European Studies Courses
Current course offerings are listed below. European Studies program curriculum is listed below under the their respective tracks, Economics and Political and Culture and Society.
* Indicates course may be petitioned for credit toward the European Studies Minor.
Fall 2018
HIEU 103 – Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Watts)*
HIEU 116A – Greece and the Balkans in the Age of Ottoman Expansion (Thomas Gallant)*
HIEU 127 – Sport in the Modern World (Robert Edelman)*
HIEU 154 – Modern German History: From Bismarck to Hitler (Joerg Neuheiser)*
HISC 107 – The Emergence of Modern Science (Tal Golan)
LTGM 101 – German Studies II: National Identities (Todd Kontje)*
MUS 4 – Introduction to Western Music (Staff)
MUS 120A – History of Music in Western culture I (Staff)
PHIL 13 – Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics (Andy Lamey)
PHIL 31 – Introduction to Ancient Philosophy (Georgios Anagnostopoulos)
PHIL 145 – Philosophy of Science (Kerry McKenzie)*
PHIL 146 – Philosophy of Physics (Craig Callender)*
PHIL 167 – Contemporary Political Philosophy (Richard Arneson)*
PHIL 181 – Existentialism (Clinton Tolley)
POLI 110A – Citizens and Saints: Political Thought from Plato to Augustine (Harvey Stern)*
POLI 120H – European Integration (David Fisk)*
RELI 188 – Special Topics in Religion (Dayna Kalleres)*
SOCI 20 – Social Change in the Modern World (Staff)
SOCI 100 – Classical Sociological Theory (Thomas Medvetz)
TDHT 101 – Topics in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History – Classical Women (Staff)*
VIS 20 – Introduction to Art History (Ann Woods)
VIS 120B – Roman Art (Sheldon Nodelman)*
VIS 124CN – Nineteenth-Century Art (Jordan Rose)*
VIS 125C – Modern Art in the West, 1850-1950 (William Bryson)*
VIS 158 – History of Photography (Grant Kester)*
Winter 2019
LTEU 105 – Medieval Studies (Stephanie Jed)*
LTEU 140 – Italian Literature in Translation (Adriana De Marchi Gherini)*
LTWL 100 – Mythology (Page duBois)*
POLI 110B – Sovereigns, Subjects, and the Modern State: Political Thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau (David Weins)
PHIL 101 – Aristotle (Monte Johnson)*
POLI 120A – Political Development of Western Europe (Victor Magagna)
POLI 120C – Politics in France (William Chandler)*
RELI 189 – Seminar in Religion (Babak Rahimi)*
VIS 121AN – Art and Experience in the Middle Ages (TBA)
VIS 129C – Image of Work (TBA)*
Spring 2019
LTGM 132 – German Poetry (William O’Brien)*
LTWL 100 – Mythology (Jacobo Myerston)*
PHIL 102 – Hellenistic Philosophy (Monte Johnson)*
POLI 110C – Revolution and Reaction: Political thought from Kant to Nietzsche (Sean Ingham)
POLI 120I – Politics in Italy (Matthew Bergman)*
POLI 120D – Germany: Before, During, and After Division (Joerg Neuheiser)*
POLI 126AB – Politics and Economics in Central Eastern Europe (David Fisk)*
RELI 188 – Special Topics in Religion (Dayna Kalleres)*
VIS 122B – Baroque (William Tronzo)*
VIS 125A – Twentieth-Century Art
Economics and Politics Track Courses
Communication
History
HIEU 109. European Nationalism from a Historical Perspective
HIEU 113. Rule, Conflict, and Dissent in the Middle Ages
HIEU 126. Age of Expansion: Europe and the World, 1400-1600
HIEU 128. Europe Since 1945
HIEU 141. European Diplomatic History, 1870-1945
HIEU 146. Fascism, Communism, and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Europe 1919-1945
Philosophy
PHIL 166. Classics in Political Philosophy
PHIL 167. Contemporary Political Philosophy
Political Science
POLI 110A. Citizens and Saints: Political Thought from Plato to Augustine
POLI 110B. Sovereigns, Subjects, and the Modern State: Political Thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau
POLI 110C. Revolution and Reaction: Political Thought from Kant to Nietzsche
POLI 110DA. Freedom and Discipline: Political Thought in the Twentieth Century
POLI 120A. Political Development of Western Europe
POLI 120H. European Integration
POLI 126AA. Fundamentals of Political Economy: Modern Capitalism
POLI 126AB. Politics and Economics in Eastern Europe
Sociology
Culture and Society Track Courses
Anthropology
ANRG 124. Paths to European Hegemony
History
HIEU 110. The Rise of Europe
HIEU 111. Europe in the Middle Ages
HIEU 125. Reformation Europe
HIEU 130. Europe in the Eighteenth Century
HIEU 133. Gender in Antiquity and the Early Medieval Mediterranean
HIEU 136A. European Society and Social Thought, 1688–1870
HIEU 136B. European Society and Social Thought, 1870–1989
HIEU 142. European Intellectual History, 1780–1870
HIEU 143. European Intellectual History, 1870–1945
HIEU 147. Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe
HIEU 148: Women and Gender from the Enlightenment to the Victorian Eras
HIEU 149. History of Women in Europe: 1870 to the Present
HIEU 163/263. Special Topics in Medieval History
HIEU 165/265. Special Topics in Early Modern Spain
HIEU 171/271. Special Topics in Twentieth-Century Europe
HIEU 174/274. The Holocaust: A Psychological Approach
HIEU 180/280. Topics in European Women’s History
HISC 101A. Science in the Greek and Modern World
HISC 101B. Medieval Science in the Latin West, ca. 500–1500
HISC 101C. Early Modern Science
HISC 106. The Scientific Revolution
HISC 107. The Emergence of Modern Science
Linguistics
LIGN 141. Language Structures
LIGN 150. Historical Linguistics
Literature
LTEU 139. Marx/Nietzsche/Freud
LTTH 115. Introduction to Critical Theory
Music
MUS 4. Introduction to Western Music
MUS 112. Topics in European Music Before 1750
MUS 113. Topics in Classical, Romantic, and Modern Music
MUS 114. Music of the Twentieth Century
MUS 115. Women in Music
MUS 120A-B-C. Survey of Music History and Literature
ICAM 150. History of Art and Technology
Philosophy
PHIL 13. Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics
PHIL 14. Introduction to Philosophy: Metaphysics
PHIL 15. Introduction to Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 31. History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 32. History of Philosophy: The Origins of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 33. History of Philosophy: Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment
PHIL 102. Hellenistic Philosophy
PHIL 104. The Rationalists
PHIL 105. The Empiricists
PHIL 108. Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
PHIL 111. Contemporary Work in Epistemology and Metaphysics
PHIL 126. Topics in the History of Logic
PHIL 145. Philosophy of Science
PHIL 146. Philosophy of Physics
PHIL 153. Philosophy of History
PHIL 161. Topics in the History of Ethics
PHIL 166. Classics in Political Philosophy
PHIL 167. Contemporary Political Philosophy
PHIL 169. Feminism and Philosophy
PHIL 170. Philosophy and Race
PHIL 175. Aesthetics
PHIL 177. Philosophy and Literature
PHIL 180. Phenomenology
PHIL 181. Existentialism
PHIL 182. Marx and Marxism
PHIL 183. Topics in Continental Philosoph
Religion
RELI 110A. The Modern Study of Religion: Religion in Modernity
RELI 112. Texts and Contexts: The Holy Book in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
RELI 130. Religion, Science and Magic
RELI 131. Topics in Religion and Sexuality
RELI 132. Topics in Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
RELI 140. Death and Religion
RELI 141. Public Sphere and Religion
RELI 142. Secularization and Religion
RELI 188. Special Topics in Religion
RELI 189. Seminar in Religion
Sociology
SOCI 20. Social Change in the Modern World
SOCI 100. Classical Sociological Theory
SOCI 106. Comparative and Historical Methods
SOCI 106M. Holocaust Diaries
SOCI 178. The Holocaust
Theatre and Dance
TDHT 101/201. Topics in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History
TDHD 171. Dance History I (Ancient to 1900)
TDHD 172. Dance History II (1900 to 1960)
TDHD 173. Dance History III (1960 to Present)
Visual Arts
VIS 20. Introduction to Art History
VIS 22. Formations of Modern Art
VIS 84. History of Film
VIS 113AN. History of Criticism I: Early Modern
VIS 113BN. History of Criticism II: Early Twentieth Century (1900–1950)
VIS 113CN. History of Criticism III: Contemporary (1950–Present)
VIS 117B. Theories of Representation
VIS 120C. Late Antique Art
VIS 121AN. The Idea of Medieval Art
VIS 121B. Castles, Cathedrals, and Cities
VIS 121C. Art and Gender in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
VIS 121D. The Illuminated Manuscript in the Middle Ages
VIS 122AN. Renaissance Art
VIS 122CN. Defining High Renaissance Art
VIS 123CN. Early Print Culture: The First Media Revolution
VIS 124AN. Baroque Art
VIS 125A. Twentieth-Century Art
VIS 151. History of the Experimental Film
VIS 158. Histories of Photography
European Studies
CAESAR Programs Coordinator
Andrianna Martinez
Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 1105
caesar@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-4551
Walk-in Advising:
Tuesday-Friday
10:00-11:00 AM and 2:00-3:00 PM
and by appointment