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Undergraduate courses and units

The Centre offers students the option of undertaking a major or minor European Studies sequence within the Bachelor of Arts, a minor sequence within the Bachelor of Arts (Global), or to study individual specialist units of the Centre as electives.

Individual Units offered by the Centre

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Units offered in Australia

  • ATS1302 Enlightenment Foundations (6 points)
  • ATS1303 Contemporary Europe (6 points)
  • ATS2521 Conflict and Culture in Europe (6 points)
  • ATS2524/3524 Liberal Foundations and Socialism (6 points)
  • ATS4767 MEEUC Honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4768 E & EU research project 1 (12 points)
  • ATS4769 E & EU research project part 2 (12 points)
  • ATS4770 Special reading course (European and European Union Studies) (12 points)
  • ATS2340/3340 Introduction to Peace and Security Studies (6 points)
  • ATS2522/3522 Introducing the European Union (6 points)

Units offered overseas

  • ATS2526 European studies in Europe - Part A (6 points)
  • ATS2527 European studies in Europe - Part B (6 points)
  • ATS3526 European studies in Europe - Part A (6 points)
  • ATS3527 European studies in Europe - Part B (6 points)
  • ATS4771 Advanced European studies in Europe Part A (12 points)
  • ATS4772 Advanced European studies in Europe Part B (12 points)

Students may also credit units which are not offered by the Centre, with the permission of the Undergraduate Coordinator.  European and EU Studies units are complemented by and can add to your understanding of units in disciplines including politics, history, international relations, international studies, and more.

The Faculties of Law and Business and Economics also offer the following units that may be of interest to students in European and EU studies:

  • LAW4153E Comparative European legal systems (Prato) (6 points)
  • LAW4161E Introduction to European Union law (Prato) (6 points)
  • LAW4155E International human rights (6 points)
  • LAW4536E International and comparative family law (Prato) (6 points)
  • LAW5162E Comparative cyberlaw (6 points)
  • LAW4535E International and comparative trade mark law (6 points)
  • LAW4539E Modern constitutionalism – a comparative perspective (6 points)
  • LAW4532E Climate change and international law (6 points)
  • LAW4645E International perspectives on torts law (Prato) (6 points)

Bachelor of Arts

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Includes overview, duration, campus, fees and application information for the course.

This area of study takes a look at the culture and ideas of modern Europe and their impact on the world today. Contemporary Europe, European integration and changing European identities are discussed in this program. Historical, political, economic, social and cultural perspectives on Europe are also covered. The major accommodates units studied at European institutions.

First-year sequence

A first year sequence (12 points) in European Studies consists of:

ATS1303 Contemporary Europe

followed by

ATS1302 Enlightenment Foundations.

Minor sequence

A minor sequence consists of either 24 or 30 points as follows:

  • a first-year sequence followed by at least one second-year 6-point European Studies core unit
    (ATS2521 Conflict and Culture in Europe, ATS2520 Post World War Two Europe or ATS2522 Introducing the European Union) together with:
  • a further 6 or 12 points of second-year units.

Major sequence

A major sequence consists of 48 points.  This includes:

Course overview for major sequence

  • 1st year
    ATS1303 Contemporary Europe  and ATS1302 Enlightenment Foundations
  • 2nd year
    European Studies or other approved units to the value of 12 or 18 points
    including at least one of
    • ATS2521 Conflict and Culture in Europe and
    • ATS2520 Post World War Two Europe  or
    • ATS2522 Introducing the European Union
  • 3rd year (for completion of major)
    European Studies or other approved units to the value of 18 or 24 points including at least ATS4766 The Idea of Europe

For further information about taking a major or minor sequence in European Studies, contact:

Dr Eva Polonska
Undergraduate Coordinator
Telephone: +61 3 9903 4242
Email: eva.polonska@monash.edu

Bachelor of Arts (Global)

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Includes overview, duration, campus, fees and application information for the course.

Students may take a minor sequence in the Bachelor of Arts (Global).

For further information about a minor sequence in European Studies, contact:

Dr Eva Polonska
Undergraduate Coordinator
Telephone: +61 3 9903 4242
Email: eva.polonska@monash.edu

Language studies

Although it is not a requirement for enrolment, we strongly recommend you consider studying a European language in parallel with your work in European and EU Studies. This combination allows you to link the study of European subject matter to the development of communicative skills in a relevant language.  We believe this offers greater learning opportunities than the study of a European language or of European and EU Studies alone.

The Monash European and EU Centre has strong links with the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. Students may enrol in one of the language courses by the School.

For further information about studying a European language, contact:

Dr Eva Polonska
Undergraduate Coordinator
Telephone: +61 3 9903 4242
Email: eva.polonska@monash.edu

 

  
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