European Union security policy Field of study: National and International Security
Programme code: W3-N1BM19.2024

Module name: European Union security policy
Module code: W3-BM-N1-PBUE
Programme code: W3-N1BM19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2026/2027
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the classes carried out as part of the module is to present and explain to students the EU's activities in the field of broadly understood security, i.e. both in the external sphere (Common Foreign and Security Policy, CFSP) and internal (area of freedom, security and justice, AFSJ). During the module, students will learn primarily about the following topics: - evolution of the structure and legal nature of the EU. The specificity of the EU as an international organization; - the essence and specificity of CFSP and EU AFSJ; - origins and development of the EU's CFSP and AFSJ; - institutions operating within the EU's CFSP and AFSJ and the decision-making process in these areas; - instruments for the implementation of the EU's CFSP and AFSJ; - the practice of functioning of the EU's CFSP and AFSJ in the second and third decades of the 21st century.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student has competences enabling effective work in entities that require knowledge and understanding of EU activities in the field of security. [K01]
 BM_1_K02 [5/5] BM_1_K03 [4/5]
Students will be able to describe and explain the impact of actions taken within the EU on the security of EU Member States - both internally and internationally. [U01]
 BM_1_U01 [4/5] BM_1_U03 [3/5]
Students will be able to describe and explain the conditions, goals and results of EU activities undertaken to strengthen security - internal and external to the EU. [U02]
 BM_1_U01 [4/5] BM_1_U03 [4/5]
Students will know the reasons for the creation and conditions (political, social, military, economic) of the creation and development of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) of the EU. [W01]
 BM_1_W02 [3/5] BM_1_W03 [4/5] BM_1_W04 [4/5]
Students will know the EU institutions and their competences in the field of CFSP and EU AFSJ and the decision-making mechanism in these policies. [W02]
 BM_1_W03 [2/5] BM_1_W04 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [PBUE_fs_1] 20 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Monographic lecture [a02] 
Description [a03] 
Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		exam K01 U01 U02 W01 W02
practical classes [PBUE_fs_2] 10 Screen presentation [c07] 
Self-education [f01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work K01 U01 U02 W01 W02
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
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