European Studies Minor
Department: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Faculty Coordinating Committee: Bourhis (English), Brown (History), Chair; Deshwal (Biology); Estes (Political Science and Law); Hertich (World Languages and Cultures); Williams (History)
The European Studies minor is designed to provide contemporary knowledge of the region, both past and present. The minor will expose students to the broad spectrum of economic, political, social, and cultural forces which give shape to the development of contemporary Europe and the European Union. It is meant to provide a centralizing focus and coherence to the study of the European region, while utilizing interdisciplinary and cross- disciplinary approaches. A singular concentration on a particular nation-state, national culture, or historic era is not the intent of the program. The minor should supplement or complement a student’s major and help support career or graduate study objectives. To ensure coherence, students will choose part of their coursework from a list of core subjects.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Course | ||
| Select one of the following: (Any transfer work must show a substantial equivalency.) | 3.0 | |
| Western Civilization | ||
| Western Civilization to 1600 | ||
| Western Civilization Since 1600 | ||
| Unified Composition and Western Civilization I | ||
| Unified Composition and Western Civilization II | ||
| World Languages | ||
| Select one of the following or equivalent. It is recommended that students complete the foreign language requirement as early as possible: | 4.0 | |
| Intermediate French 1 | ||
| Intermediate German 1 | ||
| Intermediate Spanish 1 | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Elective courses for the minor must be distributed in the following manner: 1 | ||
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| European Integration | ||
I S 331 | ||
| Politics of Europe | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World | ||
| Roman Civilization | ||
| Modern Military Forces and Institutions | ||
| Europe Since 1914 2 | ||
| Europe, 1789-1914 | ||
| The Enlightenment | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| European Women, Gender, and Sexuality Since 1600 | ||
| Science, Technology, and Society | ||
| European History Research Seminar | ||
I S 250 | ||
| Politics of Europe 2 | ||
| European Integration | ||
I S 331 | ||
| Social Theory | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Classical Political Philosophy | ||
| Modern Political Philosophy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Survey of Art History I | ||
| Survey of Art History II | ||
| Medieval Art | ||
| European Writers | ||
| Literatures of Europe | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Renaissance and Modern Philosophy | ||
| Recent Philosophy | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Classical Political Philosophy 2 | ||
| Modern Political Philosophy 2 | ||
| Topics in French Language and Literature (topic must concern Europe) | ||
| French Culture and Civilization | ||
| Contemporary France | ||
| Topics in German Language and Literature | ||
| Survey of German Culture and Civilization | ||
| Topics in Spanish History and Culture | ||
| Topics in Hispanic Language and Literature (topic must concern Europe) | ||
| Peninsular Spanish Civilization and Culture | ||
| Images and Texts in the Hispanic World | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |
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In addition to the world language requirement, the minor requires 15 hours total. Students may count toward the minor a maximum of 3 hours in their major; that is, from the courses in their major listed as part of the minor. Students may count toward the minor a maximum of 6 hours in courses from any given department. Students must complete a minimum of 9 junior-senior hours in the minor.
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Elective if not taken as part of core.