Politics and the Constitution

Brief description

Students learn about the historical, theoretical and legal foundations of the modern constitutional state, the texts of the classics of the history and theory of the constitutional state and gain in-depth knowledge of different constitutions in democratic and non-democratic political orders.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Enzmann, Birgit, Der demokratische Verfassungsstaat. Entstehung, Elemente, Herausforderungen, Wiesbaden, 2. Auflage 2012.
Schmidt, Manfred G., Demokratietheorien. Eine Einführung, Wiesbaden, 6. Auflage, 2019.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussions, group work, literature analysis, case studies

Assessment methods and criteria

Written final exam 70 points; continuous assessment, 30 points.

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy & Business Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

Graduates can analyse problems of political order, argue historically and comparatively, understand concepts of constitutions and recognise the central lines of conflict that are inherent in different constitutional guiding ideas.
The learning outcomes of this course contribute mainly to the following (international) programme learning outcomes:
LO 2.1.

Course code

0389-20-01-VZ-DE-57c