student is able to:

 

I. Understand the organization and functions of universal and regional organizations

II. Recognize the importance of international organizations in global world.

III. Analyze issues that are in international agenda through the action of international organizations

IV. Enhance its critical ability to assess the institutional role of international organizations

 

 

 

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None

Program

 

I. General Theory of International Organizations

II. Universal Organizations: ONU; FMI, World Bank

III. Regional Organizations: OTAN, European Conseil, OEA, African Union, European Union

 

Mandatory literature

Herz, Mónica, e Hoffmann, Andrea Ribeiro; Organizações Internacionais: História e Práticas, São Paulo, Campus - Elsevier, 2004. ISBN: 9788535214536
Mota Campos; Organizações Internacionais, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2009
Barkin, J.; International Organization: Theories and Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
Henriques, Miguel Gorjão 340; Tratado de Lisboa. ISBN: 978-972-40-4043-1

Complementary Bibliography

Cierco, Teresa; A^instituição de asilo na União Europeia. ISBN: 978-972-40-4217-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

 

 

 

 

 

Course work consists of lectures, readings, class and small group discussions based on academic papers, technical reports, newspapers articles.

 

 

 

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences > Policy studies > International relations

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	68,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	15,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

 Obtain a minimum score of ten values ​​established under this sheet and the Discipline Evaluation Standards.

Calculation formula of final grade

 

60 %   test

 

40%  work group 

 

Classification improvement

To combine with the professor.