XII. Course Descriptions
European Studies
School of Languages and Literatures
| EURO*2200 European Culture from the Mid 19th Century to the 1920's F (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course explores major trends in European culture in the context of political and social events. Topics studied include
major political events and their significance for culture (e.g. bourgeois liberalism, revolts in the mid 19th century, World
War I and its aftermath), thinkers who have shaped the 20th century (e.g. Nietzsche, Unamuno, Freud), avant-garde movement
and innovation in the arts and letters (e.g. impressionism, futurism, expressionism, surrealism).
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| Prerequisite(s): |
EURO*1200 is recommended
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| Restriction(s): |
EURO*1020 |
| EURO*2300 European Culture since 1920 W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course explores major trends in European culture in the context of political and social events. The focus will be on
political events and their significance for culture (e.g. fascism, World War II and the Holocaust and their effects in the
second half of the 20th century, the political reorganization of Europe, protest movements), new trends in thought (e.g. existentialism,
structuralism, post-modernism feminism) and the arts and letters (e.g. neorealism epic theatre, new wave cinema).
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| Prerequisite(s): |
EURO*1200 and EURO*2200 are recommended
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| Restriction(s): |
EURO*1020 |
| EURO*3150 Topics in European Film W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course will examine representative French, German, Italian and Spanish films in a socio-political context. It will focus
on the interaction between the films' aesthetics and the political and cultural conditions in Europe. The topics to be discussed
in the course will centre on the relationship between the development of major movements in European film, such as Italian
Neo-Realism and the French, German and Spanish New Waves, and film makers' ideological projects such as the construction or
deconstruction of national, gender and ethnic identity. (Offered in even-number years.)
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| EURO*4600 Honours Seminar in European Studies W (3-0) [0.50] |
| A seminar course designed to explore one or more topics of European culture, history and/or business, depending on the expertise
of the instructor. Students should consult the Coordinator of European Studies for specific offerings.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
10.00 credits, (2 of ARTH*1520, EURO*1050, EURO*1200, EURO*2200, EURO*2300, HIST*2510, HIST*3090, MUSC*1060, POLS*3450)
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| EURO*4740 Research Project in European Studies F,W (3-0) [0.50] |
| An independent study course that requires a research project on an aspect of European Studies. The topic must be approved
by the Coordinator of the European Studies Program. Research is undertaken with the guidance of a faculty advisor, and seminar
presentations will be included. A final research paper must be written in the student's chosen core language. Note: In order
to demonstrate language proficiency and complete the requirements of EURO*4740, students have another option. They may choose to spend their third year studying at a European university, in the country
where their chosen core language is spoken. Those who can demonstrate that they have successfully written a major academic
paper or exam in their chosen core language while registered in a course at a European university as part of their approved
study year will be waived from EURO*4740. See the Coordinator for the European Studies program for more information.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
EURO*1020, EURO*1050, EURO*2000, EURO*2070,
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| Restriction(s): |
Approval of the Coordinator for the European Studies Program. |
