Faculty of Arts European Studies

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1. Time commitment to study
2. Prerequisites
3. Requirements for a major
4. European studies subjects
    4.1. List A: European studies with a trans-national perspective
    4.2. List B: European studies with a national perspective
5. Honours
6. For more information

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The Faculty of Arts offers an interdisciplinary program in European studies housed in the School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology and the Contemporary Europe Research Centre. Students will become skilled analysts of the processes and institutions that have formed the distinct cultural and political entity that is Europe. Students are able to undertake a special combination of electives to concentrate on an area of chosen interest and will have the opportunity to study a European language. Students who specialise in European studies will benefit from the flexibility and portability of the skills they will acquire and the broad career options available to them upon graduation. An articulated structure of higher degree options in European studies at the University of Melbourne is provided for students interested in expanding their interests and knowledge in the discipline.

European studies addresses contemporary Europe in frameworks of analysis that provide an integrated approach to the various European cultures, languages, literatures and histories. The program has a strong interdisciplinary foundation and offers subjects taught in the history, cinema studies, philosophy, art history and political science programs, as well as a comprehensive range of European language and literature subjects.

1. Time commitment to study

As well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorial and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject.

A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. In addition, general estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts can be found on Time commitment to study.

2. 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 program within the Faculty of Arts.

The recommended path for entry into the major in European studies is completion of the first-year subject 131-123 Europe: Ideas and Nations 1600-2000.

3. Requirements for a major

A major in European studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

• two first-year subjects from any area of study (25 points); and

• six second/third-year subjects from the lists below of European studies subjects (75 points).

  Students must take six subjects from list A and/or list B toward their major in European studies, providing that a minimum of two subjects are chosen from list A.

4. European studies subjects

Students must take six 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.

4.1. List A: European studies with a trans-national perspective

The usual prerequisite for entry to a third/fourth-year subject is 37.5 points at second/third year in that area.

4.2. List B: European studies with a national perspective

The usual prerequisite for entry to a third/fourth-year subject is 37.5 points at second/third year in that area.

5. 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.

6. For more information

Contemporary Europe Research Centre
School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology
The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5151
Email: cerc@cerc.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.cerc.unimelb.edu.au

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