European Studies Courses Offered Fall 2008

 
European Studies 201.  European Society and Culture.  
An interdisciplinary survey of European society, culture, and politics since 1900. 

European Studies/Humanities 225: European Realism
Analysis of representative nineteenth-century novels that gave rise to current theories of realism. Balzac, Dickens, Clarin, Galdós, and Dostoevsky.

European Studies 250. Senior Tutorial.
Supervised readings, joint discussions, and independent research on a modern European topic to be selected in consultation with the director of the Center for European Studies. Open only to juniors and seniors. 

European Studies 289a–289b. Independent Readings and/or Research
Independent readings and/or research on approved topics relating to modern European society and culture.  [Variable credit: 1–3 each semester, not to exceed a total of 6 in 289a and 289b combined]

In addition to the courses described above, the following courses offered during the Fall 2008 Semester by other Vanderbilt departments may be counted toward a major in European Studies:

(For a list of courses expected to be offered in the Spring 2009 Semester, please (click here).

ECONOMICS
Economics 263     International Trade
Economics 264    Open Economy Macroeconomics
Economics 291A  Independent Study (with appropriate topic)
Economics 291B  Independent Study (with appropriate topic)


ENGLISH
English 115F-12   FYS: Believers, Fanatics & Fundamentalists: Religion & Repression in World Literature
English 208A        Representative British Writers
English 209B        Shakespeare
English 210          Shakespeare: Representative Selections
English 210W       Shakespeare: Representative Selections
English 220          Chaucer
English 230          18th Cenutry English Novel
English 236          World Literature, Classical
English 244          Critical Theory
English 248          Sixteenth Century
English 249          Seventh Century
English 252B        Restoration and 18th Century
English  272         Movements in Literataure: Culture of Modernism
English 274          Major Figures: James Joyce
English 288          Special Topics: Shrews, Whores, Rakes
English 289ab      Independent Study (with appropriate topic)


FRENCH
French 210   French and Francophone Cinema
French 211   Text and Contexts: Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
French 214   Advanced Conversational French
French 220   Introduction to French Literature 
French 226   Advanced French Grammar
French 240   From Carnival to the "Carnivalesque"
French 241   Emile Zola: From Naturalist Novels to Social Activism
French 255   French Feminist Thought
French 256   French Intellectual History
French 270   French Literary Tradition
French 289   Independent Study (with appropriate topic)
French 294A Special topic: Zola Natural Activism


GERMAN
German 115F-01  FYS: Artifical Body
German 115-03    FYS: Pioneers of Literature: bvrecht, Kafka, Rilke
                                 (No German required)
German 201          Introduction to Germanic Studies
German 213          Intermediate Conversation & Composition
German 221          German Culture & Literature
German 244          German Fairy Tales from Grimm to Disney
German 265          Revolutionizing 20th Century Theatre
German 273          Nazi Cinema
German 289AB      Independent Readings (with appropriate topic)


HISTORY OF ART
History of Art 110        History of Western Art
History of Art 111        History of Western Art
History of Art 210        Early Christian and Byzantine Art
History of Art 218        Italian Renaissance to 1500
History of Art 222        British Art
History of Art 231        Twentieth Century European Art
History of Art 288-03  Selected Topics: Northern Baroque
History of Art 288-04  Decor and Modernism
History of Art 289        Independent Research (with appropriate topic)


HISTORY
History 135 (formerly 100)     History of Western Civilization to 1700
History 139                                America to 1776: Discovery to Revolution
History 149 (formerly 207)     The Modern Human Sciences
History 172 (formerly 188)     History of  World War II
History 173 (formerly 177)     The U.S. and the Cold War
History 183 (formerly 221)     Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition to 1700
History 184 (formerly 222)     Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition since 1700
History 226 (formerly 218)     Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1815
History 228 (formerly 225)     Europe 1900-1945
History 229 (formerly 226)     Europe Since 1945
History 230 (formerly 223)     20th Century Germany
History 244 (formerly 258)     Rise of the Iberian Atlantic Empires, 1492-1700
History 280 (formerly 204)     History of Medicine
History 295-04                         The French Revolution
History 296                               Independent Study (with appropriate topic) 


ITALIAN
Italian 220           Introduction to Italian Literature
Italian 240           Modern Italian Cinema
Italian 289-01     Independent Study
                            Topic: Word & Image in Italy 17th-20th Century 

JEWISH STUDIES

Jewish Studies 115F-04   FYS: Civil Rights/Wrongs
Jewish Studies 115F-05   FYS: Gender, Sex, Desire in Literature
Jewish Studies 115F-07   FYS: Einstein-Chomsky
Jewish Studies 115-08     FYS: Berlin
Jewish Studies 280          Contemporary Jewish Issues


HUMANITIES
Humanities 225

MUSIC LITERATURE
Music Literature 144    The Symphony


PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy 252         Political and Social Philosophy
Philosophy 254         Philosophy of Law
Philosopphy 289A     Independent Readings (with approriate topic)
Philosopphy 289B     Independent Readings (with approriate topic)


POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science  101    Introduction to Comparative Politics
Political Science  102    Introduction Internatonal Politics
Political Science  103    Introduction to Political Theory
Political Science 210     West European Politics
Political Science 211     The European Union
Political Science 220     Crisis Diplomacy
Political Science 225     International Political Economy
Political Science 226     International Law and Organization
Political Science 284-01    Selected Topic: German Politics and Culture
Political Science 284-03    Selected Topic: Comparative Political Behavior


PORTUGUESE
Portuguese 200  Intermediate Portuguese
Portuguese 202  Portuguese Conversation
Portuguese 289  Independent Study (with appropriate topic)

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Religious Studies 229   Holocaust
Religious Studies 240   The Nature of Evil


RUSSIAN
Russian 203        Second Year Russian
Russian 223        Composition and Conversation
Russian 232        Evil Empire Stalin's Russia
Russian 236W     Russian and Soviet Short Studies
Russian 289AB    Independent Readings

SOCIOLOGY
Sociology 299     Independent Research and Writing (with appropriate topic)


SPANISH
Spanish 201W    Intermediate Spanish Writings
Spanish 202       Spanish for Oral Communication through Cultural Topics
Spanish 206       Spanish for Business & Economics
Spanish 208       Advanced Conversation: Cultural Issues in Film
Spanish 233       Modern Spanish Literature
Spanish 237       Contemporary Lyric Poetry
Spanish 260       Development of the Short Story
Spanish 289       Independent Study (with appropriate topic)




For more information, please contact Ann Oslin.