Post Graduate Diploma in European Public Affairs and European Studies
European Public Affairs & European Studies Syllabus
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Course Title: Post Grad Diploma in European Public Affairs & European Studies
Start Date: 
  1. 7th October 2019

Places available: 15

Price: €1695 including accommodation costs for field trip to Brussels 
Course options: Part time, Online / Long Distance. Trip to Brussels is a mandatory part of the programme. Included in the course fees - two day study trip to EU Quarter and Leuven (accommodation included).
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 Course programme is In partnership with the Leuven Institute and successful completion of the course programme will give the additional benefit of Alumni Membership of the Leuven institute for Ireland. 
Incorporates trip to our centre in Leuven and EU Quarter in Brussels. ​Accommodation costs included in course fees.

Syllabus

Europe – its Culture and History; History of the European Union (1945 to present); Political Structure of the EU; European Integration; History of EU Treaties; Main Treaty Provisions; Ireland and the EU Treaties; Law making in the EU; The European Commission; The European Court of Justice; The European Parliament; The European Council; The role of other smaller EU Institutions; EU policies – The Single Market, Regional Policy, Common Agricultural Policy, Monetary Union, Justice, External Relations.

​Overview of Lobbying and Public Affairs in the EU; Transparency and Ethics; Tools and Techniques for engaging with the EU Institutions – Legislative monitoring, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Networking, Coalitions, Lobbying, Communication with the EU Institutions; Using Digital Communications in EU Lobbying; EU Public Procurement and Tendering and its role in EU Public Affairs; Overview of the European Media; Lobbying in an Irish context & provisions of the Regulation Act 2015.
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