Major Requirements

1. ES required courses:

To graduate from the ES program students must complete major required and elective courses, and 24 credits of elective courses on second foreign languages.

General required courses
Course title	Course abbreviation	ID	Credits	Semester	Prerequisites
Modern Europe (Geography, Governmental system, Introduction to European Studies)	ES 130	2903	6.0	1 (Fall)	no
European History (FRN/GER/SPA)	ES 332/333/335		6.0	5-7 (Fall)	ES 110/11/112
European Integration and External Relations	ES 203.1	3049	6.0	3 (Fall)	ES 130
New Mass Media	ES 236	3173	3.0	4 (Spring)	ES 130
European Literature	ES 200.1	3025	6.0	4 (Spring)	ES 130
Multicultural Society: Migration, Religious and Social Conflicts	ES 301.1	3275	6.0	5 (Fall)	ES 130
History of European Culture	ES 302.1	3276	6.0	5 (Fall)	ES 130
Research Methods	ES 321.1	3180	6.0	6 (Spring)	ES 130
Identity, Nation State, Europeanization	ES 237	3174	3.0	6 (Spring)	ES 130
European Union Law and Human Rights	ES 407	3184	6.0	7 (Fall)	ES 130
Social Europe ( Welfare-state; Education; Labor Relations; Social Security; Health System; Old Age; Illness; pension and Retirement)	ES 408	3185	6.0	8 (Spring)	ES 130
French for Beginners	ES 111	3590	6.0	1 (Fall)	no
French for Intermediates	ES 219	3591	6.0	2 (Spring)	ES 111
French for Tourist Purposes	ES 334.1	4084	6.0	3(Fall)	ES 219
German for Beginners	ES 110	33585	6.0	1 (Fall)	no
German For Intermediates	ES 210.1	3587	6.0	2 (Spring)	ES 110
German for Tourist Purposes	ES 334.2	4083	6.0	3(Fall)	ES 210.1
Spanish for Beginners	ES 112	3595	6.0	1 (Fall)	no
Spanish for Intermediates	ES 220	3596	6.0	2 (Spring)	ES 112
Spanish for Tourist Purposes	ES 334.3	4082	6.0	3(Fall)	ES 220
Senior Thesis Seminar I	ES 400.1	3183	6.0	7 (Fall)	ES 321.1
Senior Thesis Seminar II	ES 401.1	3291	6.0	8 (Spring)	ES 400.1
Internship I	ES 307	2702	3.0	5 (Fall)	ES 130
Internship II	ES 410	3177	3.0	7 (Spring)

2. ES Electives:

The European Studies program offers a number of elective courses. Thereby, the electives can be updated each semester depending on their relevance or popularity among students. So far the program has offered the following elective courses:

Course title

Course abbreviation

Credits

Semester

Prerequisites

ElectiveCourses

European and Asian values Compared (FRN/GER/SPA)

Intercultural Communication (FRN/GER/SPA)

History of European Region (FRN/GER/SPA)

Regional European Literature (FRN/GER/SPA)

Ecological Tourism (FRN/GER/SPA)

Public Diplomacy ES 336

European Cultural Herotage ES 348

Extremism and Democracy in Europe ES 214.1

Introduction to European Security ES 223.1

3. ES Second Foreign Language Component:

In addition to the required 18 credits for the intensive language training in the first three semesters, ES students can choose course in German, French and Spanish.

The ES electives in the second foreign language aim to raise the language awareness of our students through offering contents relating to European politics, history, society, and culture. Doing so, the program seeks to broaden lingual perspectives of its students on Europe.

French/German/Spanish for Beginners
French/German/Spanish for Intermediates

French/German/Spanish Advanced

plus electives

Regional European Literature
Intercultural Communications
History of European Region

European and Asian Values Compared