Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)  - Study Options

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Degree Structure

Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)

Contemporary Europe major Thirty Disciplinary units Language major Free units
First Year (maximum of 48 units)
Europe in the Modern Era: Foundations of International Relations EURO1004 (6 unit);
6 additional units from any of the following: POLS1002; POLS1003; POLS1004; POLS1005; SOCY1002; SOCY1003; HIST1017; HIST1015; PHIL1003; PHIL1004.
12 first-year units in Political Science, History, Sociology, English, Philosophy or Art History 12 units in German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or a Slavonic language (subject to recognition of competence) 12 units of the students' choice
Later Years (minimum of 96 units)
At least five of the following (30 units):
  • European Society and Politics EURO2008;
  • Citizens, the State and Democracy SOCY2052;
  • The European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges EURO2003;
  • Green Governance POLS2087;
  • Europe: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective EURO2005;
  • Nationalism in Europe EURO2011;
  • Europe in the Twentieth Century HIST2140;
  • plus 6 additional units in the Contemporary Europe major.
18 designated units in the same discipline area, or 18 units in a modern European language 30 units in German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish or a Slavonic language (subject to recognition of competence) 18 additional units of the students' choice
(42 units) (30 units) (42 units) (30 units)

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