{"id":301,"date":"2012-01-11T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T17:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/european\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2020-12-25T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T18:08:04","slug":"major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/european\/academics\/major\/","title":{"rendered":"BA in European Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BA in European Studies<\/h2>\n<p>European Studies is a major offered by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-staging.bu.edu\/academics\/cas\/pardee-school\/\">Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies<\/a>\u00a0to students enrolled in the College of Arts &amp; Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Boston University\u2019s European Studies Program combines a unifying regional focus with a multidisciplinary approach, enabling students to bring together courses that develop their language skills; social, historical, and cultural knowledge; and political, economic, and international relations expertise. The ten-course interdisciplinary major draws on the resources of the College\u00a0of Arts &amp; Sciences (CAS) departments and on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-staging.bu.edu\/academics\/cas\/programs\/study-abroad-and-internship-programs\/\">Boston University Study Abroad<\/a>\u00a0programs in Europe. Students study Europe\u2019s\u00a0cultural heritage; its political, economic, military, and religious histories; its literature, music, film, and philosophy; and its emergence and development as a new kind of international form through the European Union.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>The major in European Studies requires ten 4-credit Principal Courses.<\/p>\n<p>Students majoring in European Studies pursue studies in both the Humanities and the Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<h4>Ten Principal Courses<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nine courses chosen from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/european\/academics\/courses\/\">lists of courses by track<\/a> (see also lists of courses by department). At least four courses must be Humanities courses and at least four must be Social Science courses.<\/li>\n<li>A multidisciplinary capstone course, usually taken in the senior year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ten separate and distinct courses with a grade of C or higher are required for a major in European studies. Three of these ten principal courses must be at an advanced level (400 or above, or as certified by instructor). <span>It is recommended that\u00a0students take courses covering at least two European countries, and no more than five of the courses may be in a single discipline.<\/span> Although the focus of the European studies major is on the modern and contemporary period (18th\u201321st centuries), students, with their advisor\u2019s permission, may choose to substitute up to two courses from the Middle Ages through the 17th century.<\/p>\n<h4>Required Related Language Courses<\/h4>\n<p>Knowledge (written and spoken) of a European language other than English through at least the sixth-semester level is required of all European Studies majors. In French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, this requirement may be satisfied by successful completion\u00a0of two 300-level language courses (or their equivalents abroad) or by demonstration of equivalent proficiency. For other languages, please consult with an advisor.<\/p>\n<h4>Study Abroad<\/h4>\n<p>The major is designed to accommodate and encourage study in Europe through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-staging.bu.edu\/academics\/cas\/programs\/study-abroad-and-internship-programs\/\">Boston University\u2019s Study Abroad programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BA in European Studies European Studies is a major offered by the\u00a0Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies\u00a0to students enrolled in the College of Arts &amp; Sciences. 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