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European and European Union studies - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the Monash European and EU Centre
Campus availability: Clayton

Relevant courses

  • 3903 Diploma in European studies
  • 0002 Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)
  • 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
  • 0202 Bachelor of Letters

European and European Union (EU) studies focuses on the present, the past and the possible futures of Europe; its peoples and nations, individually and in relation to each other, its cultures, political and economic life, and the relationships that link Europe to the rest of the world.

Students undertaking European and EU studies at Monash can expect to learn about the contribution that European thought and culture have made to the shaping of the modern world, as well as the significance of contemporary developments such as the creation and enlargement of the European Union. Students are encouraged to analyse, interpret, discuss and evaluate texts, both historical and contemporary, that are representative of European ideas and culture, and to become familiar with the different forms of innovation that have characterized the development of the European Union.

European and EU studies is taught by the Monash European and EU Centre, a centre located in the Faculty of Arts but with close ties to the faculties of Law and Business/Economics and cross-disciplinary research and teaching activities.

Students may take a major, a minor, or individual units in European and EU studies as part of their Bachelor degree. At fourth-year level, students may enrol for honours in European and EU studies, or in European and EU studies combined with another approved discipline. The centre also offers a Diploma in European Studies, which can be taken on its own or concurrently with a Bachelor degree.

It is recommended that students study a European language in parallel with their work in European and EU studies but this is not a prerequisite of enrolment. Students who do not wish to take a European language as part of their bachelor degree can study a European language through a Diploma of Languages as a complement to their bachelor degree.

Study Abroad

All students of European and EU studies are encouraged to study in Europe. The centre has established contacts with European universities, enabling students to gain credit towards a qualification in European and EU studies. Grants for study in Europe are available through Monash Abroad. Students intending to undertake study in Europe should consult with the centre before applying for these grants.

Sequences

First year sequence

A first-year sequence in European Studies comprises EUR1100 and EUR1200.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor including at least one of EUR2090 or EUR2080, and with the remainder chosen from the units listed below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major including at least one of EUR2090/EUR3090 and EUR2080/EUR3080, and at least one of EUR3620 and EUR3520. The remaining units must be chosen from the units listed below (or other units with substantial European content approved by the Monash European and EU Centre).

Units

First-year level

  • EUR1100 European culture and ideas: Modernity and enlightenment
  • EUR1200 European culture and ideas: Modernity and romanticism

Second/Third-year level

Core

One of:

Plus one of:

  • EUR3520 Filming the nation: (Re)configuring European national myths
  • EUR3620 Contemporary intellectuals and the idea of Europe

Students completing a minor in European studies are only required to complete one of EUR2080/EUR3080 or EUR2090/EUR3090.

Electives
  • CLA2030/CLA3030 Ancient Greek epic
  • CLA2040/CLA3040 Ancient Greek theatre
  • CLS2025/CLS3025 19th century fiction: Realism, capitalism and psychoanalysis (previously RSS2090/RSS3090 Realism and Capitalism)
  • CLS2530/CLS3530 Modernism in European literature
  • CLS2550/CLS3550 Romanticism and revolution
  • ECC2560/ECC3560 European economic history since 1945
  • ECC3800 History of economic thought
  • ENH2130/ENH3130 Literature and opposition, 1660-1800
  • ENH3315 Romantic literature I
  • EUR2100/EUR3100 European economic history since 1945*
  • EUR2810/EUR3810 Comparative economic systems*
  • EUR3520 Filming the nation: (Re)configuring European national myths (12 points)
  • EUR3620 Contemporary intellectuals and the idea of Europe (12 points)
  • FRN2705/FRN3705 Rebelling against conventionality: Expressions of French individualism
  • HSY2025/HSY3025 Beyond Machiavelli: Crisis and renewal in early modern Italy
  • HSY2400/EUR3400 Imperialism, sexuality, and modernity: Politics, culture and society in Europe, c1880-1918
  • HSY2440/EUR3440 The rise and fall of Nazi Germany
  • HSY2560/HSY3560 Challenge and Response: The course of modern Jewish history
  • HSY2580/EUR3580 The Holocaust
  • HSY2630/HSY3630 Renaissance Florence
  • HSY2640/HSY3640 Christians, Jews and Muslims in the age of crusades
  • HSY2860/HSY3860 The Renaissance in Florence
  • HSY2950/EUR3950 Europe: Enlightenment and revolution
  • PHL3430 The philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone De Beauvoir
  • PHL3510 Political philosophy
  • PLT2140/PLT3140 Progress and despair: Modern political ideologies and theories
  • PLT2152/PLT3152 Nationalism: Interpretations
  • PLT2340/PLT3340 Contemporary Russia: Identities, transformations and conflicts
  • SPN3430 European cultural history: The Spanish civil war
  • VSA2140/VSA3140 Cross-Cultural Art: Asian, American and European**

* Not offered from 2004.

** Not offered from 2006.

Contact details

General enquiries

Professor Pascaline Winand

Director, Monash European and EU Centre

Dr. Natalie Doyle

Deputy Director, Monash European and EU Centre