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European Studies

CAESAR Programs Advising
School of Arts and Humanities
Ridge Walk Academic Complex, Arts and Humanities Building, Room 655
caesar@ucsd.edu
http://caesar.ucsd.edu/european/index.html

All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

The European Studies Minor

The European Studies minor is for students with strong European interests or who plan to study in Europe through Study Abroad Programs, but also those who seek to complement their major with the study of Europe as a political, cultural, and economic entity. To receive a minor in European Studies, a student must complete seven four-unit courses (twenty-eight units), at least five of which must be upper division and taken in at least two different departments. Language courses are not required for this minor, but please note that some upper-division courses may have prerequisites.

Up to two four-unit courses in foreign language can be included in the seven courses required for the minor. These may be lower-division courses.

All courses applied to the minor must receive a letter grade of C– or better.

Upper-division courses may include up to two 198 and 199 courses and up to three courses from Study Abroad Programs with the approval of the program director.

Minors in European Studies are encouraged to study abroad in Europe. Students should consult with the program director before going abroad to determine which courses will be approved for minor credit.

Anthropology

ANAR 135. Ancient Mediterranean Civilization

ANAR 135S. Ancient Mediterranean Civilization

Classical Studies

CLAS 109. Greek Seminar

CLAS 110. Latin Seminar

Communication

COMM 104E. Comparative Media Systems: Europe

History

HIEU 102. Roman History

HIEU 102A. Ancient Roman Civilization

HIEU 103. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

HIEU 104. Byzantine Empire

HIEU 105S. Devotions, Doctrines, and Divisions: Religion in Early Modern European Society

HIEU 106. Egypt, Greece, and Rome

HIEU 107/RELI 147. Pagan Europe and its Christian Aftermath

HIEU 108. Sex and Politics in the Ancient World

HIEU 109. Blood, Soil, Boundaries: Nationalism in Europe

HIEU 111. Europe in the Middle Ages

HIEU 112S. Ancient Explorers

HIEU 113. The History of the Russian Empire, 1775–1917

HIEU 114. The History of the Soviet Union and Russia, 1917 to the Present

HIEU 115. The Pursuit of the Millennium

HIEU 116A. Greece and the Balkans in the Age of Ottoman Expansion

HIEU 116B. Greece and the Balkans in the Age of Nationalism

HIEU 116C. Greece and the Balkans during the Twentieth Century

HIEU 116CD. Greece and the Balkans during the Twentieth Century

HIEU 117A. Greece and the Balkans in the Age of Nationalism

HIEU 117B. Greece and the Balkans during the Twentieth Century

HIEU 118. Americanization in Europe

HIEU 119. Death and Afterlife in the Middle Ages

HIEU 120. The Renaissance in Italy

HIEU 122. Ancient Greece in the Archaic Period

HIEU 123. Ancient Greece in the Classical Period

HIEU 124. The Age of Alexander: Hellenistic History from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra

HIEU 125. Reformation Europe

HIEU 128. Europe Since 1945

HIEU 129. Paris, Past and Present

HIEU 130. Europe in the Eighteenth Century

HIEU 131. The French Revolution: 1789–1814

HIEU 132. The Spanish Civil War

HIEU 134. The Formation of the Russian Empire from 800–1855

HIEU 135. Sun, Sea, Sand, and Sex: Tourism and Tourists in the Contemporary World

HIEU 136B. European Society and Social Thought, 1870–1989

HIEU 137. History of Colonialism: From New Imperialism to Decolonization

HIEU 138. Imperial Spain, 1476–1808

HIEU 139. Sex and Gender from the Renaissance to the French Revolution

HIEU 140. History of Women and Gender in Europe: From the French Revolution to the Present

HIEU 141. European Diplomatic History, 1870–1945

HIEU 142. European Intellectual History, 1780–1870

HIEU 143. European Intellectual History, 1870–1945

HIEU 144. Topics in European History

HIEU 145. The Holocaust as Public History

HIEU 146. Fascism, Communism, and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Europe 1919–1945

HIEU 146S. The Meaning of Life in the Modern World: Existentialism, Fascism, and Genocide

HIEU 147. Europe and the World I, 1808–1918

HIEU 148. Europe and the World II, 1918–Present

HIEU 149. Land of Three Faiths: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain and Portugal

HIEU 150. Modern British History

HIEU 151. Spain since 1808

HIEU 152. The Worst of Times: Everyday Life in Authoritarian and Dictatorial Societies

HIEU 153. Topics in Modern European History

HIEU 154. Modern Germany History: From Bismarck to Hitler

HIEU 154XL. Foreign Language Section (must be enrolled in HIEU 154)

HIEU 158. Why Hitler? How Auschwitz?

HIEU 159. Three Centuries of Zionism

HIEU 159S. Three Centuries of Zionism 1648–1948

HIEU 160. Topics in Ancient Greek History

HIEU 161. Topics in Roman History

HIEU 162. Topics in Byzantine History

HIEU 163/263. Special Topics in Medieval History

HIEU 164. Special Topics in Early Modern Europe

HIEU 167. Special Topics in the Social History of Early Modern Europe

HIEU 171/271. Special Topics in Twentieth-Century Europe

HIEU 172. Comparative European Fascism

HIEU 174/274. The Holocaust: A Psychological Approach

HIEU 181. Immigration, Ethnicity, and Identity in Contemporary European Society

HIEU 182. The Muslim Experience in Contemporary European Society

HIEU 183. Social History and Anthropology of the Mediterranean

HIEU 184. Yugoslavia: Before, During, and After

HIGL 101. Jews, Christians, and Muslims

HIGL 127. Sport in the Modern World

HISC 106. The Scientific Revolution

HISC 107. The Emergence of Modern Science

HISC 109. Invention of Tropical Disease

HITO 134. International Law: War Crimes and Genocide

Humanities

HUM 2. Rome, Christianity, and the Middle Ages

HUM 3. Renaissance, Reformation, and Early Modern Europe

HUM 3GS. Renaissance, Reformation, and Early Modern Europe

HUM 3R. Renaissance, Reformation, and Early Modern Europe

Linguistics

LIFR 1A/1AX. French Conversation/Analysis of French

LIFR 1B/1BX. French Conversation/Analysis of French

LIFR 1C/1CX. French Conversation/Analysis of French

LIFR 1D/1DX. French Conversation/Analysis of French

LIGM 1A/1AX. German Conversation/German Conversation

LIGM 1B/1BX. German Conversation/German Conversation

LIGM 1C/1CX. German Conversation/German Conversation

LIGM 1D/1DX. German Conversation/German Conversation

LIGN 143. The Structure of Spanish

LIGN 178. Spanish Sociolinguistics

LIIT 1A/1AX. Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian

LIIT 1B/1BX. Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian

LIIT 1C/1CX. Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian

LIIT 1D/1DX. Italian Conversation/Analysis of Italian

LIPO 1A/1AX. Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese

LIPO 1B/1BX. Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese

LIPO 1C/1CX. Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese

LIPO 1D/1DX. Portuguese Conversation/Analysis of Portuguese

LISP 1A/1AX. Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish

LISP 1B/1BX. Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish

LISP 1C/1CX. Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish

LISP 1D/1DX. Spanish Conversation/Analysis of Spanish

Literature

LTEN 21. Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 22. Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660–1832

LTEN 23. Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832–Present

LTEN 107. Chaucer

LTEN 110. Topics: The Renaissance

LTEN 112. Shakespeare I: The Elizabethan Period

LTEN 113. Shakespeare II: The Jacobean Period

LTEN 114. Shakespeare III: Text, Stage, and Film

LTEN 117. Topics: The Seventeenth Century

LTEN 120. Topics: The Eighteenth Century

LTEN 124. Topics: The Nineteenth Century

LTEN 125. Romantic Poetry

LTEN 127. Victorian Poetry

LTEN 128. British and Irish Poetry: 1900 to Present

LTEN 130. Modern British Literature

LTEN 130GS. Modern British Literature

LTEN 132. Modern Irish Literature

LTEN 138. The British Novel: 1680–1790

LTEN 140. The British Novel: 1790–1830

LTEN 142. The British Novel: 1830–1890

LTEN 144. The British Novel: 1890 to Present

LTEU 100. Introduction to Italian Literature

LTEU 105. Medieval Studies

LTEU 109. Studies in Eighteenth-Century European Literature

LTEU 110. European Romanticism

LTEU 111. European Realism

LTEU 130. German Literature in Translation

LTEU 137. Seminars in German Culture

LTEU 139. Marx/Nietzsche/Freud

LTEU 140. Italian Literature in Translation

LTEU 141. French Literature in English Translation

LTEU 146. Studies in Modern Italian Prose

LTEU 150A/LTRU 110A. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1800–1860

LTEU 150B/LTRU 110B. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860–1917

LTEU 150C/LTRU 110C. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1917–Present

LTEU 153GS. Environmental Studies in Russia: Lake Baikal

LTEU 154/LTRU 150. Russian Culture

LTEU 158/LTRU 123. Single Author in Russian Literature in Translation

LTFR 2A. Intermediate French I

LTFR 2B. Intermediate French II

LTFR 2C. Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTFR 104. Advanced French Reading and Writing

LTFR 115. Themes in Intellectual and Literary History

LTFR 116. Themes in Intellectual and Literary History

LTFR 121. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance

LTFR 122. Topics in Seventeenth-Century French Literature

LTFR 123. Eighteenth Century

LTFR 124. Nineteenth Century

LTFR 125. Twentieth Century

LTFR 141. Topics in Literatures in French

LTFR 142. Topics in Literary Genres in French

LTFR 143. Topics in Major Authors in French

LTFR 164. Topics in Modern French Culture

LTGK 1. Beginning Greek

LTGK 2. Intermediate Greek (I)

LTGK 3. Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGK 101. Greek Composition

LTGK 102. Greek Poetry

LTGK 103. Greek Drama

LTGK 104. Greek Prose

LTGK 105. Topics in Greek Literature

LTGM 2A. Intermediate German I

LTGM 2B. Intermediate German II

LTGM 2C. Intermediate German III

LTGM 100. German Studies I: Aesthetic Cultures

LTGM 101. German Studies II: National Identities

LTGM 130. German Literary Prose

LTGM 132. German Poetry

LTGM 134. New German Cinema

LTIT 2A. Intermediate Italian I

LTIT 2B. Intermediate Italian II

LTIT 12AR. Italian for Spanish Speakers I

LTIT 12BR. Italian for Spanish Speakers II

LTIT 50. Advanced Italian

LTIT 100. Introduction to Literatures in Italian

LTIT 115. Medieval Studies

LTIT 122. Studies in Modern Italian Culture

LTIT 137. Studies in Modern Italian Prose

LTIT 161. Advanced Stylistics and Conversation

LTLA 1. Beginning Latin

LTLA 2. Intermediate Latin (I)

LTLA 3. Intermediate Latin (II)

LTLA 100. Introduction to Latin Literature

LTLA 102. Latin Poetry

LTLA 103. Latin Drama

LTLA 104. Latin Prose

LTLA 105. Topics in Latin Literature

LTRU 1A. First-Year Russian

LTRU 1B. First-Year Russian

LTRU 1C. First-Year Russian

LTRU 2A. Second-Year Russian

LTRU 2B. Second-Year Russian

LTRU 104A. Advanced Practicum in Russian: Linguistic Skills Development

LTRU 104B. Advanced Practicum in Russian: Analysis of Text and Film

LTRU 104C. Advanced Practicum in Russian: Analysis of Text and Film

LTRU 110A/LTEU 150A. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1800–1860

LTRU 110B/LTEU 150B. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860–1917

LTRU 110C/LTEU 150C. Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1917–present

LTRU 123/LTEU 158. Single Author in Russian Literature in Translation

LTRU 150/LTEU 154. Russian Culture

LTSP 2A. Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations

LTSP 2B. Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition

LTSP 2C. Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 2D. Intermediate Spanish I: Spanish for Bilingual Speakers

LTSP 2E. Intermediate Spanish II: Spanish for Bilingual Speakers

LTSP 100A. Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing for the Humanities and the Social Sciences

LTSP 100B. Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (heritage speakers)

LTSP 101. Major Works of the Middle Ages

LTSP 116. Representations of Spanish Colonialism

LTSP 123. Topics in Modern Spanish Culture

LTSP 123GS. Identity and Culture in Multicultural Spain

LTSP 174GS. Language and Ideologies in Multilingual Spain

LTTH 115. Introduction to Critical Theory

LTWL 19A. Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

LTWL 19B. Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

LTWL 19C. Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

LTWL 106. The Classical Tradition

Music

MUS 4. Introduction to Western Music

MUS 9. Symphony

MUS 12. Opera

MUS 18. Klezmer Music

MUS 112. Topics in European Music Before 1750

MUS 113. Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music

MUS 120A. History of Music in Western Culture I

MUS 120B. History of Music in Western Culture II

MUS 120C. History of Music in Western Culture III

Philosophy

PHIL 13. Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics

PHIL 14. Introduction to Philosophy: The Nature of Reality

PHIL 15. Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Its Limits

PHIL 31. Introduction to Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 32. Philosophy and the Rise of Modern Science

PHIL 33. Philosophy between Reason and Despair

PHIL 100. Plato

PHIL 101. Aristotle

PHIL 102. Hellenistic Philosophy

PHIL 105. Topics in Early Modern Philosophy

PHIL 106. Kant

PHIL 107. Hegel

PHIL 108. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

PHIL 109. History of Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 110. History of Philosophy: Ancient

PHIL 111. History of Philosophy: Early Modern

PHIL 112. History of Philosophy: Late Modern

PHIL 161. Topics in the History of Ethics

PHIL 166. Classics in Political Philosophy

PHIL 167. Contemporary Political Philosophy

PHIL 169. Feminism and Philosophy

PHIL 175. Aesthetics

PHIL 180. Phenomenology

PHIL 181. Existentialism

PHIL 183. Topics in Continental Philosophy

Political Science

POLI 110A. Citizens and Saints: Political Thought from Plato to Augustine

POLI 110B. Sovereigns, Subjects, and the Modern State: Political Thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau

POLI 110C. Revolution and Reaction: Political Thought from Kant to Nietzsche

POLI 110DA. Freedom and Discipline: Political Thought in the Twentieth Century

POLI 114B. Marxist Political Thought

POLI 120A. Political Development of Western Europe

POLI 120B. The German Political System

POLI 120C. Politics in France

POLI 120D. Germany: Before, During, and After Division

POLI 120E. Scandinavian Politics

POLI 120F. Europe as a Political Model

POLI 120G. British Politics

POLI 120H. European Integration

POLI 120I. Politics in Italy

POLI 120J. Politics and Revolution I: The Politics of the French Revolution

POLI 123. Politics of Empire in Comparative Perspective

POLI 126AA. Fundamentals of Political Economy: Modern Capitalism

POLI 126AB. Politics and Economics in Eastern Europe

POLI 130AA. The Soviet Successor States

POLI 130AD. The Politics of the Russian Revolution

POLI 147B. Russian-American Relations

POLI 153. The European Union in World Politics

Religion, Study of

RELI 147/HIEU 107. Pagan Europe and its Christian Aftermath

Sociology

SOCI 20. Social Change in the Modern World

SOCI 100. Classical Sociological Theory

SOCI 106. Comparative and Historical Methods

SOCI 106M. Holocaust Diaries

SOCI 136E. Sociology of Mental Illness: A Historical Approach

SOCI 168. Marxism

SOCI 177. International Terrorism

SOCI 178. The Holocaust

SOCI 188F. Modern Jewish Societies and Israeli Society

Theatre and Dance

TDAC 104. Classical Text

TDAC 105. Rehearsing Shakespeare

TDAC 106. Chekhov Acting

TDHT 104. Italian Comedy

TDHT 105. French Comedy

Visual Arts

VIS 20. Introduction to Art History

VIS 22. Formations of Modern Art

VIS 84. History of Film

VIS 113AN. History of Criticism I: Early Modern

VIS 113BN. History of Criticism II: Early Twentieth Century (1900–1950)

VIS 113CN. History of Criticism III: Contemporary (1950–Present)

VIS 120A. Greek Art

VIS 120B. Roman Art

VIS 120C. Late Antique Art

VIS 121AN. Art and Experience in the Middle Ages

VIS 121B. Church and Mosque: Medieval Art and Architecture between Christianity and Islam

VIS 121C. Art and Bible in the Middle Ages: Sign and Design

VIS 122AN. Renaissance Art

VIS 122B. Baroque: Painters, Sculptors, Architects

VIS 122CN. Leonardo da Vinci in Context

VIS 124BN. Art and the Enlightenment

VIS 124CN. Nineteenth-Century Art

VIS 124D. Paris, Capital of the Nineteenth Century

VIS 124E. The Production of Nature

VIS 124F. Art in the Age of Revolutions

VIS 124G. Art and Modernity

VIS 125A. Twentieth-Century Art

The following courses frequently cover topics bearing on European studies. Students should check the departments’ quarterly course descriptions and yearly course spreads for their applicability to the program and discuss them in advance with their European studies adviser.

LIGN 141. Language Structures

LIGN 150. Historical Linguistics

MUS 114. Music of the Twentieth Century

MUS 115. Women in Music

PHIL 145. Philosophy of Science

PHIL 146. Philosophy of Physics

PHIL 170. Philosophy and Race

PHIL 177. Philosophy and Literature

RELI 131. Topics in Religion and Sexuality

RELI 132. Topics in Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy

RELI 141. Public Sphere and Religion

RELI 142. Secularization and Religion

RELI 188. Special Topics in Religion

RELI 189. Seminar in Religion

TDHT 101. Topics in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History

VIS 151. History of the Experimental Film

VIS 158. Histories of Photography