College: College of Letters and Science
Designation: Interdisciplinary program
Majors and degrees offered: None
Other: Graduate Certificate in European Studies, Ph.D. Minor (Distributed Option B)
Faculty: Chair: Professor Brantly (Scandinavian Studies); Faculty Steering Committee: Professors Carpenter (Business), Covington (European Studies), Ferree (Sociology), Olds (Geography), Sapega (Spanish and Portuguese), Vanderwal Taylor (German and Dutch), Zeitlin (Sociology, Public Affairs, Political Science, History).
The European Studies Program, in cooperation with the European Union Center, the DAAD Center for German and European Studies, and the Center for Interdisciplinary French Studies, promotes knowledge and understanding of Europe both on and off campus. Established in 1968, the program provides integrated interdisciplinary studies on contemporary Europe for both undergraduate and graduate students. The program brings together scholars on campus interested in different aspects of Europe to discuss topics of mutual interest. More than twenty UW-Madison departments offer courses on Europe (apart from language courses), providing the largest number of courses on any region of the world other than the United States.
The European Studies Program offers graduate students the opportunity to earn a certificate in European studies. Acquiring the certificate will be of value to graduate students who might need to demonstrate the breadth of their expertise in European studies when applying for a job. For example, applicants for such academic positions as a joint appointment with a European studies center or a position within a single discipline but teaching courses focused on Europe (e.g., European politics, European history, or the economics of the European Union) are often required to demonstrate a knowledge of the continent that extends beyond their own discipline.
The structure of the European studies certificate is intended to give students the greatest possible flexibility in developing their own programs. Each student will seek admission to the Graduate School through regular procedures and enroll in the specific department in which the student intends to pursue a higher degree. The student's program of European course work must be developed by the student in consultation with the advisor and approved by the chair of European studies. Course work should consist of at least 15 credits in courses from at least three disciplines that either cover Europe as a whole (such as history of Europe since 1945) or that together cover at least two separate European countries (e.g., modern French history, and German cultural studies). Students must also demonstrate a working knowledge of at least one European language in addition to English. (Acceptable proof of knowledge includes transcripts, test scores, or a language evaluation from a faculty member.) To assure competence in the major discipline, the European studies certificate will only be awarded after a student has completed at least the master's degree in the major department.
Graduate students may use the certificate to fulfill requirements toward a distributed minor in their major department's Ph.D. program.
For more information: European Studies Program, 213 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1397; 608/265-6295; european@intl-institute.wisc.edu; uw-madison-ces.org.
Below is a sampling of regularly offered courses in European studies. Additional courses with significant European content may be offered in any single semester--consult the Web site of the Center for European Studies at http://www.uw-madison-ces.org for more information. All civilization, culture, and literature courses offered in any of the European language departments also qualify for the certificate; language, grammar, and conversation courses do not.
302 Greek Sculpture
304 Roman Art
311 Medieval Art
330 Painting and Graphic Arts of Germany, 1350-1530
333 Netherlandish Painting of the 17th Century
350 19th Century Painting in Europe
351 20th Century Art in Europe
357 European Architecture: The Nineteenth Century
451 Post-Impressionism: French Painting, 1880-1905
555 Proseminar in 19th Century European Art
556 Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
700 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
704 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
805 Seminar: Ancient Art and Architecture
825 Seminar: Italian Renaissance Art
855 Seminar: 19th Century European Art
856 Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
354 Novel and Short Story
713 History of Higher Education in Europe and America
434 Milton
437 British Drama, 1660-1750
459 The English Novel: 18th Century
460 The English Novel: 19th Century
501 Major British Novelists 1914-45
751 Chaucer and the Courtly Tradition
753 Medieval Literature
760 The Literature of the 16th Century
762 Renaissance Dramatic Literature
763 Seminar: Special Topics in Renaissance Literature
770 English Literature 1660-1700
773 18th Century British Novel
801 The English Romantic Period
802 English Victorian Period
821 Twentieth Century British Literature
845 Seminar: Special Topics in 19th Century English Literature
549 Historical Geography of Western Europe
321 Economic Life in Medieval Europe
333 The Renaissance
334 The Protestant Reformation
340 Revolution and Fascism in Spain, Italy and Portugal
351 17th Century Europe
356 Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939
357 The Second World War
359 History of Europe since 1945
365 Revolution and Nationalism in Ireland, 1780-Present
410 History of Central Europe, 1871-Present
431 History of Scandinavia to 1815
474 European Social History, 1830-1914
475 European Social History, 1914-Present
512 European Cultural History, 1610-1815
514 European Cultural History Since 1870
577 Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History
707 Proseminar in Early Modern European History, 1500-1789
805 Seminar: Medieval History
825 Seminar: 19th & 20th Century Europe
831 Seminar in the History of Early Modern Britain, 1450-1780
837 Seminar: History of Modern Britain and Ireland
840 Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar
866 Seminar in Social History of Europe
867 Seminar: European Social & Intellectual History
868 Seminar: Modern French History
891 Proseminar in Modern European History
568 Medicine and Natural History in the Scientific Revolution
903 Seminar: Medieval, Renaissance, & 17th Century Science
911 Seminar: Eighteenth Century Science
421 History of European Interiors: Ancient through 18th Century
942 European Union Law
450 Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Thought in France
412 Survey of Music in the Renaissance
413 Survey of Music in the Baroque Era
414 Survey of Music in the Classical Era
415 Survey of Music in the Romantic Era
830 Advanced History of Philosophy
501 Development of Ancient and Medieval Western Political Thought
502 Development of Modern Political Thought
611 Comparative Political Economy
620 Western European Political Systems: Germany and Related Countries
622 European Politics
850 Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Nations
950 Seminar: Comparative Politics of Western Nations
918 Seminar-Comparative Sociology of Contemporary Capitalism
538 British Drama, 1914-Present
731 Advanced Theatre History-500BC-1700