Coordinator: John A. Scherpereel
Email: scherpja@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-3933
Modern European Studies Website
Program Description
The minor in modern European studies provides a cross disciplinary understanding of social dynamics in Europe from the Enlightenment (18th century) through the present. Modern European studies minors will be prepared for careers in public, private, non-profit and educational institutions and will be able to apply critical insights on European culture, thought, history and society in their professions.
Minor Requirements
Students must complete 18 credit hours in addition to the language requirement. These 18 credit hours must include six core credits and 12 elective credits. Six elective credits must cover culture and thought, and six elective credits must cover history and society. The minor's 18 credits must be distributed across at least three disciplines and must include at least one history course.
All minors must attain proficiency in French, German, Italian, Spanish or another European Union language at or above the intermediate level (232 or above).
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 6 |
| Europe in the 20th Century | |
| Politics of the European Union | |
| Politics of Western Europe | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Masterpieces of Italian Renaissance Art [C2VPA] | |
| Masterpieces of Spanish Art [C2VPA] | |
| Experiencing Art in London [C2VPA] | |
| Nineteenth-Century Art | |
| Modern Art from 1900-1945 | |
| Modern Art Since 1945 | |
| Romantic Literature | |
| Gothic Literature | |
| Victorian Literature | |
| Nineteenth-Century British Novel | |
| Modern British and Irish Literature | |
| Contemporary British and Irish Literature | |
| Irish and Anglo-Irish Literature | |
| Contemporary History and Culture in the Francophone World | |
| Special Topics in Francophone Literature 1 | |
| History of Germanic Cultures and Societies | |
| Modern German Culture and Society | |
| Transformative Texts | |
| German Cinema | |
| Great Works [C2L] 1 | |
| Contemporary Italian Culture and Society | |
| Transformative Texts |
| Italian Language and Culture Abroad | |
| Special Topics in Italian Literature 1 | |
| Italian Cinema | |
| Independent Study in Italian 1 | |
| Existentialism | |
| Special Topics in Philosophy 1 | |
| Phenomenology | |
| Contemporary Political Theory | |
| Political Theory and Ideology | |
| Nineteenth-Century Philosophy and Theology | |
| British Film Adaptations | |
| History of Spanish Culture and Society | |
| A Journey through Literature | |
| Voices of Today: Wounds and Words in Post-War Spain | |
| Spanish-Language Cinema | |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| Geography of Europe | |
| Contemporary Italian History and Culture | |
| Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe | |
| Selected Themes in World History 1 | |
| Europe in the 20th Century 2 | |
| Germany since 1871 | |
| European Military History | |
| Human Trafficking in African History | |
| Eastern Europe | |
| Europe Since 1914 | |
| World War II | |
| The Holocaust in Global Context | |
| Selected Topics in World History 1 | |
| Politics of the European Union 2 | |
| Politics of Western Europe 2 | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe 2 | |
| Topics in Comparative Politics 1,2 | |
| British Media and Politics | |
| British Media and Society | |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
