2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

European Studies Minor

The multidisciplinary European Studies minor allows students to concentrate on a broad study of Europe in all its dimensions: history, politics and government, business, economics, language, and literature. The focus of this minor will be on modern and contemporary Europe.

The minor will require 18 credit hours, with at least 3 credits taken in each of the four areas listed below: Politics and Government, Economics or International Business, History, Language or Literature.

In addition, students who minor in European Studies must demonstrate competency in a European language at the intermediate level.

Coursework

The following courses have been preapproved. New electives must be approved by the director of the European Studies program and the chair of the Department of History. Approval will be based on the centrality of the course topic with respect to the study of Europe.

The courses listed below qualify for the above requirements:

AN 204Introduction to Irish Archaeology

3

AN 299Special Topics in Anthropology

3

EC 316International Economics

3

EC 342European Economic Development

3

ENG 222The British Tradition II

3

ENG 226Romantic Period in British Literature

3

ENG 227Victorian Period in British Literature

3

ENG 228Twentieth-Century British Literature

3

FR 280French Civilization & Culture

3

FR 353-359Topics in French/Francophone Film

3-4 CR each

FR 363-369Topics in French/Francophone Culture

3-4 CR each

FR 373-379Topics in French/Francophone Literature

3-4 CR each

HI 214French Revolution & Napoleon

3

HI 218Modern France

3

HI 255Celtic & Irish History

3

HI 257History & Memory in Modern Ireland

3

IT 280Italian Civilization & Culture

3

IT 353-359Special Topics in Italian Film

3-4 CR each

IT 363-369Special Topics in Italian Culture

3-4 CR each

IT 373-379Special Topics in Italian Literature

3-4 CR each

MGT 203Cross-Cultural Relations

3

MGT 278Principles of International Business

3

PO 313Politics of European Integration

3

PO 318Contemporary European Politics

3

PO 341International Law

3

SP 280Hispanic Civilization & Culture: Spain

3

SP 385The Society of Golden Age Spain

3

AN 299: 3 credits, e.g., The Ethnography of Ireland or Life Histories & Culture Change in Dingle