Program: Modern European Studies Minor - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

History
Advisor: Mark Doyle

The minor in Modern European Studies allows students to explore the histories, politics, cultures, literatures, languages, and ideas of Europe during the modern period (c.1800-present). To complete the minor, students must choose 18 hours from the following list of courses, with no more than 6 credits from a single department or program. Any applicable prerequisites must be completed before taking these courses; unless they are listed below, prerequisites will not count toward the 18 hours for the minor. In addition to the courses listed below, students may apply up to 6 credit hours in MTSU signature study abroad courses to the minor. Directed readings, special topics, and internships in any pertinent department may be pursued with prior approval of the minor advisor; no more than 6 credit hours of these may be counted towards the minor.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors require the student to complete a minimum of 15 to 21 hours from a list of specific courses. Unless otherwise noted, a student may take no more than 6 hours of courses from a single department until he or she surpasses the required minimum number of hours necessary for completing the minor. Exceptions to this rule may be found within the discussions of several of the minors. In most cases, a student is also limited to just 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he or she is taking a major. Students must fulfill all departmental prerequisites for any course within an interdisciplinary minor. In some cases, advisors may approve course substitutions within these program requirements.

Course Offerings by Department/Program (18 hours)

Select 18 hours from the following. An asterisk (*) indicates a topics course that requires prior approval by the Modern European Studies director.

Music

NOTE: Students taking these courses must be able to read music.

MUHL 3020 - History of Western Art Music II 3 credit hours
MUHL 4640 - Nineteenth-Century Music 3 credit hours
MUHL 4650 - Twentieth-Century Music 3 credit hours

Philosophy and Religious Studies

PHIL 4050 - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHIL 4200 - Existentialism 3 credit hours
PHIL 4240 - Recent Continental Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHIL 4450 - Marx and Marxism 3 credit hours

Political Science and International Relations

PS 1015 - Introduction to Political Theory 3 credit hours
PS 3450 - The Politics of Social Welfare Policy 3 credit hours
PS 4300 - Policymaking in the European Union 3 credit hours
PS 4770 - Russian Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours

Sociology and Anthropology

ANTH 3516 - Peoples and Cultures of Europe 3 credit hours

Women’s and Gender Studies

WGST 4206 - Symposium in Women’s Studies: Women and the Holocaust 3 credit hours

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

NOTE: Most of the upper-division courses below are taught in their respective languages. Please see course descriptions for prerequisites.

FREN 1010 - Elementary French I 3 credit hours
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours
FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
FREN 3070 - Topics in French and Francophone Film 3 credit hours
FREN 3080 - Topics in French Studies 3 credit hours *
FREN 3110 - French and Francophone Culture 3 credit hours
FREN 4010 - Topics in Twentieth-Century French Literature 3 credit hours
FREN 4020 - Topics in French Film 3 credit hours
FREN 4110 - French Press and Politics 3 credit hours
FREN 4120 - La Cuisine francaise: le gout et la gourmandise 3 credit hours
FREN 4150 - Money, Murder, and Madness 3 credit hours
FREN 4160 - Social Change in the Francophone World 3 credit hours
FREN 4170 - The French Graphic Novel 3 credit hours
GERM 1010 - Elementary German I 3 credit hours
GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours
GERM 2010 - Intermediate German I 3 credit hours
GERM 2020 - Intermediate German II 3 credit hours
GERM 3010 - Advanced Composition and Conversation 3 credit hours
GERM 3060 - Survey of German Culture 3 credit hours
GERM 4010 - Topics in German Literature and Culture 3 credit hours *
GERM 4030 - German Literature: 1880 to Present 3 credit hours
HUM 3065 - Topics in Italian Culture 3 credit hours
ITAL 1010 - Elementary Italian I 3 credit hours
ITAL 1020 - Elementary Italian II 3 credit hours
ITAL 2010 - Intermediate Italian I 3 credit hours
ITAL 2020 - Intermediate Italian II 3 credit hours
PORT 1010 - Elementary Portuguese I 3 credit hours
PORT 1020 - Elementary Portuguese II 3 credit hours
PORT 2010 - Intermediate Portuguese I 3 credit hours
PORT 2020 - Intermediate Portuguese II 3 credit hours
RUSS 1010 - Elementary Russian I 3 credit hours
RUSS 1020 - Elementary Russian II 3 credit hours
RUSS 2010 - Intermediate Russian I 3 credit hours
RUSS 2020 - Intermediate Russian II 3 credit hours
SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours
SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit hours
SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit hours
SPAN 3060 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture 3 credit hours
SPAN 4030 - Spanish Literature II 3 credit hours

Study Abroad

In addition to the courses listed above, students may apply up to 6 credit hours in study abroad courses in Europe to the minor. These courses must be MTSU signature programs and may be offered by any department, but they must be approved by the Modern European Studies minor director.