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Liberal Studies B.A. (European Studies Concentration)

Information about the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Liberal Studies can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Area F

Interdisciplinary Methods

 Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

IDST 2000Interdisciplinary Exploration

3
Select one of the following

IDST 2305Topics Humn and Fine Arts

3
IDST 2310Fine & Applied Arts in Civ

3
IDST 2315Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Theory/Methods Focus Courses

Satisfactorily complete three of the following courses:

ANTH 1102Introduction to Anthropology

3
ARTS 1105Understanding Visual Art

3
ARTS 1110Art and Ideas

3
BLST 2010Introduction to Black Studies

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2160Studies in International Lit

3
GEOG 1101Intro to Human Geography

3
GEOG 2990Geographic Research Seminar

1-4
HIST 1131World Civilization & Soc I

3
HIST 1132World Civilization & Soc II

3
PHIL 2010Survey of Philosophy

3
RELI 1111Intro to World Religion

3
SOCI 1121Sociological Perspectives

3
WMST 2010Women In Society

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Foreign Language Requirement

Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

FREN 2002Interm Fren Lang & Culture II

3
GRMN 2002Inter German Lang & Culture II

3
ITAL 2002Interm Ital Lang & Culture II

3
SPAN 2002Interm Span Lang & Culture II

3
Total Credit Hours:3
Additional pre-requisite language courses taken to meet this requirement will count toward elective hours.

 

Major/Concentration

  • Satisfactorily complete 24 hours of 3000-4000 level courses as outlined below. 
  • A cross-listed course can only count toward the requirement in one discipline.
  • Special Topics courses may also be used to fulfill these requirements with the permission of the department chair.
Total Credit Hours:24

Fine Arts

Satisfactorily complete 3 hours from the following courses:

ARTS 4810Twentieth-Cent Art, 1900-1950

3
ARTS 4820Contemporary Art

3
MUSC 3600Music History I

3
MUSC 3610Music History II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Literature and Philosophy

Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses:

ENGL 4220Medieval English Literature

3
ENGL 4223Chaucer

3
ENGL 4225English Renaissance Literature

3
ENGL 4226Topics in Shakespeare

3
ENGL 4227Milton

3
ENGL 4228Development of English Drama

3
ENGL 4330Restoration & 18th Cent Lit

3
ENGL 4331Eighteenth-Cent English Novel

3
ENGL 4335English Romanticism

3
ENGL 4337Victorian Literature

3
ENGL 433819th-Century English Novel

3
ENGL 444120th-Century British Fiction

3
FREN 3110French Culture & Civ I

3
FREN 3120French Culture & Civ II

3
FREN 3210Survey of French Literature I

3
FREN 3220Survey of French Literature II

3
FREN 4220Francophone Women Writers

3
PHIL 4305Myth, Magic and Psychoanalysis

3
PHIL 4310Phil of Art & Art of Living

3
PHIL 4315Philosophy of Love & Sex

3
PHIL 4340Social & Political Philosophy

3
PHIL 4410Ethical Theory

3
PHIL 4605Existentialism

3
SPAN 3210Archetypes Early Modern Spain

3
SPAN 3220Paradigms Mdrn Iberian Thought

3
SPAN 4450Spanish Civilization

3
Total Credit Hours:9

History and Politics

Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses:

HIST 3301England to 1660

3
HIST 3305England Since 1660

3
HIST 4110Classical Greece

3
HIST 4120Classical Rome

3
HIST 4125The Crusades

3
HIST 4130The Middle Ages

3
HIST 4135Women Ancient/Medieval World

3
HIST 4155Early Modern Europe

3
HIST 4170Women in Early Mod Europe

3
HIST 4175Enlightenment and Absolutism

3
HIST 4210French Revolution & Napoleon

3
HIST 4215Nineteenth-Century Revolutions

3
HIST 4220Modern Europe

3
HIST 4230Modern France

3
HIST 4245Modern Germany

3
HIST 4250Twentieth Century Russia

3
HIST 4280Int'ual & Cult His of Eur 1550

3
HIST 4285Int & Clt His of Eur Since1550

3
HIST 4360Cul His of Wales, Scotlnd, Ire

3
HIST 4380Brit Emp & Cmnwlth of Nations

3
POLS 4505Intro to the European Union

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Additional Course

Satisfactorily complete 3 additional hours from the Fine Arts, Literature and Philosophy, or History and Politics sections listed above.

Total Credit Hours:3

 

Electives

For students who must take the 1001, 1002, and/or 2001 foreign language courses, these courses will be applied to electives and will reduce the total number of elective credits available.

Total Credit Hours:24-33

 

Capstone

Satisfactorily complete an appropriate 4000-level course that includes a senior research paper/project or complete an appropriate study abroad course.  The capstone must be approved by the department chair.

Total Credit Hours:3

 

Additional Degree Requirements

Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses that count toward major/concentration requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 120