European Studies, Undergraduate Certificate

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

This 18 credit hour certificate is designed for undergraduate students who desire to gain greater competency in their understanding of the peoples, cultures, and history of Europe, along with increased knowledge of European and contemporary issues, political affairs, and international relations.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (6 hours)

Select HST 356 and one PSC course:

HST 356	Europe Since 1945	3(3-0)
PSC 341	Comparative Politics: Eastern Europe	3(3-0)
PSC 347	Europe and the European Union	3(3-0)

Electives (12 hours)

Select from the following:

ANT 348	Stone-Age Europe: Peoples and Cultures of the Distant Past	3(3-0)
ANT 506/SOC 506	Comparative Cultural Systems	3(3-0)
ART 283	Introduction to Western Art, Part I	3(3-0)
ART 285	Introduction to Western Art, Part II	3(3-0)
ENG 262	European Literatures	3(3-0)
ENG 330	Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 561	European Romanticism	3(3-0)
FRN 321WI	France Today	3(3-0)
GER 341	German Cultural History I	3(3-0)
GER 342	German Cultural History II	3(3-0)
GER 347	German Cultural History III	3(3-0)
HST 280	Nazi Germany and the Holocaust	3(3-0)
HST 347	The French Revolution and Napoleonic Period	3(3-0)
HST 542	The Enlightenment in Europe	3(3-0)
HST 558	Europe, 1914-1945	3(3-0)
PHL 302	History of Philosophy: Modern Period	3(3-0)
PSC 375	Modern Ideologies	3(3-0)
PSC 515	Comparative Public Policy	3(3-0)
REL 313	Christianity	3(3-0)
SPN 376	Culture and Civilization of Spain	3(3-0)

Students pursuing this certificate may also complete 3 hours of independent readings or research in an appropriate discipline as an elective option with the approval of the advisor.

Language study in the following designators may be counted as electives in this certificate: FRN, GER, POR, SPN.

Courses selected for the certificate program must include a minimum of 9 hours at the 300-599 level.

Total: 18 semester hours