Courses - Faculty of Arts
European Studies
Stage I
Europe and the World
An introduction to the study of Europe, organised around a number of major themes, including linguistic and ethnic groupings, historical periods, literary and cultural movements, religious and philosophical traditions, and political and cultural figures. An ideal course for students wishing to explore European culture and civilisation.
Stage II
Screening Europe
Europe's rich and distinctive film tradition provides an opportunity to examine issues of contemporary Europe and its individual nations. This course examines the sources, complexities and resonances of a number of European films and the ways in which they refer, directly or obliquely, to historical, social and political issues around the concept of Europe. The films shown will all be subtitled.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed in BA or BGlobalSt courses
Restriction: EUROPEAN 300
European Integration
This cross-disciplinary course examines political, economic, social and cultural integration and its effects in the fabric of contemporary Europe. Issues addressed include identity, immigration and citizenship in Europe, and matters pertaining to the European Union: its political form, enlargement, foreign and security policy, economic and monetary policy, and the European constitution.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage I
Restriction: EUROPEAN 302
European Drama: Greatest Hits
Considers important themes and stylistic innovations in European drama through the study of a selection of great plays and playwrights from a number of European countries.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed in BA courses or Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restriction: EUROPEAN 307
Images of Men in Europe, 18th-21st Century
Focuses on the images of men in Europe, from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, in the construction of European identity. The course examines changing representations of masculinity in European visual culture, particularly through sports and war, in relation to issues of consumption, medicine and sexuality.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed in BA courses
Restriction: EUROPEAN 304
The History and Culture of War and Violence
Looks at the history and culture of war and violence through the ages with a particular focus on Europe. Themes may include: war and technology, war and society, war and ideology and the regulation of war and violence.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in BA or BGlobalSt courses
Restriction: EUROPEAN 312
European Cinema and The City
Focuses on the vibrant dialogue on the relationship between European film as a cultural form and the city as social organisation, highlighting the many levels on which the two have been inextricably linked, from the end of the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed in BA or BGlobalSt courses
Restriction: EUROPEAN 322
European Study Abroad 2A
Course taken at an approved academic institution abroad.
Prerequisite: Approval of Academic Head or nominee
Stage III
Screening Europe
Europe's rich and distinctive film tradition provides an opportunity to examine issues of contemporary Europe and its individual nations. This course examines the sources, complexities and resonances of a number of European films and the ways in which they refer, directly or obliquely, to historical, social and political issues around the concept of Europe. The films shown will all be subtitled.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: EUROPEAN 200
European Integration
This cross-disciplinary course examines political, economic, social and cultural integration and its effects in the fabric of contemporary Europe. Issues addressed include identity, immigration and citizenship in Europe, and matters pertaining to the European Union: its political form, enlargement, foreign and security policy, economic and monetary policy, and the European constitution.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: EUROPEAN 206
Images of Men in Europe, 18th-21st Century
Focuses on the images of men in Europe, from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, in the construction of European identity. The course examines changing representations of masculinity in European visual culture, particularly through sports and war, in relation to issues of consumption, medicine and sexuality.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in BA courses
Restriction: EUROPEAN 208
European Drama: Greatest Hits
Considers important themes and stylistic innovations in European drama through the study of a selection of great plays and playwrights from a number of European countries.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in BA courses or Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restriction: EUROPEAN 207
The History and Culture of War and Violence
Looks at the history and culture of war and violence through the ages with a particular focus on Europe. Themes may include: war and technology, war and society, war and ideology and the regulation of war and violence.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: EUROPEAN 212
European Cinema and The City
Focuses on the vibrant dialogue on the relationship between European film as a cultural form and the city as social organisation, highlighting the many levels on which the two have been inextricably linked, from the end of the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: EUROPEAN 222
European Study Abroad 3A
Course taken at an approved academic institution abroad.
Prerequisite: Approval of Academic Head or nominee
