European Studies Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures HKU

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Undergraduate Courses

The European Studies Programme provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of European civilization. The BA major in European Studies combines core courses in European Studies, coursework in at least one European language, and a wide selection of related courses offered by theFaculty of Arts, Social Sciences, and Business and Economics.

Both rigorous and flexible, the European Studies Programme enables students to tailor their studies to suit their individual needs and aims. Students can develop the necessary skills for a wide range of pursuits related to the politics, history, and the economy of Europe.

The Undergraduate curriculum for the European Studies major is composed of four main components: core courses, electives, language requirements, and a field trip to Europe during the second year of study. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a comprehensive yet specific understanding of modern Europe.

The following overview lists the main undergradute courses offered by the European Studies Programme. Click for an overview of the Course Timetable for the current semester of the 2011/2012 academic year.

1st Year
Survey Course	EUST 1010	Foundations of European Studies	6 credits	Dr Cristaudo / Dr Vogt

2nd Year
Survey Courses	EUST 2010	European Identity	6 credits	Dr Victoir
	EUST 2011	The Modern European Lifestyle	6 credits
	EUST 2014	Classical roots of European civilization	6 credits
	EUST 2015	From cinema to society: Understanding Europe through film	6 credits
Field Trip	EUST 2020	European Studies	6 credits
Seminar Courses	EUST 2012	Problems of Contemporary European Politics and Society	6 credits	Dr Vogt
Seminar Courses	EUST 2030	The Modern Imagination in Europe	6 credits	Dr Cristaudo

3rd Year
Survey Course	EUST 3010	European Political and Economic Institutions and Processes	6 credits	Dr Vogt
Seminar Courses	EUST 3011	European Values in Conflict 6 credits	6 credits	Dr Cristaudo
	EUST 3012	The EU as a Global Actor and Sino-European Relations	6 credits	Dr Vogt
	EUST 3014	Love in the European Tradition	6 credits	Dr Cristaudo
	EUST 3016	Europe and Scandinavia: Economies, business cultures, and social models	6 credits
Research Courses	EUST 3003	European Studies Dissertation	12 credits
Research Courses	EUST 3004	European Studies Research Project	6 credits

Click on this link to view the elective courses list:
http://www.hku.hk/europe/course/europeanelectives20112012.pdf

Important Information:

-	European Studies majors are required to take EUST 1010 in their first year of study, EUST 2010 or EUST 2011 in their second year of study, and EUST 3010 in their final year.
-	In the second year of their studies, students will go on a field trip to Europe. The field trip counts as one full credit-bearing course, in this case EUST 2020 European Studies in Europe.
-	In the third year of their studies, students have the option to write a [EUST 3003 European Studies Dissertation or conduct a EUST 3004 European Studies Research Project on a research topic of their interest. In both cases, students will be supervised by a member of staff of the European Studies Programme. Research workshops are part of these modules.
-	In addition to the core courses, European Studies Majors are required to take elective courses. They can choose from a broad variety of courses in Comparative Literature, Economics and Finance, English, Fine Arts, Geography, History, Music, Philosophy, Politics and Public Administration, as well as Sociology. There are also myriad optional language courses designed to further improve students' language proficiency in the European language they decide to learn.