European Studies
Overview
The European Studies AOC allows students to study in-depth the history and societies of Europe. Students in European Studies will complete coursework in language, literature, culture, economics, history, and political science to prepare for active professional careers related to Europe or graduate study in the humanities or social sciences with particular emphasis on this region. At New College, there are growing opportunities for internships, study abroad, undergraduate research, and scholarship in European Studies.
Concentrators are strongly encouraged to study in Europe for a semester.
Faculty in European Studies
Katherine Brion, Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies
David Harvey, Professor of History and International Studies
Barbara Hicks, Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Wendy Sutherland, Professor of German & Black European and Diaspora Studies
Alina Wyman, Professor of Russian Language and Literature
Florence Zamsky, Visiting Associate Professor of French Language and Literature
Requirements for the European Studies AOC
Florida General Education (10 courses)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Communications (one course) | |
| English Composition | |
Any writing course that has this course as a pre-requisite | |
| Humanities (one course) | |
| Homer's Odyssey - Introduction to Humanities | |
| Mathematics (one course) | |
| Natural Sciences (one course) | |
| Social Sciences/Civic Literacy (one course & FL Civic Literacy Exam) | |
| Intro to Techne (one course) | |
| Introduction to Techne | |
| General Education Electives: Enduring Human Questions (four courses) | |
Courses Required for the European Studies AOC
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Completion of the 6th-semester course (or equivalent) of a major European language (culture/literature in the original). | |
| Select one European literature, art, music, culture, or philosophy course. For example: | |
| Pleasure and Power: Art in the 18th Century | |
| Revolution, Empire, Modernity: Art in Nineteenth-Century Europe and the United States | |
| Breaking the Magic Spell: Sleeping Beauty in Text & Film | |
| Through the Looking Glass: Snow White in Text & Film | |
| Straying from the Path: Red Riding Hood in Text & Film | |
| If the Shoe Fits: Cinderella in Text & Film | |
| Secret Beyond the Door: Bluebeard in Text & Film | |
| Lost in the Woods: Hansel and Gretel in Text & Film | |
| What's Love Got to Do with It: Marriage, Money, & Murder in Early Modern Drama | |
| The Russian Short Story in Translation | |
| Fantasy in Russia and Germany: Intercultural Dialogues | |
| Russian Realism: Rebels and Visionaries | |
| Nabokov's Early Novels: Resident and Stranger | |
| Women in Russian and East European Literature | |
| The Russian City as a Cultural Focus: Picturing, Narrating and Living the Urban Dream | |
| Rewriting the Renaissance:Transforming Authorship* | |
| Chaucer: Imaginary Persons and Narrative Form | |
| Literary Theory: Slavic and East European Approaches | |
| Modern Philosophy | |
| Monism and Western Philosophies of Nature since Spinoza | |
| Special Topics in Russian Literature | |
| European History courses | |
| Take the two-course sequence in Modern Europe | |
| Modern European History I | |
| Modern European History II | |
| Select one Medieval or Renaissance course on Europe. For example: | |
| The Middle Ages and the Birth of the Modern World | |
| Medieval Cities* | |
| Europe before Europe, 1350-1650 | |
| Resistance and Revolt in Medieval Europe | |
| The Global Middle Ages: Travel and Cultural Exchange before the “Age of Exploration” | |
| The Black Death | |
| Select two non-History Social Sciences courses that address Europe. For example: | |
| Politics of the European Union | |
| Politics of Russia | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe: From Soviet Bloc to the E.U. | |
| International Political Economy | |
| International Organization | |
| Select one Economics course that addresses Europe. For example: 1 | |
| International Economics | |
| Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | |
| Electives | |
| Select two electives in any field covering Europe | |
| Additional Requirements | |
| The thesis or thesis project must be on an international or area studies topic. At least two members of the affiliated faculty for the IAS program must be on your baccalaureate committee. | |
| Strongly Recommended | |
| Study abroad for a semester or summer. (A full semester is preferable.) | |
| Students should take a research design or theory and methods course in the field most closely related to their thesis topic. Please consult your potential thesis advisor about such a course early in your fifth contract (fourth if you plan to graduate in seven contacts). | |
| Since language ability is essential to work in the international arena, students should continue to take language courses–either more advanced courses or a second language–throughout their study even after they have achieved the required level. | |
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Might require an intro-level economics course.
Courses Required for the Joint AOC in European Studies
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| If the Disciplinary Concentration You are Combining is Not in a European Language and Literature | |
| Completion of the 3rd-semester course (or equivalent) of a major European language (culture/literature in the original). | |
| Select one European Humanities elective outside of language. For example: | |
| Pleasure and Power: Art in the 18th Century | |
| Revolution, Empire, Modernity: Art in Nineteenth-Century Europe and the United States | |
| Breaking the Magic Spell: Sleeping Beauty in Text & Film | |
| Through the Looking Glass: Snow White in Text & Film | |
| Straying from the Path: Red Riding Hood in Text & Film | |
| If the Shoe Fits: Cinderella in Text & Film | |
| Secret Beyond the Door: Bluebeard in Text & Film | |
| Lost in the Woods: Hansel and Gretel in Text & Film | |
| What's Love Got to Do with It: Marriage, Money, & Murder in Early Modern Drama | |
| Fantasy in Russia and Germany: Intercultural Dialogues | |
| Russian Realism: Rebels and Visionaries | |
| Nabokov's Early Novels: Resident and Stranger | |
| Women in Russian and East European Literature | |
| Literary Theory: Slavic and East European Approaches | |
| Baroque Revivals* | |
| Special Topics in Russian Literature | |
| If you are not a History AOC, take the two-course sequence in Modern European History | |
| Modern European History I | |
| Modern European History II | |
| History AOCs should replace this requirement with two electives focused on Europe, one of which must be in Social Sciences. | |
| Select two Social Science electives (outside of the other AOC you are combining) that address Europe or developed countries. For example: | |
| Contemporary French History | |
| Politics of the European Union | |
| Politics of Russia | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe: From Soviet Bloc to the E.U. | |
| The Enlightenment | |
| Modern German History | |
| Introduction to World Politics | |
| Introduction to International Political Geography | |
| International Organization | |
| Early Modern Political Thought | |
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| If the Disciplinary Concentration You are Combining is in a European Language and Literature | |
| Completion of the 3rd-semester course (or equivalent) of a major European language (culture/literature in the original) | |
| Select one European Humanities elective outside of language and literature. For example: | |
| Pleasure and Power: Art in the 18th Century | |
| Revolution, Empire, Modernity: Art in Nineteenth-Century Europe and the United States | |
| Breaking the Magic Spell: Sleeping Beauty in Text & Film | |
| Through the Looking Glass: Snow White in Text & Film | |
| Straying from the Path: Red Riding Hood in Text & Film | |
| If the Shoe Fits: Cinderella in Text & Film | |
| Secret Beyond the Door: Bluebeard in Text & Film | |
| Lost in the Woods: Hansel and Gretel in Text & Film | |
| What's Love Got to Do with It: Marriage, Money, & Murder in Early Modern Drama | |
| Fantasy in Russia and Germany: Intercultural Dialogues | |
| Russian Realism: Rebels and Visionaries | |
| Women in Russian and East European Literature | |
| The Russian City as a Cultural Focus: Picturing, Narrating and Living the Urban Dream | |
| Literary Theory: Slavic and East European Approaches | |
| Baroque Revivals* | |
| Special Topics in Russian Literature | |
| Take the two-course secquence in Modern European History. | |
| Modern European History I | |
| Modern European History II | |
| Select three Social Science electives that address Europe or developed contries. For example: | |
| Politics of the European Union | |
| Politics of Russia | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe: From Soviet Bloc to the E.U. | |
| Early Modern Europe: The World in Maps* | |
| Contemporary French History | |
| Modern German History | |
| The Enlightenment | |
| International Political Economy | |
| International Organization | |