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David Carroll, Director
Core Faculty
Philippe Barbé, Ph.D. Northwestern University; Doctorate, University of Paris, Assistant Professor of French
Ellen S. Burt, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of French
David Carroll, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Director of European Studies, Chair of the Department of French and Italian, and Professor of French
Russell Dalton, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy and Professor of Political Science
Ana Paula Ferreira, Ph.D. New York University, Associate Professor of Portuguese
Anne Friedberg, Ph.D. New York University, Associate Professor of Film Studies
James D. Herbert, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Art History
Marcia Klotz, Ph.D. Stanford University, Assistant Professor of German and Film Studies
Karen Lawrence, Ph.D. Columbia University, Dean of the School of Humanities and Professor of English
Meredith Lee, Ph.D. Yale University, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Professor of German
Lynn Mally, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of History
Robert G. Moeller, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Professor of History
Jane O. Newman, Ph.D. Princeton University, Director of the Comparative Literature Program and Professor of Comparative Literature
Gabrielle Schwab, Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Director of the Critical Theory Institute and UCI Chancellor's Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Victoria Silver, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of English
Patrick Sinclair, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Classics
James Steintrager, Ph.D. Columbia University, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Dickran Tashjian, Ph.D. Brown University, Chair of the Department of Art History and Professor of Art History
John C. Torpey, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Chair of the International Studies Faculty Board and Associate Professor of Sociology
R. Bin Wong, Ph.D. Harvard University, Director of the Minor in Asian Studies, UCI Chancellor's Professor of History, and Professor of Economics and of East Asian Languages and Literatures
The program in European Studies provides undergraduates with an opportunity to study Europe from the vantage points of several disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Because Europe is both a geographical place and an idea which changes throughout history, it has had different meanings at different times and in different places. The study of Europe thus requires an open, pluralistic, and interdisciplinary curriculum that takes a critical approach to the idea (or ideas) of Europe. The program provides a multidisciplinary view of Europe as a whole and of its historical, political, and cultural formation and global implications. It also provides a focus on a specific area of European experience that cuts across traditional disciplinary and national boundaries. Participation in an Education Abroad Program in a European country is strongly recommended for all European Studies majors.
Students may elect to emphasize one of the following areas: Medieval Studies, Early Modern Europe (1450-1789), Modern Europe (1789-present), Encounters with the Non-European World, British Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, The Mediterranean World: Past and Present, Russian Studies, or Spanish-Portuguese Studies. As an alternative, students may define their own emphasis in consultation with a program advisor and with the approval of the European Studies Committee.
Because there are so many emphasis options within the major, students are assigned for academic advising to members of the European Studies Committee and are required to consult with their advisor on a quarterly basis.
A degree in European Studies prepares its graduates to enter advanced degree programs in international business, history, law, and political science. The strong academic skills and professional orientation acquired by European Studies majors are necessary to pursue successful careers in such fields as international banking, law, journalism, management, public relations, publishing, and government service. Humanities graduates in general learn to express ideas clearly, do independent research, and think analytically and imaginatively--the required tools for success beyond the undergraduate career.
The UCI Career Center provides services to students and alumni including career counseling, information about job opportunities, a career library, and workshops on resume preparation, job search, and interview techniques. See the Career Center section for additional information.
University Requirements: See pages 54-59.
School Requirements: See page 209.
Requirements for the Major
Completion of two years of language (through the 2C level) in French, German, classical Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.
Thirteen courses, of which four may be lower-division: (a) Humanities 101A-B; (b) six courses from an approved emphasis list (see sample below), four of which must be upper-division and one of which must be from the Encounters with the Non-European World emphasis; (c) four multidisciplinary electives: two courses in European History or Political Science or Social Science outside the student's emphasis, and two courses in European Literature or Arts outside the student's emphasis; and (d) Humanities 190. In addition, quarterly consultation with a faculty advisor is required.
Residence Requirement for the Major: At least five upper-division courses required for the major must be completed successfully at UCI.
Emphases and Approved Courses: The following list includes a few examples of courses that have been approved for each emphasis. The complete list is extensive and varies from quarter to quarter, depending upon course scheduling. For complete up-to-date information about approved courses, students are advised to consult the School of Humanities Web site at http://www.humanities.uci.edu.
Medieval Studies: Gothic Architecture (Art History 114A), Women and Gender in Late Medieval Literature (English 102A), Jewish History from Ancient to Early Modern (History 130A).
Early Modern Europe (1450-1789): Art of Venice (Art History 121), Milton (English 103), Tudor England (History 117A).
Modern Europe (1789-present): Modern European Art (Art History 134), German Literature and Culture in Translation (German 150), World War, Cold War, and Reunification: 1939- (History 122C).
Encounters with the Non-European World: New World Slave Societies and Their Legacies (African-American Studies 140), Topics in East Asian Philosophy (East Asian Languages and Literatures 117), Indian and Colonial Societies in Mexico (History 161A).
British Studies: Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Drama 103), Medieval and Renaissance Literature (English 102A), Tudor England (History 117B).
French Studies: Problems in French Culture (French 110), French Cinema (French 160), Early Modern France: 1500-1774 (History 120A).
German Studies: Literature and Society 1918-1945 (German 102B), Emergence of the German Nation: 1815-1890 (History 122A), Hegel to Nietzsche (History 127B).
Italian Studies: Studies in Southern Renaissance Art (Art History 121), Renaissance Europe (History 112A), Introduction to Italian Literature (Italian 101).
The Mediterranean World: Past and Present: Studies in Greek Art (Art History 103), Classical Mythology (Classics 150), Later Roman Empire (History 105B).
Russian Studies: Twentieth-Century Russia (History 124B), Peoples and Cultures of Post-Soviet Eurasia (Political Science 154), Topics in Russian Literature (Russian 150).
Spanish/Portuguese Studies: Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Literature (Portuguese 120), Spanish-American Prose Fiction 1950-Present (Spanish 130C), Latin-American Literature in Translation (Spanish 150).
Requirements for the Minor
Nine courses are required: (a) Humanities 101A-B; (b) three courses selected from a single emphasis (see sample list above and at http://www.humanities.uci.edu.); and (c) four multidisciplinary electives: two courses in European History or Political Science or Social Science outside the student's emphasis, and two courses in European Literature or Arts outside the student's emphasis, approved by petition to the European Studies Committee.
Residence Requirement for the Minor: At least four upper-division courses required for the minor must be completed successfully at UCI. By petition, two of the four may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, providing course content is approved in advance by the appropriate department chair.
