European Studies Certificate

Contact Information:
Website: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~europe/

Associate Professor Craig Parsons, Director
e-mail: cap@uoregon.edu

Address: European Studies Program
               175 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
               5206 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5206
               Phone:  541 346-5051  <>

European Studies Certificate – What Benefit to Students?

• Transcript enhancement, certifying a rigorous interdisciplinary study of Europe, without investment in another major
• Certification of international content expertise for students in professional majors (business, journalism, architecture, etc.); certification of regional European content expertise for students planning graduate work in international studies or related fields, and for students seeking internships in Europe
• For liberal arts majors, including those with significant Europe content, an approach to the study and idea of Europe that is cross-disciplinary, combining social sciences and the humanities.
• Faculty advising from an area outside that of the student’s major

Requirements - Brief Resumé

Core courses - two required

• GEOG 202: Geography of Europe – an introduction to the physical, historical, linguistic, economic, religious, and political frameworks by which Europe might be understood as a distinct region
• HIST 420: Idea of Europe – a creative immersion in Europe’s historical traditions and contemporary cultures from perspectives of multiple disciplines and professors.  The following fields have been represented in the past: art history, literature, geography, music, history, political science, classics, religious studies, anthropology, linguistics

Electives - four required

European Studies accepts a wide range of existing courses to satisfy this requirement, offered in many different departments on campus.  Designed to assure some interdisciplinary breadth, these are to include:

• 2 courses in the humanities
• 2 courses in the social sciences

Language requirement

• For BA students, three years college level study of a European language other than English
• For BS, BArch and other non-BA students, two years college level study of a European language other than English.

Project requirement

• Completion of a project, usually a research paper of 10-15 pages, on any topic pertaining to Europe.  The project may be done in a student’s major (eg, a case study in business; a seminar in history, political science, or literature), or it may be done in the context of HIST 420: Idea of Europe.