Carleton College

European Studies Concentration (EUST)

Director: Professor Dana Strand

The European Studies Concentration has seven components:

1. All European Studies Concentrators are required to take a gateway to European Studies course, designed to familiarize concentrators with different disciplinary approaches to fundamental questions in the field of European Studies:

2. Concentrators must take four transnational supporting courses that a) approach a theme or issue from a pan-European perspective OR b) compare European countries or regions OR c) compare Europe (or parts of Europe) with another part of the world. These courses will engage in an examination of such overarching issues as the relation between individual and community, cultural and linguistic diversity, and globalization:

ARTH 101: Introduction to Art History I

ARTH 102: Introduction to Art History II

ARTH 170: History of Printmaking

ARTH 223: Women in Art (not offered in 2003­2004)

ECON 233: European Economic History

ECON 250: History of Economic Ideas

HIST 139: Foundations of Modern Europe

HIST 140: Modern Europe 1789-1914

HIST 141: Europe in the 20th Century

HIST 232: The Renaissance (not offered in 2003­2004)

HIST 237: The Enlightenment (not offered in 2003­2004)

HIST 242: History of the Working Class in Modern Europe (not offered in 2003­2004)

HIST 395: Fascism

HIST 395: War, State, and Society

LCST 270: Degeneration and the Fin de Siècle

MEDA 238: Border Crossing: Postmodern Perspectives on French and German Cinema (not offered in 2003­2004)

MUSC 111: Western Art Music and Civilization

MUSC 210: Medieval and Renaissance Music (not offered in 2003­2004)

MUSC 211: Baroque & Classical Music

MUSC 312: Romantic and Modern Music

POSC 120: Comparative Political Regimes

POSC 238: West European Politics (not offered in 2003­2004)

POSC 263: European Political Economy

POSC 358: Comparative Social Movements

POSC 383: Political and Economic Integration of Europe (Maastricht Program) (not offered in 2003­2004)

POSC 387: The Europe of Regions (Maastricht Program) (not offered in 2003­2004)

3. Concentrators must take two country-specific supporting courses in the participating disciplines, each of which focuses on a particular European country or region. Country-specific courses need not address pan-European issues, but students will be expected to bring a comparative awareness of Europe to their learning experience.

4. Concentrators must demonstrate proficiency (as defined by the College) in a European language other than English. Students are encouraged to take language courses beyond the minimum requirement.

5. Concentrators must normally participate in an off-campus study program in Europe.

6. All concentrators must participate in a 3-credit collaborative senior colloquium that will culminate in a final oral presentation. The oral presentation, which will be made during a weekend forum to be held during the spring term of their senior year, will allow concentrators to synthesize and reflect upon their diverse European studies, including on-campus and off-campus classwork, internships, and cross-cultural experiences.

7. The overall balance of courses must include a reasonable mix of disciplines and course levels (100s, 200s, 300s). While this will be established for each individual student in consultation with the concentration coordinator, no more than half of the required minimum of courses may be in one department, and at least half of the required minimum of courses must be above the 100-level.

The total number of credits required to complete the concentration is 45.