Undergraduate Certificate in European Union Studies | European Union Center

The Undergraduate Certificate in European Union Studies is open to all undergraduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The European Union Center has designed the certificate for students interested in gaining specialized knowledge of EU institutions and their political, cultural, social, legal, and global influence. Students will acquire fundamental knowledge and critical skills from a variety of disciplines as they grapple with the complexities of the European Union from multiple angles. The certificate is presented “with honors” when a student studies a non-English language of the EU for at least one year in addition to the 11 credits of required courses, which demonstrates that student’s linguistic ability and intercultural competency.

The certificate program emphasizes the study of:

Comparative Politics
International Relations
European and World History
Culture and Society

The certificate allows students to earn a non-transcriptable academic credential that highlights their expertise in interdisciplinary understandings of the European Union from an internationally renowned Jean Monnet Center of Excellence and U.S. Title VI National Resource Center. This skillset and certification are valuable to a variety of organizations and institutions, including American and international governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations, private sector companies, and academic institutions. Students are encouraged to list the ceritficate on their resume or CV. Certificate courses at the 400 and 500 level may also meet some of the requirements for the European Union Center’s 5 Year BA/MA Program in European Union Studies.

Students must complete 11 credit hours in total.

5 of those credits must come from the certificate’s core courses:

EURO 500 – Dialogue on Europe (2 hours)

AND

One of the following courses:

PS 348 – Gov and Pol in Western Europe (3 hours)

PS 385 – Politics of the European Union (3 hours)

ANTH 488 – Modern Europe (3 hours)

HIST 354 – Twentieth Century Europe (3 hours)

The other 6 credits can be chosen from the following elective courses:

ANTH 230 – Sociocultural Anthropology (3 hours)

ANTH 270 – Language in Culture (3 hours)

ANTH 278 – Climate Change & Civilization (3 hours)

ANTH 350 – Cultures of Law (3 hours)

EURO 199 – Undergraduate Open Seminar (1-5 hours)

EURO 415 – Europe and the Mediterranean (3 hours)

EURO 418 – Languages & Minorities in Europe (3 hours)

EURO 490 – Special Topics in EU Studies (1-4 hours)

EURO 501 – EU Institutions and Governance (4 hours)

EURO 502 – The EU in a Global Context (4 hours)

HIST 142/143 – Modern Europe and the World (3 hours)

HIST 253 – Enlightenment to Existentialism (3 hours)

HIST 258 – 20thC World to Midcentury (3 hours)

HIST 356 – The Modern Balkans through Literature and Film (3 hours)

PS 240 – Intro to Comp Politics (3 hours)

PS 380 – International Cooperation (3 hours)

PS 392 – Intl Organizations & Regionalism (3 hours)

**Courses not included in this list of electives can be approved at the discretion of the European Union Center.

All students pursuing the Certificate in European Union Studies must meet with the Academic Coordinator, Dr. Amanda Smith, to discuss their options.

For more information, contact the European Union Center at eucenter@illinois.edu .