European Studies
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew Oros, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies
WC abroad programs in Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain
Required language of study: French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, or another European language abroad.
In addition to the Common Requirements for all concentrations, students must complete two courses related to Asia at Washington College.
Recommended Courses Offered At Washington College:
- ART 311. Italian Renaissance Art
- ART 315. Northern Renaissance and Baroque Art
- ART 316. European Art from the Baroque to NeoClassicism
- ART 318. Nineteenth Century European Art
- ENG 330. The Irish Short Story
- ENG 331. Nineteenth Century English Novel
- ENG 404. Joyce, Eliot, and Beckett
- ENG 307. Twentieth-Century British Literature
- ENG 309. Contemporary British Writers
- FRS 311. Contemporary France
- HIS 351. Ancient Rome
- HIS 353. Medieval Europe
- HIS 354. Renaissance and Reformation
- HIS 355. Women in Medieval Europe
- HIS 360. Twentieth-Century Germany
- HIS 362. Europe Since 1945
- HIS 391,392. Russia and the Soviet Union
- ILC 306. French Literature in Translation
- ILC 307. German Literature in Translation
- ILC 308. Spanish and Latin American Literature in Translation
- MUS 304. Opera
- POL 315. Comparative Government: Western Europe
In addition, several courses that count toward the concentration are taught in the French, German, and Spanish languages. Special Topics courses dealing with Europe also are frequently offered at Washington College, and may be counted toward the two-course requirement.