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Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue

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Apr 08, 2025

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Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

European Studies Minor

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The European studies minor is designed to give students an opportunity to pursue a course of study that examines the history, politics, language, and culture of Europe, and provides both disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspective on this important region.

The minor comprises 24 credits and presumes a strong commitment to language study. Students are encouraged to elect an appropriate study-abroad experience and an international internship relevant to the region.

The following core courses are required:

HIS 116 - European History Survey: Ancient to 1715 (3 Cr.) or
HIS 117 - Modern and Contemporary Europe: 1715 to the Present (3 Cr.)
PSC 224 - European Politics Today (3 Cr.)

Three courses (nine credits) are required from any of the following:

ANT 238 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.)
FR 245 - Bouillon De Culture—Introduction to French Studies (4 Cr.)
FR 256 - Readings in French: A la Page (4 Cr.)
FR 258 - Current Events in Fifth-Republic France (4 Cr.)
GER 240 - Introduction to German, Austrian and Swiss Literatures and Writers. Rotating Topics (3 Cr.)
GER 250 - Special Topics in Modern German Culture (4 Cr.)
GER 260 - History, Literature, and Film on the Holocaust (4 Cr.)
HIS 220 - Imperial Russia From Peter the Great to the Revolution (3 Cr.)
HIS 223 - Russian and Slavic History From Earliest Times to Peter the Great (3 Cr.)
HIS 226 - Women and Gender in Modern European History (3 Cr.)
HIS 227 - Cultures of Contemporary Europe (4 Cr.)
HIS 233 - Modern German History: From Unification to Unification (3 Cr.)
HIS 251 - Jews in Germany From Enlightenment to the Rise of the Nazi Regime (3 Cr.)
HIS 254 - The Jews of Russia Under Tsars, Soviets, and in the Post-Soviet Era (3 Cr.)
HIS 289 - Special Topics: The European Witch Hunt to 1750 (3 Cr.)
IT 230 - Introduction to Contemporary Italian Culture (3 Cr.)
RUS 251 - Introduction to Russian Literature I (3 Cr.)
RUS 253 - The Soul of Russia: Russian Culture and Civilization (3-4 Cr.)
RUS 254 - Russian Literature: Revolution and Purge (3 Cr.)
RUS 259 - Dimensions of the Russian Literary Mind: The Saint, the Madman, and the Dreamer (3 Cr.)
RUS 260 - The Russian Press (3 Cr.)
SP 250 - Special Topics in Cultures and Civilizations of the Spanish-Speaking World (3 Cr.)
SP 254 - Survey of Peninsular Literatures and Cultures: An Exploration of Spain’s Literary Journey (3 Cr.)
WL 260 - Special Topics in European Literature (3 Cr.)
WL 269 - The Russian Fairytale (3 Cr.)

Two courses are required at the 300 level (six credits):

FR 330 - Special Topics in French Literature (4 Cr.)
FR 333 - Special Topics in French Culture and Civilization (4 Cr.)
GER 395
or
An approved 300-level German course
HIS 320 - Special Topics (4 Cr.)
HIS 333 - Seminar in East European History (4 Cr.)
HIS 338 - Seminar in Modern European and American History (4 Cr.)
HIS 342 - Stalinism in the USSR (4 Cr.)
PSC 321 - Terrorism, Political Violence, and Revolution (4 Cr.)
PSC 323 - Comparative Public Policy and Gender (3 Cr.)
PSC 350 - Seminar in International Relations Theories (4 Cr.)
RUS 312 - Chekhov and the Short Story (3 Cr.)
RUS 335 - Technical Translation (3 Cr.)
RUS 351 - Introduction to Russian Literature II (3 Cr.)
SP 320 - Fable, Fantasy, and Francoism: Narratives of the Spanish Civil War (3 Cr.)
SP 332 - Special Topics in Spanish Peninsular Literature (3 Cr.)