Available Courses within the 'Studium Integrale'
These courses of the Cologne Global Study Program are available to Bachelor and Erasmus students of the University of Cologne within their 'Studium Integrale' during the winter semester 2020/2021. Each Course is for two hours a week and you will recieve 3ECTS. The teaching lesson will be english. All courses will be held in a digital format.
Registration: Request via email (cgsp@verw.uni-koeln.de) or during the Klips registration phases.
Economy and Society
Economic Principles and Regulation of European Energy Markets
Lecturer: Philip Schnaars
Course Nr.: 15304.0133
Date/Time: Mon. 17:45-19:15h
Location: online
Credit Points: 3
When governments regulate energy markets, they might have different goals in mind. They can aim at reducing market power in a monopoly in order to keep prices at a certain level, maintain security of supply of critical goods such as natural gas or, in light of climate change, incentivize firms and consumers to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. This course introduces the economic principles of energy markets in Europe and investigates the reasons and consequences of various forms of regulation. Students will learn how the European Union and individual member states interact in the regulatory process and understand the reasons for implemented policy measures.
Appearance during the first session is mandatory.
Politics and Law
Introduction into Theories of European Integration
Lecturer: Dr. Thilo Zimmermann
Course Nr.: 15304.0126
Date/Time: Wed.16:00-17:30
Location: online
Credit Points: 3
What is European integration? When did European integration start? How did people try to modelize and legitimate European integration? Where should Europe, according to these theories, lead to?
This course provides an introduction into theories of European integration. We will analyse the origins and presumptions of the most important theories, such as federalism, neo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism. The course will highlight the historic background on which these theories have been developed. Furthermore, it will be shown how theories of European integration combine theories of polical science and economics. It will be demonstarted that different presumtion of these theories do also lead to different understandings of what is the scope of European integration. Should Europe become a federal super state, or a loose economic confederation?
Troughout the course students will also be invited to compare European integration to other processes of regional integration, such as in Latin America, the Arab world, in Africa (African Union), Asia (e.g. ASEAN) and especially the historical evolution of the United States political system.
Finally, the course will give an outlook on current topics in European integration (such as Brexit or the consequences of the Corona pandemic), how do the different theories anayse these challanges?
Appearance during the first session is mandatory.
Culture and History
European Art from the Renaissance to the Present
Lecturer: Dr. Heike Berner
Course Nr.: 15304.0131
Date/Time: Tue. 14:00-15:30h
Location: online
Credit Points: 3
This course is an introduction to visual art in Europe since the 14th century.
While the course cannot provide a comprehensive summary of the development of art since that time, it focuses on a roughly chronological set of case studies, which will help us understand the character and purpose of art in different historical circumstances. We will take into account the cultural and political environment of the time and will pay particular attention to the places they were created in.
The course will be held online. Hybrid sessions (face-to-face for those able to attend in person plus online for virtual students) as well as excursions to see art at museums are planned for those who are presently in Cologne.
Active student participation is a central element of this course.
Due to limited number of participants, it is mandatory to show up at the first session in order to secure your spot.
And now: sports. Europeanization, post-colonialism, and globalization through the lens of modern sports.
Lecturer: Benjamin Naujoks
Course Nr.: 15304.0132
Date/Time: Tue. 10:00 - 11:30h
Location: online
Credit Points: 3
History of modern sports is also a history of modern and contemporary Europe. Critical questions in terms of europeanization, post-colonialism as well as globalization are closely linked to the invention, evolution, and establishment of what we nowadays call „sports“. So, this course covers modern and contemporary history of Europe in a global context, from the 18th century to the present. The approach is: learning by examples (e.g. football, tennis, olympics etc.) about the methodologies and sources of history in general, and about the history of sports in special. The overall course objective is to enable participants to independently break up and (re-)question apparently taken-for-granted perspectives, narratives, and contexts, especially with regard to issues of race, class, and gender.
Due to limited number of participants, it is mandatory to show up at the first session in order to secure your spot.
Independence(s) in Eastern Europe - From the Partitions of Poland to Euromajdan
Lecturer: Benjamin Naujoks
Course Nr.: 15304.0135
Date/Time: Thu. 10:00 - 11:30h
Location: online
Credit Points: 3
This course aims to give a greater perspective on independence — in a plural way — in Eastern Europe. Therefore, theories and terms — i.a. colonialism, imperialism, genocide, Cold war, post-communism — will be faced by practical examples: e.g. myths & nation building, various revolts and revolutions, and Erinnerungskultur.
The gap between theory and practice will be overcome by a multi-perspective methodology. So, approaches from different disciplines are brought together to give a deeper knowledge of a broader historical context. By doing so, after this course participants will be able to better reflect and understand
contemporary developments.