Minor in European Studies/Civilization
The European studies/civilization minor at SIUE is an interdisciplinary program drawn from subject areas in the social sciences and the humanities. The courses focus on Western and Eastern Europe. Students pursuing a European studies minor must complete a minimum of 18 credits at the 300 level or above. At least one course each must be taken in three different departments, such as Art History, History, Political Science, English, or Foreign Languages. Courses not on this list may be acceptable if approved by the European Studies Coordinator of the European studies minor in the Department of History, Peck Hall, room 0213.
Any of the listed courses already counted toward a student’s major cannot be counted again for this minor.
Core Requirements:
- History 111A, 111B, or 111C
One year of a European language, such as:
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Latin
- Greek
Additional languages are subject to approval by the director.
Requirements:
18 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level that have a majority of the content related to Europe.
Required courses:
(Complete at least one course in at least three different areas. The following are examples and not an exhaustive list.)
- Art
- English
- History
- HIST 308A – Imperium and Christianity: Western Europe 300-1000 C.E.
- HIST 308B – Medieval Conquests & Kingdoms: 1000-1500 C.E.
- HIST 320 – The Renaissance in Europe
- HIST 321 – Reformation Europe 1500-1648
- HIST 415 – Modern German History
- HIST 416 – World War I & Its Aftermath: 1914 - 1921
- HIST 420B – European, Social, Cultural, & Intellectual History: French Revolution to Present
- HIST 422A, HIST 422B, and HIST 422C – Late Modern Europe
- HIST 424 – Topics in Eastern European History
- HIST 428 – Topics in European Women’s Studies
- Drama
- Foreign Languages
- FR 311 – Contemporary France
- GER 311 – German Culture
- SPAN 311 – Contemporary Spain
- Political Science
- POLS 350 – Political Systems of Western Europe
- POLS 351 – Political Systems of Eastern Europe
