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BA in European Studies (42–58 hours*)


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  1. Complete the GE Foreign Language requirement in a European language.
  2. Complete the following:
  3. Complete the following history requirement:
  4. Complete one of the following disciplinary tracks:
      European Society Track

      European Culture Track

      • Complete one course from the following:
      • Complete two courses from the following literature requirement:
        1. Any 300- or 400-level literature course from student's foreign language.
        2. Any 300- or 400-level comparative literature course with a European emphasis.

        Note: An upper-division English literature course may substitute for one of these courses on approval of the European Studies Committee.

      • Complete one course from the following:
          PHIL 320R : Studies in Ancient Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          PHIL 320R : Studies in Ancient Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          OFFERED: F, W
          PREREQUISITE: Phil 201.
          DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.

                      : Aristotle.
                      : Buddhism.
                      : Chinese Philosophy.
                      : Church Fathers.
                      : Greek Epistemology.
                      : Greek Ethics.
                      : Greek Logic.
                      : Greek Metaphysics.
                      : Greek Philosophy of Religion.
                      : Greek Political Theory.
                      : Greek Science.
                      : Helenistic Philosophy.
                      : Hindu Philosophy.
                      : Neo-Platonism.
                      : Plato.
                      : Plotinus.
                      : Pre-Socratics.
                      : Socrates.
                      : Stoicism.
                      : Topics in Greek Philosophy.

          PHIL 330R : Studies in Medieval Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          PHIL 330R : Studies in Medieval Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          OFFERED: F, W
          PREREQUISITE: Phil 201.
          DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.

                      : Anselm.
                      : Aquinas.
                      : Augustine.
                      : Averroes.
                      : Boethius.
                      : Bonaventure.
                      : Duns Scotus.
                      : Maimonides.
                      : Medieval Arabic Philosophers.
                      : Medieval Epistemology.
                      : Medieval Ethics.
                      : Medieval Jewish Philosophers.
                      : Medieval Logic.
                      : Medieval Metaphysics.
                      : Medieval Philosophy and Religion.
                      : Medieval Political Theory.
                      : Medieval Science.
                      : Meister Eckhart.
                      : Topics in Medieval Philosophy.
                      : William of Ockham.

          PHIL 340R : Studies in Modern Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          PHIL 340R : Studies in Modern Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          OFFERED: F, W
          PREREQUISITE: Phil 202.
          DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.

                      : Alexander.
                      : Bentham.
                      : Bergson.
                      : Berkeley.
                      : Bosanquet.
                      : Bradley.
                      : British Empiricism.
                      : British Idealism.
                      : Continental Rationalism.
                      : Descartes and Locke.
                      : Descartes.
                      : Dewey.
                      : German Idealism.
                      : Hegel.
                      : Hobbes.
                      : Hume.
                      : J. S. Mill.
                      : Kant.
                      : Kierkegaard.
                      : Leibniz.
                      : Locke.
                      : Modern Political Theory.
                      : Nietzsche and Freud.
                      : Nietzsche.
                      : Peirce.
                      : Pragmatism.
                      : Schopenhauer.
                      : Spinoza.
                      : Topics in Modern Philosophy.
                      : Utilitarianism.
                      : William James.

          PHIL 350R : Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          PHIL 350R : Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
          OFFERED: F, W
          PREREQUISITE: One philosophy course.
          DESCRIPTION: Selected figures or topics.

                      : Contemporary Analytical Philosophy.
                      : Contemporary French Philosophy.
                      : Contemporary Political Theory.
                      : Continental Philosophy.
                      : Derrida.
                      : Dufrenne.
                      : Existentialism.
                      : Foucault.
                      : Frege.
                      : Gadamer.
                      : Heidegger.
                      : Hermeneutics.
                      : Husserl.
                      : Leotard.
                      : Levinas.
                      : Logical Positivism.
                      : Marion.
                      : Merleau-Ponty.
                      : Moore.
                      : Oakeshott.
                      : Ordinary Language of Philosophy.
                      : Phenomenology.
                      : Philosophy and Film.
                      : Philosophy and Literature.
                      : Philosophy of Architecture.
                      : Philosophy of Cognitive Science.
                      : Philosophy of History.
                      : Philosophy of Mind.
                      : Philosophy of Psychology.
                      : Philosophy of Social Science.
                      : Philosophy of Theology.
                      : Ricoeur.
                      : Russell.
                      : Sartre.
                      : Topics in Contemporary Philosophy.
                      : Truth.
                      : Whitehead.
                      : Wittgenstein.

          Note: Phil 340R and 350R must be on a European philosopher.

  5. Complete 12 hours of supporting course work. In consultation with the program director, propose a list of advanced courses (typically senior level) that are European focused and that have a coherent logic relative to educational and career goals. This list must then be approved by the European Studies Executive Committee.
  6. Complete an exit interview during the final semester. Students come to the interview prepared to lead a discussion on one major European issue of their choice that they've encountered in their program. This could be a current political/economic issue like the European Union or immigration, or it could be a historical/interpretive issue regarding our understanding of European identity, history, culture, etc.

Recommended Courses

These courses can be used to fill the Civilization and Social Science GE requirements or for enrichment electives:

    Social Sciences

      Anthr 101.
      Econ 110.
      Pl Sc 150, 170.
      Soc 111

    Arts and Letters

      ArtHC 111.
      Engl 230.
      Hum 101, 201, 202.
      Music 101.
      Phil 110.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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