Faculty: Chair: Professor Brantly (Scandinavian Studies); Faculty Steering Committee: Professors Brossard (Life Sciences Communication), Carpenter (Business), Covington (European Studies), Ferree (Sociology), Livorni (French and Italian), Olds (Geography), Sapega (Spanish and Portuguese), Silberman (German), Suri (History), Vanderwal Taylor (German and Dutch), Wolf (Scandinavian Studies)
The European Studies Program, in cooperation with the European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE), the DAAD Center for German and European Studies (CGES), and the Center for Interdisciplinary French Studies (CIFS), 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 is of value to graduate students who need to demonstrate the breadth of their expertise in European studies when applying for jobs. 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 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 major program 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 program.
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.
309 Prehistoric Europe
300 Greek Art 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
353 Drama 354 Novel and Short Story
628 Comparative Industrial Relations of Developed Countries I
440 Education in the New Europe 713 History of Higher Education in Europe and America
417 Shakespeare 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
349 Europe 549 Historical Geography of Western Europe
307 A History of Rome: The Republic 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 and 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 and Intellectual History 868 Seminar: Modern French History 891 Proseminar in Modern European History
561 Greek and Roman Medicine and Pharmacy 568 Medicine and Natural History in the Scientific Revolution 903 Seminar: Medieval, Renaissance, and 17th Century Science 911 Seminar: Eighteenth Century Science
355 History of Fashion, 1400–Present 421 History of European Interiors: Ancient through 18th Century
594 European Studies Seminar
818 Comparative Law 942 European Union Law
336 The Dramas of August Strindberg 450 Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Thought in France
411 Survey of Music in the Middle Ages 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
454 Classical Philosophers 830 Advanced History of Philosophy
338 The European Union: Politics and Political Economy 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
620 Comparative Societal Analysis 918 Seminar-Comparative Sociology of Contemporary Capitalism
521 Continental Drama of the Late 19th Century 538 British Drama, 1914–Present 731 Advanced Theatre History—500BC–1700
