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B.A./M.A. Program in European Studies

Fast-track your education and career!

  • Combine your current major with one additional year of coursework, including one semester in Europe.
  • Apply in the spring of your 3rd year of undergraduate study at UVA
  • Make an appointment with the Program Director, Prof. Manuela Achilles, to discuss your options (ma6cq@virginia.edu)

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO ENROLLMENT OPTIONS:

OPTION 1: Qualified UVA students may take 12-graduate credits in their 4th year of undergraduate study*

Year 4 (Total: 12 M.A. credits)
Fall: 6 M.A. credits: EURS 5000, 1 “Core Cluster” class + 6 undergrad credits
Spring: 6 M.A. credits: EURS 6000 + EURS 8998 + 6 undergrad credits

Year 5 (Total: 24 M.A. credits)
Fall: 12 credits at European Partner University
Spring: 9 M.A. credits at UVA  + EURS 8999

Total 36  M.A. Credits

OPTION 2: Qualified UVA students who have completed all requirements for the B.A. by December of their 4th year may enroll in full-time graduate study in the spring semester.

Year 4 (15 or 18* [if 6 graduate credits are taken in fall semester] M.A. credits)
Fall: EURS 5000 + 9 undergrad credits* (+ December B.A. graduation)
it is possible to take 3 additional credits of graduate work if all B.A. requirements have been met.
Spring: EURS 6000 +EURS 8998 + 6 MA credits, (Full-time M.A. enrollment)

Year 5 (21 or 18* [if 6 graduate credits are taken in fall 4th year semester] M.A. credits)
Fall: 12 credits at European Partner Institution
Spring: 6 M.A. credits at UVA* + EURS 8999* (or 3 MA credits )

Total 36  M.A. Credits