2021-2022 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

European Union & Contemporary Europe, CAS


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Director of Certificate Program: Margaret G. Hermann
346 Eggers Hall
315-443-4022, Fax: 315-443-9085

The Certificate of Advanced Study in the European Union (EU) and Contemporary Europe is available to students in all professional and doctoral programs at Syracuse University who are looking to supplement their degree with a strong foundation in this region’s politics, culture, and economics or to prepare themselves for a career involving specialization in this region. In completing the certificate program, students are required to take 12 credit hours of study focused on the region, including one of the required courses and nine credits from a set of approved courses and/or approved other activities such as internships, language study, independent study, or capstone experiences. For more information, visit the program website:

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/merc/Graduate_Certificate_in_the_EU_and_Contemporary_Europe/

Admission:

Interested student are encouraged to contact the Director of the Certificate Program, Margaret G. Hermann (mgherman@maxwell.syr.edu), early in their tenure to develop a program of study.

Student Learning Outcomes


1. Indicate knowledge regarding the nature of the EU and several challenges that currently face the organization and their potential effects

2. Identify several current European events and consider the impact on these events of the cultural, social, economic, and political diversity represented among countries on this continent

3. Demonstrate introductory skills in a European language and/or has spent time in an internship experience in Europe or completed a capstone exercise involving a European organization

Program Requirements:


Twelve credits in four courses must be earned to be eligible for the certificate. These must include:

The choice of one of the required courses:


  • 3 credit(s)
  • 1-6 credit(s) The EU and Beyond: Identity, Politics, and the New Europe (Offered during Summer at the University’s Strasbourg Center in France)
  • 1-6 credit(s) The Culture and Politics of Reconciliation in Central Europe (Offered during Summer in Strasbourg, Berlin, and Wroclaw)
  • HUM 670 - The Culture and Politics of Reconciliation in Central Europe (Offered during Summer in Strasbourg, Berlin, and Wroclaw)
  • 1-6 credit(s) The Culture and Politics of Reconciliation in Central Europe (Offered during Summer in Strasbourg, Berlin, and Wroclaw)

Elective Courses and/or Approved Other Activities


Nine credits from a set of elective courses and/or approved other activities such as internships, independent study, or capstone experiences.

Electives:


Credits Towards the Certificate


In addition to these classes, students may also earn credits towards the Certificate in the following ways:

  • Students can take a maximum of six-credit hours in any of the regional languages offered at the University at the 600 level. Turkish, Portuguese, and Polish are also considered regional languages in addition to those more generally considered when focusing on Europe.
  • Students can take a maximum of three-credit hours for an internship experience in Europe or for the completion of a capstone course that focuses on a topic related to contemporary Europe or the EU (with the approval of the Director of the Certificate Program).

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