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European Studies
EURS 5000Perspectives on Europe and the World (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course introduces students to a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of Europe (history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and culture). Stress will be laid on how combining perspectives from different fields of study can help deepen understanding of specific problems of European life. Emphasis on student interpretation of readings and analysis of central issues in Europe's development across time.
EURS 5001Serial Media (3)
We will explore the historical context of serial media, from the journal projects of the German Romantics to the second golden age of television. After a historical survey and a discussion of the terminology ("series," "serial") we will apply our knowledge to medial "events," like Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. We will connect medial "events" with theoretical work that has been done on seriality, like Paul Kammerer's (1919) Law of Series.
Course was offered Spring 2023
EURS 5501Topics in European Studies (1 - 4)
This course will offer critical perspectives on selected issues related to European Studies. Topics vary.
EURS 5559New Course in European Studies (3)
This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European Studies.
Course was offered Fall 2018
EURS 5560Advanced Topics in 19th Century Literature (3)
Study of the various aspects of the nineteenth-century French literature. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
Course was offered Fall 2018
EURS 6000Research Inquiries in European Studies (3)
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to advanced research methods for investigating issues in European Studies. Each student will develop a research proposal and paper on a specific disciplinary topic under the supervision of a faculty member in that discipline, with the requirement that the paper include significant insights from at least one other discipline.
EURS 6720Nations and Nationalism (3)
This course considers some of the leading accounts of the origins, growth, and persistence of nationalism. Among other topics to be considered are ethnicity and nationalism; religion and nationalism; gender and nation; empire and nation; multiculturalism and national identity; non-western nationalism; globalization and the nation-state.
Course was offered Summer 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
EURS 8998Thesis Research (M.A.) (3)
Offered
Fall 2025
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. Students work closely with a primary and a secondary Faculty Advisor, representing two distinct disciplinary approaches, to develop a detailed proposal for their M.A. thesis. Students will work closely with their Faculty Advisor(s) in person, or by e-mail and video-conferencing (e.g., Skype). The proposal must be submitted and approved by the beginning of the final semester.
EURS 8999Thesis (M.A.) (3)
Composition and defense of a master's thesis. Students will work under the direction of their primary faculty adviser to complete the writing their M.A. thesis. To be taken in the final semester of enrollment in the European Studies MA program. Prerequisite: graduate standing and instructor permission.
EURS 9998Non-Topical Research: Masters Degree (1 - 12)
Offered
Fall 2025
This course is intended uniquely for European Studies Master's students who need this course to reach full-time registration status while completing other degree requirements.