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2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
    May 18, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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 (p. 88) section of this catalog.

Subtotal: 42


Area F


Interdisciplinary Methods


Satisfactorily complete the following courses:

  • IDST 2000 Interdisciplinary Exploration
Select one of the following

  • IDST 2305 Topics Humn and Fine Arts
  • IDST 2310 Fine & Applied Arts in Civ
  • IDST 2315 Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage
Subtotal: 6

Theory/Methods Focus Courses


Satisfactorily complete three of the following courses:

  • ANTH 1102 Introduction to Anthropology
  • ARTS 1105 Understanding Visual Art
  • ARTS 1110 Art and Ideas
  • BLST 2010 Introduction to Black Studies
  • ENGL 2110 World Literature
  • ENGL 2160 Studies in International Lit
  • GEOG 1101 Intro to Human Geography
  • GEOG 2990 Geographic Research Seminar
  • HIST 1131 World Civilization & Soc I
  • HIST 1132 World Civilization & Soc II
  • PHIL 2010 Survey of Philosophy
  • RELI 1111 Intro to World Religion
  • SOCI 1121 Sociological Perspectives
  • WMST 2010 Women In Society
Subtotal: 9

Foreign Language Requirement


Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:

  • FREN 2002 Interm Fren Lang & Culture II
  • GRMN 2002 Inter German Lang & Culture II
  • ITAL 2002 Interm Ital Lang & Culture II
  • SPAN 2002 Interm Span Lang & Culture II
Subtotal: 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.

Subtotal: 24


Fine Arts


Satisfactorily complete 3 hours from the following courses:

  • ARTS 4810 Twentieth-Cent Art, 1900-1950
  • ARTS 4820 Contemporary Art
  • MUSC 3600 Music History I
  • MUSC 3610 Music History II
Subtotal: 3

Literature and Philosophy


Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses:

  • ENGL 4220 Medieval English Literature
  • ENGL 4223 Chaucer
  • ENGL 4225 English Renaissance Literature
  • ENGL 4226 Topics in Shakespeare
  • ENGL 4227 Milton
  • ENGL 4228 Development of English Drama
  • ENGL 4330 Restoration & 18th Cent Lit
  • ENGL 4331 Eighteenth-Cent English Novel
  • ENGL 4335 English Romanticism
  • ENGL 4337 Victorian Literature
  • ENGL 4338 19th-Century English Novel
  • ENGL 4441 20th-Century British Fiction
  • FREN 3110 French Culture & Civ I
  • FREN 3120 French Culture & Civ II
  • FREN 3210 Survey of French Literature I
  • FREN 3220 Survey of French Literature II
  • FREN 4220 Francophone Women Writers
  • PHIL 4305 Myth, Magic and Psychoanalysis
  • PHIL 4310 Phil of Art & Art of Living
  • PHIL 4315 Philosophy of Love & Sex
  • PHIL 4340 Social & Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 4410 Ethical Theory
  • PHIL 4605 Existentialism
  • SPAN 3210 Archetypes Early Modern Spain
  • SPAN 3220 Paradigms Mdrn Iberian Thought
  • SPAN 4450 Spanish Civilization
Subtotal: 9

History and Politics


Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses:

  • HIST 3301 England to 1660
  • HIST 3305 England Since 1660
  • HIST 4110 Classical Greece
  • HIST 4120 Classical Rome
  • HIST 4125 The Crusades
  • HIST 4130 The Middle Ages
  • HIST 4135 Women Ancient/Medieval World
  • HIST 4155 Early Modern Europe
  • HIST 4170 Women in Early Mod Europe
  • HIST 4175 Enlightenment and Absolutism
  • HIST 4210 French Revolution & Napoleon
  • HIST 4215 Nineteenth-Century Revolutions
  • HIST 4220 Modern Europe
  • HIST 4230 Modern France
  • HIST 4245 Modern Germany
  • HIST 4250 Twentieth Century Russia
  • HIST 4280 Int’ual & Cult His of Eur 1550
  • HIST 4285 Int & Clt His of Eur Since1550
  • HIST 4360 Cul His of Wales, Scotlnd, Ire
  • HIST 4380 Brit Emp & Cmnwlth of Nations
  • POLS 4505 Intro to the European Union
Subtotal: 9

Additional Course


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

Subtotal: 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.

Subtotal: 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.

Subtotal: 3

Additional Degree Requirements


Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements (p. 58) 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