Minor in European Studies
Comprised of courses in history, political science, languages, media, and sociology, the interdisciplinary Ivan Allen College European Studies minor connects study of ancient, medieval and modern Europe, including France, Germany, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The countries of Europe individually and collectively a pivotal role in world politics and the global economy. Europe is also key region for U.S. geostrategic and economic interests. Moreover, Europe reflects different ways to structure state-society relations and has contributed greatly to western culture. In addition, the European Union is the world’s most advanced form of international cooperation. As a consequence, the study of Europe should be an integral part of a contemporary education. Through interdisciplinary study of culture, history, politics, sociology, and languages in Europe, students engage in comparative study of societies and values. This minor is designed for undergraduates who will enter a wide range of careers (engineering, science, business, public service, law, teaching, research, etc.).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required course: | 3 | |
| Government and Politics of Western Europe | ||
| Politics of the European Union | ||
| Seminar in Europe: European Union | ||
| Elective courses 1 | 9 | |
| Advanced Language course 1 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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See list below for course options.
Minor guidelines:
- All courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis
- All courses must be completed with a grade of 'C' or higher.
- Nine of the fifteen hours must be at the 3000-level or higher.
- Courses must be taken from at least three schools (at least one option must be taken in History & Sociology (HSOC) or Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC)
- At least one course presented for the minor must be a French, German, Spanish, or Russian course offered by the School of Modern Languages from the list provided or approved by the coordinator.
- Contingent upon approval of a co-coordinator, a student may count one course taken outside of the Ivan Allen college of Liberal Arts toward the minor. And, if approved by the coordinator, this course may be taken at another university.
- All Special Topics, Special Problems, and Undergraduate Research classes must be approved by the coordinator.
- A maximum of 6 semester hours of Special Topics courses may be included in the minor or the student may complete 3 semester hour of Special Topics and 3 semester hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research. Student may not use 6 semester hours of either Special Problems or Undergraduate Research for a minor.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| History and Sociology (HTS) courses | ||
| HTS 1031 | Europe Since the Renaissance | 3 |
| HTS 2036 | Revolutionary Europe: 1789-1914 | 3 |
| HTS 2037 | Twentieth Century Europe: 1914 to Present | 3 |
| HTS 3028 | Ancient Greece: Gods, Heroes, and RuinS | 3 |
| HTS 3029 | Ancient Rome: From Greatness to Ruins | 3 |
| HTS 3030 | Medieval Europe: 350 to 1400 | 3 |
| HTS 3031 | European Labor History | 3 |
| HTS 3032 | Modern European Intellectual History | 3 |
| HTS 3033 | Medieval England | 3 |
| HTS 3035 | Britain from 1815-1914 | 3 |
| HTS 3036 | Britain Since 1914 | 3 |
| HTS 3038 | The French Revolution | 3 |
| HTS 3039 | Modern France | 3 |
| HTS 3041 | Modern Spain | 3 |
| HTS 3043 | Modern Germany | 3 |
| HTS 3045 | Nazi Germany and the Holocaust | 3 |
| HTS 3046 | Science, Politics, and Culture in Nazi Germany | 3 |
| HTS 3048 | Modern Russian History and Society | 3 |
| HTS 3063 | Outposts of Empire: Comparative History of British | 3 |
| HTS 3803 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 3813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 3823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 4031 | Seminar in European History | 4 |
| HTS 4699 | Undergraduate Research | 1-12 |
| HTS 4813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 4823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 4833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HTS 4925 | Special Problems in History, Technology, and Society | 1-21 |
| HTS 4926 | Special Problems in History, Technology, and Society | 1-21 |
| HTS 4927 | Special Problems in History, Technology, and Society | 1-21 |
| HTS 4928 | Special Problems in History, Technology, and Society | 1-21 |
| HTS 4929 | Special Problems in History, Technology, and Society | 1-21 |
| International Affairs (INTA) courses | ||
| INTA 3044 | Global Politics of Technology | 3 |
| INTA 3101 | International Institutions | 3 |
| INTA 3120 | European Security Issues | 3 |
| INTA 3121 | Foreign Policies of Russia and Eurasia | 3 |
| INTA 3223 | Transatlantic Relations | 3 |
| INTA 3321 | Political Economy of European Integration | 3 |
| INTA 4121 | Seminar in Europe: European Security | 3 |
| INTA 4803 | Special Topics | 3 |
| Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) courses | ||
| LMC 3102 | Science, Technology, and the Classical Tradition | 3 |
| LMC 3104 | The Age of Scientific Discovery | 3 |
| LMC 3106 | The Age of Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| LMC 3112 | Evolution and the Industrial Age | 3 |
| LMC 3228 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| LMC 3302 | Science, Technology, and Ideology | 3 |
| LMC 3316 | Science, Technology, and Postcolonialism | 3 |
| LMC 3502 | Ancient and Medieval Literature and Culture | 3 |
| LMC 3504 | Renaissance Literature and Culture | 3 |
| LMC 3506 | Enlightenment and Culture | 3 |
| LMC 3512 | British and Continental Romanticism | 3 |
| LMC 3514 | Victorian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| Advanced Language Course Options (must select at least one) | ||
| FREN 3000 | Survey of French Literature | 3 |
| FREN 3001 | French Literature from 1800 to 1900 | 3 |
| FREN 3002 | French Literature from 1900 to Present | 3 |
| FREN 3004 | Drama Workshop | 3 |
| FREN 3011 | France Today I | 3 |
| FREN 3012 | France Today II | 3 |
| FREN 3014 | Introduction to Contemporary France | 3 |
| FREN 3015 | Social Identities in Contemporary French Culture | 3 |
| FREN 3017 | Paris: Modernity Today | 3 |
| FREN 3030 | French Phonetics | 3 |
| FREN 3040 | Reading and Translation | 3 |
| FREN 3061 | France: Culture, Economy, Commerce I | 3 |
| FREN 3062 | France: Culture, Economy and Commerce II | 3 |
| FREN 3110 | Comics & Graphic Arts | 3 |
| FREN 3121 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| FREN 3551 | French for the Professions I | 3 |
| FREN 3691 | Business Communication and Correspondence in France | 3 |
| FREN 3692 | French for Business and Technology I | 3 |
| FREN 3693 | French for Business and Technology II | 3 |
| FREN 3694 | French for Business and Technology Abroad | 3 |
| FREN 3697 | Paris in Cinema/Cinema in Paris | 3 |
| FREN 3821 | Special Topics | 1 |
| FREN 3823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 3833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 4001 | French Stylistics | 3 |
| FREN 4011 | French Art | 3 |
| FREN 4013 | French Literature and the Visual Arts | 3 |
| FREN 4061 | French Science and Technology I | 3 |
| FREN 4101 | Literature of the Francophone World I | 3 |
| FREN 4102 | Literature of the Francophone World II | 3 |
| FREN 4200 | Introduction to French Philosophy | 3 |
| FREN 4241 | Migration in French Cinema | 3 |
| FREN 4242 | The French New Wave | 3 |
| FREN 4250 | Reading Les Miserables | 3 |
| FREN 4300 | France and Globalization | 3 |
| FREN 4813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 4823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 4833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 4901 | Special Problems in French | 1-21 |
| FREN 4902 | Special Problems in French | 1-21 |
| GRMN 3010 | Introduction to German Literature | 3 |
| GRMN 3011 | Germany Today | 3 |
| GRMN 3024 | Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| GRMN 3026 | German Stylistics | 3 |
| GRMN 3030 | Crossing Borders in Literature & Culture | 3 |
| GRMN 3055 | German Fairy Tales: From the Grimm Brothers to Disney | 3 |
| GRMN 3071 | Introductory Business German I | 3 |
| GRMN 3110 | Television & Electronic Culture | 3 |
| GRMN 3695 | German Business and Technology: Structure, Communication and Correspondence | 3 |
| GRMN 3696 | German Business and Technology: Current Issues | 3 |
| GRMN 3697 | German Business and Technology: Communication | 3 |
| GRMN 3813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 3823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 3833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 3901 | Special Problems | 1-21 |
| GRMN 4010 | Perspectives of German Media | 3 |
| GRMN 4012 | Typical German Towards a German Identity | 3 |
| GRMN 4023 | Selected Readings in German Literature | 3 |
| GRMN 4024 | German Film and Literature | 3 |
| GRMN 4025 | German Culture & Film | 3 |
| GRMN 4026 | German Post-Wall Cinema | 3 |
| GRMN 4027 | Political Songwriting in Germany, 1945 to Present | 3 |
| GRMN 4061 | Advanced Business German I | 3 |
| GRMN 4065 | The European Union: History, Institutions and Current Issues and Challenges | 3 |
| GRMN 4120 | Literary Representations of German History | 3 |
| GRMN 4126 | Advanced Stylistics: Grammar and Discourse | 3 |
| GRMN 4691 | Berlin: The Capital in the 20th Century | 3 |
| GRMN 4693 | Industrial Transformation and German Society/Economy | 3 |
| GRMN 4813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 4823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 4833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRMN 4901 | Special Problems in German | 1-21 |
| GRMN 4902 | Special Problems in German | 1-21 |
| RUSS 3001 | Advanced Russian I | 3 |
| RUSS 3002 | Advanced Russian II | 3 |
| RUSS 3005 | Russian for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
| RUSS 3222 | The Russian Twentieth Century in Literature and Film | 3 |
| RUSS 3242 | Urban Mythologies in Russian Literature | 3 |
| RUSS 3350 | Russian and American Mass Cultures | 3 |
| RUSS 3691 | Intensive Advanced Russian | 3 |
| RUSS 3692 | Advanced Reading and Composition for Business, Science and Technology | 3 |
| RUSS 3695 | Contemporary Russia | 3 |
| RUSS 3698 | Russia Yesterday and Today | 1 |
| RUSS 3803 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 3811 | Special Topics | 1 |
| RUSS 3812 | Special Topics | 2 |
| RUSS 3813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 3823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 3833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 4320 | Nineteenth-Century Russian Writers | 3 |
| RUSS 4335 | Technology, Society, and Culture in the Soviet Union and Russia | 3 |
| RUSS 4340 | Invention of Business Discourse in Russia (1990-) | 3 |
| RUSS 4360 | Russian Culture through the Prism of Song | 3 |
| RUSS 4692 | Intensive Advanced Russian II | 3 |
| RUSS 4693 | Intensive Advanced Russian III | 3 |
| RUSS 4813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 4823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 4833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| RUSS 4901 | Special Problems in Russian | 1-21 |
| RUSS 4902 | Special Problems in Russian | 1-21 |
| SPAN 3040 | A Practical Application of Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 3050 | Introduction to Reading Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3061 | Spanish for Business I: Fundamentals | 3 |
| SPAN 3064 | Medical Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3101 | Spanish Conversation: Issues and Strategies I | 3 |
| SPAN 3111 | Composition: Analysis and Development I | 3 |
| SPAN 3151 | Conversation Practicum | 3 |
| SPAN 3241 | The Individual and the Family in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3242 | Society in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3691 | Business Communication and Correspondence in the Hispanic | 3 |
| SPAN 3693 | Science and Technology in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| SPAN 3694 | Business and Culture in the Hispanic World: Seminar Abroad | 3 |
| SPAN 3697 | Spanish for Health Care Professionals | 3 |
| SPAN 3698 | Health Care Industry in Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 3813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 3823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 3833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 4061 | Spanish for Science and Technology I: Fundamentals | 3 |
| SPAN 4062 | Spanish for Science and Technology II: Applications | 3 |
| SPAN 4065 | Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 4101 | Advanced Communication Workshop | 3 |
| SPAN 4158 | Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Diversity in Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 4170 | Spanish Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 4693 | Sustainability in Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 4813 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 4823 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 4833 | Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 4902 | Special Problems in Spanish | 1-21 |