Requirements for a European Studies minor

Core Courses:
Required:
History 111 (Western Civilization II)  (3 units)
History/IR 346 (Recent European History)  (3 units)

Choose one of the following :  (3-4 units)
History 348 (Modern European Intellectual and Cultural History)
Humanities 410 (The Modern Revolution)
Political Science 352 (Political Theory: Reformation to Nineteenth Century)
Political Science 353 (Political Theory: 20th Century)
Philosophy 303 (Modern Philosophy)

Electives:
(A full list of eligible electives is available on the advising worksheet)

Humanities and Literature  (3 units)
Choose one elective from appropriate courses in: Comparative and World Literature, English, French*, German*, Humanities, Italian*, Jewish Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Philosophy, Russian*, and Spanish.*
* Some courses in these departments may have prerequisites.

Social Sciences  (3-4 units)
Choose one elective from appropriate courses in: History, International Business, International Relations, Jewish Studies, and Political Science.

Art History and the Performing Arts  (3 units)
Choose one elective from appropriate courses in: Art History, Cinema, Music, and Theater Arts.

Additional Elective  (3-4 units)
Choose one elective from appropriate courses in any of the three areas (Humanities and Literature, Social Sciences, Art History and the Performing Arts) above.

Foreign Language Requirement
One year of college-level language study, or two years of high school language study, or demonstration of equivalent competency in a European language other than English.

Total number of courses:
7 courses (21-24 units) plus foreign language requirement.

Study abroad:
Appropriate courses taken in CSU or bilateral programs in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom may substitute for the above requirements, at the discretion of the European Studies Director.


Click here for an advising worksheet.

Questions? Contact Sarah Curtis, European Studies Director
Fall 2009: Contact Benjamin Martin, European Studies Acting Director

 

FEATURED COURSES


Spring 2010

History 111
Western Civilization II
MWF 10:10-11:00
fills a core requirement

History 348
Modern European Intellectual and Cultural History
W 19:00-21:45
fills a core requirement

Political Science 353
Poltical Theory: Twentieth Century
Tt 18:10-21:50
fills a core requirement

Philosophy 303
Modern Philosophy
TTh 11:00-12:15
fills a core requirement

Cinema 401
Italian Cinema
W 9:00-12:00
Performing Arts elective

MGS/History 350
Greece and the Balkans
M 16:10-18:55
Social Science elective

History 347   
The Voices of European Women from the Renaissance to the Present
TTh 9:35-10:50
Social Science elective

History 349   
Venetians and Ottomans in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece
TTh 14:10-15:25
Social Science elective