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Faculty of Arts

European Studies

1. Prerequisites
2. Requirements for a Major
    2.1. Language study component
3. European Studies subjects
    3.1. List A: European Studies with a trans-national perspective
    3.2. List B: European Studies with a national perspective
4. Honours
5. For more information

Convener: Associate Professor Tim Mehigan (Department of Germanic Studies and Russian)

The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in European Studies housed in the Department of Germanic Studies and Russian. The program provides an integrated approach to the cultures of Europe and their languages, literatures and histories. It seeks in particular to understand and describe those processes and institutions which have given Europe a sense of its existence as a distinct cultural and political entity. The program normally involves the completion of the two first-year subjects noted below plus two years study of a European language (which can be commenced at second year), and second/third year studies from a set of designated subjects offered by other departments.

1. Prerequisites

The European Studies program commences at second year. The general prerequisite for entry is the completion of 50 points of first year from any area of study within the Arts Faculty.

The recommended path for entry into the Major in European Studies is completion of the first-year subjects 131-011 The Making of Modern Europe: Reason and the State and 166-008 The Making of Modern Europe: Managing Identity in Contemporary Europe, and a first year European language.

2. Requirements for a Major

A Major in European Studies usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

Two first-year subjects from any area of study (25 points), and;
Seven second/third-year subjects from the lists below of European Studies subjects (equivalent to 87.5 points), and;
A language study component as outlined below.

2.1. Language study component

Students should also note that the European Studies Major includes a language requirement. Two semesters of language study (at least 25 points) must be completed at a minimum of intermediate standard over the course of the BA degree. This study may be counted toward the first or second/third year requirement of the European Studies Major.

The European languages that fulfil the language requirement are listed below. Students should consult the relevant area entries of this handbook for the subjects offered at intermediate level and above.

3. European Studies subjects

First-year subjects

131-011 The Making of Modern Europe: Reason and the State

166-008 The Making of Modern Europe: Managing Identity in Contemporary Europe

Recommended first year language studies

Students must take seven subjects from List A and/or List B towards their Major in European Studies in any combination, providing that a minimum of two subjects are chosen from list A.

3.1. List A: European Studies with a trans-national perspective

Second/third-year subjects

French Semester

116-031 Foreignness, Integration and Exclusion: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France and Germany 2

116-023 Introduction to Romance Not Offered

116-028 European Spectacle 1918-1968 Not Offered

Politics

166-030 Dictatorships, Democracies and Transition: Russian and East European Politics 1

166-020 Modern Political Thought 2

166-025 Conflict, Control and Corruption in Western Europe 2

166-033 European Integration: The Politics of the European Union Not Offered

166-017 West European Politics Not Offered

Philosophy

161-020 Contemporary European Philosophy I: Phenomenology and Existentialism 2

161-029 Philosophy and Literature 2

161-028 French Feminisms 2

161-021 Contemporary European Philosophy II: Representation and Signification Not Offered

161-032 Philosophy of Cultural Practices Not Offered

History

131-052 The Holocaust and Genocide 1

131-068 Screening the Holocaust 1

Art History

107-058 Theories of European Modernism 2

Cinema Studies

107-084 Surrealism and the Cinema: From Cartoons to Video Clips Not Offered

Second/third-year subjects

French	Semester
	116-031 Foreignness, Integration and Exclusion: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France and Germany	2
	116-023 Introduction to Romance	Not Offered
	116-028 European Spectacle 1918-1968	Not Offered

Politics
	166-030 Dictatorships, Democracies and Transition: Russian and East European Politics	1
	166-020 Modern Political Thought	2
	166-025 Conflict, Control and Corruption in Western Europe	2
	166-033 European Integration: The Politics of the European Union	Not Offered
	166-017 West European Politics	Not Offered

Philosophy
	161-020 Contemporary European Philosophy I: Phenomenology and Existentialism	2
	161-029 Philosophy and Literature	2
	161-028 French Feminisms	2
	161-021 Contemporary European Philosophy II: Representation and Signification	Not Offered
	161-032 Philosophy of Cultural Practices	Not Offered

History
	131-052 The Holocaust and Genocide	1
	131-068 Screening the Holocaust	1

Art History
	107-058 Theories of European Modernism	2

Cinema Studies
	107-084 Surrealism and the Cinema: From Cartoons to Video Clips	Not Offered

3.2. List B: European Studies with a national perspective

Second/third-year subjects

French Semester

116-019 Performing the Text: French Theatre from Corneille to Beckett 1

116-024 En-Gendering Culture: Women and Representation in French Society 1

116-029 The Word and the Image: Art, Music, Literature and Society in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century France 1

116-032 Puzzles and Mazes: Experimental Writing in Twentieth-Century France 2

116-018 Classical and Contemporary Novel Not Offered

116-020 Poetics and Poetry Not Offered

116-026 French Cinema 1940/1968: Aesthetics and Ideology Not Offered

116-027 French, Foreigners, and Aliens: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France Not Offered

116-030 Paris: Capital of the Nineteenth Century (on site in Paris) Not Offered

116-033 Passions, Powers, Liberties: The Culture of Classical and Enlightenment France Not Offered

Italian

116-071 To Hell with Dante 1

116-078 Italian Special Subject: Contemporary Italian Fiction 1

116-074 Italian Medieval and Renaissance Texts 2

116-076 The Story of Italian 2

116-066 Italian 3R: Research Project 1 and 2

116-072 Dante 2 Not Offered

116-075 Italian Neoclassicism and Romanticism Not Offered

116-077 Modern Italian Theatre Not Offered

Politics

166-019 Russian Politics and Society 1

Fine Art

107-036 Passion, Power and Perception: French Art in the Nineteenth Century 1

107-063 Eighteenth-Century Art: Piranesi and Tiepolo 1

107-024 Art and Empire: Painting and Sculpture in Britain 1840-1914 2

107-053 Connoisseurship and Landscape 2

107-058 Theories of European Modernism 2

107-043 French Avant-Gardes: Post-Impressionists to Surrealists Not Offered

107-054 Art and Theory in Paris: Matisse and Picasso Not Offered

Philosophy

161-028 French Feminisms 2

Cinema Studies

107-075 International Art Cinema 2

107-095 Film, Modernity and the Avant-Garde 2

107-078 National Cinemas and Cultural Difference Not Offered

History

131-047 From Great Exhibition to Great War: British Society 1850-1918 1

131-050 The Russian Revolution, 1890-1924 1

131-058 The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1

131-048 Hitler's Germany 2

131-057 Twentieth-Century Britain 2

131-081 Republican France: Society and Culture 1870-1950 2

131-082 The Age of Stalin, 1924-1953 2

131-028 The Birth of Industrial Society: Class and Conflict in Britain, 1780-1850 Not Offered

German

126-028 Grimm's Fairy Tales 1

126-030 German in Academic Communication 1

126-031 Modern German Literature and Society 1

126-074 German Cultural Studies A 1

126-032 East Meets West in German Literature 1989-1999 2

126-033 The Cultural Critics 2

126-023 Historical Grammar of German 2

126-014 German Cultural Studies B 2

126-027 Germanic Languages Not Offered

126-024 Introduction to Reading Nietzsche Not Offered

126-075 German Humour Not Offered

126-029 Rilke's Poetry and Prose 1900-1914 Not Offered

126-025 Three Mythical Heroines: Iphigenia, Penthesilea, Medea Not Offered

126-076 Women and Images of the Female in the German Enlightenment Not Offered

126-082 Post-Holocaust Literature Not Offered

126-026 Heinrich von Kleist's Prose Fiction Not Offered

126-078 Literary Controversies Not Offered

Russian

126-045 Russian Linguistics A 1

126-055 History of the Russian Language 1

126-046 Russian Linguistics B 2

126-052 Russian Stylistics 2

126-056 The Russian Novel in the Nineteenth Century 2

Swedish

126-068 Viking Language, Literature and Culture A 1

126-072 Swedish Culture and Society A 1

126-069 Viking Language, Literature and Culture B 2

126-073 Swedish Culture and Society B 2

Modern Greek

922-120 Modern Greek 2TH/3TH: Modern Greek Theatre 1

922-082 MG3RCA Special Study Reading Subject A 1

922-081 Mythologies: Literature, History and Society in Modern Greece Not Offered

Spanish

922-015 Spanish 2SAP/3SAP: Spanish Study Abroad Program Summer

922-017 Spanish 3CW: Contemporary Women Writers of Spain 1

Second/third-year subjects

French	Semester
	116-019 Performing the Text: French Theatre from Corneille to Beckett	1
	116-024 En-Gendering Culture: Women and Representation in French Society	1
	116-029 The Word and the Image: Art, Music, Literature and Society in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century France	1
	116-032 Puzzles and Mazes: Experimental Writing in Twentieth-Century France	2
	116-018 Classical and Contemporary Novel	Not Offered
	116-020 Poetics and Poetry	Not Offered
	116-026 French Cinema 1940/1968: Aesthetics and Ideology	Not Offered
	116-027 French, Foreigners, and Aliens: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France	Not Offered
	116-030 Paris: Capital of the Nineteenth Century (on site in Paris)	Not Offered
	116-033 Passions, Powers, Liberties: The Culture of Classical and Enlightenment France	Not Offered

Italian
	116-071 To Hell with Dante	1
	116-078 Italian Special Subject: Contemporary Italian Fiction	1
	116-074 Italian Medieval and Renaissance Texts	2
	116-076 The Story of Italian	2
	116-066 Italian 3R: Research Project	1 and 2
	116-072 Dante 2	Not Offered
	116-075 Italian Neoclassicism and Romanticism	Not Offered
	116-077 Modern Italian Theatre	Not Offered

Politics
	166-019 Russian Politics and Society	1

Fine Art
	107-036 Passion, Power and Perception: French Art in the Nineteenth Century	1
	107-063 Eighteenth-Century Art: Piranesi and Tiepolo	1
	107-024 Art and Empire: Painting and Sculpture in Britain 1840-1914	2
	107-053 Connoisseurship and Landscape	2
	107-058 Theories of European Modernism	2
	107-043 French Avant-Gardes: Post-Impressionists to Surrealists	Not Offered
	107-054 Art and Theory in Paris: Matisse and Picasso	Not Offered

Philosophy
	161-028 French Feminisms	2

Cinema Studies
	107-075 International Art Cinema	2
	107-095 Film, Modernity and the Avant-Garde	2
	107-078 National Cinemas and Cultural Difference	Not Offered

History
	131-047 From Great Exhibition to Great War: British Society 1850-1918	1
	131-050 The Russian Revolution, 1890-1924	1
	131-058 The Rise and Fall of the German Empire	1
	131-048 Hitler's Germany	2
	131-057 Twentieth-Century Britain	2
	131-081 Republican France: Society and Culture 1870-1950	2
	131-082 The Age of Stalin, 1924-1953	2
	131-028 The Birth of Industrial Society: Class and Conflict in Britain, 1780-1850	Not Offered

German
	126-028 Grimm's Fairy Tales	1
	126-030 German in Academic Communication	1
	126-031 Modern German Literature and Society	1
	126-074 German Cultural Studies A	1
	126-032 East Meets West in German Literature 1989-1999	2
	126-033 The Cultural Critics	2
	126-023 Historical Grammar of German	2
	126-014 German Cultural Studies B	2
	126-027 Germanic Languages	Not Offered
	126-024 Introduction to Reading Nietzsche	Not Offered
	126-075 German Humour	Not Offered
	126-029 Rilke's Poetry and Prose 1900-1914	Not Offered
	126-025 Three Mythical Heroines: Iphigenia, Penthesilea, Medea	Not Offered
	126-076 Women and Images of the Female in the German Enlightenment	Not Offered
	126-082 Post-Holocaust Literature	Not Offered
	126-026 Heinrich von Kleist's Prose Fiction	Not Offered
	126-078 Literary Controversies	Not Offered

Russian
	126-045 Russian Linguistics A	1
	126-055 History of the Russian Language	1
	126-046 Russian Linguistics B	2
	126-052 Russian Stylistics	2
	126-056 The Russian Novel in the Nineteenth Century	2

Swedish
	126-068 Viking Language, Literature and Culture A	1
	126-072 Swedish Culture and Society A	1
	126-069 Viking Language, Literature and Culture B	2
	126-073 Swedish Culture and Society B	2

Modern Greek
	922-120 Modern Greek 2TH/3TH: Modern Greek Theatre	1
	922-082 MG3RCA Special Study Reading Subject A	1
	922-081 Mythologies: Literature, History and Society in Modern Greece	Not Offered

Spanish
	922-015 Spanish 2SAP/3SAP: Spanish Study Abroad Program	Summer
	922-017 Spanish 3CW: Contemporary Women Writers of Spain	1

4. Honours

There is no Honours program in European Studies. However, students may choose to focus on Europe in an Honours program within another area of study. Each Honours program has its own prerequisites and minimum standards requirements. For details of these requirements students should refer to the entry under the area of study concerned.

5. For more information

Assoc. Professor Tim Mehigan
Department of Germanic Studies and Russian
Level 4, Babel Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville 3052 Victoria
Tel: +61 3 9344 5209
Web: http://www.Germanic-Russian.unimelb.edu.au

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First-year subjects

	131-011 The Making of Modern Europe: Reason and the State
	166-008 The Making of Modern Europe: Managing Identity in Contemporary Europe
	Recommended first year language studies