European Studies Minor Program

Coordinator: Dr. Erika Daines

Location: Building B1, Room 135

Telephone: 801-626-6780

The European Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through several WSU departments. Students wishing to minor in European Studies must have their course selection approved by the program coordinator.

European Studies

MINOR

ť Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in each course used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).

ť Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours in addition to two years of college study (or the equivalent) of a European language. Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement. Of the total 18 credit hours, only six may be taken in the same department.

Advisement

All students electing the minor are required to meet with the coordinator for approval of all courses to be counted toward fulfillment of the requirements. The coordinator will ascertain that the individual courses selected are eligible to be counted, and that together they form a coherent curriculum of sufficient breadth.

Course Requirements for Minor

The following are required in addition to two years of college study in a European language other than the student's native language, or equivalent proficiency to be demonstrated by the student.

Core requirements (9 credit hours)

I. One course (three credit hours) from the following:

FL 3320A Language and Culture of Europe (3)
FL 3320B Special Topics in Language and Culture of Europe (3)

II. Two courses (six credit hours) from the following; courses may not be from the same department:

HIST 4220 Europe: History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 (3)
HIST 4230 Europe: Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1660 (3)
HIST 4240 Europe: Absolution, Enlightenment, and Revolution 1660-1815 (3)
HIST 4250 Europe 1815-1870 (3)
HIST 4260 Europe 1870-1945 (3)
HIST 4270 Europe 1945-Present (3)
GEOG 3590 Geography of Europe (3)
POLS 3210 Politics and Governments of Europe (3)

Elective requirements (9 credit hours)

Select nine additional credit hours from the following programs and departments as approved by the program coordinator: Anthropology, Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts, Business & Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Honors. Courses selected and approved from these departments must have explicit European emphasis and content.

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