european studies course units (univ of cyprus)

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Description of Individual Course Units Included in the Program:

Table of Contents

COURSE

COM101 Public Speaking CSC190 Computer Fundamentals & Applications ECO101 Principles of Microeconomics ECO102 Principles of Macroeconomics ECO220 Economics of the EU ECO250 History of Economic Thought ENG103 Instruction in Expository Writing ENG110 Introduction to Literature EST480 Special Topics in European Studies HIS145 History of Europe since 1850 LAW115 Introduction to Law LAW125 Philosophy of Law LAW210 European Union Law PHL102 Introduction to Ethics POL101 Introduction to Political Science POL201 Comparative Politics POL202 European Institutions and Politics POL210 Politics of the European Integration Process POL301 World Politics POL302 International Relations POL303 Nations and Religion in Europe SSC301 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods FRE111 Introduction to French I FRE112 Introduction to French II FRE211 Intermediate French I FRE212 Intermediate French II MGR101 Elementary Modern Greek I MGR102 Elementary Modern Greek II MGR201 Intermediate Modern Greek I MGR202 Intermediate Modern Greek II SPA101 Introduction to Spanish I SPA102 Introduction to Spanish II SPA201 Intermediate Spanish I SPA202 Intermediate Spanish II EST490 Independent Study in Eur. Studies EST495 European Studies Internship ECO210 The Cyprus Economy ECO240 European Industrial Relations ECO310 Intermediate Microeconomics ECO320 Intermediate Macroeconomics ECO330 Labour Economics ECO340 Money and Banking ECO410 International Trade ECO440 International Economics ECO450 Public Economics and Public Policy ECO470 Monetary and Financial Institutions in a Global Setting ECO490 Current Issues in Economics LAW120 The Cyprus Legal System

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LAW135 Constitutional Law LAW140 Administrative Law LAW220 Human Rights LAW222 Company Law I LAW250 Law of Taxation LAW255 Labor Law LAW310 European Union Law II LAw315 Competition Law LAW325 Company Law II LAW330 Banking Law

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Course unit title: Public Speaking Course unit code: COM101 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Number of ECTS credits allocated :

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Name of lecturer(s): Krystallo Nicolaou-Konstantinidou Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Identify the transactional nature of human communication and consider the importance of verbal and nonverbal aspects as well as the complexity of listening.

Identify and analyze entailed dynamics of group interaction and leadership aspects; comprehend and reflect on functional roles in shared problem solving contexts.

Assess the importance of self-disclosure and metacommunication in establishing types of intimacy and qualitative interpersonal relatioships;

Discuss the developmental stages of relationships, types of messages and communication climate's and reflect on the nature of interpersonal conflict.

Identify types and characteristics of interviewing as well as questioning formats and patterns.

Structure and develop an informative speech with the objective of audience comprehension and retention of conveyed knowledge.

Influence the thinking and action of others in a persuasive speech with the objective of shared problem solving in an ethical framework.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ENG 102 or Permission of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

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Course contents: Provide learners with instruction that is cognitively and communicatively enabling. The focus is on assisting students to understand and reflect on dyadic, small group and public aspects of human communication; students thereby explore and expand their thinking potential as well as communication competency.

Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbook Adler, B. Ronald and George Rodman. Understanding Human

Communication. Oxford University Press. Pearson and Nelson. Understanding and Sharing. W. M. C. Brown

Publishers. Recommended reading(s): Devito, Joseph. Human Communication. Harper and Row. Hybels and Weaver. Communicating Effectively. Random House. Pearson and Nelson. Understanding and Sharing. Brown.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, class discussions, student presentations, film viewing and analysis.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Assignments 30% Final Examination 40% Oral Presentations 30%

Language of instruction: English Work placement(s): No

Course unit title: Computer Fundamenals & Applications

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Course unit code: CSC190 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Christos Dimopoulos Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Describe the basic concepts of Information Technology Describe the main hardware parts of an Information System Describe the main types of software Create and edit word processing files Create and edit spreadsheet files

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: In this introductory course students learn the basic concepts of Information Technology through lectures and gain experience on using effectively word processing and spreadsheet software through practical work in a laboratory environment.


Textbook "ECDL 4: The Complete Coursebook for Office 2000", Holden &

Munnelly, Pearson Recommended reading(s): "Microsoft Office 2000", Napier & Judd, Thompson


Lectures, laboratory work, assignments


Assignments 15% Final Examination 45% Midterm Examination 35% Participation 5%


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Course unit title: Principles Of Microeconomics Course unit code: ECO101 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Savvas Savvides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Explain and apply the basic principles and essential concepts of microeconomic theory;

Explain and illustrate applications of consumer choice analysis, and demand and supply analysis;

Explain and apply microeconomic theory and concepts, derive market demand and supply schedules, and analyze changes in market price;

Explain theories of perfect and imperfect competition, appraise the case for free-market economics, and recount the sources and implications of market failure;

Discuss microeconomic models and problems and be able to solve and interpret problems based on such models;

Use microeconomic concepts and methods to analyze and interpret real-world microeconomic phenomena, and to assess issues of microeconomic policy.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: none Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is an upper introductory course in economics. Students will be introduced to the economic problem, the concepts of demand, supply, and equilibrium, elasticities of demand, market structures, and consumer behavior.


Textbook Principles of Economics (latest edition), N. Gregory Mankiw,

Harcourt Recommended reading(s): Economics (latest edition), Campbell R. McConnell and Stanley L.

Brue, McGraw-Hill ECONOMICS-PRINCIPLES AND POLICY(Latest Edition) ,

Baumol,W.J./Blinder,A.S., Dryden ECONOMICS (Latest Edition), Taylor, J.B. Houghton Mifflin Economics (A Bilingual Approach), Ioannis M. Violaris, Epiphaniou


Lectures; assignments


Assignments 25% Final Examination 50% Midterm Examination 25%


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Course unit title: Principles Of Macroeconomics Course unit code: ECO102 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Onisiforos Iordanou Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Explain and apply the basic principles and essential concepts of macroeconomic theory;

Describe the measurement and use of national income, and demonstrate how monetary and fiscal policies may influence national income and employment;

Explain how labour market flexibility and expectations may affect an economy’s response to demand and supply shocks.

Explain and illustrate the determination of macroeconomic equilibrium under fixed prices, and appraise the purpose and efficacy of macroeconomic policy;

Review theoretical explanations of aggregate consumption and investment expenditure determination, and inflation-unemployment interaction.

Discuss macroeconomic models, and be able to solve and interpret problems based on such models;

Use macroeconomic concepts and methods to analyze and interpret real-world macroeconomic phenomena, and to assess issues of macroeconomic policy.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: none Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is an upper introductory course in economics. Students will be introduced to concepts of demand and supply, elasticities of demand, market structures, and consumer behavior


Textbook Principles of Economics (latest edition), N. Gregory Mankiw,

Harcourt Recommended reading(s): Economics (latest edition), Campbell R. McConnell and Stanley L.

Brue, McGraw-Hill ECONOMICS-PRINCIPLES AND POLICY(Latest Edition) ,

Baumol,W.J./Blinder,A.S., Dryden ECONOMICS (Latest Edition), Taylor, J.B. Houghton Mifflin Economics (A Bilingual Approach), Ioannis M. Violaris, Epiphaniou






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Course unit title: Economics Of The European Union Course unit code: ECO220 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Alexandros Apostolides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Explain, in partial-equilibrium terms, the basic theory of customs unions; and critically discuss their consequences in actual cases such as the EU.

Provide a critical examination of the economic rationale for the principal economic policies of the EU in the light of the basic principles of microeconomic, macroeconomic and international trade theory.

Describe in class and by utilizing examples the current state of these policies and the potential for their reform in order that their objectives might be better achieved;

Analyze the impact of economic integration on trade patterns, the location of economic activity, the welfare of various groups of agents, the ability of government to correct market failures and to conduct independent fiscal and monetary policy.

Describe and evaluate the major economic institutions involved in developing, implementing and constraining the economic policies of the EU.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The students go through a general introduction of the European Union, the very important events that led to the present, and the structure of the Union as it is today. The economic policies of the Union are analyzed as well as its external relations with other economies. The future path of the European Union is also discussed with particular emphasis on the preferential trade consequesnces,custom unions, monetary union and the labour market of all member states.


Textbook R. Baldwin and C. Wyplosz, The Economics of European

Integration, latest Ed. Recommended reading(s): The Economics of the European Community, H. Wheatsheaf, The European Community: Economic and Political Aspects,

McGraw Hill M. Artis and F. Nixson (eds.), The Economics of the European

Union (3rd or 4th ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001/2007. J. Pelkmans, European Integration: Methods and Economic

Analysis (3rd ed.), Prentice Hall, Harlow, 2006 Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, videos, case studies, graph interpretation, homework, assignement


Assignment 20% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 30% Participation 10%


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Course unit title: History Of Economic Thought Course unit code: ECO250 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Explain the origins and development of economic thought, from ancient times to today.

Compare and analyze current economic policy issues to economic theories of the past.

Explain recent economic developments via appropriate theoretical frameworks.

Analyze, compare and interpret the various individual schools of thought.


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Course contents: The purpose of the course is to give students an overview of the growth and development of the economic thought. Studying the history of economic theory is helpful for understanding of the modern economic problems and the logic of the evolution of Economics.


Textbook A History of Economic Thought: From Aristotle to Arrow - by

Charles E. Staley Recommended reading(s): A History of Economics: the past and the present – by John

Kenneth Galbraith The Penguin History of Economics – by Roger E. Backhouse


Lecturing, assignments, group presentations


Assignments 10% Class Participation 10% Final Examination 50% Midterm Examination 30%


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Course unit title: Instruction In Expository Writing Course unit code: ENG103 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Claire Georghiou Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Apply the steps of the writing process to generate ideas, focus, support, draft, revise and edit one's writing

Formulate a thesis statement, topic sentences and specific support for the traditional academic essay and write effective introductions and conclusions

Recognize and use various patterns (rhetorical modes) and evaluate one's writing for unity, coherence and support

Apply the writing process to the development of a research paper; summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting and documenting sources

Produce an argumentative or persuasive essay with concession, rebuttal and proof

Evaluate one's writing for content, organization, mechanical and stylistic errors

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ENG102 or instructor consent Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This introductory level course prepares students for the writing they will need to do in an academic context--essays, essay examinations and research papers.


Textbook College Writing Skills, Langan, McGraw-Hill Recommended reading(s): Keys for Writers, Raimes, Houghton Mifflin other stylebooks/writing handbooks


Through lecture and class discussion, students read and evaluate various pieces of writing, enabling them to apply concepts to writing in other academic contexts


Class Participation and Assignments 15% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 25% Research Paper 20%


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Course unit title: Introduction To Literature Course unit code: ENG110 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Stavros Stavrou Karayanni Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Critically elaborate on literary themes and their development in a variety of texts.

Learn and apply key concepts of literary analysis. Adapt the application of critical concepts paying attention to the

varying forms of poetry, drama, and prose fiction Demonstrate analytical and critical skills in relation to key literary

structures such as poetic metre and form, dramaturgy, and elements of fiction.

Reflect on the role of literature as political in social and cultural contexts.

Use appropriate critical language to compare and contrast texts from different historical and cultural contexts.

Produce written assignments on topics pertinent to the literary genres studied in the course

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ENG103 or consent of instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: A. Fiction: The study of the elements of fiction – setting, character, point of view, plot, theme – enable the students to understand how a work of fiction achieves its meanings and effects. B. Poetry: The study of the elements of poetry – diction, images, figures of speech, symbols, sounds, rhythms, and form – enable students to more lucidly view poetry as a form of literary art.C. Drama: The study of the elements of drama--character, setting, point of view, plot, staging--in tragedies, comedies and tragicomedies enable the students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the genre.


Textbook J, Beaty, Alison Booth, eds. The Norton Introduction to Literature,

Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): X.J.Kennedy, Dana Gioia: An Introduction to Poetry. Longman,

latest edition. Frank Madden, Exploring Literature: Writing and Thinking About

Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the Essay. Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, assignments




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Course unit title: Senior Topics In European Studies Course unit code: EST480 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Christos Kassimeris Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Describe European integration within the context of regionalization/globalization

Explain European politics with regard to institutional policies Analyze European social issues common to all member-states Describe the European economy in terms of the single

market/currency Analyze European culture at both supranational and national level Assess the external dimension of the European Union

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The subject of the course will vary as per the instructor's expertise and the significance of contemporary events relating to Europe


Textbook Goldestein, J. International Relations Recommended reading(s): Depends on topic


Lectures, presentations, assignments


Assignments 30% Attendance/Presentation 10% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 20%


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Course unit title: History Of Europe Since 1850 Course unit code: HIS145 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Melina Fori Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Analyze all the important diplomatic, political, social and economic developments that occurred in Europe since 1850.

Evaluate the role of ideologies & movements (i.e. nationalism, socialism) in the shaping of post-1850 European history

Compare historical events and personalities Evaluate the role of leading personalities (i.e. Bismarck, Hitler,

Churchill) in the shaping of historical events. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: History of the major European developments from 1850 up until the present day.


Textbook Robin W. Winks, R.J.Q. Adams : EUROPE- CRISIS AND

CONFLICT (1890-1945), Oxford University Press Recommended reading(s): Robert Paxton : EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.Fort

Worth: Harcourt College Publishers Mitchel S. Anderson : ASCENDANCEY OF EUROPE 1815-1914,

London: Longman Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture, Presentations, Classworks - debates.


Assignments 20% Final Examination 45% Midterm Examination 25% Participation / Attendance 10%


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Course unit title: Introduction To Law Course unit code: LAW115 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Sorvatzioti Demetra Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Define the concept of law Describe how the legal system operates Discuss the main principles regulating its function Assess the legal and political considerations associated with legal

structures Identify the basic principals of law and the modes of interpretation of

the legislation Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Introduction to law and the way the legal system operate Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbook "The Modern English Legal System", Smith,Bailey & Gunn,

Sweet&Maxwell Recommended reading(s): Zander, M. CASES AND MATERIALS ON THE ENGLISH LEGAL

SYSTEM, Butterworths Latest Edition Zander, M. THE LAW-MAKING PROCESS Butterworths Latest

Edition Baker J.H. AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY.

Oxford 4th edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

lectures, practiclal legal problems, assignments


Assignments 30% Attendance/participation 10% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 20%


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Course unit title: Philosophy Of Law Course unit code: LAW125 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Iacovos Kareklas Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Analyze Legal Positivism Analyze Natural Law and Natural Rights Explain the interaction between Legal and Moral Philosophy Describe the political philosophy of the pioneer Aristotle Foster critical thought on issues of law


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Course contents: The notion of Law. The nature of Law: Natural Law; Legal Positivism; Legal Realism. International Law. Law and Morality. ‘Private’ Behaviour: drugs, sex, bioethical issues; free speech. Positive discrimination, sexism, racism and the Law. Law and Obedience; conscientious objection and civil disobedience. Legal Responsibility. Determinism and Free-will. Mens Rea. Intentions. Double Effect. Failed attempts and impossible crimes. The institution of Punishment. Justifications. Death Penalty. Statutory law, Common Law. Precedent, Distinguishing and Judicial Discretion.


Textbook DWORKIN, R. : PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Oxford U.P. Recommended reading(s): DWORKIN, R. : LAW'S EMPIRE Fontana, Latest Edition FINNIS, J. : NATURAL LAW AND NATURAL RIGHTS Clarendon,

Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Class instruction; consultations


Assignments 25% Attendance/ Participation 10% Exams 65%


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Course unit title: European Union Law I Course unit code: LAW210 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Sorvatzioti Demetra Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Define the establishment and development of the European Union legal order.

Relate the sui generis character of the EU legal order and its interrelation with the national legal order.

Evaluate the development of the EU on legal termsnterpret the application of EU law by the European Court of Justice

Identify the major legal principles governing the EU. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The operation and application of the EU legal order Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbook Craig P and De Burca G : EU LAW: Text, Cases and

MaterialsOxford Univeristy Press Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Steiner J. et al. EU Law. Oxford University Press. Latest Edition Kapteyn P and Van Tucmaat P. : INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. Latest Edition Sionaidh Douglas Scott : CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE

EUROPEAN UNION Longman Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

lectures, practiclal legal problems, assignments




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Course unit title: Introduction To Ethics Course unit code: PHL102 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Bambos Papageorgiou Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Explain the place of moral philosophy on the context of philosophy at large

Discuss the role or reason and argumentation of moral philosophy Discuss ethics and issues such as abortion, euthanasia, racism,

revise discrimination, death penalty, etc. Describe issues related to Philosophy and their impact on society


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Course contents: The course provides an overview of the main philosophical theories in the domain of moral philosophy. A description of these theories is given, followed by arguments in favour and against such a theory and discussion of applied cases. Moral theories covered include: cultural relativism, ethical subjectivism, morality and religion, egoism, utilirianism, Kantianism, the social contract theory and ethics of virtue.


Textbook Rachels, J.:The Elements of Moral Philosophy, McGraw Hill Recommended reading(s): Mackie, J.:Ethics, Pelican Books, MacIntyre, A.: A short History of Ethics, Macmillan, Singer, P.:Practical Ethics, Cambridge University Press, Pojman, L.:Ethics, Wadsworth


Lectures, discussions


Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 30% Participation 10% Quizzes 20%


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Course unit title: Introduction To Political Science Course unit code: POL101 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Analyze issues related to various fields of Political Science Describe issues related to Political Philosophy and their impact on

society Discuss issues related to Comparative Politics Explain issues related to International Relations and world affairs


None

Course contents: Students are introduced to Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics and International Relations so as to evaluate and understand the nature and scope of Political Science and its various subfields


Textbook Wiarda, H. INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS:

CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning

Recommended reading(s): James N Danziger. UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL WORLD;

A COMPARATIVE INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE. Boston, Allyn & Bacon/Longman Latest Edition


Lectures, presentations and assignments




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Course unit title: Comparative Politics Course unit code: POL201 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Describe issues related to Comparative Politics Compare different forms of government/political systems Analyse issues related to democracy and elections Explain the nature and scope of pressure groups


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Course contents: Students are introduced to the study of government, assess various forms of political systems, examine the purpose of elections/parties and determine the significance of democracy


Textbook H. Wiarda, Introduction to Comparative Politics: Concepts and

Processes R. Haque and M. Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics Recommended reading(s): H. Charles, Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global

Challenges M. Sodaro, Comparative Politics






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Course unit title: European Institutions And Politics Course unit code: POL202 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Describe the nature and scope of the European Union Explain the role and purpose of key EU institutions Interpret issues related to European Union institutional policies Analyse issues related to European integration/enlargement Assess the origins of EU institutions Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary European affairs

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: POL101 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Students examine the role of EU institutions and their policies; the nature and scope of enlargement; and theories of integration


Textbook N. Nugent, The Government and Politics of the European Union D. Urwin, The Community of Europe: A History of the European

Integration since 1945 Recommended reading(s): J. McCormick, The European Union: Politics and Policies J. Richardson, The European Union: Power and Policy Making






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Course unit title: Politics Of The European Integration Process Course unit code: POL210 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Describe the nature and scope of the European Union Explain the role and purpose of key EU institutions Interpret issues related to European Union institutional policies Analyse issues related to European integration/enlargement Assess the origins of EU institutions Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary European affairs


None

Course contents: Students examine the role of EU institutions and their policies; the nature and scope of enlargement; and theories of integration


Textbook N. Nugent, The Government and Politics of the European Union D. Urwin, A History of the European Integration since 1945 Recommended reading(s): J. McCormick, The European Union: Politics and Policies J. Richardson, The European Union: Power and Policy Making






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Course unit title: World Politics Course unit code: POL301 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Explain key theories related to World Politics Compare various international organizations in terms of their impact

on global affairs Analyse issues related to globalization from a theoretical viewpoint Assess issues related to the foreign policy making of states Discuss the role of key international treaties Interpret contemporary international political phenomena

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: POL101 or junior standing Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Students explore key concepts of international relations and examine issues relating to security, foreign policy and the role of international/national organizations


Textbook John Stoessinger : WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR4th Edition,

McMillan & Collier McMillan Recommended reading(s): Douglas T. Stuart : POLITICS AND SECURITY IN THE

SOUTHERN REGION OF THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE McMillan & Collier McMillan

G. Modelski, Long Cycles in World Politics James Sherr / : SOVIET POWER: THE CONTINUITY

CHALLENGEDavid Bolton McMi¬llan & Collier McMillan Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: International Relations Course unit code: POL302 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Explain key theories related to World Politics Compare various international organizations in terms of their impact

on global affairs Analyse issues related to globalization from a theoretical viewpoint Analyse issues related to the foreign policy making of states Discuss the role of key international treaties Interpret contemporary international political phenomena

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: POL101 or permission of instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Students explore key concepts of international relations and examine issues relating to security, foreign policy and the role of international/national organizations


Textbook P. Vioti and M. Kauppi, International relations and World Politics J. Goldstein, International Relations Recommended reading(s): J. Nye, Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to

Theory and History G. Modelski, Long Cycles in World Politics






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Course unit title: Nations And Religion In Europe Course unit code: POL303 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Describe key theories related to nationalism Explain the impact of religion upon the formation of nations Analyse issues related to ethnic and religious diversity Identify the impact of nationalism onto the European Union and the

relevant integration process Discuss the significance of national identity Interpret nationalism against the background of globalisation

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: POL101, HIS 145 or permission of instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Students are introduced to the ethnic and religious background of Europe so as to understand the political, social and cultural settings of the continent


Textbook Goldestein, J. International Relations Longman G. Davie, Religion in Modern Europe: A Memory Mutates Recommended reading(s): S. Woolfe, Nationalism in Europe: 1815 to present Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities, Reflections on the

origin and spread of Nationalism. London and New York: Verso Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Introduction To Qualitative Research Methods Course unit code: SOC255 Type of course unit: Compulsory Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Marios Vryonides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Identify issues relating to a range of qualitative research methods and techniques in the study of human behaviour and social phenomena

Design a basic small scale research project using qualitative methods Review published sociological research papers in scientific journal

that have used qualitative methods Collect data and analyze qualitative data Write a small sociological report on a qualitative research project

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: SOC101 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is an introductory course which aims to introduce students to basic qualitative research techniques with applications in Social Sciences.


Textbook Bell, J. (2005) Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time

Researchers in Education, Health and Social Science (4th Edition), The Open University Press

Bryman, A (2003) Social Research Methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Recommended reading(s): Mason, J (1996) Qualitative Researching. London: SageMay, T

(2002) Qualitative Research in Action. London: Sage.Newman, L (2003) Social research Methods, Boston: Anlyn and Bacon Seale, C (1999) The Quality of Qualitative Research. London: Sage.Silverman, D (1985) Qualitative Methodology and Sociology. London: Gower


Lectures, group work activities


Assignments 30% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 20% Participation in class 10%


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Course unit title: Introduction To French I Course unit code: FRE111 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

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Name of lecturer(s): Angeliki Antoniou Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Use and apply basic French in oral and written forms. To demonstrate basic skills when listening, speaking, writing and reading.

Express basic communication skills including pronunciation, greetings, giving and asking for personal information, purchasing, paying and giving directions for a place. To express a request and present excuses.

Express likes and dislikes. Talk about free-time activities, give and receive information about daily activities and respond to others.

Illustrate knowledge acquired through their exposure to the French language, such as vocabulary and grammar.

Describe peoples’ physical appearance and indicate personal possession. To compose a family tree.

Demonstrate speaking skills by talking about the past. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: Consent of the Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Articulation in French. Stress, intonation and linking. Accent marks and the French alphabet. French vowel and consonants. Articles: The Indefinite Articles: un/une/des. The Definite Articles: le/la/les. Gend-res. Nouns: Gender in nouns. The Singular and Plural of Nouns. Groups of nouns. Ir-regular Plurals -eux, -eaux.


Textbook Aries Angela and Delbney:FACON DE PARLER, Dominique

Hodder and Stoughton Guy Capell & Noëlle Gidon:REFLETS, Hachette, Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Régine Mérieux:CONNEXION, Didier, Latest Edition


Lecture, Presentations


Class Participation 10% Examinations 90%

Language of instruction: French and English Work placement(s): No

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Course unit title: Introduction To French II Course unit code: FRE112 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5


Demonstrate basic skills and abilities in listening, speaking, writing and reading.

Demonstrate basic communication skills in every day situations such as cluding talking about food, ordering at the restaurant and inviting somebody for dinner.

Display skills acquired in vocabulary and grammar. Use pronouns (direct and indirect) and expressions of will and

obligation, prohibiting and authorizing. Introduce him/herself and others and ask and answer questions

about personal details and interact in a simple way. Communicate about routine tasks requiring a simple and direct

exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate

environment and matters of immediate basic need Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: FRE111 or Consent of the Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course covers in particular: A variety of Reading Selections providing students with extended vocabulary on different specific topics which will form the basis for further oral or written development of a topic. A presentation of the patterns and rules of French Grammar. Listening Comprehension passages.


Textbook Guy Capelle, Robert Menand:Taxi 1, Hachette Recommended reading(s):


Lecture, Presentation


Class Participation/Assignment 5% Final Examination 50% Midterm Examination 40% Oral Exam 5%

Language of instruction: English and French Work placement(s): No

27

Course unit title: Intermediate French I Course unit code: FRE211 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

2


5


Practice speaking, reading and writing, and to use grammatical skills with competence.

Employ grammatical skills such as the interrogative form, passive voice, reported speech and the use of pronouns.

Apply basic communication skills when talking about sports, travelling and tourism, and when expressing wishes.

Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling, to enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or of everyday life.

Connected texts on topic that are familiar or of personal interest and to write personal letters describing experiences.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: FRE112 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: A variety of Reading Comprehension passages, dialogues on various everyday life topics (i.e. social events, tourism, business, travelling, education). Vocabulary exercises to the above topics translation exercises (from English to French and French to English). Empasis on travel and tourism topics


Textbook Guy Capelle, Robert Menand:Taxi 1, Hachette Aries, Angela/Debney,Dominique :FACON DE PARLER 2,Hodder

and Stoughton Ltd.Latest Edition Recommended reading(s):




Class Participation 5% Final Examination 50% Midterm Examination 40% Oral Exam 5%


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Course unit title: Intermediate French II Course unit code: FRE212 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5


Demonstrate all the skills acquired by using the intermediate level French in oral and written forms.

Demonstrate improvement in grammar and vocabulary by comparing and expressing assumptions, by planning a CV and writting a letter of application.

Employ basic communication skills including talking about money, expenses, property, comparing life in different countries/cities, describing past experiences, giving opinions, expressing assumptions, preparing a CV, writing application letters etc

More particularly, according to the common European framework of Reference

Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular with native speakers quite possible

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: FRE211 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: reading comprehension passages; vocabulary exercises; letter writing; aspects of contemporary French civilisation; narrative· A variety of Reading Comprehension Passages and dialogues that familiarizes the students with everyday life topics. describing stages of a process; analysis of a topic; making format enquiries; expressions and special vocabulary


Textbook Aries, Angela/Debney,Dominique : FACON DE PARLER 2, Hodder

and Stoughton LtdLatest Edition Recommended reading(s): Menand, Capelle:TAXI Hachette, Latest Edition Guy Capell & Noëlle Gidon : REFLETS Hachette, Latest Edition Régine Mérieux : CONNEXION Didier, Latest Edition




Class Participation 5% Final Examination 50% Midterm Examination 40% Oral Exam 5%


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Course unit title: Elementary Modern Greek I Course unit code: MGR101 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

2


5

Name of lecturer(s): Stella Michael Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Use basic Modern Greek in oral and written communication Apply skills acquired in grammar, including prsent tense and future

tenses as well as nouns and adjective genders, possessive and personal

Demonstrate basic communications skills including pronunciation, greetings, giving and asking for personal information, expressing time

Demonstrate ability to distinguish and use nouns, pronuns, and adjectives properly

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course covers the following grammar and communication skills: Grammar: articles: definite and indefinite articles; nouns; genders; pronouns; adjectives; genders: Basic communication skills


Textbook Dimitra D., Papahimona M.:GREEK NOW 1+1 Nostos, Latest

Edition Recommended reading(s):





Language of instruction: Greek and English Work placement(s): No

30

Course unit title: Elementary Modern Greek II Course unit code: MGR102 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5

Name of lecturer(s): Christos Kolios Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Comprehend and employ with competence basic Modern Greek in oral and written forms.

Demonstrate skills acquired in grammar, including present, future, past continuous and past simple tense verb forms, as well as noun – adjective genders declination and degrees.

Demonstrate basic communication skills, including giving instructions, expressing opinions, describing objects and people

Demonstrate some fluency in the proper use of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: MGR101 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course covers the following grammar and communication skills: a)grammar: Verbs: Present, Future and Past Continuous Tenses of verbs in Group 3 (passive verbs); Present Perfect, Future Continuous Tenses of Verbs in Groups 1 and 2; Nouns: Genders; declination; singular and plural; Adjectives: Genders; declination; singular and plural; degrees b)Basic Communication Skills


Textbook Dimitra D., Papahimona M.:GREEK NOW 1+1 Nostos, Latest

Edition Recommended reading(s):






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Course unit title: Intermediate Modern Greek I Course unit code: MGR201 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

2


5

Name of lecturer(s): Stella Michael Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Comprehend intermediate Modern Greek in oral and written forms Display skills acquired in grammar including personal pronouns,

interrogative, indefinite and possessive, noun and adjective genitive and accusatives, and adverbs

Use intermediate Modern Greek in oral and written forms Demonstate basic communication skills, including making

suggestions, expresing possibilities, accepting/rejecting invitations, expressing wishes, talking about one's health, buying clothes, food and other items.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: MGR102 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: More grammatical phenomena and language functions are introduced and reinforced through reading, listening, speaking and writing.


Textbook Kleanthis Arvanitakis,Phroso Arvanitaki: Communicate in Greek

Book 1,Deltos New Edition Recommended reading(s): Arvanitakis, K., Arvanitakis F. : COMMUNICATE IN GREEK

IIΔελτος, Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Intermediate Modern Greek II Course unit code: MGR202 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5

Name of lecturer(s): Christos Kolios Learning outcomes of the course unit:

apply grammar and syntax rules in oral and written communication compose texts in the vernacular – contemporary spoken Greek

language differentiate the Cypriot dialect from the Greek language in spoken

and written speech enrich their vocabulary and develop their ability in making a brief oral

presentation on a topic. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Through a variety of encouraging techniques as well as homework, students will understand various grammar and writing issues and will develop the ability in order to improve their written and verbal skills.


Textbook Claire, Chr. & Babibioti, G. (2004) : Grammatiki tis Neas Ellinikis :

Domoleitourgiki - Epikoinoniaki, Athina, Ellinika Grammata Recommended reading(s): Minas Gavriel (2001) : Beltioste ta Ellinika saw, Lefkosia, Ekdoseis

K. Epifaniou. Tombaides Demetris (1995) : Didaskalia Neoellinikis Glossas,

Thessaloniki, Banias Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, assignments, exams




33

Course unit title: Introduction To Spanish I Course unit code: SPA101 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

2


5

Name of lecturer(s): Ruth Toribio Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Use and comprehend basic Spanish in oral and written forms. Define basic communication skills including pronunciation, greetings,

giving and asking for personal information, purchasing, paying and giving directions for a place.

Express likes and dislikes. Talk about free-time activities, give and receive information about daily activities and respond to others.

Demonstrate basic skills and abilities in matters of listening, speaking, writing and reading

Identify and describe people's appearance and indicate personal possession. Talk about family

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course contains the following grammatical phenomena and communication skills:grammar, syntax,verb, tense


Textbook Nuevo Ven 1, Edelsa, Madrid, latest edition Castro Viudez,

Francisca et al Recommended reading(s):


Methods include lectures, various exercises, pair/work, role plays, listening and production activities, as well as answering orally the questions made by the teacher or other students. Written compositions are also required. Songs with blanks to be completed.



Language of instruction: English and Spanish Work placement(s): No

34

Course unit title: Introduction To Spanish II Course unit code: SPA102 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5


Demonstrate basic skills and abilities in matters of listening, speaking, writing and reading, focussing on the use of recently learnt tenses.

Demonstrate ability to communicate, orally and written, recently past experiences, experiences which started and ended at a very precise moment or habits in the past.

Demostrate basic communication skills including extending invitations, arranging meetings, presenting excuses, checking-in at the airport or talking about the weather

Use skills acquired in vocabulary and grammar; understand and use the pronouns and expressions of will and obligation, prohibiting and authorizing.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: SPA101 or Consent of Insrtuctor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Grammatical structures and language functions represented in context and practiced in pair work, oral and written activities.


Textbook Castro Viudez, Francisca et al.: NUEVO VEN I, Edelsa, Madrid,

latest edition. Recommended reading(s): Rosa Maria/Martyn Ellis Pasos I: A first Copurse in Spanish Headway Hodder and Stoughton, Latest Edition


Lectures, various exercises, pair/work, role palys, listenining and production activities, as well as answering arally the questions made by the teacher or other students. Written compositions are also required.




35

Course unit title: Intermediate Spanish I Course unit code: SPA201 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 Semester when the unit is delivered:

2


5


Formulate competence in speaking, reading, writing and listening, focussing on deeper use of previously learnt verbal tenses and using recently learnt ones.Use skills acquired in grammar including the use of imperative forms, reported speech and pronouns.

Use skills acquired in grammar including the use of imperative forms, reported speech and pronouns.

Use basic communication skills including talking about contemporary issues, every day topics and expressing wishes, orders and giving directions.

Apply ability to talk about character, feelings and emotions, using ser and estar verbs.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: SPA102 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Grammatical structures and language functions represented in context and practiced in pair work, oral and written activities.


Textbook Castro Viudez, Francisca et al.: NUEVO VEN II, Edelsa, Madrid,

latest edition. Recommended reading(s): Rosa Maria/Martyn Ellis, Pasos I: A first Course in Spanish,

Headway, Hodder and Stoughton Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, various exercises, pair/work, role palys, listenining and production activities, as well as answering arally the questions made by the teacher or other students. Written compositions are also required.




36

Course unit title: Intermediate Spanish II Course unit code: SPA202 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3


5


Use all skills acquired in terms of the use of intermediate Spanish in oral and written forms.

Formulate grammar and vocabulary, including making comparisons and expressing assumptions.

Use basic communication skills including talking about money, property, comparing, describing past experiences.

Use ability to express likes and dislikes, annoyance, emotions in general, using compound sentences.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: SPA201 or Consent of Instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Grammatical structures and language functions are presentd in context Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbook Castro Viudez, Francisca et al.: NUEVO VEN II, Edelsa, Madrid,

latest edition. Recommended reading(s): Rosa Maria/Martyn Ellis, Pasos I: a first course in Spanish

Headway, Hodder and Stoughton , Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, various exercises, listening and production activities




37

Course unit title: Independent Study Course unit code: EST490 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

8


6



Explain European politics with regard to institutional policies Analyze European social issues coomon to all member-states Describe the European economy in terms of the single



None

Course contents: Provide students the opportunity to engage in wider research activities Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbook Depends on topic Recommended reading(s): Depends on topic


Supervision


Assignments 100%


38

Course unit title: Internship Course unit code: EST495 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

8


6



Explain European politics with regard to institutional policies Analyze European social issues coomon to all member-states Describe the European economy in terms of the single



None

Course contents: Students must complete 90 hours of internship and submit an assignment on a relevant topic


Textbook Depends on topic Recommended reading(s): Depends on topic


Assignment, internship


Assignments 80% Field evaluation 20%

Language of instruction: English Work placement(s): Yes

39

Course unit title: The Cyprus Economy Course unit code: ECO210 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5


Define the trends in the key macroeconomic variables over the past three decades and identify the causes and consequences of industrial decline;

Outline the arguments for and against the privatization of public industries and discuss the associated problem of monopoly regulation;

Explain how earnings are determined and the influence of trade unions on wages;

Outline the gains from trade and the how institutions affect trade flows, and explain how exchange rates are determined;

Discuss the macroeconomic policy stance of recent governments Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Students will go through a general overview of the economy to become familiar with the various sectors, issues and problems. The national accounts are studied in depth and also the economic policies run by the government and the central bank. The relationship of Cyprus and European Union is also examined.


Textbook THE CYPRUS ECONOMY: A CASE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZATION

PROCESS, Kaminarides, J.S. Socrates Publishing Co. Recommended reading(s): ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Bruce Herrick and Charles

Kindleberger, P., McGraw Hill, Latest Edition ECONOMICS OF THE THIRD WORLD, Ray, S., Prentice Hall COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: COMPETING WAYS TO

STABILITY, GROWTH AND WELFARE, Gruchy, A.G. Houghton Mifflin

ECONOMICS FOR A DEVELOPING WORLD, Todaro, M.P. Longman, Latest Edition






40

Course unit title: European Industrial Relations Course unit code: ECO240 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6


Describe the European labor markets in recent years Discuss the significance of proper management of human resources Explain how labor market flexibility and expectations may affect an

economy’s response to demand and supply shocks Describe the role and functions of labor unions Evaluate the EU social/labor charter and free movement of labor Review the industrial/labor relations in the major EU countries Compare the labor relations in Cyprus with those in other EU

countries Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO101, ECO102 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course discusses the role of human capital in the economic, the function of labour unions and the state of industrial relation in Europe, in general, and a number of key EU countries in particular, including Cyprus


Textbook G .Baglioni and C. Crouch, European Industrial Relations: The

challenge of flexibility (Sage Publications) Recommended reading(s): P. Teague and J. Grahl,INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (Derek Doyle & Associates) The Cecchini Report, THE EUROPEAN CHALLENGE


Lectures; class discussion, research project


Assignments/Project 25% Class Participation 5% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 30%


41

Course unit title: Intermediate Microeconomics Course unit code: ECO310 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5


Explain the significance of supply and demand in the market Analyze the factors that affect supply and demand Demonstrate the concept of elasticity and explain its applications Describe the different market structures of the market Explain the perfectly competitive model and its assumptions Investigate the differences between perfect competition and

monopoly and discuss their implications on output and prices Analyze the oligopoly and monopolistic completion models


None

Course contents: This is an intermediate course in microeconomics, dealing with advanced demand and supply concepts, utility maximization, production and costs and market structures. Students will have the chance to apply microeconomic concepts onto real life situations thfough assignments and a project.


Textbook Microeconomics and Behavior, 9th edition, by Robert Frank,

McGraw Hill Recommended reading(s): Hall R. Varian, Intermediate microeconomics, a modern approach,

2nd edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, in-class exercises and project


Class Participation 10% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 30% Project 20%


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Course unit title: Intermediate Macroeconomics Course unit code: ECO320 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6


Discuss the functioning of the macroeconomy and the appropriate role for government intervention;

Describe, compare and evaluate alternative macroeconomic models; Explain of the significance of economic and institutional structure for

the macroeconomy’s response to shocks from different sources; Make use of macroeconomic analytical techniques. Outline the main arguments for using monetary policy to keep

inflation low; Appraise the theoretical basis of contemporary monetary policy and

be able to assess the monetary authorities’ effectiveness in pursuing their goals.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102, and BUS111 or equivalent course Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course is a continuation to Principles of Macroeconomics. Its aim is to make students conversant to theories of aggregate production, consumption, savings and investment, and growth.


Textbook Macroeconomics (Latest Edition), Gregory Mankiw, N., Worth

Publishers Recommended reading(s): Macroeconomics (Latest Edition), Robert Hall, E., Norton Macroeconomics (Latest Edition), Sachs / Larrain, Prentice Hall






43

Course unit title: Labor Economics Course unit code: ECO330 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5

Name of lecturer(s): Marios Mavrides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Explain the significance of labor in the economy and understand its microeconomics

Analyze the factors that can increase labor force participation Demonstrate the theory of human capital and its implications on labor

supply Understand the demand for labor and the factors that affect it Explain how wages are determine and they are related to inflation Investigate the role of unions in the labor market and their effects on

wages Analyze unemployment, its economic and social effects


None

Course contents: This is an intermediate course in microeconomics, dealing with advanced demand and supply concepts, utility maximization, production and costs and market structures. Students will have the chance to apply microeconomic concepts onto real life situations thfough assignments and a project.


Textbook Microeconomics and Behavior, 9th edition, by Robert Frank,

McGraw Hill Recommended reading(s): Hall R. Varian, Intermediate microeconomics, a modern approach,

2nd edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures, in-class exercises and project




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Course unit title: Money And Banking Course unit code: ECO350 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


7


Define what money is, why banks exist, and how monetary policy operates;

Examine the main themes in the debate concerning the appropriate conduct of monetary policy;

Discuss the principal factors which underlie alternative views on the appropriate design and implementation of monetary policy;

List the models of banking; Explain the main forms of monetary policy pursued or debated today; Elaborate on the techniques appropriate to the analysis of monetary

policy and institutions. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course strengthens students to understanding of the nature of money, the commercial and central banking, the financial system, and the role of money and monetary policy as determinants of the aggregate levels of national output, employment, and prices.


Textbook THE ECONOMICS OF MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCIAL

MARKET,Frederic S. Mishkin, Publisher: Addison Wesley, (8th edition, 2007)

Recommended reading(s): FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, MARKETS AND ECONOMIC

ACTIVITY, Timothy Campbell, McGraw Hill MODERN MONEY AND BANKING, Miller/Pulsinelli, McGraw Hill. MONEY, BANKING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, Thomas

Simpson, D., Prentice Hall Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: International Trade Course unit code: ECO410 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor 1st Cycle Year of study: 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6


describe the theories of why trade exists and the pattern of specialization

associate the theory of comparative advantage with relation to the profitability of the industries producing traded goods

describe the current thinking about the relation between trade and the distribution of income, (the Heckscher-Ohlin and Specific Factors models)

tell how to appraise the effects of trade policy, especially tariffs, subsidies and quotas

obtain a working knowledge of models of imperfect competition and their application to strategic trade policy

assess the arguments put forward in recent debates on the positive and negative aspects of preferential trading agreements

be familiar with the main facts and models of currency crises Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO101, ECO102; Senior Standing Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is a senior level course. It provides an overview of International Trade issues.The course addresses the issues of what is traded, at which terms of trade, and to whose gain. Consequences of trade barriers are explored, as well as their political and economic origin. Also included are policy discussions pertaining to the "North-South" debate between rich and poor nations


Textbook Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, International Trade: Theory

and Practice Recommended reading(s): Markusen, J.R. INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THEORY AND

EVIDENCEMcGraw Hill Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

lectures, problem solving, class discussion, research project




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Course unit title: International Economics Course unit code: ECO440 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

7 or 8


6


Describe and explain the key facts relating to international trade and international macroeconomics

Describe and explain the concept of comparative advantage and know its determinants

Discuss the working and applications of the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin general equilibrium models of international trade

Describe the implications of introducing imperfect competition and increasing returns to scale into models of international trade

Evaluate the effects of international trade and of international trade policies on economic welfare and domestic goods and factor markets

Explain the determinants of the exchange rate and be able to evaluate alternative exchange rate regimes

Analyze debates over balance of payments and alternative exchange-rate regimes in their historical context, with particular reference to current controversies

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: Senior Standing Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is a senior level course. It provides an overview of Financial Markets and institutions and the Functioning of the Foreign Exchange Markets


Textbook Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, International Economics ,

Theory and Policy, 6th edition, Addison Wesley Recommended reading(s): Barbara Ingham, International Economics: A European Focus,

Prentice Hall James Gerber, International Economics, Addison-Wesley W. Charles Sawyer, Richard L. Sprinkle, International Economics,

Prentice Hall Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Public Economics And Public Policy Course unit code: ECO450 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

7 or 8


5


Discuss critically key issues in public economics Identity public sector fiscal operations (revenues and expenditures) Identify how the government deals with the issue of public choice Present a coherent argument orally and in writing on topics in public

economics Critically evaluate the principles of a viable social security system Examine a range of policy issues and relevant analytical tools Relate the EU Stability Pact

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO101, ECO102, ECO320 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course discusses the role of government in a free enterprise economic system is examined and analyzed. The provision of public goods and industrial policy are critically evaluated.


Textbook Rosen , Harvey, PUBLIC FINANCE, McGraw Hill Recommended reading(s): Hyman, David N, PUBLIC FINANCE: A CONTEMPORARY

APPLICATION OF THEORY TO POLCY, Harcourt Mussgrave R. and Mussgrave P, UBLIC FINANCE IN THEORY

AND PRACTICE, McGraw Hill Stiglitz, ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR, Norton


Lectures; class discussion, research project


Assignments/Project 25% Class Participation 5% Final Examination 40% Midterm Examination 30%


48

Course unit title: Monetary And Financial Institutions In A Global Setting Course unit code: ECO470 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

7 or 8


7


Explain the functions of the financial institutions in the economy Describe and explain the structure and governance of banking

institutions and central banks Identify the most commonly used theoretical models of monetary and

financial relations between national economies Discuss the evidence concerning purchasing power and international

capital movements Discuss debates over alternative exchange-rate regimes in their

historical context, with particular reference to current controversies; be familiar with the main facts and models of currency crises

Reconstruct arguments used in current debates on international policy coordination and the reform of international economic institutions

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO101, ECO102, ECO350 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: This is a senior level course. It provides an overview of Financial Markets and institutions and the Functioning of the Foreign Exchange Markets


Textbook Frederick Mishkin THE ECONOMICS OF MONEY, BANKING AND

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, (Addison Wesley) Recommended reading(s): McCallum, MONETARY ECONOMICS: THEORY AND POLICY,

Prentice-Hall Rivera-Batiz, Francisco and Louis: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

AND OPEN ECONOMY MACROECONOMICS, Prentice-Hall Howells & Bain : FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS,

Prentice Hall Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





49

Course unit title: Current Issues In Economics Course unit code: ECO490 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

7 or 8


7


Discuss current economic issues Explain how simple economic tools can explain complex economic

phenomena Calculate the economic and social implications of current problems Formulate solutions to economic problems Demonstrate organizational, inter-personal, communication and

presentation skills Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: ECO 101, ECO 102, senior standing or consent by the instructor Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The course explores current topics in economics that are of interest to students and faculty. The instructor suggests the general areas of interest and students need to identify the current status of each topic. Students choose one of the economic issues and writes a project on it.


Textbook Academic articles from periodicals Recommended reading(s):


Lectures


Class Participation 10% Final Examination 30% Midterm Examination 30% Project/assignments 30%


50

Course unit title: The Cyprus Legal System Course unit code: LAW120 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor 1st Cycle Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5

Name of lecturer(s): Christos Clerides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Describe and analyze the basic structure of the Cypriot legal system Identify and critically evaluate some of the main principles underlying

the legal institutions Define how the legal system operates from a range of different

perspectives Evaluate the particularities of Cyprus legal system compare with the

English Legal system Analyze critically the performance of the system with a view to

evaluating problem areas requiring improvement Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: None Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: 1. Cyprus Constitutional order and developments. 2. Legislative Bodies in Cyprus 3. Executive functions 4. Judicial competence 5. The structure of the Government of Cyprus 6. Function of law and basic law principles 7. Important Cypriot case-law 8. The import of EU law 9. Influence by the ECHR


Textbook Neocleous A., INTRODUCTION TO CYPRUS LAW, Yorkhill Law

Publications Latest Edition Chrysostomides K., : THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, A STUDY IN

INTERNATIONAL LAW, Kluwer Law International, Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Official Document, The Cyprus Constitution, Government Printing


Class instruction; consultation


Assignments 25% Attendance/participation 10% Exams 65%


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Course unit title: Constitutional Law Course unit code: LAW135 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor 1st Cycle Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5

Name of lecturer(s): Iacovos Kareklas Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Realise the importance of the constitution in legal order and will get familiar with the principles of Constitutional Law

Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the conceptual framework, values, principles and rules of the Constitution of Cyprus including the principles and institutions of Constitutional Adjudication.

Examine contentious areas of the Cyprus constitution in the context of wider theoretical arguments

Make a critical judgement of the merits of particular arguments and make a reasoned choice between alternative solutions or arguments to current issues in Cyprus Constitutional Law.


None

Course contents: • The idea of the Constitution; • The Cyprus Historical Framework, • The Constitution and the Rule of Law, • Parliamentary Sovereignty, • Ultra Vires, • Delegated Powers and delegated legislation, • The Courts and the Constitution


Textbook Bradley A.W.and.Ewing, K.D : CONSTITUTIONAL AND

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Longman Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Jowell J. and Oliver, D. : THE CHANGING CONSTITUTION,

Oxford University Press Latest Edition Birkinshaw, P. : FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, Butterworths

Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Class Instruction, Consultation


assignnments 25% Attendance/participation 10% Exams 65%


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Course unit title: Administrative Law Course unit code: LAW140 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor 1st Cycle Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


5

Name of lecturer(s): Loukis Loucaides Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Apply legal principles in a coherent and focused way to theoretical problems

Underline both legal and political controls on governmental bodies and their decisions.

Define the problems and advantages of the various control mechanisms;

Discuss with the academic debate surrounding this area. Draw conclusions about this debate;


None

Course contents: Constitutional Context • Legal and Political Control mechanisms; • Judicial Review: process and procedures; • Grounds for review; • Remedies; • Ombudsmen: Commissioner for Administration; • Government and Information: Public Interest Immunity; • Prerogative Powers


Textbook Leyland P and Woods T : TEXTBOOK ON ADMINISTRATIVE

LAW, Blackstone Press. Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Wade W and Forsyth C : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, Oxford

University Press, Latest Edition Craig, P.., : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, Sweet and Maxwell. Latest

Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Human Rights Course unit code: LAW220 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6

Name of lecturer(s): Spyros Aktypis Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Desribe the concept of Human Rights and its application on the modern legal systems

Evaluate the development of Human Rights Emphasize the protection of Human Rights in the European

Enverinment Evaluate the effectiveness of interpunctual means in protecting

Human Rights Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW135 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: The following topics will be addresses: The idea of Human Rights, International protection of Human Rights, Human Rights Protection in Europe, Selected Human Rights area


Textbook Harris D.J., O' Boyle M, Warbrick C: Law of the European

Convention on Human Rights. Butterworths, 2002 Recommended reading(s): Grief, N., : E.U. Law and Human Rights, Longman, Latest Edition


Lecture, presentations, assignments




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Course unit title: Company Law I Course unit code: LAW222 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor 1st Cycle Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6

Name of lecturer(s): Christofi Christophoros Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Analyze weakness of the Company Law providing with a view to its improvement

Apply their knowledge of company law to concrete situations Identify the legal issues arising out of hypothetical problem questions

and to recognise and formulate the arguments that might be made by the parties concerned.

Compare past and future developments in company law. Evaluate its operation within the EU


None

Course contents: • sole traders, • partnerships, • unincorporated associations • registered companies. • the registered company and the doctrine of separate corporate personality.• the Constitution of a Company. The memorandum and the articles of association • Corporate Contractual Capacity. • Pre-incorporation contracts and the ultra vires doctrine. • Corporate Governance. • the Separation of Ownership from Control in the Modern Corporation. • Company Directors


Textbook Farrar H. & Hannigan B.M. FARRAR’S COMPANY LAW

Butterworths Law Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Davies P. GOWER’S PRINCIPLES OF MODERN COMPANY LAW

Sweet and Maxwell Latest Edition Sealy L.H. CASES AND MATERIALS IN COMPANY LAW Oxford

University Press Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Class Instruction, consultation




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Course unit title: Law Of Taxation Course unit code: LAW250 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


7

Name of lecturer(s): To Be Announced Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Identify and evaluate the concepts and principles governing the tax law

Assess the practical applications of tax law in an international context .

Apply the course material / knowledge to factual situations. Evaluate extensive Cyprus cse Law of the Supreme Court of Cyprus

and its effectiveness in challenging tax decisions Analyse the impact of tax law and practice in securing an appropriate

business investment in Cyprus Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW215 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: • Examination of Income Tax • Inheritance Tax • Capital Gains Tax • Corporation Tax • Tax Avoidance • International Tax Treaties • EU tax law • ECJ’s ruling on taxation • Direct taxation and freedom of establishment • Direct taxation and free movement of services .


Textbook Monroe, H : INTOLERABLE INQUISITION? REFLECTIONS ON

THE LAW OF TAX Stevens & Sons Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Morse G. and Williams D: PRINCIPLES OF TAX LAW Sweet &

Maxwell Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Labour Law Course unit code: LAW255 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6


Describe concepts, values, principles, rules and procedures relating to the regulation of employment law in Cyprus and internationally

Identify the competing ideologies and the effect of political, social and economic policies on the legal principles underpinning collective and individual employment law

Critically assess legal methods regulating employment relationships at both collective and individual levels.

Demonstrate an ability to reflect, judge and argue about different topics covered.

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW230 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: • Interaction of social, economic, political factors • Contract, • Collective bargaining, • Discrimination, • Dismissal, • EU Social Policy, • Collective Labour Law Workshops, • Redundancy, • Industrial Action, • Trade Unions .


Textbook Honeyball S. HONEYBALL AND BOWERS' TEXTBOOK ON

LABOUR LAW Oxford University PressLatest Edition Recommended reading(s): Pitt G. : EMPLOYMENT LAW, Sweet & Maxwell Latest Edition






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Course unit title: European Union Law II Course unit code: LAW310 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


7


Identify the harmonization procedure, and the key role of legislative instruments in EU procedure at matters

Discuss the principle of equality in EU environment through social and legal policies.

Realize the impact of the European Common PoliciesCritically evaluate the development of the EU

Discuss the Four Freedoms of common market. Analyze the necessity of harmonization in EU through case law. Discuss the principle of equality in EU environment through social

and legal policies. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW210 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: Topics to be discussed: Legislative harmonisation procedure and scope, Agreements with third States, Principles of Competition Law, Mergers, The legal effect of Common Foreign and Security Policy


Textbook Steiner Woods : EU Law, Oxford Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Beaumont, P., and Weatherhill, S., : EU LAW Penguin BooksLatest

Edition Graig P and De Burca G : EU LAW, TEXT, CASES AND

MATERIALSOxford: Oxford University Press Latest Edition Evans, A.,: A TEXTBOOK ON EUROPEAN UNION LAWHart

Publishing Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture, Assignment, Presentations




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Course unit title: Competition Law Course unit code: LAW315 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


7


Recognize the basic legal principles of competition law and the political and social influences affecting its introduction and implementation, particularly in European issues.

Identify legal problems in a competition law context and to propose solutions by communicating answers clearly both orally and in writing.

Recognize the ways in which the law seeks to regulate agreements between undertakings, decision of associations of undertakings and concerted practices

Assess the deficiencies of the law in this area. Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW210 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: 1) Introduction to Competition Law: the function of competition law, sources of competition law, Cyprus and European law influences, the institutions for enforcement. 2) EC Competition Law and Policy: Article 81 elements of an infringement and application: undertakings; agreements, decisions and concerted practices, the object or effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition, agreements failings outside Article 81, effect on inter-state trade; de minimis doctrine. Article 81: individual and block exemptions. 3) EC Competition Law and Policy: Article 82 elements of an infringement and application; undertakings; effect on inter-state trade; dominant position-relevant product market, geographical market, temporal market; abuse. 4) Enforcement of Article 81 and 82. 5) Horizontal and Vertical Restraints, Oligopoly and Price Discrimination: examples of anti-competitive practices.6) Intellectual Property: horizontal and vertical agreements, anti-monopoly control, Cyprus and EC law. 7) Control of Merge


Textbook Rodger B & MacCulloch A : COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY,

Cavendish Publishing Ltd., Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Goyder D.: EC COMPETITION LAW, Oxford University PressLatest

Edition Middleton K et al : CASES AND MATERIALS ON UK AND EC

COMPETITION LAW, Oxford University Press Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Company Law II Course unit code: LAW325 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


7


Recognise disputes between members of a company and to propose solutions

Identify companies in financial distress and to propose solutions on the culpability of management

Propose advice to creditors and prospective investors accordingly Interpret, recognise and use primary sources Apply basic, directed legal research

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW222 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: • Rights and duties of members. Transfer of shares. • Raising of capital and the question of consideration • Rules relating to capital maintenance • Company loans on the security of its assets. • Corporate failure. Receivership. Administration. • Corporate failure. Liquidation. • Priority of creditors. Avoidance of charges. • Liability of directors of insolvent companies .


Textbook Keenan D : COMPANY LAW, Longman Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Sealy L : CASES AND MATERIALS IN COMPANY LAW Oxford

University Press Latest Edition . Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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Course unit title: Banking Law Course unit code: LAW330 Type of course unit: Optional Level of course unit: Bachelor (1st Cycle) Year of study: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 Semester when the unit is delivered:

1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8


6


Recognise the scope and significance of the law relating to the activities of domestic banking.

Critically appraise the reasons for this legal framework in the bank’s relationship with its customers and the financial economy.

Analyse, evaluate and apply the law to banking policy, decisions, activities and developments in the European and global economy

Apply legal theory to solving practical problems Evaluate Cyprus Law and practice comparing with English Law and

practice Mode of delivery: Face-to-face Prerequisites: LAW230 Recommended optional program components:

None

Course contents: • appropriations • Insolvency • Corporate securities • Individual security • Cheques • Land as security • Guarantees • Shares, • Life policies as security • Charges over debts


Textbook Roberts G : LAW RELATING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES;.

Financial World Publishing Latest Edition Recommended reading(s): Cranston R : PRINCIPLES OF BANKING LAW; Oxford Univeristy

Press Latest Edition Planned learning activities and teaching methods:





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