Interdepartmental and Interdisciplinary 
Majors and Minors

Interdisciplinary
European Studies Minor
B.A., B.S., B.A.A., and B.S. in B.A. degrees

The European Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor designed for students intending to pursue graduate study in a discipline of the social sciences or the humanities, or preparing for professional careers in foreign service, government or consulting, which require a combination of proficiency in European area and language studies. The minor is well suited as a complement to majors in Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, History, Political Science, Geography, Sociology, Journalism and others. The overall course requirement is 21 hours, of which 12 hours are required and 9 are elective. Study abroad can be used to fulfill part of the requirements.

Required Courses (12 hours):
EUR 301/GEO 365 (3) Europe
EUR 302/HST 356 (3) Europe since 1945
One of the following:
    EUR 303/PSC 341 (3) Comparative Politics: Eastern Europe
    PSC 347 (3) Comparative Politics: Western Europe
    EUR 304 (3) The European Economy
EUR 496 (3) European Studies Capstone Seminar

Electives (9 hours):
The elective requirement may be satisfied by either:
(1) 9 hours of electives from the approved list (A, B, or C), of which at least 3 need to be at the 300 level or above.
(2) A minor or a major in a European language (French, German, or Spanish).

List of Electives (A, B, C):
A. SOCIAL SCIENCES
ECO 280 (3) Economies of the World (Group III-B)
ECO 320 (3) European and Asian Economic History
ECO 380 (3) Comparative Economic Systems
HST 340 (3) The High Middle Ages (Group IV-A)
HST 347 (3) The French Revolution and Napoleonic Period (Group III-B)
HST 348 (3) Russia through the Reign of Catherine the Great
HST 349 (3) Russia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
HST 542 (3) The Enlightenment in Europe
HST 548 (3) Russian Thought
HST 558 (3) Europe, 1914-1945
PSC 150 (3) World Politics (Group III-B)
PSC 242 (3) Introduction to Comparative Politics (Group III-B)
PSC 347 (3) Comparative Politics: Western Europe
PSC 351 (3) International Relations
PSC 375 (3) Socialism, Fascism, and Liberalism (Group IV-A)
PSC 515 (3) Comparative Public Policy
PSC 551 (3) Seminar in International Relations
PSC 555 (3) International Law I
SOC 301 (3) Sociological Theory
SOC 310 (3) Life in Russia Today

B. HUMANITIES
Any course or combination of courses with the FRN, GER or SPN designator numbered 202 or above.
ART 185 (3) Introduction to Western Art, Part I (Group I-A)
ART 285 (3) Introduction to Western Art, Part II (Group I-A)
ART 481 (3) Western Medieval Art
ART 483 (3) Nineteenth Century European Painting
ART 586 (3) Seminar in Art History
ENG 262 (3) Masterpieces of European Literature (Group I-A)
ENG 330 (3) Mythological Backgrounds of Western Literature (Group I-A)
ENG 561 (3) European Romanticism: A Comparative Approach (Group IV-A)
HST 101 (3) The Development of Western Civilization, Part I (Group I-A)
HST 102 (3) The Development of Western Civilization, Part II (Group I-A)
HST 200 (3) The Medieval Civilization (Group I-A)
HST 238 (3) Ancient Greece and Rome (Group I-A)
HST 341 (3) Renaissance and Reformation (Group I-A)
PHL 302 (3) History of Philosophy: Modern Period
PHL 307 (3) Existentialism: From Kierkegaard to Sartre
PHL 404 (3) History of Philosophy: Contemporary Period
PSC 275 (3) Great Political Thinkers (Group I-A)
REL 313 (3) Christianity (Group I-A)

C. STUDY ABROAD:
Study in a European country, in consultation with a European Studies Advisor.

TOTAL HOURS: 21

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