361. Topics in Modern Europe.
An analysis of various aspects of European culture,
economics, politics, and international relations. May be repeated for
credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.
Topic 1: Literature in the New German
Cinema. Same as English 322 (Topic 3: Literature in the New German Cinema) and Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 4:
Literature in the New German Cinema). English 323M (Topic 3:
Literature in the New German Cinema) and European Studies 361 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 2: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German
Cinema. Same as English 322 (Topic 13: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema) and Germanic Civilization 361E (Topic 3:
Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema). English 323M (Topic 13: Genres, Structure, and Trends in German Cinema) and European Studies 361 (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Contemporary Russian Culture. Same as Russian
330 (Topic 1: Contemporary Russian Culture). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 4: England in the Nineteenth Century. Same as History 358M. The culture of the nineteenth-century English middle class. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Freud's Vienna. Same as English 322 (Topic 1:
Freud's Vienna) and Germanic Civilization 327E (Topic 2:
Freud's Vienna). Only one of the following may be counted:
English 323M (Topic 1: Freud's Vienna), European Studies 361
(Topic 5), Germanic Civilization 360E (Topic: Freud's Vienna), Psychology 341K (Topic 1: Freud's Vienna). Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 6: Introduction to Germanic Religion and
Myth. Same as English 322 (Topic 2: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth), Germanic Civilization 340E (Topic 1: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth), and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 8: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth). English 323M (Topic 2: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth) and European Studies 361 (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 7: Italian Civilization. Same as Italian Civilization
360. Survey of the social, political, and cultural history of Italy. With consent of the undergraduate adviser in
the Department of French and Italian, may be counted toward
a major in Italian. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or
consent of instructor.
Topic 8: Literature and Nationalism in the
Balkans. Same as Slavic 320. Examination of the literary and political movements among the Balkan nationalities in the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. European Studies 361 (Topic 8) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 325 (Topic : Literature and Nationalism in the Balkans) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
or consent of instructor.
Topic 10: The British Political System. Same as Government
323. The British Constitution; Parliament, cabinet, and
administration; parties, politics, and elections; contemporary
policies and problems. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of
lower-division government.
Topic 11: Governments and Politics of Western
Europe. Same as Government 324L. Comparative study of peoples,
institutions, parties, interest groups, and bureaucracy in the countries
of Western Europe, concentrating on the major political
systems of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.
Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division government.
Topic 12: Politics in Southern Europe. Same as Government
328M. Comparative analysis of development politics in capitalist
and socialist systems in southwestern and southeastern Europe. European Studies 361 (Topic 12) and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 8: Politics in Southern Europe) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division government.
Topic 13: Politics in Southeast Europe. Same as Government
328N. Only one of the following may be counted: European
Studies 361 (Topic 13); Government 365N (Topic:
Politics in Southeast Europe); Post-Soviet and East European Studies 335 (Topic 4: Politics in Southeast Europe); Russian, East European, and
Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 4: Politics in Southeast
Europe). Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division government.
Topic 14: Governments and Politics of Eastern
Europe. Same as Government 324J and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic 2: Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe). Only one of the following may be
counted: European Studies 361 (Topic 14), Government 365N
(Topic: East European Politics), 365N (Topic:
Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe), 365N (Topic:
Politics of Eastern Europe), 365N (Topic:
Soviet and East European Politics), Post-Soviet and
East European Studies 335 (Topic 2: Governments and Politics of
Eastern Europe). Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.
Topic 15: German Women Filmmakers. Same as English
322 (Topic 14: German Women Filmmakers), Germanic
Civilization 361E (Topic 5: German Women
Filmmakers), and Women's Studies 340 (Topic 5:
German Women Filmmakers). Only one of the following may be counted: English 323M (Topic 14:
German Women Filmmakers), European Studies 361 (Topic 15),
361 (Topic: German Women: Film/Filmmakers), Germanic
Civilization 361E (Topic: German Women:
Film/Filmmakers), Women's Studies 345 (Topic:
German Women: Film/Filmmakers).
Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 16: The German Folktale and Fantasy
Tale. Same as English 322 (Topic 30: The German Folktale and Fantasy
Tale) and Germanic Civilization 362E (Topic 3:
The German Folktale and Fantasy Tale). English 323M (Topic:
The German Folktale and Fantasy Tale) and European Studies 361 (Topic 16) may
not both be counted. Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or
consent of instructor.
Topic 17: German Cinema since 1933. Same as English 322
(Topic 12: German Cinema since 1933) and Germanic Civilization
361E (Topic 2: German Cinema since 1933). English 323M (Topic
12: German Cinema since 1933) and European Studies 361
(Topic 17) may not both be counted.
Prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division
standing.
Topic 18: Medieval Life and Thought. Same as Germanic
Civilization 327E (Topic 4: Medieval Life and
Thought). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Topic 19: Popular Culture in Preindustrial
Europe. Same as History 350L (Topic 29: Popular Culture in Preindustrial
Europe). The customs, practices, and mental landscape of common
people in Europe between 1500 and 1800.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 20: Eighteenth-Century Europe. Same as History 323C.
Major transformations in Europe's social, political, and
cultural order between the late seventeenth and late eighteenth
centuries. European Studies 361 (Topic 20) and History 366N
(Topic: The Old Regime and the
Enlightenment) may not both be counted.
Prerequisite: History 309L is recommended but not required.
362. Independent Research in European Studies.
Tutorially directed research on a modern European topic.
Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Required for
the concentration in European studies.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, admission to the European studies program,
and consent of instructor.
Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each
class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Folklore: FLK
Lower-Division Course
119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S,
919S. Topics in Folklore.
This course is used to record credit the student earns
while enrolled at another institution in a program administered
by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as
assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for
Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. University
credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be
counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is
awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated
for credit when the topics vary.
Upper-Division Courses
129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S,
929S. Topics in Folklore.
This course is used to record credit the student earns
while enrolled at another institution in a program administered
by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as
assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Center for
Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. University
credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be
counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is
awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated
for credit when the topics vary.
340. Conference Course in Folklore.
Supervised reading and research on a folklore subject,
including the writing of an original paper.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and a concentration in folklore.
Related Courses
College of Fine Arts
Music 303M. Introduction to Traditional Musics in World Cultures.
Music 334. The Music of the Americas.
Music 342. Area Studies in Ethnomusicology.
College of Liberal Arts
Anthropology 302. Cultural Anthropology.
Anthropology 305. Fundamentals of Folklore.
Anthropology 320L. Topics in Language, Culture, and Communication.
Anthropology 324L. Topics in Anthropology.
Anthropology 325K. Introduction to Folklore and Folklife.
Anthropology 325L. Folklore Areas: Selected Topics.
Classical Civilization 303. Introduction to Classical Mythology.
English 326K. The Literature of the Middle Ages in Translation.
English 342. Life and Literature of the Southwest.
English 376M. Studies in African and African American Literatures.