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European Studies
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Concentration / Minor
The College of Liberal Arts administers the interdisciplinary
European Studies programs. Their purpose is to acquaint the
student with historical and current knowledge of the European
region, peoples, societies, economies, and cultures.
The BAIS European Studies
Concentration:
The BAIS concentration in European Studies provides students
with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of European
cultures and societies. Until recently, many scholars took
European societies to be the measure of all civilization.
The demise of empire, the end of the Cold War and processes
such as globalization have challenged that domination. Yet
Europe remains one of the world’s most important centers
of political and economic power and cultural influence. The
ever-expanding European Union balances the global domination
of the United States, brings a new dynamic to the political,
economic, societal, and cultural interactions of its member
nations, and challenges the very idea of sovereign nation-states.
In recent decades, waves of immigrants have been effecting
transformations within European cultures themselves. The BAIS
concentration in European Studies offers students a coordinated
and focused approach to their understanding of the complexities
facing this crucial region of the world.
BAIS graduates with a concentration in European Studies
are prepared for career opportunities in international business,
including exportation, marketing, finance, and tourism; in
journalism and public relations; in international charitable
or non-governmental agencies; and in U.S. governmental agencies,
particularly the Foreign Service. With additional graduate
training, students can expect to find careers in education
or international law.
The BAIS requires 24 hours of course work in the student’s
chosen concentration. Those 24 hours must include IS 4998
(International Studies Internship), HIST 2305, and GEOG 2422
or GEOG 2424 (students may take both). 12 of the 24 hours
must be in courses that are 2000-level or above. In addition,
the concentration of 24 hours plus the 7 hours of electives
must include 15 hours of course work in the social sciences.
Students may take only nine hours of the 24 hours in a single
discipline.
The European Studies concentration includes the following
courses:
Anthropology
ANTH 3340 Peoples and Cultures of Europe
Economics
ECON 3211 Evolution of Economic Thought
English
ENGL 2279 The Literature of Ancient Greece. Honors
students only
ENGL 2371 Classics of Western Literature I
ENGL 2372 Classics of Western Literature II
ENGL 2915 The Post World War II Novel
ENGL 4230 Literary Sources of the Western Tradition
ENGL 4915 The Model Novel
Fine Arts
FA 1100 Introduction to European Art and Architecture
FA 2201 Historical survey of the arts I (through medieval
period)
FA 2202 Historical survey of the arts (Renaissance to present)
FA 2245 Monuments of Nineteenth-Century European Art
FA 2264 Art of the Twentieth Century (US and European)
French
FREN 3205 Readings in French Culture and Thought
FREN 3404 Special Topics in French Civilization
FREN 4201 French Civilization I
FREN 4202 French Civilization II
FREN 4265 Contemporary French Culture
Geography
GEOG 1001 World Regional Geography
GEOG 2422 Geography of Western Europe
GEOG 2424 Geography of Russia and Neighboring States
GEOG 4620 Geography of the Western City
History
HIST 1001 World History to 1600
HIST 1002 World History since 1600
HIST 2080 Impact of Science on Western History
HIST 2086 Jews in the Making of Europe
HIST 2305 Modern Europe
HIST 2307 English History to 1688
HIST 2308 English History since 1688
HIST 2315 Conquest Slavery and Disruption: The Age of Discovery
HIST 2360 English Constitutional and Legal History
HIST 4001 The City and Civilization
HIST 4003 Modern Military History
HIST 4005 History of Social Radicalism
HIST 4306 The Early Middle Ages
HIST 4307 The High Middle Ages
HIST 4310 The Renaissance and the Reformation
HIST 4320 The Rise of Modern Europe
HIST 4330 French Revolution and Napoleon
HIST 4340 Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 4344 Europe: Imperialism and World War I 1871-1918
HIST 4345 Twentieth Century Europe (1918-1945)
HIST 4346 Twentieth Century Europe (1945-present)
HIST 4361 Tudor England
HIST 4362 Stuart England
HIST 4365 Age of Churchill
HIST 4366 The British Empire
HIST 4367 Age of Louis XIV
HIST 4368 Modern France
HIST 4369 Modern Spain
HIST 4371 Modern Germany
HIST 4373 History of the Hapsburg Empire
HIST 4375 Tsarist Russia
HIST 4376 Modern and Contemporary Russia
HIST 4380 Europe: Congress of Vienna to 1915
HIST 4381 Europe: Versailles to present
HIST 4382 European Intellectual Tradition (Early)
HIST 4383 European Intellectual Tradition (Modern)
Plus relevant HIST 2991 and 4991 courses
Music
MUS 2201 History of Music (Beginnings through Beethoven)
MUS 2202 History of Music (Schubert to Present)
Philosophy
PHIL 2311 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 2312 History of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 2702 Religions of the West
PHIL 3301 Philosophy of Plato
PHIL 3302 Philosophy of Aristotle
PHIL 3331 Continental Rationalism and the 17th Century
PHIL 3332 British Empricism and the 18th Century
PHIL 3333 Philosophy of Kant
PHIL 3334 German Idealism and the 19th Century
PHIL 3415 Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy
PHIL 3500 Philosophy of Wittgenstein
PHIL 3511 Existentialism
PHIL 4027 Philosophy of Heidegger
Political Science
POLI 2157 Public Policy
POLI 2600 Introduction to Comparative Government
POLI 4550 Communist Political Thought
POLI 4570 Contemporary Political Thought
POLI 4770 Modern Political Systems
POLI 4780 Comparative Democratization
POLI 4840 International Regionalism
Spanish
SPAN 4201 Spanish Civilization I
SPAN 4202 Spanish Civilization II
SPAN 4265 Contemporary Spanish Culture
The European Studies
Minor
In addition to the BAIS concentration in European Studies,
the College of Liberal Arts offers a minor in European Studies
that may be pursued by the students in any degree program
at UNO.
The requirements of the minor:
1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of
the colleges at UNO.
2. Completion of courses in French, Italian, Spanish, German,
Russian, or other relevant languages through 2002 or its
equivalent.
3. Completion of 6 credit hours in one of two CORE Curricula.
CORE I : Social Sciences (ANTH
2052 Cultural Anthropology; ECON 3211 Evolution of Economic
Thought ; GEOG 2422 Geography of Western Europe ; HIST
1001,1002 World History; POLI 2600 Introduction to Comparative
Government).
CORE II : Arts and Letters
(ENGL 2371, 2372 World Classics ; FA 2201, 2202 Historical
Survey of the Arts ; MUS 2201, 2202 History of Music ;
PHIL 2311 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy ;
PHIL 2312 History of Modern Philosophy).
4. Courses in European Studies, to be approved by the Director
of European Studies, for a total of 12 credit hours, with
a minimum of 2.0 grade point average to include at least
six credit hours at the 3000 level or above. These 12 credit
hours must be chosen from a minimum of three disciplines
and must cover different time periods. Courses on Europe
in the major field that are counted as credits for that major
may not also be counted toward this minor.
5. A minimum 2.0 grade point average must be attained in
all courses in the minor program.
Elective Coursework in European Studies
There are over one hundred and fifty courses related to
Europe offered by the University of New Orleans. Working
with the program director, students may select their twelve
hours of electives from this ample pool, which covers seventeen
different disciplines in the College of Liberal Arts and
in the College of Business.
International Study Programs
Students are encouraged to participate in one or more of
the many programs offered by the University of New Orleans
in various European settings. Among the study-abroad opportunities
open to students are summer, semester, or academic year programs
at the University of Innsbruck, Austria; at the Ezra Pound
Center in Brunnenburg Castle in the Italian Alps; at Charles
University in Prague, the Czech Republic; with the Glories
of France program in Montpellier, France; at the University
of Orléans, France; with the MICEFA program in Paris, France;
at the Universitat Jaume I, Castellon de la Plana, Spain;
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; with the Greece Honors Tour;
and with Middlesex University in London, England. Some of
these require facility with the local language, but others
provide courses in English as well. Many of the course hours
undertaken in connection with these programs will apply toward
the European Studies minor.
For more information, contact
us
John Hazlett, Director, BAIS
Tel: 280-6142
bais@uno.edu
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