2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in European Studies

The European Studies (EURO) minor features an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cultural, economic, environmental, political, security, and strategic issues faced by contemporary Europe. Defining Europe either in the geographic sense—stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caucasus and Ural Mountains—or in the political sense of membership in the Council of Europe, EURO draws together courses from a number of departments to offer a synoptic view of the challenges Europe confronts in the twenty-first century. EURO is designed so that students will gain enhanced knowledge and skills appropriate for careers in public service, education, and business, as well as any other profession that values in-depth knowledge of the European continent, its inhabitants, and its position in the global order.

18 credits

EURO Core (9 credits)

EURO students take three required core courses

GEOG 357Geography of Europe

3

HIST 456Europe Since 1945

3

POLS 313European Grand Strategy

3

Total Credit Hours:9

EURO Electives (9 credits)

EURO students take three elective courses of their choice, with no more than two courses (6 credits) from any one department

AHS 102Introduction to Art History: The Modern and Contemporary World

3

AHS 261Modern Art

3

AHS 275History of Photography

3

ECON 416History of Economic Doctrines

3

ENG 365Nineteenth-Century British Literature

3

ENG 366British Literature 1900-1945

3

ENG 367Contemporary British Literature

3

EURO 369Professional Experience

3

EURO 401Special Issues in European Studies

3

EURO 405Independent Study

3

EURO 479Practical Experience

3

FL 307European Women Writers

3

GEOG 262Global Destinations

3

GEOG 270Geography of International Conflict

3

GER 334Contemporary German Culture

3

HIST 452Women in Modern European History

3

HIST 454The Era of World War I, 1870-1918

3

HIST 455The Era of World War II, 1918-1945

3

HIST 471France Since 1789

3

HIST 476Britain, 1760 to the Present

3

HIST 481Modern Germany

3

HIST 487Soviet and Post-Soviet History

3

HIST 497Selected Topics in European History

3 TO 6

PHIL 302History of Modern Philosophy

3

PHIL 306Contemporary Philosophy

3

PHIL 370Existentialism

3

PLAN 220History and Theory of Planning 1

3

POLS 190Global Politics in Film

3

POLS 382Politics of Europe

3

POLS 385Politics of the European Union

3

POLS 447Environmental Law and Policy

3

POLS 450Masculinity, Statecraft, and War

3

POLS 475Intelligence and Transnational Extremism

3

POLS 490International Law

3

Any courses taught in French, German, or Peninsular Spanish at 200/300/400 level

3-6

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 18

In exceptional circumstances, courses not in the approved electives list may be substituted for EURO credit with permission of the Director of European Studies.