University of Guelph 1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs


European Studies

Interdisciplinary Program

Coordinator: Renate Benson, Ext 3883/3182. School of Languages and Literatures.

The European Studies program is designed for students who seek a career in International Relations - especially in International Business and Administration - between Canada and Europe. It offers a carefully structured and educationally sound combination of languages, specially designed courses in European Thought, Letters and History, and is enriched by a Study and Work Year Abroad.

The program's entry requirement is an OAC credit or proficiency equivalence in the chosen language; the required language knowledge can be acquired at the university level or at other appropriate institutions, e.g. the Goethe Institut; this, however, may delay graduation by 1 to 2 semesters.

Although the program is designed to start in semester 1, it is possible to transfer into it at a later date provided there is proof of the required language proficiency, and provided approval from the program coordinator and the departmental advisor has been obtained. Normal program entry is in the Fall semester; admission is possible in the Winter semester for internal transfer students.

The B.A. requirements of [1.50] credits from 2 different subject areas within the Colleges of Arts and Social Sciences plus 2 courses in natural and/or mathematical sciences must be fulfilled within the first 3 semesters.

The European Studies core courses are open to students from other programs; however, the two areas of emphasis and the Study and Work Year Abroad are not.

Honours Program Major

A minimum of [13.00] credits is required, including:

  1. European Studies core
  2. [3.00] credits in language core courses in either French, German, Italian or Spanish
  3. [8.00] credits in either the European Culture and Civilization or European Business Studies area of emphasis

European Studies Core Requirement

55-102 [0.50] European Arts and Letters from the Fin de Siecle to 1960
55-105 [0.50] The Emergence of a United Europe
55-200 [0.50] European Arts and Letters in the French Revolution and its Aftermath
55-207 [0.50] European Integration, 1957-1992

The Language Core

The required language courses are intended to provide the students with sufficient fluency to pursue part of their studies abroad. However, all of our partner universities offer native language courses for foreigners. Although the core requires only 1 language, it is strongly recommended that students acquire competence in more than 1 foreign language.

Language Core Requirements

44-202 [0.50] France: Literature and Society
44-203 [0.50] French Language II
44-250 [0.50] French Translation I
44-252 [0.50] French Composition I
44-350 [0.50] French Translation II
44-353 [0.50] Administrative and Commercial French
OR
47-240 [0.50] Contemporary Germany
47-249 [0.50] German Language
47-250 [0.50] German Language and Composition I
47-256 [0.50] Reading German Literature: An Introduction
47-350 [0.50] German Language and Composition II
47-353 [0.50] Administrative and Commercial German.
OR
57-206 [0.50] Intermediate Italian I
57-207 [0.50] Intermediate Italian II
57-306 [0.50] Advanced Italian
57-353 [0.50] Administrative and Commercial Italian
57-395 [0.50] Topics in Italian Literature
57-396 [0.50] Topics in Italian Literature
OR
88-200 [0.50] Spanish Language I
88-201 [0.50] Spanish Language II
88-204 [0.50] Spanish Civilization
88-317 [0.50] Women, Virtue and Honour in Spanish Drama
88-350 [0.50] Spanish Grammar and Composition I
88-353 [0.50] Administrative and Commercial Spanish

Areas of Emphasis

European Culture and Civilization

[5.00] credits are required from:
03-152 [0.50] Art Historical Studies II
49-101 [0.50] Europe in the Age of Expansion
49-250 [0.50] Britain and the World Since 1600
49-301 [0.50] Government and Society in Tudor-Stuart England, 1529-1689
49-309 [0.50] Nationalism and Internationalism in Europe 1914-1957
49-313 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900
49-329 [0.50] Europe in the Age of Revolutions, 1789-1848.
49-354 [0.50] World War Two
49-428 [0.50] Poverty and Policy in the Victorian Age
74-101 [0.50] Social and Political Issues
74-214 [0.50] History of Greek and Roman Philosophy
78-210 [0.50] The State in Comparative Perspective
78-220 [0.50] International Relations
78-328 [0.50] Modern Political Ideologies
78-344 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics
78-345 [0.50] European Governments and Politics
78-371 [0.50] Politics and Sexuality
86-110 [0.50] Sociology
One of:
67-106 [0.50] Introduction to Music
67-262 [0.50] Music History III: Classical and Romantic Eras
67-263 [0.50] Music History IV: Impressionism to Minimalism
[3.00] additional credits are required from the list of restricted electives, at least [2.00] of which must be at the 300 level or above.
Restricted Electives
03-258 [0.50] European Art, 1900-1945
03-260 [0.50] Neo-Classicism and Romanticism
03-295 [0.50] Northern Baroque Art
03-355 [0.50] High Renaissance Art
03-356 [0.50] The Reformation Era
03-364 [0.50] Southern Baroque Art and Rococo Art
12-484 [0.50] Seminar in Anthropology
24-100 [0.50] Introduction to Classical Culture
24-200 [0.50] Classical Mythology
44-350 [0.50] French Translation II
47-224 [0.50] German Civilization
47-259 [0.50] Literary Interpretation
49-115 [0.50] 20th Century Global History
49-125 [0.50] Science and Society Since 1500
49-251 [0.50] The Emergence of Modern European Society 1789-1945
49-283 [0.50] The Emergence of Modern Germany 1871-1990
49-375 [0.50] The Reformation
49-338 [0.50] Age of Imperialism, 1870-1919
49-357 [0.50] Women in Modern Europe
49-382 [0.50] Early Modern France
49-447 [0.50] Special History Project Seminar I
49-485 [0.50] Totalitarianism in Europe, 1922-1953
74-212 [0.50] Ethics
74-307 [0.50] History of Modern European Philosophy to Hume
74-308 [0.50] History of Modern European Philosophy from Kant
74-320 [0.50] Contemporary European Philosophy
74-335 [0.50] Selected Topics in Philosophy II
78-200 [0.50] Political Theory
78-3021/2 [1.00] History of Political Thought
78-346 [0.50] Communism and Post-Communism
78-379 [0.50] The Political Economy of International Relations
78-475 [0.50] Theories and Problems in Comparative/International Politics
86-204 [0.50] Sociology of Work
86-2111/2 [1.00] Classical Theory
86-219 [0.50] Technology and Society
86-313 [0.50] Sociology of Politics
86-331 [0.50] Contemporary Theory
88-417 [0.50] Don Quixote and the Picaresque Novel

European Business Studies

[5.00] credits are required from:
02-222 [0.50] Financial Accounting
02-223 [0.50] Management Accounting
02-331 [0.50] Operations Management
26-100 [0.50] Marketing
26-260 [0.50] Fundamentals of Consumer Behaviour
26-304 [0.50] Business and Consumer Law
36-110 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
36-120 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
One of:
36-232 [0.50] Europe and the World Economy to 1914
36-372 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850
36-483 [0.50] Economic Development
54-220 [0.50] Organizational Design and Effectiveness
[3.00] additional credits are required from the list of restricted electives, at least [2.00] of which must be at the 300 level or above.
Restricted Electives
02-333 [0.50] Intermediate Accounting
02-436 [0.50] Marketing Research
02-437 [0.50] Marketing Management
One of:
26-202 [0.50] Information Management
27-100 [0.50] Introduction to Computer Applications
27-120 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
27-150 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
26-302 [0.50] Distribution Systems & Retail Management
26-361 [0.50] Consumer Economics
26-362 [0.50] Advertising Management
36-231 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
36-241 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
36-272 [0.50] Business History
36-351 [0.50] Money, Credit and the Financial System
36-356 [0.50] Theory of Finance
36-362 [0.50] International Trade
36-372 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850
36-480 [0.50] Theory of Strategic Management
54-439 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I
63-108 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
63-120 [0.50] Calculus I
85-250 [0.50] Management in Organizations
89-206 [0.50] Statistics for Business Decisions

Study and Work Abroad

Year 3 or year 4 will provide students with the opportunity to continue their studies abroad. Students will select up to [6.00] credits which can be included in the area of emphasis, as electives, or both. They are subject to approval by the program coordinator and the departmental advisor. Courses taken in Europe will not count towards the specialization average.

A practicum is recommended as part of the Study and Work Year Abroad. It is however, optional. The practicum should follow the Study Year Abroad and may occupy part of semester 7. Results must be documented through a report which may be written in the language of the country of the practicum and which will be graded. Topics will be chosen by the students in consultation with their practicum supervisor, the program coordinator and the departmental advisor. The decision as to whether the student has been successful lies with the practicum supervisor and the departmental advisor. If there is no work available abroad, students may do their practicum with an international firm in Canada, or replace it with two courses from their Area of Emphasis.


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Last revised: March 16 1998.