European Studies major
Note: this major is only available to re-enrolling students.
Studying European Studies will give you an understanding of the cultures and societies that have shaped modern Europe. You will develop an understanding of the cultural and civic foundations for communication, integration and cooperation in the global context with specific reference to the European experience. Europe is analysed as an idea and experienced in terms of the cultural, social, political, legal, and historical frameworks of understanding. This major recognises the significance of the cultural component of European heritage in the contemporary and historical manifestations of the European project.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) have a critical understanding of the multiple forms of identification comprising the idea of Europe including ethnic, regional, national, supranational and civilisational structures of identity; (2) understand the cultural, historical, social and political factors in the idea of Europe and the European project in terms of unity in diversity; (3) identify the cultural and civic factors and conditions shaping European and global communication, integration and cooperation; (4) understand identity in terms of processes of inclusion and exclusion and the cultural and civic factors implicated in European and global conflict including ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, utopianism, and racism; (5) be familiar with key components of, and processes in, the cultural and civic heritage of Europe and the European project; (6) understand contemporary European liberal democracy and civil society in relation to European cultural heritage and the history of the European project; (7) apply literary and socio-historical and interdisciplinary methods of analysis to the understanding of the Europe in terms of cultural, social, political, legal and historical frameworks of understanding; (8) apply interdisciplinary methods of analysis to critically compare and assess cultural, social, political, legal and historical frameworks of understanding; (9) apply literary and socio-historical methodologies to the analysis and understanding of European cultural experiences and products; and (10) contextualise elements of European cultural experience and European cultural products within broader social, historical and political frameworks.
Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
European Studies can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
BP001 Bachelor of Arts
BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Overview of unit sequence
European Studies is a degree-specific single major comprising:
- two Level 1 units
- three Level 2 units
- three Level 3 units
| Key to availability of units: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021 |
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.
Level 1
Take the following unit:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST1102 |
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL1000 | Global Literatures |
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| S2 | HIST1001 | Clash of Empires |
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| HIST1002 |
Level 2
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2209 | |||
| N/A | HIST2202 | Civilisation and Barbarism in European Culture |
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Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ENGL2215 | Modernism and the Avant-garde |
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| S1 | ENGL2401 | Netflicks: Cinema and Long-form Television |
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| ENGL2502 | |||
| ENGL2602 | |||
| S1 | ENGL2604 | Romanticism and Revolution |
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| HIST2002 | |||
| S2 | HIST2005 | Hitler, the Holocaust and the Historians |
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| HIST2012 |
Level 3
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3301 | |||
| N/A | HIST3302 | Imagining the Nation in European Cultural History |
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Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ENGL3602 | Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen |
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| ENGL3603 | |||
| HIST3002 | |||
| HIST3009 | |||
| S1 | HIST3011 | Vikings, Crusaders, and Mongols: Medieval Europe in Conflict |
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Choosing your degree-specific major
General degrees
You must satisfy the requirements of a degree-specific major before you complete your course. The flexible structure of an undergraduate course allows you to try out a number of different subjects to see what interests you before nominating your degree-specific major. You have the choice to either nominate your degree-specific major when you first enrol in the course or delay nominating it until your second year.
To plan the first year of your study without nominating a degree-specific major, you are advised to choose units that will pave the way to two or more degree-specific majors that are of interest to you. For examples of the choice of units available in first year, search the first-year study plans .
To fully understand the structure of an undergraduate course, read the course structure information and the Undergraduate Degree Course Rules.
The following example illustrates how the European Studies degree-specific major can be included in the Bachelor of Arts course.
There are more choices open to you. For more examples, search the study plans .
Specialised degrees – Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours), Bachelor of Automation and Robotics, Bachelor of Environmental Design, Bachelor of Music
You must satisfy the requirements of the degree-specific major in your degree before you complete your course.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
This comprehensive degree does not require you to choose a degree-specific major.
Choosing a second major
You also have the option to choose a second major from those available in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Design Only available to re-enrolling students. and Bachelor of Science courses, giving you the opportunity to pursue your interests no matter how different they are.
For more examples of combinations of majors, search the study plans .