Courses Required for All Majors and Minors
(Fall, Spring) History 151: Modern and Contemporary European Civilization
Surveys the major movements and developments in Europe during the era of European expansion and dominance--from the devastations of the Thirty Years War to the Second World War--and up to the current era of European Union. Topics include: the French Revolution and the birth of nationalism; the scientific and industrial revolutions; the modern history of international relations; imperialism, fascism, the Holocaust, the two World Wars, and the present and potential roles of Europe at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Meets Humanities I-B requirement.
R. Schwartz (fall), J. King (spring)
2 meetings (75 minutes); 4 credits; enrollment limited to 60
(Spring Only) European Studies 316: European Studies Seminar
Spring 2008: Foreigners Within, Foreigners Without: Europe and Its New Neighbors
(Same as Russian and Eurasian Studies 316)
The enlargement of the European Union (EU) to Central and Eastern European countries has generated new neighbors to the east and south—the Western Newly Independent States (WNIS) of Russia, Belarus,Moldova, and Ukraine, and Southern Mediterranean countries (SMCs) Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. Europe’s new neighbors make up 410 million inhabitants, but their GDP capita is barely one tenth of the European Union’s. This has brought problems for the EU, including migration pressures, human trafficking, and refugees. How is the EU dealing with these issues and how will relations with the new neighbors affect the domestic and foreign policies of the EU?
Does not meet a distribution requirement.
S. Jones
Prereq. jr, sr, or permission of instructor, at least one course at the 200 or 300 level relevant to European studies; 1 meeting (3 hours);
4 credits
Courses that Count Toward European Studies Major: Spring 2008
History 151: Modern and Contemporary European Civilization
History 284 : Historical Ecology
History 260 : World War I and Its Aftermath
Spanish 332: Assault, Rape and Murder: Gendered Violence from Medieval to Contemporary Spain
European Studies 316: European Studies Seminar
Italian 312: Italian Authors and Fascism
Other Courses that Count Toward European Studies Major
Apart from the required courses (European Studies 316 and History 151), there are many courses offered on campus that could be included in the European Studies major. The courses listed below are a small sample of courses offered in English. Courses in a foreign language are listed in the language and area studies departments.
HIST-120 Ancient Greece & Rome
HIST-365 Minority Rights/Europe
POLIT-106 Comparative Politics
POLIT-300 The New Democracies
ENGL-330 Joyce/Lawrence/Woolf
ENGL-220 British Lit/Cult Since 1600
CLASS-231 The City of Athens
CLASS-211 Gods & Mortals
ARTH-302 Great Cities: Paris
ARTH-241 19th Century Art
ANTH-205 Cultures of Europe
RELIG-206 Early Christianity in Conflict
MUSIC-281 History of Western Music I
RES-240 Russian Politics
RES-210 The Lit of 19th Century Russia
FREN-120 Sex and the City
GRMST-100 The New Face/s of Germany: Contemporary German Society in Film and Text
SPAN 361 From Bicycle Thieves to Guerrilleros: Italian, French and Latin American New Cinemas
ITAL-210 Dante and the Middle Ages.
In addition, there are numerous courses offered by other departments and programs in the Five Colleges which students are encouraged to explore.
Five College Course Catalogue
European Studies Program at Amherst College
European Studies Program at Hampshire College
