Learning outcomes

To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.

Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.

Explore the graduate capabilities.

Content

Topics will include: 

1. Introduction 
2. Foundation of EU and Sources of EU Law 
3. The Legal Character of the EU 
4. The EU's institutional Framework 
5. EU law and national law 
6. EU and international law 
7. EU-Australia relations 
8. The Court of Justice: judicial remedies and enforcement actions 
9. The internal market 
10. Free movement of goods 
11. Beyond the internal market: economic and monetary union 
12. Free movement of persons, including workers 
13. Free movement of capital, legal persons and the provision of services 
14. Competition law 
15. Non-discrimination including sex discrimination 
16. Deepening and widening of European Integration 
17. The EU’s legitimacy crisis 
18. Financial Crisis 
19. Refugee crisis 
20. BREXIT 

Learning and teaching strategy and rationale

Mode: Lectures, tutorials, electronic consultation, library tasks and presentations or Online lectures and activities.  

Duration: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks or equivalent. Students are expected to spend 150 hours in total for this unit. 

This level four elective unit allows students to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law using advanced research skills.  

Our strategy is to encourage students to creatively engage with unit content and to practice advanced research skills. 

The unit is designed to be delivered in intensive, weekly or online. We have taken a multimodal learning approach to provide accessibility and flexibility to our students and a student-focused approach that increases depth of learning and engagement through actively utilising Canvas.