The Max Kade Center for European and German Studies

The interdisciplinary major consists of 42 hours of course work, to be distributed among various disciplines as indicated below. Emphasis is on political, cultural, economic, and related trends or events since the French Revolution. Students may elect to concentrate on a thematic or comparative topic (such as culture and society during a particular epoch), a regional or subregional topic (such as European integration or the Iberian peninsula), or the culture and society of a particular nation (such as France, Germany, Italy, England, Spain, Portugal, or Russia). Students select a particular focus and specific courses that will fulfill requirements of the major in consultation with the director of the Center for European Studies.

Requirements for the interdisciplinary major in modern European studies include completion of:

European Studies 201, European Society and Culture.
European Studies 250, Senior Tutorial. Students pursuing honors in modern European studies are required to take European Studies 299a–299b in lieu of European Studies 250. This exception is explained in the section describing the honors program below.
Nine hours in European history, to be selected from the following list:

EUROPEAN STUDIES
260 European Cities

HISTORY
100   History of Western Civilization to 1700
101   History of Western Civilization Since 1700
115   Freshman seminar (with appropriate topic)
115W   Freshman seminar (with appropriate topic)
184   Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
188   History of World War II 202 Science and Society after the Enlightenment
204   History of Medicine 1750 to the Present
212   Medieval Europe 300–1000
213   Medieval Europe 1000–1350
214   Europe in the Age of the Renaissance
215   Europe in the Age of the Reformation 1500–1648
216   Europe in the Age of Absolutism 1648–1789
218   Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789–1815
220   Europe in the Nineteenth Century
225   Europe from World War I to World War II
226   Europe Since 1945
227   Intellectual History of Early Modern Europe
228   Intellectual History of Modern Europe
231   History of Germany in the Twentieth Century
232   History of Modern Italy
234   History of France from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
235   Modern France
236   France in the Twentieth Century
237   Russia: Tsardom to Empire
238   Russia: Old Regime to Revolution
239   Russia: The U.S.S.R. and Afterward
240   Medieval and Early Modern England
241   Culture and Conflict in Modern Britain
242   England under the Tudors
243   Britain’s Century of Revolution
245   Victorian England 1415–1975
294   Selected Topics (with appropriate topic)
295   Undergraduate Seminar in History (with appropriate topic)
296   Independent Study

4. Nine hours in other social science fields, to be selected from the following list:

EUROPEAN STUDIES
240 Topics in European Studies
260 European Cities.

ECONOMICS
249a–249b Selected Topics (with appropriate topic)
262 History of Economic Thought 263, International Trade
264 Open Economy Macroeconomics
271 Economic History of Europe
287 European Economic Integration
291a–291b Independent Study in Economics(with appropriate topic)

POLITICAL SCIENCE
101 Introduction to Comparative Politics
102 Introduction to International Politics
103 Introduction to Political Theory
203 Modern Political Philosophy
205  Modern Political Ideologies
206 Foundations of Marxism
207  Liberalism and Its Critics
210  West European Politics
211  The European Union
212  Politics in Russia and Successor States
213  Democratization and Political Development
218  Social Reform and Revolution
220  Crisis Diplomacy
221  Causes of War
225  International Political Economy
226  International Law and Organization
227  Economics and Foreign Policy
231  Contemporary Issues in Europe
232  Evolution in French Foreign Policy under the Fifth Republic
287–288   Seminars in Selected Topics (with appropriate topic)
289a–289b   Independent Research.

SOCIOLOGY
291 Structure of Modern Spanish Society
294 Seminars in Selected Topics
299 Independent Research and Writing

5.Nine hours in the humanities to be selected from the following list.

ART AND ART HISTORY
110–111 History of Western Art
115, 115W Freshman Seminar (with appropriate topic)
210 Early Christian and Byzantine Art
211 Medieval Art
212 Northern Renaissance
218 Italian Renaissance Art to 1500
219 Italian Renaissance Art after 1500
220 Renaissance/Baroque Architecture
221 Baroque/Rococo Art
222 British Art
230–231 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century European Art
232 Modern Architecture
237 History of Spanish Art up to the Seventeenth Century
238 History of spanish Art from the Seventeenth Century to the Present
272a–272b Survey of Film History
289 Independent Research (with appropriate topic)
294 Selected Topics (with appropriate topic).

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
225 History and Criticsm of British Public Address
294 Rhetoric of Irish Nationalism

EUROPEAN STUDIES
225 European Realism
240 Topics in European Studies
260 European Cities.

ENGLISH
115W Freshman Seminar (with appropriate topic)
209a-209b Shakespeare
210 Shakespeare: Representative Selections
221 Medieval Literature
224 Dante’s Divine Comedy
230 Eighteenth Century English Novel
231 The Nineteenth Century English Novel
233 The Modern British Novel
235 Contemporary British Fiction
244 Critical Theory
248 Sixteenth Century Literature
249 Seventeenth Century Literature
250 English Renaissance: The Drama
251 Milton
252a-252b Restoration and the Eighteenth Century
254a-254b The Romantic Period
256 Modern British and American Poetry: Yeats to Auden
264 Modern Irish Literature
272 Movements in Literature (with appropriate topic)
273 Problems in Literature (with appropriate topic)
274 Major Figures in Literature (with appropriate topic)
282 The Bible in Literature
283 Satire
286a-286b Twentieth Century Drama (with appropriate topic)
288 Special Topics in English and America (with appropriate topic)
289a–289b Independent Study (with appropriate topic)
295 Undergraduate Seminar (with appropriate topic).

FRENCH
201 French Composition
204 French for Business
207–208 French Civilization
209 Contemporary France
210 French Cinema
214 Advanced Conversational French
215 La Provence
216 Summer Study Tour
218 The Contemporary Press and Media
220 Introduction to French Literature
226 Advanced French Grammar
232 French Poetry from Villon to Malherbe
234 Medieval French Literature
235 Farce and Comedy
236 Tragedy and drame
237 The Early Modern Novel
238 The Twentieth Century Novel
240 Rabelais, Montaigne and Their Times
251 Provence and the French Novel
253 Literature of the Fantastic
255 French Feminist Thought: Literary and Critical
256 Contemporary French Philosophical Thought
257 Nineteenth Century Novel and Society
260 Enlightenment and Revolution
261 Age of Louis XIV
262 The Avant Garde in Modern French Theatre
265 From Romanticism to Symbolism
267 Twentieth Century French Literature
270 The French Literary Tradition
289 Independent Study
294 Special Topics in French Literature
295 Special Topics in French Language and Civilization.

GERMAN
171–172 German Culture and Civilization
201   Introduction to German Studies
213–214 Intermediate German Conversation and Composition
216   Business German
220   Advanced Grammar
221–222 German Culture and Literature
235   German Romanticism
237   Women in Transition
248   The German Lyric
262   German Literature of the Middle Ages
263   The Age of Goethe
265   Twentieth Century Drama
266   Nineteenth Century Prose
267   German Novel of the Twentieth Century
268   Modern German Short Story
269   East German Literature
270   German Film
271   Women at the Margins: German-Jewish Women Writers
280   Sturm und Drang
289a–289b Independent Readings
294a–294b Selected Topics

HUMANITIES
215   Travel, Adventure, and Discovery in Western Literature
224 Dante’s Divine Comedy
225   European Realism
230   Contemporary Literature of Central Europe
284   The Comic Novel.

ITALIAN
201    Grammar and Composition
202   Advanced Grammar and Composition
214   Spoken Italian
215   La Toscana
216   Summer Study Tour
220   Introduction to Italian Literature
230   Italian Civilization
231   Readings from Dante’s Divina Commedia
232   Literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
289   Independent Study.

MUSIC LITERATURE
115   Freshman Seminar (with appropriate topic)
140   Introduction to Music Literature
141   Survey of Music Literature
144   Survey of Orchestral Music
145   Survey of Choral Music
183   Music, the Arts, and Ideas
186   Women and Music
242   Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
243   Music of the Baroque and Classic Eras
244   Music of the Romantic and Modern Eras
247   Opera

PHILOSOPHY
211   Medieval Philosophy
212   Modern Philosophy
213   Contemporary Philosophy
220   Immanuel Kant
224   Existential Philosophy
228   Nineteenth Century Philosophy
231   Philosophy of History
247   Kierkegaard and Nietzsche
252   Political and Social Philosophy
253   Philosophy and Economic Policies
254   Modern Philosophies of Law
255   Philosophy and Literary Theory
258   Contemporary Political Philosophy
260   Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy
289a–289b Independent Readings
294a–294b Selected Topics

PORTUGUESE
200   Intermediate Portuguese
207   Spoken Portuguese
223   Culture and Civilization of the Portuguese-Speaking World
289   Independent Study
294   Special Topics in Portuguese Language, Literature, and Civilization

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
115, 115W Freshman Writing Seminar (with appropriate topic)
180   History of Christian Traditions
202   Natural Science and the Religious Life
214   Modern European Christianity
215   Formation of the Catholic Tradition
216   Christianity in the Reformation Era
228   Judaism and Modernity
229   The Holocaust: Its Meaning and Implications

RUSSIAN
203–204 Second Year Russian
213–214 Intermediate Russian Conversation
220   Advanced Grammar
221–222 Survey of Russian Literature
223–224 Composition and Conversation
238   Women in Russian Society and Culture
247   Readings in the Russian Press
257–258 Advanced Composition and Conversation
289a–289b Independent Readings
294a–294b Selected Topics

SOCIOLOGY
291 Structure of Modern Spanish Society: An Introduction.

SPANISH
201   Intermediate Composition
202   Spoken Spanish
206   Spanish for Business and Economics
207   Advanced Conversation
208   Advanced Conversation through Cultural Issues in Film
212   Advanced Grammar and Stylistics
220   The Languages of Spain
221   Spanish Civilization
226   Film and Cultural Trends in Spain
230   Development of Lyric Poetry
231   The Origins of Spanish Literature
232   Literature of the Spanish Golden Age
233   Modern Spanish Literature
234   Contemporary Spanish Literature
237   Contemporary Lyric Poetry
239   Development of the Novel
240   The Contemporary Novel
246   Don Quixote
251   Development of Drama
252   Contemporary Drama
260    Development of the Short Story
289   Independent Study
294a–294b Special Topics

6.One of the following language options:

        a. 6 hours of course work beyond the intermediate level in one European language;
        b. course work through the intermediate level in two European languages;
        c. demonstration of proficiency equivalent to either of the preceding options; or
        d. participation in one of the Vanderbilt study programs in Europe (students participating in the Vanderbilt in England program must complete course work through the intermediate level in one European language, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency).

Independent study and research courses and selected topics courses should have topics appropriate to the student’s course of study.

Students majoring in modern European studies are urged to satisfy the 9 hour major requirements in the social sciences and humanities by completing courses in the area of their special interest. The remainder of the 42 hours required for the major may be selected from the preceding course lists or from among approved courses taken abroad. Normally, no more than 9 hours of work in 100 level courses may be counted toward the major however, students offering two languages under option (b) above may also count toward the major the intermediate level courses in one of those languages.

Students seeking a second major may count a maximum of 6 hours of course work to meet requirements in both majors.

For more information, please contact Ann Oslin.