European Studies

Description

Are you curious how Brexit, migration, populism and Russian tactics are affecting Europe and the embattled European Union? Explore the fall of the Berlin Wall, the emergence of a strong Central Europe, and the modern challenges dividing political and economic alliances and redefining the concept of Europe.

The European studies concentration provides a broad overview of the European countries, from their natural environment to their cultural, demographic, economic and political aspects. The pressing issues facing Europe today reveal both its tremendous diversity and the globalizing elements that invite investigation.

This concentration, a transdisciplinary collaboration involving several faculties of the School of International Letters and Cultures and other ASU faculty engaged in the study of Europe, serves a diverse population of students who would like to enhance their knowledge of European cultures for both academic and professional purposes.

The program focuses on the interconnectedness of knowledge involving European cultures, politics, religions, ethnicities, social-economic justice and sustainable solutions to old and new challenges and divisions in today's Europe. It also develops students' ability to analyze the historical development of the region and its exchanges with other world cultures. Students analyze what it meant to be European in the past and what it means today and how that knowledge can be applied to contemporary political and cultural debates as well as to professional opportunities in the region.

Requirements

• The certificate requires 15 credit hours of upper-division coursework.
• Each course must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.

Required Core Course -- 6 credit hours

GCU 325: Geography of Europe (SB & G) or POS 352: European Democracies (3)

SLC 429 / ENG 429 / THE 429: What is Europe? (3)

Electives (choose two) -- 6 credit hours

CEL 375: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Revolutions, 1776-1826 (3)

CEL 394: Faith and Reason: The Trial of Galileo (3)

CEL 394: Justice and Virtue (3)

CEL 394: Russian Political Thought from Peter I to Putin (3)

CEL 394: War & Culture Central Europe: Empire or Lib Democracy (3)

CEL 481: Debating Globalism and Nationalism, Past and Present (3)

CEL 494: Classical Mythology and the Western Tradition (3)

FRE 321: French Cultural Masterpieces I ((L or HU) & H) (3)

FRE 322: French Cultural Masterpieces II (L or HU) (3)

FRE 414 / ITA 414 / SLC 414: French and Italian Popular Culture ((L or HU) & G) (3)

FRE 415: French Civilization I (HU) (3)

FRE 416: French Civilization II (HU & G) (3)

FRE 494 / ITA 494: Paris & Florence in the Middle Ages (1100-1500) or SLC 494: Paris and Florence in the Middle Ages (1100-1500) (3)

GCU 325: Geography of Europe (SB & G) (3)

GCU 426: Geography of Russia and Surroundings (SB & G) (3)

GER 416: German Civilization (HU & H & G) (3)

GER 422: German Literature Survey, 1800-Today (L or HU) (3)

GER 445 / FMS 445: Holocaust, War and German Memory (HU) (3)

GER 446: Weimar-Era German Film (3)

GER 447 / SLC 447: German Modernism (3)

GRK 344 / LAT 344 / SLC 344: Classics and Comics (HU) (3)

GRK 347 / HST 347 / SLC 345: Ancient Greece I: Bronze Age through the Peloponnesian War (SB & H) (3)

GRK 360 / LAT 360 / SLC 360 / HST 397: Greece and Rome at War (3)

GRK 362 / SLC 362 / REL 360: Ancient Greek Religion (HU) (3)

HST 304 / JST 304: Studies in European History (3)

HST 351: Renaissance Europe ((L or HU or SB) & H) (3)

HST 352: Europe's Reformations ((L or HU or SB) & H) (3)

HST 354: Revolutionary Europe (SB & H) (3)

HST 355: Total War and the Crisis of Modernity (SB & G & H) (3)

HST 356: Europe since 1945 (SB & G & H) (3)

HST 359: Jewish History from 1492 to 1948 (SB & G & H) (3)

HST 361 / REL 374: Witchcraft and Heresy in Europe ((L or HU) & H) (3)

HST 364: Sex and Society in Modern Europe ((L or SB) & H) (3)

HST 368: Culture and Imagination in European History (HU & H) (3)

HST 370: Eastern Europe in Transition (SB & G & H) (3)

HST 373 / LAT 373 / SLC 373: Roman History I: Foundations and Republic (3)

HST 374 / LAT 374 / SLC 374: Roman History II: The Roman Empire (HU & H) (3)

HST 427: French Revolution/Napoleonic Era (SB & H) (3)

HST 429: Modern Germany (SB & G & H) (3)

HST 432: Eastern Europe the Balkans, 20th Century (G & H) (3)

HST 465: Women in Europe, 1750 to Present ((HU or SB) & H) (3)

ITA 315: Italian Culture: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (HU & G) (3)

ITA 321: Italian Renaissance Culture: Politicians, Merchants, Artists and Courtesans (H) (3)

ITA 322: Modern Italian Culture: Explorers, Scientists, Musicians and Revolutionaries (HU) (3)

ITA 350 / SLC 350: Food and Culture: The Mediterranean Lifestyle in Italy (3)

ITA 423 / SLC 423: Italian Organized Crime in Films and History ((L or HU) & G) (3)

POS 352: European Democracies (3)

POS 356: European Union (SB & G) (3)

REL 312: History and Memory of the Holocaust (3)

REL 377: Religion in Russia (HU & H) (3)

REL 382: Magick, Religion and Science (L or HU) (3)

RUS 323: Russian Literature and Revolution: The Twentieth Century ((L or HU) & G) (3)

RUS 430: Russian Short Story (L or HU) (3)

RUS 440: Russian Mass Media (G) (3)

SLC 442 / ROM 442: Dracula and Vampire Lore ((L or HU) & G & H) (3)

SPA 425: Understanding Spain: Literature and Culture Before 1700 (HU) (3)

SPA 426: Literature and Society in Modern Spain (HU) (3)

SPA 473: Old and New Spaniards: Culture and Civilization of Spain ((HU or SB) & G) (3)

Capstone Experience (choose one) -- 3 credit hours

Upper Division Capstone Experience (3)

Students select Capstone Experience from list below in consultation with the European studies certificate faculty coordinator and academic advisor.

Students may use credit earned on a study abroad program in a European country. Placement of the credit must be reviewed and approved by the European studies certificate faculty coordinator and the academic advisor.

Independent Study with Area Expert

FRE 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

GER 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

ITA 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

ROM 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

RUS 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

SLC 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

SPA 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

Internship

FRE 484: Internship (3)

GER 484: Internship (3)

ITA 484: Internship (3)

RUS 484: Internship (3)

SLC 484: Internship (3)

SPA 484: Internship (3)

Professional Seminar

SLC 498: Pro-Seminar (3)

SPA 498: Pro-Seminar (3)

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.