Graduate Courses

EURS 5000 Perspectives on European in the World

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 5200 Comparative Literatures

This course focuses on questions of vital importance for democratic political life: legislators, legislative parties, and legislatures translate citizen preferences into public policy. To investigate how varying political and socioeconomic conditions affect legislatures and legislative decision-making, we compare established and new democracies in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

EURS 5352 German History

Modern German history offers lessons in both disaster and recovery. It is also a tale of radical reinvention: Imperial Germany, Weimar Germany, National Socialist Germany, and Divided Germany--on each transition, the historical shock was sufficiently traumatic to force the country upon a new path. This course explores the repeated fundamental transformations of modern Germany.

EURS 5501 International Trade: Theory and Policy

Kerem Cosar TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Studies the nature and determinants of international trade and factor movements; the effects of international trade on prices of goods and factors; the consequences of tariffs, quotas, customs unions, and other trade policies and agreements, national or international; and international trade and the balance of payments.

EURS 5559 New Course in European Studies

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of European Studies.

EURS 5560 Advanced Topics in 19th Century Literature

Study of the various aspects of the nineteenth-century French literature. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

EURS 5692 The Holocaust

This course examines the encounter between Nazi Germany and Europe's Jews between 1933 and 1945, resulting in the death of almost six million Jews. We aim to clarify basic facts and explanations for the origins and unfolding of the Holocaust. We will ask why Germans, Jews, and other Europeans did what they did during the Holocaust. We will read a Holocaust survivor memoir and will also examine relations between US and Nazi race laws.

EURS 5700 Spanish Culture and Civilization

This course proposes to initiate students to the particularities and traits that define the social, political, ideological, economic and cultural context of Spain, both on a national and regional level, aspects that ultimately are rooted in the diversity that characterizes the country.

EURS 5704 Islamic Iberia

This course offers an introduction to Islam and a cultural history of Andalusia (Islamic Iberia) from the year 711 to the conquest of the Nazari kingdom of Granada in 1492. Classes will focus on key historical moments such as the rise of the Emirate / Caliphate of Cordoba and the Islamic hegemony in the peninsula and the subsequent decline of Islam in the rest of the peninsula (1250-1492).

EURS 5890 Christianity in Africa

This course examines the history of Christianity in Africa from its roots in Egypt and the Maghreb in the 2nd c. CE, to contemporary times when nearly half the continent's population claims adherence to the faith. We will attempt both to position the Christian movement within the wider context of African religious history, and to understand Africa's place in the larger course of Christian history.

EURS 6000 Research Inquiries in European Studies

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 6300 Modern European Imperialism

Explores the history and legacies of European overseas empire from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes include strategies of conquest and rule, political economies of empire, race and gender in colonial societies, "civilizing missions" and imperial cultures, violence and decolonization, postcolonial migration and memories of empire.

EURS 6720 Nations and Nationalism

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.

EURS 8998 Thesis Research (M.A.)

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 8999 Thesis (M.A.)

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 9998 Non-Topical Research: Masters Degree

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.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES

* AAS 3157: Caribbean Perspectives
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AAS 7000: Introduction to Africana Studies
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ANTHROPOLOGY

* ANTH 3275: The Corporation: History, Culture, Capital
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* ANTH 3360: The Museum in Modern Culture
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* ANTH 3885: Archaeology of Europe
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ANTH 7360: The Museum in Modern Culture
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ART

ARAH 9510: Seminar in Medieval Architecture
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* ARTH 1861: Silk Road Exchanges and World Cultures
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* ARTH 2054: Roman Art and Archaeology
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* ARTH 2056: Aegean Art and Archaeology
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* ARTH 2151: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
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CLASSICS

* CLAS 2020: Roman Civilization
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* CLAS 2040: Greek Mythology
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* CLAS 3160: Ancient Athenian Democracy
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* CLAS 3220: Race and Ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome
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* CLAS 3350: Language and Literature of the Early Celts
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ECONOMICS

* ECON 4210: International Trade: Theory and Policy
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* ECON 4240: Economics of Immigration
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ECON 5351: The International Economy since 1850
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ENGLISH

* ENGL 3790: Moving On: Migration in/to US
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ENGL 5580: Seminar in Critical Theory
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ENGL 8540: Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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ENGL 8559: New Course in English Literature
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ENGL 8560: Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature
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ENGL 8580: Studies in Critical Theory
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FRENCH

* FREN 3030: Phonetics
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* FREN 3031: Finding Your Voice in French
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* FREN 3036: Introduction to Translation
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* FREN 3040: Introduction to French Studies
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* FREN 3043: The French-Speaking World III: Modernities
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* FREN 4064: Francophone Philosophers
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* FREN 4744: Medieval Love 
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* FREN 4838: French Society and Civilization
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FREN 5560: Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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FREN 5585: Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies
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FREN 8510: Seminar in Medieval Literature
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FREN 8560: Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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FREN 8585: Seminar in Cultural Studies
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GERMAN

* GERM 3230: Contemporary German: Writing and Speaking
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* GETR 3372: German Jewish Culture and Literature
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* GETR 3464: Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure
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* GETR 3470: Writing and Screening the Holocaust
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* GETR 3505: History and Fiction, Topics
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* GETR 3559: New course in German in Translation
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* GETR 3590: Course(s) in English
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HISTORY

* HIAF 4260: Disease, Medicine, and Health in African History
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* HIEU 2041: Roman Republican and Empire
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* HIEU 2072: Modern Europe and the World
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* HIEU 2102: Modern Jewish History
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* HIEU 2112: Disunited Kingdom: Britain from 1688 to the Present
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* HIEU 2721: Supernatural Europe, 1500-1800
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* HIEU 3141: Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066) 
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* HIEU 3501: Introductory History Workshop
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* HIEU 3505: History and Fiction, Topics
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* HIEU 4502: Seminar in Post-1700 European History
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HIEU 5011: Late Archaic Greek
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* HIME 1501: Introductory Seminar in Middle East History
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* HIST 2014: Facism: A Global History
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* HIST 2213: The Rule of Law
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* HIST 2214: The Cold War
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* HIST 2354: Espionage: A Global History
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* HIST 3352: The First World War
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* HIUS 3011: Colonial British America
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* HIUS 4501: Seminar in United States History
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HIUS 7559: New Course in United States History
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POLITICS

* PLCP 3500: Special Topics in Comparative Politics
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* PLCP 4201: Comparative Political Parties
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* PLCP 4280: Nation-Building
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* PLCP 4500: Special Topics in Comparative Politics
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PLCP 7120: Identity and the State
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* PLIR 2020: Foreign Policies of the Powers
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* PLIR 3080: International Politics in the Nuclear Age
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* PLPT 4110: The Politics of Emergencies
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PUBLIC POLICY

LPPP 5350: NGO Leadership in Public Policy: Best Practices
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LPPP 5559: New Course in Public Policy and Leadership
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* LPPS 4260: Politics of Development
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

* RELG 2495: Religious Violence in the West: From the Crusades to #Charlottesville
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* RELJ 3052: Responses to the Holocaust
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SLAVIC

* RUTR 2470: Understanding Russia: Symbols, Myths, and Archetypes of Identity
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* RUTR 3360: Twentieth Century Russian Literature
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* RUTR 3500: Topics in Russian Literature
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* SLAV 2360: Dracula
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* SLFK 2120: Russian Folklore
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* SLTR 3200: Poland: History and Culture
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SPANISH, ITALIAN, AND PORTEGUESE

* ITAL 3020: Mastering Italian Language and Culture II: Learning through Experience
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* ITAL 3559: New Course in Italian
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* ITTR 3760: The Best of Youth: Italian Coming of Age Films
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* SPAN 3000: Phonetics: The Sounds of Spanish
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* SPAN 3030: Cultural Conversations: Exploring Cinema, Art & Literature
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* SPAN 3400: Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200-1700)
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* SPAN 3410: Perspectives on Modern Spain (1800 to the Present)
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* SPAN 3420: Politics and Power in the Early Americas (1492 - 1800)
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* SPAN 4520: Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization
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SPAN 7220: History of the Language
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WOMEN, GENDER & SEXUALITY

* WGS 3125: Transnational Feminism
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Graduate Courses, Offered by Other Departments (Spring 2025)

AMST 5232: Oral History Workshop: A Hands-On Approach to Researching the Past
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* ANTH 2120: The Concept of Culture
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* ANTH 2250: Nationalism, Racism, Multiculturalism
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* ANTH 2541: Topics in Linguistics
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ANTH 7244: Anthropology and Anarchy
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* ARTH 2054: Roman Art and Archaeology
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* ARTH 2153: Romanesque and Gothic Art
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* CLAS 2020: Roman Civilization
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* CLAS 3220: Race and Ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome
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* ENGL 3162: Chaucer II
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* ENGL 3260: Milton
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* ENGL 3273: Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances
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* ENGL 3300: English Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
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* ENGL 3500: Studies in English Literature
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* ENGL 3520: Studies in Renaissance Literature
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* ENGL 3540: Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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* ENGL 3610: Global Cultural Studies
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* ENGL 4500: Seminar in English Literature
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* ENGL 4520: Seminar in Renaissance Literature
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* ENGL 4561: Seminar in Modern Literature and Culture
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* ENGL 4902: The Bible Part 2: The New Testament
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ENGL 5190: The Bible 
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ENGL 5500: Special Topics in English Literature
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ENGL 5510: Seminar in Medieval Literature
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ENGL 5530: Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Literature
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ENGL 5580: Seminar in Critical Theory
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ENGL 8005: Intro to the Environmental Humanities
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ENGL 8500: Studies in English Literature
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ENGL 8540: Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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ENGL 8560: Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature
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ENVH 6000: Introduction to Environmental Humanities
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* FREN 3030: Phonetics
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* FREN 3031: Finding Your Voice in French
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* FREN 3032: Text, Image, Culture
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* FREN 3037: French for Global Development and Humanitarian Action
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* FREN 3050: History and Civilization of France: Middle Ages to Revolution
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* FREN 4410: The Enlightenment
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* FREN 4585: Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies
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FREN 5560: Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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FREN 5570: Topics in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Literature
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FREN 5585: Topics in Civilization / Cultural Studies
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FREN 8560: Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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FREN 8570: Seminar in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature
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FREN 8585: Seminar in Cultural Studies
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* FRTR 2552: French Culture 
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* GERM 3510: Topics in German Culture
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* GERM 3559: New Course in German
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* GERM 4600: Fourth-Year Seminar
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* GETR 3392: Fairy Tales
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* GETR 3420: German Intellectual History From Nietzsche to the Present
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* GETR 3464: Medieval Stories of Love and Adventure
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* GETR 3599: New Course in German in Translation
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* GETR 3562: German New Wave Cinema: Reinvention, Remembrance, Rebellion
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* GETR 3780: Memory Speaks
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* GREE 2230: The New Testament I
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GREE 5230: Greek Prose Style
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GREE 5559: New Course in Greek
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* GSGS 2400: Mass Migration and Global Development
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* GSGS 3030: Global Cultural Studies
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* HIEU 2041: Roman Republic and Empire
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* HIEU 2721: Supernatural Europe, 1500-1800
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* HIEU 3021: Greek and Roman Warfare
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* HIEU 3091: Ancient Law and Society
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* HIEU 3141: Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
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* HIEU 3312: Europe at War, 1939-45: Occupation, Genocide, Resistance
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* HIEU 4502: Seminar in Post-1700 European History
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* HIEU 4511: Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History
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HIEU 5021: Greece in the Fifth Century
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HIEU 5585: Advanced Topics in Modern European History
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HIEU 9040: Tutorial in Greek and Roman Law
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* HIST 2014: Fascism: A Global History
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* HIST 2559: New Course in General History
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HIST 7559: New Course in History
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* ITAL 3020: Mastering Italian Language and Culture II: Learning through Experience
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* ITAL 3559: New Course in Italian
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* ITTR 3860: Eve's Sinful Bite: Foodscapes in Women's Writing Culture and Society
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* LPPP 3559: New Course in Public Policy and Leadership 
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* LPPP 4991: Capstone Seminar
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LPPP 5350: NGO Leadership in Public Policy: Best Practices
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LAW 6114: Comparative Freedom of Speech
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LAW 7035: Foreign Relations Law
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LAW 7055: International Human Rights Law
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* MDST 3404: Democratic Politics in the New Media Environment
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* MDST 3504: Topics in Global Media
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* MDST 4559: New Course in Media Studies
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MDST 7600: Data and Democracy
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* MSP 3501: Exploring the Middle Ages
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* PHIL 3120: Aristotle
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* PLCP 3110: The Politics of Western Europe
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* PLCP 3500: Special Topics in Comparative Politics
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* PLCP 4500: Special Topics in Comparative Politics
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* PLIR 3080: International Politics in the Nuclear Age
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* PLIR 3610: European Union in World Affairs
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* PLIR 4430: Empire, Hegemony, Leadership 
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PLIR 7390: International Political Economy of Finance and Migration
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* PLPT 4500: Special Topics in Political Theory
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PLPT 5500: Special Topics in Political Theory
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* PORT 3030: Perspectives on Lusophone Cultures
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* RELG 2210: Religion, Ethics, & Global Environment
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* RELG 3051: Religion and Society 
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* RELG 3559: New Course in Religious Studies
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* RELI 2080: Global Islam
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* RELI 5415: Introduction to Arabic and Islamic Studies
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* RELJ 2030: Judaism, Roots and Rebellion
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* RUTR 2470: Understanding Russia: Symbols, Myths, and Archetypes of Identity
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* RUTR 2500: Topics in Russian Literature
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* RUTR 2730: Dostoevsky
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* RUTR 2740: Tolstoy in Translation
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* RUTR 3360: Twentieth Century Russian Literature
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* RUTR 3500: Topics in Russian Literature 
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* SLAV 2360: Dracula
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* SLAV 2500: Topics in Slavic Literature and Culture
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* SLTR 3200: Poland: History and Culture
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* SOC 2442: Systems of Inequality
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* SOC 2595: Special Topics in Sociology
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* SOC 2680: Introduction to Demography
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* SOC 3320: Sociology of the Body
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* SOC 3410: Race and Ethnic Relations 
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* SOC 3595: Special Topics in Sociology 
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* SOC 3640: Human Society in History
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* SOC 4260: Race, Crime and Punishment 
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* SOC 4540: Topics in Politics and Society
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* SOC 4720: Nations and Nationalism
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SOC 8710: Sociology of Organizations
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* SPAN 3000: Phonetics
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* SPAN 3010: Finding Your Voice in Spanish
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* SPAN 3015: Language, Culture, and Composition for Heritage Learners of Spanish
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* SPAN 3060: Writing for Social Justice and Change
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* SPAN 3300: Texts and Interpretations 
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* SPAN 3400: Spain: From Kingdom to Empire (1200-1700) 
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* SPAN 3410: Perspectives on Modern Spain (1800 to the Present)
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* SPAN 4040: Translation from Spanish to English
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* SPAN 4500: Special Topics Seminar: Literature
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* SPAN 4510: Special Topics Seminar: Literature 
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* SPAN 4520: Special Topics Seminar: Culture and Civilization
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* SPAN 4530: Special Topics Seminar: Language 
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* SPAN 4559: New Course in Spanish 
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* SPAN 4700: Spanish Culture and Civilization
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* SPAN 4711: 1492 and the Aftermath
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SPAN 5350: Golden Age
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SPAN 5800: Spanish America: Colonial Period to 1800
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SPAN 7220: History of the Language
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SPAN 8540: Making Madrid Modern
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* SPTR 3559: New Course: Spanish in Translation
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* WGS 2125: Race & Power in Gender & Sexuality
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* WGS 3125: Transnational Feminism
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* WGS 3680: Eve's Sinful Bite: Foodscapes in Women's Writing Culture and Society
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WGS 5559: Topics in Women, Gender & Sexuality
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