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European Area Studies Minor

Global Studies Department

College of Liberal Arts

Students will no longer be accepted into this program after Fall 2013. Program requirements below are for current students only.
Students who are interested in area studies should contact the departmental adviser at glosuga@umn.edu to inquire about the Global Studies major and minor.

Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2016
Required credits in this minor: 15

Students must complete the CLA second language requirement in a European language and take five courses (at least 15 credits) of 3xxx-5xxx coursework focusing on a particular topic in European area studies (excluding language courses). Additional information may be found on the Institute for Global Studies Web site at http://igs.cla.umn.edu.

Program Delivery

This program is available:

via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)

Minor Requirements

Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of Any European language. with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department or college.

The four required semesters of a second language do not factor into the overall length of credits in the minor. A maximum of 3 credits of directed studies or directed research may count toward the minor. Courses must be taken from a minimum of three different departments. The minor program must be approved by the global studies adviser.

Minor Courses

GEOG 3161 - Europe: A Geographic Perspective [GP] (3.0 cr)

HIST 3722 - Studies in 20th-Century Europe From the End of World War II to the End of the Cold War: 1945-91 [HIS, GP] (3.0 cr)

At least 6 credits of humanities from any department with approval of a global studies adviser.

After completing the GEOG 3161, HIST 3722, and six credits in humanities, take any course in any discipline focusing on some aspect of Europe, with the approval of a global studies adviser.

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GEOG 3161 - Europe: A Geographic Perspective (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Geog 3161/GLoS 3921
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

It is impossible to think about the contemporary world without the lasting impact Europe has had on it. But what are the deeper reasons for Europe to emerge as a dominant region from the late Middle Ages onwards? Why has Europe recently found itself in profound economic and political, even existential crisis? Historical geography provides answers. Divided by landscape, language, religion, and war, European empires imposed the state-form, capitalism, and their cultures on the rest of the world. European societies even became the supposed standard for how all humanity is meant to live. But there have always been cracks in this success story. The project of the European Union promised peace and prosperity for half a billion people but faces unprecedented challenges, from Brexit, the Ukraine war, and the return of state racism to climate change and covid. This course will guide you through Europe?s general historical characteristics to understand how it shaped globalization.