Mission

The European Studies Program is a pedagogical community and research forum for students and scholars at the UO interested in Europe. This program combines the strengths of faculty in the humanities, social sciences, business, law and science to study the current developments in Europe. Our program distinguishes itself from other European Studies programs by its very broad interdisciplinary approach, combining not just the social sciences -- principally history, geography, and political science -- but other disciplines as well. Our attention to the contemporary situation is enriched by a deep sense of history extending back even to classical antiquity. We believe that in the emerging European Union we have the opportunity to study the progress of a great social experiment in all its lived reality, and that our students will be able to consider the interaction of the full range of human forces combining to create the New Europe.

Undergraduate Program

A Certificate Program in European Studies is available for undergraduates. The Program allows students to incorporate, within another major program, an increased international perspective in their work with a special focus on an understanding of Europe's identity and role in the world. Students in any major may earn this Certificate as an enhancement to their degree program.

"The Widest Europe"

Consistent with our mission, "Europe" is here understood in the broadest conceptual and regional sense, including the variety of territories, cultures, and political units of the region Europe, as well as the several topical themes, constructs, and experiences of Europe, considered both historically and in contemporary settings. The program seeks to elicit new interests and perspectives on Europe in a manner consistent with the individual student's needs, career goals, and intellectual and personal pursuits. Individual advising by a European studies advisor is therefore essential early in the student's program planning.