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2013 - 2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

European Studies Minor

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A minor in European Studies provides interdisciplinary exposure to Europe’s history, culture, and politics, emphasizing both Europe’s regional specificity and its historical and contemporary interactions with other global regions. Proficiency in one European foreign language prepares students culturally and linguistically for professions in the public and private spheres in the US and Europe.

Minors must have the following prerequisites, which do not count toward the 18 required credit hours: HIST 111 - History of Europe to 1715 and HIST 112 - History of Europe since 1715 , or an AP score of 4 or 5 in European History; 202 or equivalent in one European language.

Core Requirements:

Line 1. Core Course In European Studies

EURS 201 - Introduction to European Studies (3)

Line 2. History and Art History (Choose One)

HIST 241 - European History, 1815-1914 (3)
HIST 242 - European History, 1914-1945 (3)
HIST 243 - Europe since 1945 (3)
HIST 355 - Medieval Europe to 1000 (3)
HIST 356 - Medieval Europe since 1000 (3)
HIST 358 - The European Renaissance (3)
HIST 359 - The Reformation in Western Europe (3)
HIST 363 - The Age of Absolutism and Revolution in Europe, 1648-1789 (3)
HIST 364 - The Age of Absolutism and Revolution in Europe, 1789-1870 (3)
HIST 392 - Intellectual History of Modern Europe: 19th to the 21st Centuries (3)
ARTH 251 - Survey of the History of Art I (3)
ARTH 252 - Survey of the History of Art II (3)
ARTH 370 - Nineteenth-Century Art (3) [ARTH 252 ]
ARTH 371 - Twentieth-Century Art (3) [ARTH 252 ]
CLCV 207 - Greek Civilization (3)
CLCV 208 - Roman Civilization (3)
CLCV 217 - Greek Archaeology and Art (3)
CLCV 218 - Roman Archaeology and Art (3)
CLCV 311 - Ancient History (3) or
HIST 365 - Ancient History (I) (3)
CLCV 312 - Ancient History (3) or
HIST 366 - Ancient History (II) (3)
GRMN 307 - The German Speaking Peoples and Their Civilization (3) [GRMN 206 /208]
HISP 308 - Cultural History of Spain (3)
[HISP 207 or HISP 208 or HISP 281 ]

Line 3: Government/Politics (Choose One)

GOVT 311 - European Political Systems (3) [GOVT 203 ]
GOVT 330 - The Politics of European Integration (3) [GOVT 204 ]
GOVT 334 - Russian and Post-Soviet Politics (3)
GOVT 335 - The Politics of Eastern Europe (3)

Lines 4 and 5: European Literatures and Cultures (Choose Two)

Choose two courses at the 300 level or higher in one European literature/culture, from the lists below. These courses must be taught in a European language other than English and must be courses on the literatures/cultures of these countries, as opposed to courses on language.

All literature/culture courses carry 202 as a prerequisite. Other prerequisites are indicated in brackets.

Classical Greek:

French:

FREN 300 - French Studies Abroad at the Advanced Level (1-3) [FREN 210 or FREN 212 and approval by dept]
FREN 302 - Perspectives on Contemporary Society (2)
FREN 310 - French Cinema (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 314 - Introduction to French Cultural Studies (3) [FREN 305 ]
FREN 315 - French Literature in its Cultural Contexts (3) [FREN 305 ]
FREN 316 - The Middle Ages (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 318 - The Renaissance (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 321 - The Spectacular Culture of Early Modern France (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 331 - Topics in Eighteenth-Century French Literature and Culture (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 332 - Topics in Early Modern Literature and Culture (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 333: Versailles [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 341 - Romanticism as Revolution (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 342 - Inventing Modernity: Nineteenth-Century French Narrative (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 350 - Modern French Poetry (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 351 - Twentieth-Century French Literature I (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 352 - Post-war, Post-modern, and Post-colonial (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 355 - Contemporary Women Writers and Movie Makers from the Francophone World (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 361 - Culture in Context 1: Art and Ideas (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 362 - Culture in Context 2: The Republic (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 363 - Culture in Context 3: Social Trends (3) [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 385 - Francophone African Literature I (in French) (3)
FREN 39x: Topics courses [FREN 314 or FREN 315 ]
FREN 450 - Seminar in French/Francophone Literature, Language, or Culture (3) [at least 9 hrs of 300 or 400 level French courses]

German:

GRMN 307 - The German Speaking Peoples and Their Civilization (3) [GRMN 206 /208]
GRMN 320 - Great Moments in German Literature (3) [GRMN 205 /GRMN 206 ]
GRMN 333 - Survey: Nature, Place and Heimat: the German idea of Home (3) [GRMN 205 /GRMN 206 ]
GRMN 334 - Survey: The German City (3) [GRMN 205 /GRMN 206 ]
GRMN 335 - Survey: Germans in Exile (3) [GRMN 205 /GRMN 206 ]
GRMN 390 - Topics in German Studies. (Taught in German) (3) or
GRMN 410 - Topics in German Studies (Taught in German) (3) (topics and prerequisites vary)
GRMN 391 - Independent Research Abroad (3-4) or
GRMN 491 - Advanced Independent Research Abroad (1-3) [GRMN 102 ]
GRMN 408 - Senior Seminar in German Studies (3) [GRMN 207 /GRMN 307 ]
GRMN 411 - Independent Study variable [2 other 400-level GERM courses]
GRMN 417 - German Detective Fiction (3)
GRMN 420 - The Enlightenment in Germany (3) [one 300-level course in German]
GRMN 421 - The Turn of the Century: Vienna and Berlin (3) [one 300-level course in German]
GRMN 422 - The Weimar Republic (3) [one 300-level course in German]
GRMN 423 - The GDR and the Unification of Germany (3) [one 300-level course in German]
GRMN 424 - The Holocaust in German Literature and Film (3) [one 300-level course in German]

Italian:

ITAL 301 - Readings in Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment (In Italian) (3) [ITAL 202 ]
ITAL 302 - Readings in Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature (In Italian) (3) [ITAL 202 ]
ITAL 303 - Topics in Italian Culture (3) [ITAL 202 ] (culture/literature topics only)
ITAL 314 - Italian Theatre (In Italian) (3) [ITAL 202 ]

Latin:

LATN 321 - Latin Lyric and Elegiac Poetry (3)
LATN 322 - Cicero (3)
LATN 323 - Roman Drama (3)
LATN 324 - Roman Satire (3)
LATN 325 - Roman Historians (3)
LATN 326 - Vergil (3)
LATN 327 - The Roman Novel (3)
LATN 328 - Roman Philosophy (3)
LATN 329 - Medieval Latin (3)
LATN 490 - Topics in Latin (1-3)

Russian:

RUSN 305 - Directed Readings in Russian Literature (3) or
RUSN 306 - Directed Readings in Russian Literature (3) [RUSN 330 ]
RUSN 320 - Russian Cultural History (Taught in Russian) (3) [RUSN 303 ]
RUSN 330 - Survey of Russian Literature (Taught in Russian) (3) [RUSN 304 ]
RUSN 393 - Special Themes in Russian Language and Culture (Taught in Russian) (1) [RUSN 202 ]
RUSN 340 - Russian Media Culture (Taught in Russian) (3)
RUSN 350 - Topics in Russian Literature (Taught in Russian) (1-4) (3-credit variant only)
RUSN 402 - Russian Poetry (3) [RUSN 303 or RUSN 304 ]
RUSN 410 - Seminar in Russian Literature and Culture (3)
[RUSN 320 or RUSN 330 ]

Spanish:

HISP 308 - Cultural History of Spain (3) [HISP 207 or HISP 208 or HISP 281 ]
HISP 324 - Medieval and Early Modern Hispanic Literature (3) [HISP 208 /HISP 281 ]
HISP 374 - Imagining the Spanish Transatlantic Empire: Early Modern Hispanic Culture (1492-1700) (3) [HISP 208 /HISP 281 ]
HISP 384 - Landscapes of Spain: Real Places, Imagined Spaces (3) [HISP 208 /HISP 281 ]
HISP 385 - Modern Spanish Culture: The Politics of Identity (3) [HISP 207 /HISP 208 /HISP 281 ]
HISP 386 - Issues in Spanish Culture: On-Site Research (1-3) (1-3 credits. ES majors must take the one-credit prerequisite HISP 376 and HISP 386 for at least two credits to count this course toward lines 4-7.)
HISP 390 - Topics in Hispanic Studies (1-4) (Spain- related topics only) [HISP 151 /HISP 208 /282]
HISP 391 - Masterworks: Issues in Canon Formation (3) [HISP 208 or HISP 281 and 1 course at 300-level] [HISP 208 or HISP 281 ]
HISP 392 - Special Themes in Hispanic Studies (1-4)
HISP 401 - Medieval Spanish Literature (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 402 - Cervantes (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 403 - Spanish Literature of the Golden Age (3)
HISP 413 - Contemporary Spanish Literature (1936-Present) (3)
HISP 482 - Love and Prostitution in Medieval Spain (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 485 - Post-Franco Literature and Culture (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 486 - Spanish Language Epic and Nationalism (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 487 - Imagine Another World: Spanish Art and Society (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 489 - Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3) [300-level HISP core course]
HISP 492 - Independent Study (3) [another 400-level HISP course]

Line 6: The Elective

Choose one course from the list of electives that fulfill lines 10-11 for the major in European Studies.

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