European Studies (Graduate Diploma)

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This diploma is administered through the Department of History. It offers a broad program of interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on the current European institutions and policies of Europe. The program of seminars and taught courses is designed as an informative background for those entering professional fields where a working knowledge of Europe will be an advantage. The program takes two semesters to complete.

Admission

An applicant is expected to have completed an undergraduate degree with a GPA of 3.00 or equivalent. The language of instruction is English in which students must be thoroughly competent.

Undergraduate students, although not eligible for the program, may with permission of the instructor take courses from the program, excepting those taught by the Law Department.

European Studies Courses

Students take a total of six courses. Three courses of three credit hours each are required, of which one is an external seminar. Two of the three required courses are conducted with the participation of representatives of the European Union. Students will in addition select three electives from the courses available for this program.

Required courses:

Select Either:

EUST 504 - European Union Law (3 cr.)
EUST 513 - The European Systems of Human Rights Protection (3 cr.)

Electives

ECLT 517 - Nineteenth-Century Writers (3 cr.)
ECLT 542 - Readings in French Literature (3 cr.)
ECLT 543 - Readings in British Literature (3 cr.)
HIST 511 - Special Topics in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century European Studies (3 cr.)
May be taken when content relevant to the Diploma.
POLS 544 - European Politics (3 cr.)
POLS 571 - Seminar: Special Topics in International Relations (3 cr.)
(May be taken when topic concerns Europe).

Select one of the following

EUST 504 - European Union Law (3 cr.)
LAW 504 - European Union Law (3 cr.)

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