European Studies BA

The European Studies major allows students to analyze the area or a subregion (e.g., Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Europe, Scandinavia, Western Europe/European Union) from an interdisciplinary and modern perspective. The major seeks to ground students in broad international issues that they can then use to focus on particular concerns of that part of the world.

College:
College of Letters and Science

Department:
International Institute

Degree Level:
Undergraduate

Degree:
Bachelor of Arts

Preparation for the Major

Complete International and Area Studies 1, one area studies course, two international politics and markets courses, two international societies and cultures courses, and one area-related foreign language sequence through the intermediate level as follows:

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Area Studies

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International Politics and Markets

Select two courses. Only one course from Political Science 50 or 50R may be applied.

Select 2 from 6 options:

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International Societies and Cultures

Select two courses. Only one course from Comparative Literature 1D, 2DW, or 4DW may be applied.

Select 2 from 9 options:

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Comparative Literature Option

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Select one course from:

Select 1 from 3 options

Foreign Language

Complete one area-related foreign language sequence through the intermediate level. The language requirement can also be fulfilled in part or in total by taking a placement examination. The following courses are examples of the final course in a sequence.

Select 1 from 15 options:

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The Major

Complete one capstone seminar and 11 upper-division courses divided among area studies and international themes as follows. Students may substitute a maximum of three upper-division courses with focus on earlier historical aspects of the region or on diasporas (from Group 2 lists) toward the area studies electives as long as the distribution between humanities and arts and social sciences is maintained.

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Humanities and Arts Electives

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Social Sciences Electives

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Additional Area Studies Elective

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International Themes: Politics and Markets

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International Themes: Societies and Cultures

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Honors Program

The honors program is designed to offer highly motivated majors the opportunity to design and conduct their own independent research under the guidance of a faculty adviser and consists of a three-term directed-study series of courses culminating in an honors thesis.

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Optional Honors Track

To be admitted to the honors program, students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA in all preparation and upper-division major coursework, and obtain agreement from a faculty adviser. Honors are awarded to students who complete the major with a 3.5 GPA or better, complete the three courses below, and produce an honors thesis.

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Honors Courses

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Complete the following three courses: