Interdepartmental and Interdisciplinary 
Majors and Minors

Interdisciplinary
European Studies Major
B.A., B.S. degrees

I. Description of the Program
The European Studies Major offers an interdisciplinary program of coursework for students planning graduate study in the various disciplines of the social sciences and humanities, or preparing for careers in foreign service, government or consulting, that require a combination of proficiency in European area and language studies. The overall course requirement is 36 hours in addition to the language requirement.

For information, contact Brigitte Bechtold, 137 Anspach Hall, 774-3424.

II. Language Requirement
European Studies majors are required to attain basic proficiency in at least one modern European language. Basic proficiency can be demonstrated in a number of ways:

1. Successful completion (grade of C+ or better in each course) of six semester hours in a European language at the 300 level or equivalent (e.g., transfer credit) in the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures (FLLC). Three of these six hours must be in a course dealing primarily with the literature, culture or civilization of Europe.

2. Successful completion of 202 or equivalent in French, German, Russian or Spanish, and successful completion of a summer or semester of study abroad in the target language.*

3. Because in many cases competency in two foreign languages is desirable, the language requirement may be met by successful completion of 202 or equivalent in two modern European languages. Successful completion of two semesters of language study abroad will also fulfill the requirement, provided that a different language is studied each semester.*

If unusual circumstances warrant, a student may request an alternative route to meet the requirement, which must be approved by the student's advisor and the Chairperson of the FLLC Department.

*Evaluation criteria for study abroad credit include factors such as the intensity of cultural contact and the duration of the program. The study abroad experience need not be limited to language instruction programs. The student's advisor, in conjunction with the FLLC Department, will determine the applicability of the study abroad experience toward fulfillment of the language requirement.

III. Required Courses (15 hours):
EUR 301/GEO 365 Europe 3(3-0)
EUR 302/HST 356 Europe Since 1945 3(3-0)
EUR 303/PSC 341 Comparative Politics: Eastern Europe 3(3-0)
(Group IV-B)
EUR 304 The European Economy 3(3-0) (Group IV-B)
EUR 496 European Studies Capstone Seminar 3(3-0)

IV. Electives (21 hours):
21 hours of electives from the following list, of which 15 are from Social Sciences (A) and 6 are from Humanities (B), to be selected in consultation with a European Studies Advisor. At least 24 of the total number of hours in the required and elective courses must be at the 300 level or above.

List of Electives:

A. Social Sciences: Select 15 hours, using 3 different designators.
ECO 280 (3) Economies of the World (Group III-B)
ECO 320 (3) European and Asian Economic History
ECO 380 (3) Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 428 (3) Development of Economic Thought
HST 280 (3) Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
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 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: Select 6 hours, using 2 different designators.
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
PSC 275 (3) Great Political Thinkers (Groups I-A)
REL 313 (3) Christianity (Group I-A)

Total Hours, Exclusive of Language Requirement: 36 semester hours

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