The European Studies Program, in cooperation with the Center for European Studies, the Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence (JMEUCE), and the DAAD Center for German and European Studies (CGES), promotes knowledge and understanding of Europe both on and off campus. Established in 1968, the program provides integrated interdisciplinary studies on contemporary Europe for both undergraduate and graduate students. The program brings together scholars on campus interested in different aspects of Europe to discuss topics of mutual interest. More than 30 departments offer courses on Europe (excluding language courses), providing the largest number of courses on any region of the world other than the United States.
How to Get in
Students interested in declaring the undergraduate certificate should contact the Center for European Studies or the undergraduate advisor.
Requirements
Language Requirement
Students may satisfy the European language requirement by taking college courses, or through high school units. There are two options to complete the requirement—students can either complete:
- Four units of a single European language
or - Three units of one European language and two units of a second European language.
Fourth, Third, and Second Unit Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fourth unit courses: | ||
| Courses above fourth semester may used to satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Fourth Semester French | ||
| Fourth Semester German | ||
| Fourth Semester Dutch | ||
| Fourth Semester Turkish | ||
| Fourth Semester Ancient Greek | ||
| Fourth Semester Italian | ||
| Fourth Semester Portuguese | ||
| Second Year Norwegian | ||
| Second Year Swedish | ||
| Second Year Danish | ||
| Fourth Semester Spanish | ||
| Fourth Semester Polish | ||
| Fourth Semester Czech | ||
| Fourth Semester Serbo-Croatian | ||
| Third unit courses: | ||
| Third Semester French | ||
| Third Semester German | ||
| Third Semester Dutch | ||
| Third Semester Turkish | ||
| Third Semester Ancient Greek | ||
| Third Semester Italian | ||
| Third Semester Portuguese | ||
| Second Year Norwegian | ||
| Second Year Swedish | ||
| Second Year Danish | ||
| Third Semester Spanish | ||
| Third Semester Polish | ||
| Third Semester Czech | ||
| Third Semester Serbo-Croatian | ||
| Second unit courses: | ||
| Second Semester French | ||
| Second Semester German | ||
| Second Semester Dutch | ||
| Second Semester Turkish | ||
| Second Semester Ancient Greek | ||
| Second Semester Ancient Greek | ||
| Second Semester Italian | ||
| Second Semester Portuguese | ||
| Second Semester Norwegian | ||
| Second Semester Swedish | ||
| Second Semester Danish | ||
| Second Semester Finnish | ||
| Second Semester Spanish | ||
| Second Semester Czech | ||
| Second Semester Polish | ||
| Second Semester Serbo-Croatian | ||
European Area Studies Requirement
Complete seven courses and 21 credits, with courses being taken in at least two subjects, and distributed in one of two ways:
- Option 1: Seven courses on Europe as a whole: focusing on topics such as the European Union, European history, or European literature.
- Option 2: Seven courses distributed across three or more regional/national areas. (Students may use Europe as a whole courses in partial fulfillment of this option combined with courses on two other regional/national areas).
Option 1: Europe as a Whole
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete seven courses from at least two subjects: | 21 | |
| Muslims and Jews | ||
| Religion and Art | ||
| Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture | ||
| 19th Century Painting in Europe | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Topics in Medieval Art | ||
| Proseminar in Medieval Art | ||
| Proseminar in Northern European Painting | ||
| Proseminar in 19th Century European Art | ||
| Proseminar in 20th Century European Art | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric in Politics and Culture | ||
| Great Speakers and Speeches | ||
| Introduction to Pre-Modern Literatures/Impact on the Modern World | ||
| Comparative Problems in Periods and Movements | ||
| Globalizing Education | ||
| Internationalizing Educational Knowledge | ||
| History of Fashion, 1400-Present | ||
| History of Architecture and Interiors I: Antiquity through 18th Century | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Industrial Organizations | ||
| The History of the University in the West | ||
| Wealth, Poverty and Inequality: Transnational Perspectives on Policy and Practice in Education | ||
| Comparative Education | ||
| Introduction to International Education Development | ||
| Globalization and Education | ||
| Comparative History of Childhood and Adolescence | ||
| Introduction to Comparative and International Education | ||
| Horror as Expressions of National Angst | ||
| Introduction to the City | ||
| Introduction to Geopolitics | ||
| World Regions in Global Context | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| God & Money | ||
| From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (Re)imagined | ||
| Medieval Europe 410-1500 | ||
| Europe and the World, 1400-1815 | ||
| Europe and the Modern World 1815 to the Present | ||
| Global Military History (5000 BCE - Present) | ||
| The History of War in Film | ||
| Western Intellectual and Religious History to 1500 | ||
| Western Intellectual and Religious History since 1500 | ||
| The History of Western Christianity to 1750 | ||
| Introduction to Modern Jewish History | ||
| Explorations in European History (H) | ||
| Explorations in European History (S) | ||
| Prisons: From Antiquity to Supermax | ||
| War, Race, and Religion in Europe and the United States, from the Scramble for Africa to Today | ||
| History Study Abroad: European History | ||
| The Crusades: Christianity and Islam | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| The Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton | ||
| Environmental History of Europe | ||
| Global History of Humanitarianism | ||
| Trans/Gender in Historical Perspective | ||
| The First World War and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Europe | ||
| The Second World War | ||
| History of Europe Since 1945 | ||
| From Fascism to Today: Social Movements and Politics in Europe | ||
| Women and Gender in Modern Europe | ||
| Immigration and Assimilation in American History | ||
| Christianity in the Atlantic World, 1500-1800 | ||
| The Enlightenment and Its Critics | ||
| The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1991 | ||
| The History of Punishment | ||
| American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present | ||
| Medieval Law and Society | ||
| Anti-Semitism in European Culture, 1700-1945 | ||
| History of Books and Print Culture in Europe and North America | ||
| The Origins of Scientific Thought | ||
| The Making of Modern Science | ||
| Technology and Social Change in History | ||
| Science, Medicine and Religion | ||
| The Darwinian Revolution | ||
| History of Pharmacy | ||
| International Health and Global Society | ||
| Studies in Early Modern Science | ||
| Western Culture: Science, Technology, Philosophy I | ||
| Western Culture: Science, Technology, Philosophy II | ||
| Western Culture: Literature and the Arts I | ||
| Western Culture: Literature and the Arts II | ||
| Western Culture: Political, Economic, and Social Thought I | ||
| Western Culture: Political, Economic, and Social Thought II | ||
| Genres of Western Religious Writing | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities | ||
| International Business | ||
| Intercultural Communication in Business | ||
| Global Issues in Management | ||
| Global Marketing Strategy | ||
| Multinational Business Finance | ||
| Jews and Race | ||
| Prisons: From Antiquity to Supermax | ||
| Global Marketing Strategy | ||
| History of Mathematics | ||
| Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: An Introduction to the History of Medicine | ||
| Health, Disease and Healing II | ||
| The World of Sagas | ||
| Great Composers | ||
| Musical Women in Europe and America: Creativity, Performance, and Identity | ||
| Survey of Music in the Middle Ages | ||
| Survey of Music in the Renaissance | ||
| Survey of Music in the Baroque Era | ||
| Survey of Music in the Classic Era | ||
| Survey of Music in the Romantic Era | ||
| Survey of Music in the Twentieth Century | ||
| Survey of Opera | ||
| History of Modern Philosophy | ||
| Freedom Fate and Choice | ||
| Great Moral Philosophers | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Christian Political Thought | ||
| The European Union: Politics and Political Economy | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Principles of International Law | ||
| Study Abroad Topics in Political Science: International Relations | ||
| The Comparative Study of Genocide | ||
| Politics and Policies in the European Union | ||
| Study Abroad Topics in Political Science: Comparative Politics | ||
| Witches and Wizards: from Hecate to Harry Potter | ||
| Prophets and Poets: Women, Writing and Religion in a Time of War, 1642-1660 | ||
| The Beautiful Game: Cultural Politics of Soccer | ||
| Classical Sociological Theory | ||
| History of Costume for the Stage | ||
Option 2: Three Regions/Countries
Complete seven courses from at least two subjects and from at least three regions/countries
Ancient Europe
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece | ||
| Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases | ||
| Greek Sculpture | ||
| The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome | ||
| Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, ca. 200-1453 | ||
| Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece | ||
| Proseminar in Ancient Art | ||
| Legacy of Greece and Rome in Modern Culture | ||
| Nature, Race, and Human Difference | ||
| Classics and Pop Culture | ||
| Fakes, Forgeries, and the Ethical Problems in Classical Antiquities | ||
| The Ancient Mediterranean | ||
| Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters | ||
| Classical Mythology | ||
| The Greeks | ||
| The Romans | ||
| Women and Gender in the Classical World | ||
| Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | ||
| Topics in Greek Culture | ||
| Topics in Classical Culture | ||
| Topics in Classical Archaeology | ||
| Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment | ||
| Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar: Approaches to the Classical World | ||
| Classical Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Readings in Greek Literature | ||
| Homer | ||
| Hesiod | ||
| Greek Lyric Poets | ||
| Greek Comedy | ||
| Greek Tragedy | ||
| Thucydides | ||
| Attic Orators | ||
| Hellenistic Greek | ||
| A History of Greek Civilization | ||
| Rome: Lust for Glory | ||
| Fourth Semester Latin | ||
| Readings in Latin Literature | ||
| Vergil | ||
| Latin Poetry | ||
| Roman Drama | ||
| Roman Satire | ||
| Roman Novel | ||
| Latin Historical Writers | ||
| Latin Philosophical Writers | ||
| Latin Oratory | ||
| History of Ancient Philosophy | ||
| Classical Philosophers | ||
| Athenian Democracy |
Balkans
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| History of Serbian and Croatian Literature | ||
| Introduction to Serbian and Croatian Literature | ||
| History of Serbo-Croatian Literature |
Belgium
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Used for Brussels Study Abroad courses | ||
Central Europe
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Also used for Central European Study Abroad courses | ||
| Kafka and the Kafkaesque | ||
| The Writings of Vaclav Havel: Crtitique of Modern Society | ||
Denmark
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| In Translation: The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen | ||
| In Translation: The Art of Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen | ||
| Readings in Danish Literature | ||
| Kierkegaard and Scandinavian Literature | ||
| The Art of Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen | ||
| The Writings of Hans Christian Andersen for Scandinavian Majors |
Eastern Europe
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey | ||
| Introduction to Geopolitics | ||
| Folklore of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe | ||
| Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe | ||
| Philosophy, Theory, Criticism | ||
| Advanced Topics in East European and Central Asian Languages and Cultures | ||
| Eastern Europe since 1900 | ||
| The Soviet Union and the World, 1917-1991 | ||
| Slavic Science Fiction through Literature and Film | ||
| Representation of the Jew in Eastern European Cultures | ||
| Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe | ||
| Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation | ||
| Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe | ||
| Vampires | ||
| In Translation: Slavic Drama in Context | ||
| Politics and Society: Contemporary Eastern Europe | ||
| Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe | ||
| Topics in Slavic Literatures | ||
| Escaping Utopia: Cultures after Communism | ||
| Adventure in Literature and Film | ||
| Slavic and East European Folklore |
Europe as a Whole
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Please see Option 1's Europe as a Whole course list for courses approved for this category. | ||
Finland
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| In Translation: Kalevala and Finnish Folk-Lore | ||
| Sami Culture, Yesterday and Today | ||
| Kalevala and Finnish Folk-Lore |
France
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| French Film | ||
| Ethnic Studies in the French/Francophone World(s) | ||
| Literature, Comics, and Film in French | ||
| Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) | ||
| Topics in French Literature and Culture | ||
| Professional Communication and Culture in the Francophone World | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Business, Government and NGOs | ||
| Medieval and Early Modern French Literature | ||
| Modern French and Francophone Literature | ||
| Visual Culture in French/Francophone Studies | ||
| French Fashion and Literature from the Middle Ages to Today | ||
| Medieval and Early Modern Culture | ||
| Modernity Studies | ||
| Study Abroad: French/Francophone Literature | ||
| Study Abroad: French/Francophone Civilization | ||
| Topics in French: Study Abroad | ||
| Readings in Medieval and Renaissance Literature | ||
| Readings in Early Modern Literature | ||
| French/Francophone Literary Studies Across the Centuries | ||
| French/Francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries | ||
| Literature and Medicine in French-Speaking Cultures | ||
| French/Francophone Film | ||
| Aspects of Contemporary French Literature | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar in French/Francophone Literary Studies | ||
| Undergraduate Seminar in French/Francophone Cultural Studies | ||
| Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture: French and Francophone Perspectives | ||
| Career Strategies for the French-Speaking World | ||
| The Age of Reason | ||
| 17th-Century French Literature | ||
| 17th-Century Literature | ||
| Culture and Societies | ||
| The 20th-Century French Novel | ||
| France from Napoleon to the Great War, 1799-1914 | ||
| Contemporary France, 1914 to the Present | ||
| French Revolution and Napoleon | ||
| Masterpieces of French Literature and Culture | ||
| Literature in Translation: Nineteenth-Century French Masterpieces | ||
| French and Italian Renaissance Literature Online | ||
| Existentialism |
Germany
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Holocaust: History, Memory and Education | ||
| German Women Writers in Translation | ||
| Culture in 20th Century Berlin | ||
| Topics in German and/or Yiddish Culture | ||
| Yiddish Song and the Jewish Experience | ||
| Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe | ||
| Nazi Culture | ||
| Kafka and the Kafkaesque | ||
| Special Topics in German and World Literature/s | ||
| Topics in German Culture | ||
| From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (Re)imagined | ||
| Literatur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts | ||
| Topics in German Literature | ||
| Study Abroad in German Literature | ||
| Study Abroad in German Culture | ||
| Topics in German Culture | ||
| Honors Seminar in German Literature | ||
| Kultur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts | ||
| German-Jewish Culture Since the 18th Century | ||
| Topics in German Studies | ||
| German Literary Movements Since 1750 | ||
| Senior Honors Seminar in German Literature | ||
| History of Germany, 1871 to the Present | ||
| German Women Writers in Translation | ||
| Topics in Twentieth-Century German Literature (in Translation) | ||
| Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust | ||
| Great Moral Philosophers | ||
| German Politics |
Iceland
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| The World of Sagas | ||
| Survey of Old Norse-Icelandic Literature | ||
| The Sagas of Icelanders in English Translation |
Ireland
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| James Joyce | ||
| The Irish Tradition | ||
| Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations |
Italy
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Have Brush, Will Travel: The Italian Renaissance from Florence to Rome | ||
| Italian Renaissance Art | ||
| From Michelangelo & Raphael to Titian: The Arts in 16th Century Italy | ||
| Study Abroad in Renaissance/Baroque/Northern Art | ||
| Topics in Italian Renaissance Art | ||
| Italian Film | ||
| A History of Rome | ||
| Italian Studies Abroad in the Humanities I | ||
| Modern Italian Culture | ||
| Italian Studies Abroad in the Humanities II | ||
| Studies in Italian Literature and Culture I | ||
| Studies in Italian Literature and Culture II | ||
| Rome: Lust for Glory | ||
| Machiavelli and His World | ||
| Topics in Italian: Study Abroad | ||
| Special Topics in Italian Literature | ||
| Special Topics in Italian Studies: Culture, Film, Language | ||
| The 18th Century | ||
| The 18th Century | ||
| Italian Theatre | ||
| Features in Italian Literature | ||
| Features in Italian Literature | ||
| The Italian Novel | ||
| Dante's Divina Commedia | ||
| The 13th Century | ||
| Food Cultures in Italian Literature | ||
| Love and Sex in Italian Comedy | ||
| National Identity in the Global World: The Italian Case | ||
| Of Demons and Angels. Dante's Divine Comedy | ||
| In Translation: Lit of Modern Italy-Existentialism, Fascism, Resistance | ||
| Black Death and Medieval Life Through Boccaccio's Decameron | ||
| Italy and the Invention of America: from Columbus to World War II | ||
| In Translation: Special Topics in Italian Literature |
Netherlands
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Topics in Dutch Life and Culture | ||
| Topics in Dutch Literature | ||
| Study Abroad in Dutch Literature | ||
| Study Abroad in Dutch Culture | ||
| Letterkunde der Lage Landen | ||
| Cultuurkunde der Lage Landen | ||
| Topics in Dutch Literature in Translation |
Norway
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| In Translation: The Drama of Henrik Ibsen | ||
| Readings in Norwegian Literature | ||
| The Drama of Henrik Ibsen | ||
| Memory and Literature from Proust to Knausgard |
Poland
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Love and Death: Introduction to Polish Literature & Culture | ||
| Polish Literature (in Translation), Middle Ages to 1863 | ||
| Polish Literature (in Translation) since 1863 | ||
| History and Ethics on Film: Polish Cinema | ||
| Study Abroad in Poland | ||
| Polish Culture and Area Studies on Study Abroad | ||
| Living at the End of Times: Contemporary Polish Literature and Culture | ||
| History of Polish Literature until 1863 | ||
| History of Polish Literature after 1863 |
Portugal
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature | ||
| Portuguese Civilization | ||
| Survey of Portuguese Literature before 1825 | ||
| Survey of Portuguese Literature since 1825 |
Scandinavia
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Nordic Mythology | ||
| The Nordic Storyteller | ||
| History of Scandinavia to 1815 | ||
| History of Scandinavia Since 1815 | ||
| Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History | ||
| In Translation:Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature, Middle Ages-1900 | ||
| In Translation: Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature-the 20th Century | ||
| The Nordic Child | ||
| Topics in Scandinavian Literature | ||
| In Translation: 19th Century Scandinavian Fiction | ||
| Scandinavian Decadence in its European Context | ||
| The Vikings | ||
| Culture & Community in Scandinavia | ||
| Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature: From the Middle Ages to 1900 | ||
| Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature: the Twentieth Century | ||
| Areas in Scandinavian Literature | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Scandinavian Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Scandinavian Literature | ||
| Memory and Literature from Proust to Knausgard | ||
| Topics in Scandinavian Literature | ||
| Sexual Politics in Scandinavia | ||
| Nordic Filmmakers | ||
| Scandinavian American Folklore | ||
| Sami Culture, Yesterday and Today | ||
| Celtic-Scandinavian Cultural Interrelations | ||
| Scandinavian Decadence in its European Context | ||
| Scandinavian Life and Civilization II | ||
| Survey of Scandinavian Literature: 1500-1800 | ||
| Survey of Scandinavian Literature: 1800-1890 |
Spain
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Literary Masterpieces in Translation | ||
| Literature of the Castilian Middle Age (XII-XV centuries) | ||
| Survey of Medieval Literature | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Literatures | ||
| Survey of Early Hispanic Literature | ||
| Survey of Modern Spanish Literature | ||
| Spanish Civilization | ||
| Cervantes | ||
| Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | ||
| Literature of the Twentieth Century | ||
| Study Abroad in Hispanic Literatures | ||
| Study Abroad in Hispanic Cultures |
Sweden
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| In Translation: The Drama of August Strindberg | ||
| Readings in Swedish Literature |
Switzerland
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Seminar in French/Francophone Cultural Studies |
Turkey
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Readings in Turkish: Contemporary Turkey through Literature and Media |
United Kingdom
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| British Art and Society from the Eighteenth Century to the Present | ||
| Introduction to Cross-Cultural Literary Forms | ||
| History of Radical and Experimental Education in the US and UK | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| British and American Writers | ||
| Shakespearean Drama | ||
| Topics in English, Study Abroad - Literature | ||
| The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Stage and Page in the Long Eighteenth Century | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Novel | ||
| Romantic Literature and Culture | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Novel | ||
| Modernist Novel | ||
| British Literature since 1900 | ||
| Early Medieval England | ||
| Outstanding Figure(s) in Literature before 1800 | ||
| Medieval Drama | ||
| Medieval Romance | ||
| Chaucers Courtly Poetry | ||
| Chaucer's Canterbury Tales | ||
| Topic in Early Modern Literature and Culture | ||
| Early Works of Shakespeare | ||
| Later Works of Shakespeare | ||
| Spenser | ||
| Milton | ||
| Topic in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Outstanding Figure(s) in Literature since 1800 | ||
| Topic in Romantic or Victorian Literature and Culture | ||
| Topic in British Literature and Culture since 1900 | ||
| Old English | ||
| Topic in Travel Writing before 1800 | ||
| British Drama, 1914 to Present | ||
| Literature of the Environment: Speaking for Nature | ||
| English History: England to 1688 | ||
| Britain since 1688 | ||
| History of Radical and Experimental Education in the US and UK | ||
| Topic in Medieval Literature and Culture |
Residence and Quality of Work
- Minimum 2.500 GPA on all certificate courses.
- At least 11 certificate credits must be completed in residence.
Certificate Completion Requirement
This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.
Learning Outcomes
- (Historical Grounding) understanding the historical, political, and cultural forces and conditions that have given rise to the unity and diversity in the region today.
- (Multi-disciplinarity) analyzing contemporary political, economic, and cultural realities in the region from at least two disciplinary perspectives, ideally including humanities, social sciences and sometimes natural science approaches.
- (Depth of knowledge) mastering at the undergraduate generalist level a particular facet of life in the region by taking seven courses on three particular sub-regions or countries or by taking seven courses on the region in more than one discipline
- (Language knowledge) mastering at undergraduate generalist level a particular facet of life in the region by studying a regional language to the intermediate level.
Advising and Careers
Advising for the certificate is through the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS). The IRIS Assistant Director for Students and Curriculum can assist students in developing a plan of study for the certificate, track progress toward the certificate, explore study abroad and international internship options, and begin the career exploration process. We offer walk-in advising, advising workshops, and scheduled appointments. We strongly encourage students to begin career exploration early on and to make use of the many resources available on campus.
SuccessWorks
SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science helps you turn the academic skills learned in your classes into a fulfilling life, guiding you every step of the way to securing jobs, internships, or admission to graduate school.
Through one-on-one career advising, events, and resources, you can explore career options, build valuable internship and research experience, and connect with supportive alumni and employers who open doors of opportunity.
- What you can do with your major (Major Skills & Outcomes Sheets)
- Make a career advising appointment
- Learn about internships and internship funding
- Try “Jobs, Internships, & How to Get Them,” an interactive guide in Canvas for enrolled UW–Madison students
Wisconsin Experience
As a regional center within the Institute for Regional and International Studies, we support and enhance international and global awareness in our student communities and inspire informed thinking about the complexities of our world. We encourage our students to connect to international networks and our regional communities through our program’s lecture series, film screenings, and varied outreach events and activities. We encourage our students to study abroad, do international internships, learn foreign languages, and expect them to gain an interdisciplinary grounding in global and regional affairs. We provide resources and expertise on our world area to students and prospective students, and more broadly to K-12 teachers and students, postsecondary educators and graduate students, businesses, the media, the military, the community at large, and anyone else who wants it.
Resources and Scholarships
Information about funding through the Center for European Studies is available on our website. We also encourage our students to explore funding options available through the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Awards Office.