EUST 235X Comparative Politics in Western Europe (Political Science 235)
Interaction of history, culture, economy, society, and international environment in shaping contemporary European political systems at the national, regional, and global level.

EUST 325X State, Economy, and Society in Early Modern and Modern Europe (Sociology 325)
Comparative historical analysis of political change as seen from a European perspective. State formation; the routes to German, Italian, and Spanish fascism, to Russian communism, and to French and British democracy; and social movements, social rebellion, and social revolutions in Europe from 1650 to World War II.

EUST 333X Geography and Economy of Europe (Geography 333)
Analysis of the economic, political, cultural, and physical systems of Europe. Emphasis on the European Union and its economic policies. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

EUST 335X Regional and International Implications of the New Europe (Political Science 335)
The collapse of Communist East Europe, the rise of the European Union, and the domestic and international implications of the New Europe. National rights and sovereignty in legal, political, and economic terms; integration of the former Communist states into the European Union; relations of the European Union and of member nations to the rest of the world, especially the Middle East, North America, and Asia.

EUST 340X History of Political Philosophy (Political Science 340)
Major works from the history of political philosophy with emphasis on the development of major ideas in political philosophy, debates between major thinkers, and the relevance of great works of political philosophy to human self-understanding and major political issues of our time.

EUST 347X Jurisprudence (Political Science 347)
Systematic treatment of the relation between human law and higher law in the secular (natural law) or sacral (revelation) context. Presuppositions of various schools of thought as they bear on enduring human problems grouped under six major themes of legal theory: legal rights of the individual; equality before the law; control of government by the people; the rule of law; peace and the world community of law; and law, justice, and order. Use of selected classics in Western and Islamic legal thought.

EUST 460 Independent Study
Advanced research in a specific area of European Studies. Prerequisites: junior or senior status and permission of the Director of International and Area Studies.

EUST 470 Internship
Work experience related to student’s major, jointly supervised by instructor and agency personnel. Prerequisite: junior or senior status. Pass-Fail only.

EUST 490-491 Honors Thesis
Prerequisites: senior status with GPA of 3.5 in the major and 3.3 overall, and permission of the Director of International and Area Studies.