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Curriculum

The Modern European Studies (MES) minor allows students to explore European history, politics, society, culture, and thought. Courses taken to complete the MES minor may also be used to satisfy major requirements, General Education requirements, and/or requirements for other JMU minors.

All MES minors must attain proficiency in a European Union language at or above the intermediate (232) level. In addition, minors must complete 18 minor credits. Six of these eighteen must come from the minor's core; six must cover European culture and thought; and six must cover European history and society. The minor's 18 credits must be distributed across at least three disciplines and must include at least one history course.

Course Requirements

 

CORE (6 credits)
 
 
HIST 202
Europe Since 1815
 
HIST 382
Europe in the 20th Century
 
POSC 344
Politics of the European Union
 
POSC 345
Politics of Western Europe
 
POSC 346
Politics of Central and Eastern Europe
 

 

CULTURE AND THOUGHT ELECTIVES (6 credits)

 
ARTH 313
Masterpieces in Italian Renaissance Art
 
ARTH 314
Masterpieces in Spanish Art
 
ARTH 315
Masterpieces in British Architecture
 
ARTH 316 or
ARTH 316L
Masterpieces in British Art
 
ARTH 317
Masterpieces in French Art
 
ARTH 460
Nineteenth Century Art
 
ARTH 466
Art and Nationalism3
 
ARTH 469
Topics in Nineteenth Century Art
 
ARTH 470
Modern Art from 1900-1945
 
ARTH 472
Modern Art Since 1945
 
ENG 325
Romantic Poetry
 
ENG 326
Romantic Era Prose
 
ENG 327
The Gothic: Change and Continuity
 
ENG 329
Victorian Literature
 
ENG 330
The 19th-Century English Novel
 
ENG 340
Modern British Novel
 
ENG 341
Contemporary British Novel
 
ENG 374
Introduction to Anglo-Irish Literature
 
ENG 375
Studies in Anglo-Irish Literature
 
ENG 412L/
THEA 449L/
GHUM 200L
The London Theatre (London only)
 
FR 308
Contemporary French Civilization
 
FR 405
Nineteenth-Century French Literature
 
FR 425
20th Century French Literature
 
FR 446
Special Topics in Linguistics, Literature, or Civilization2
 
FR 465
French Cinema, 1930-1980
 
FR 466
Contemporary French Cinema
 
GER 266
Contemporary German Lit in Translation
 
GER 307
History of German Civilization
 
GER 308 
Contemporary German Civilization
 
GER 405
The Age of German Classicism
 
GER 426
Modern German Literature
 
GER 465
German Cinema
 
ITAL/HIST 308
Contemporary Italian Civilization
 
ITAL 465 or
ITAL 465F
Italian Cinema (1930-1980)
 
ITAL 425 or
ITAL 380F
Modern Italian Literature (Harrisonburg) or 19th-Century Italian Novel (Florence only)
 
ITAL 446
Special Topics in Linguistics, Literature, or Civilization2
 
ITAL 90F/
POSC 371F
European Culture and Identity
 
ITAL 490F
Wine and Culture in Italy
 
PHIL 344
Existentialism
 
PHIL 375
Nineteenth-Century Philosophy and Theology
 
PHIL 390
Special Topics in Philosophy2
 
PHIL 465
Topics in Modern Philosophy2
 
PHIL 470
Topics in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
 
PHIL 475
Philosophy Seminar2
 
POSC 316
Contemporary Political Theory
 
POSC 321
Political Theory and Ideology
 
REL/PHIL 375
The 19th Century: Age of Ideology
 
SMAD 463L
Film Adaptations
 
SPAN 307
Spanish Civilization
 
SPAN 335 or
SPAN 335S
Introduction to Spanish Literature
 
SPAN 390
Spanish Poetry of the 20th Century
 
SPAN 405
Spanish Novels of the 19th and 20th Centuries
 
SPAN 406
Spanish Drama of the 19th and 20th Centuries
 
SPAN 460
Postwar Literature in Spain
 
SPAN 465 or
SPAN 465S
Spanish Cinema and Literature
     

HISTORY AND SOCIETY ELECTIVES (6 credits)

 
ECON 373F
Economics of European Integration
 
GEOG 332
Geography of Europe
 
IBUS 298S
Special Topics in International Business (Salamanca only)
 
HIST 202
Europe Since 1815
 
HIST 301
European Military History
 
HIST 308
Contemporary Italian Civilization
 
HIST 321
European Women's History
 
HIST 341
Selected Themes in World History2
 
HIST 382
Europe in the 20th Century1
 
HIST 384
England and the Empire-Commonwealth
 
HIST 388
Germany Since 1871
 
HIST 390
France Since 1789
 
HIST 462
The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany, 1918-1945
 
HIST 465
Twentieth-Century Britain
 
HIST 478
Eastern Europe
 
HIST 484
19th-Century European Civilization, 1815-1914
 
HIST 486
Europe Since 1914
 
HIST 487
World War II
 
HIST 488
The Holocaust in Global Context
 
HIST 489
Selected Topics in World History2
 
SMAD 360L/
SCOM 360L/
WRTC 360L
British Media and Society
 
POSC/JUST 332F
Human Rights in European Perspective
 
POSC 344 or
POSC 344F
Politics of the European Union1
 
POSC 345
Politics of Western Europe1
 
POSC 346
Politics of Central and Eastern Europe1
 
POSC 371
Topics in Comparative Politics2
 
POSC 371S
Comparative Politics: Spain/US
 
POSC 472L/
SCOM 472L/
SMAD 472L
Media and Politics (London only)
     
1This course may not be double-counted towards the minor. That is, if it is used for core credit, it may not also be used for elective credit.
2This course may only be used in the minor when its topic is relevant to the minor. Questions about whether specific instances of this course count
toward the minor should be directed to the minor coordinator.
3This course is taught every other fall on campus and is occasionally offered as part of JMU's short-term study abroad summer program in Berlin.