European Studies, European Thought (BA)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| EUS 305 | Introduction to European Studies | 3 |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government | 3 |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| E 316L | British Literature | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division European Thought coursework | 6 | |
| Additional Social Science (may not also be counted toward Core Curriculum) | 3 | |
| Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought (may not also be counted toward Core Curriculum) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division European Thought coursework | 3 | |
| EUS 350 | Governments and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| PHL 349 | History of Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 6 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| HIS 322D | The Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| HIS 343 | The Age of Reformation | 3 |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| EUS 375 | Capstone Research in European Studies | 3 |
| Transcript-recognized minor or certificate | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | ||
| European intellectural history or philosophy | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| History of Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy | ||
A course from an approved list. | ||
| Religion | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Topics in World Religions: Traditions and Texts | ||
| The Age of Reformation | ||
| Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: An Introduction | ||
| The Rise of Christianity | ||
A course from an approved list. | ||
| History of science, mathematics, technology, or medicine | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| The Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century | ||
| History of the Modern Life Sciences | ||
| History of Modern Science | ||
A course from an approved list. | ||
| Additional Coursework | ||
| Hours chosen from: Additional coursework in European thought, chosen from an approved list on the Center's website, only three hours of which may be lower-division. | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Major (see details below) | ||
| European Studies | 15 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 51 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 9 | |
| Subtotal | 60 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 30 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| College Requirements - Liberal Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major-European Studies (BA)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EUS 305 | Introduction to European Studies | 3 |
| EUS 350 | Governments and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| or GOV 351D | The Theoretical Foundations of Modern Politics | |
| EUS 375 | Capstone Research in European Studies | 3 |
| Participation in an approved study abroad program or in an approved internship in Europe selected from a list available from the European studies faculty advisor | ||
| Hours chosen from upper-division coursework in one of the following languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, modern Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian/Croatian, Spanish, or Swedish. | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
With permission from the director of the Center for European Studies, however, students may study other languages for their major—such as Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Russian, Latin, or ancient Greek—when an application of those language skills will significantly enhance their work as distinctly European studies scholars in their track. Courses taught in English may not be used. Courses used to fulfill the European studies language requirement will be counted toward the major.
Degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Literature and Writing | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Plan II honors requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 6 | |
| Choose a sequence below: | 12 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Plan II World Literature Part I | ||
or T C 303C | Plan II World Literature Part I | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| British Literature | ||
or E 316M | American Literature | |
or E 316N | World Literature | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| Choose a sequence below: Social Science | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Honors Social Science: Methods and Theory | ||
or S S 302D | Honors Social Science: Psychology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302F | Honors Social Science: Economics | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: (M 301, M 316K, and M 316L do not count toward this requirement) | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modern Mathematics: Plan II | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modes of Reasoning | ||
or PHL 313Q | Logic and Scientific Reasoning | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 15 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
Six Hours chosen from: Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physical science, or physics (may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Problems in Modern Biology | ||
| Modern Physics: Plan II | ||
Three Hours chosen from: | ||
Art history, music history, or history of theatre and dance | ||
Upper-division classical civilization, humanities, literature, or philosophy | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I International Relations and Global Studies | ||
Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | ||
| Sequence 3: Other Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought | ||
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
Unless otherwise stated, students must complete at least:
- 15 upper-division degree hours
- 24 upper-division degree hours taken in residence at the University
- 36 additional degree hours taken in residence at the University.
Credit may be earned via credit by examination, extension, or transferred hours from another institution (requires dean's approval).
Major and minor required hours may also be used to fulfill degree requirements unless expressly prohibited.
A course in one degree area may not also be used to fulfill the requirements of another degree area unless specified otherwise.
Mathematics courses at the college algebra level may not count toward elective hours.
Majors
A major consists of 24 to 45 hours, with at least 15 upper-division hours unless the requirements of the major state otherwise.
Students must earn at least:
- 18 major hours taken in residence at the University.
- 6 upper-division major hours taken in residence at the University
- a 2.00 grade point average for in-residence major hours taken at the University unless a higher minimum scholastic requirement is specified for the major.
Minors
Students must get permission from their College of Liberal Arts academic advisor to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor or certificate per major. The academic advisor will approve or deny the request after considering the student's long-term educational and professional goals and the student's ability to graduate within 4 years of entering the University.
Students should consult the department offering the course before planning to use it to fulfill the minor requirement.
Hours used to fulfill the requirements for a minor must be taken on the letter-grade basis.