European Union Studies (Certificate)

The certificate in European Union Studies is designed to provide in-depth study on a topic that cuts across traditional academic disciplines and typically has a "real life" application in a professional context. Its purpose is to certify an individual as competent in a subject area outside conventional degree programs.

A certificate in European Studies can be earned in one of two ways:

Under the academic track, a certificate is taken in tandem with an undergraduate degree program. Students from all academic majors are eligible to participate so long as they possess a minimum 2.75 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).

Under the professional track, non-degree students--such as business executives--are eligible to enroll in the program upon proof of a valid undergraduate degree from an accredited institution on the condition that they fulfill the minimum GPA requirement of 2.75.

Under either track, an application to the program cannot be made until successful completion of the following:

(1) EURO 3234 with a grade of C or better, and 

(2) 30 semester hours of academic credit.

Students should refer to the USG European Union Studies Program website for further information and the required application form at http://www.eustudiesprogram.org/

Curriculum for the Certificate in European Union Studies

Required courses (Credit: 6 hours)

EURO 3234	Introduction to the European Union	3
EURO 4830	EU Studies Capstone	3

Choose three (3) courses (Credit: 9 hours)

from among the following, including at least one course in each of two (2) different discipline areas (Social Sciences, Humanities & Fine Arts, Business & Economics, and Natural & Health Sciences)

Other 3000/4000-level courses with a primary focus on contemporary European politics, society, and/or culture may be substituted with the approval of the campus representative or department chair.

Social Sciences

EURO 4130	EU Law & Legal Systems	3
EURO 4160	EU Federalism and Governance	3
EURO 4530	European Social Policy	3
EURO 4730	European Union Foreign Policy	3
EURO 4760	US - EU Relations	3
POLS 3344	Politics of the British Isles	3

Humanities & Fine Arts

ENGL 4420	Modern European Literature in Translation	3
ENGL 4500	20th Century British Poetry and Prose	3
EURO 4630	Communications and Media	3
HIST 3490	Europe in the 20th Century	3
HIST 3511	Great Britain since 1688	3
HIST 4330	Modern Germany	3
SPAN 3006	Peninsular Spanish Civilization and Culture	3

Business & Economics

EURO 4230	Doing Business in the EU	3
EURO 4260	European Monetary Union	3

Natural & Health Sciences

EURO 4330	EU Science & Technology Policy	3
EURO 4430	EU Environmental Policy	3

Areas of distinction: the certificate also highlights special achievements by providing a notation of "distinction" in three areas for students who complete the necessary additional credits:

• Practical experience: an overseas experience (including study or research abroad) or an internship, as approved by the EU Studies campus representative and Executive Director. (3-6 credit hours)
• Foreign language proficiency: successful completion of two (2) upper-division foreign language courses in a modern European language. (6 credit hours)
• Composition of a thesis. (3 credit hours)

Total Hours: 15