Center for International Studies Header Photo Bar

European Studies Certificate Requirements

  1. Four semesters of college work or the equivalent in a modern European foreign language.
  2. History 1032, Topics in European Civilization: 1715 to the Present
  3. One course from at least four of the following eight areas, a total of 12 hours:

    Area 1: Art
    2235, Renaissance Art
    2245, Baroque Art
    4435, Topics in Renaissance Art
    4445, Topics in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century European Art
    4455, Topics in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century European Art

    Area 2: Economics
    3310, Comparative Economic Systems

    Area 3: English
    2280, The Contemporary World in Literature
    2320, English Literature II
    4920, Continental Fiction
    4410, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
    4450, The Eighteenth-Century English Novel
    4540, The Nineteenth-Century English Novel
    4580, Literature of the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
    4750, Modern British Fiction

    Area 4: History
    1031, Topics in European Civilization: Emergence of Western Europe to 1715
    3085, The Age of Renaissance
    3086, The Age of Reformation
    3092, Europe 1900-1950: War and Upheaval
    3093, Europe 1950-Present: Peace and Prosperity
    3094, Contemporary France: Since 1870
    3095, Germany in the Modern Age

    Area 5: Foreign Languages and Literatures

    FRENCH
    2110, Modern French Literature in Translation
    2150, European Literature in Translation: Special Topics
    3211, Contemporary French Culture
    3281, French Literature II: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
    4341, Seventeenth-Century French Theatre and Poetry
    4342. Seventeenth-Century French Prose
    4353, Eighteenth-Century French Literature
    4354, Eighteenth-Century French Theatre and Novel
    4362, Nineteenth-Century French Novel
    4371, Twentieth-Century French Novel
    4375, Modern French Theatre

    GERMAN
    2110, Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation
    2150, European Literature in Translation: Special Topics
    3201, Masterpieces of German Literature
    3202, The German Novelle and Drama
    3210, German Culture and Civilization
    4315, German Classicism and Romanticism
    4320, German Realism and Naturalism
    4345, Modern German Literature
    4397, Survey of German Literature Part I
    4398, Survey of German Literature Part II

    SPANISH
    2110, Spanish Literature in Translation
    2150, European Literature in Translation: Special Topics
    4310, Spanish Literature from 1898 to 1939
    4315, Spanish Literature from 1939 to the Present
    4320, Realism and Naturalism in the Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novel
    4321, Poetry and Drama of the Nineteenth-Century
    4325, Poetry and Drama of the Golden Age

    Area 6: Music
    4220, Music of the Renaissance
    4230, Music of the Baroque
    4240, Music of the Classic Period
    4250, Music of the Romantic Period

    Area 7: Philosophy
    3303, Early Modern Philosophy
    3304, Kant and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
    3305, Twentieth-Century Philosophy
    4405, The Rationalists
    4406, The British Empiricists

    Area 8: Political Science
    2510, Comparative Politics of Europe
    2560, Russia and the New Republics
    2840, European International Relations
    4510, Comparative Public Policy and Administration (when appropriate to European studies)
    3509, Studies in Comparative Politics (when appropriate to European studies)
    3890, Studies in International Relations (when appropriate to European studies)

  4. Independent Study Course: Students seeking the certificate must complete an independent stury course (3 credit hours) in which a research paper will be written focusing upon some aspect of European studies. The topic should be approved in advance by the Center for International Studies.

CIS logo