Graduate Diploma in European Studies - PostGraduate/Graduate Coursework
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Course Code and Title:
3752 Graduate Diploma in European Studies
Campus:
Clayton
Course Co-ordinator:
Assoc Professor Marko Pavlyshyn
Availability:
Semester 1 and 2
Contact Hours:
Two hours per unit per week
Entry Requirements:
Any student who has completed a degree other than a B.A. with a major in European Studies
Course Fees:
HECS
How to Apply:
See the Arts Faculty information about Postgraduate applications.
International students should read the Monash International - Prospective Students information.
Description of Course:
The Graduate Diploma in European Studies encourages students to acquire knowledge, not only of Europe, but of the present-day world in the context of a knowledge of Europe's cultural and intellectual formation, much of which has become part of the cultural and intellectual heritage of the globe. The course is addressed to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including business and economics, law, medicine, the natural sciences and engineering no less than the humanities and social sciences. It aims to make students aware of the essential political, cultural, social and economic realities of today's Europe against the background of the evolution of European culture and ideas in modern times.
On successfully completing this course students will:
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have knowledge and understanding of significant aspects of Europe's contribution to the intellectual, cultural, social and political heritage of humankind;
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have knowledge and understanding of significant aspects of the intellectual, cultural, social and political profile of contemporary Europe in historical perspective;
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be able to apply terms and concepts relevant to 1. and 2. above in exposition, discussion and critique;
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be conversant with ways of obtaining access to significant source materials and secondary writings relevant to 1. and 2. above;
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be able to demonstrate competence in:
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writing (including planning, arguing on the basis of evidence, and documenting);
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oral communication (presentation of information and argument; discussion and debate; persuasion)
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use of resources for directed and independent research;
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analysis and interpretation of texts and phenomena;
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synthesis of diverse sources for purposes of judgment;
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working individually and in groups.
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Course Structure:
The Graduate Diploma in European Studies requires students to complete the equivalent of a major (48 credit points) in European Studies. At first year level students take two prescribed subjects (EUR1100 European Culture and Ideas: Modernity and Enlightenment and EUR1200 European Culture and Ideas: Modernity and Romanticism) followed by core subjects and electives at second and third-year level. Students admitted to the Graduate Diploma negotiate a suitable program of study in consultation with the Centre for European Studies in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.
Units on offer:
First year level
| Code |
Name |
|---|---|
| European culture and ideas: modernity and enlightenment | |
| European culture and ideas: modernity and romanticism |
Second-year and third-year levels
Core subjects (to be taken at either second or third-year level):
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Code |
Name |
|---|---|
| Culture and Conflict: Europe in the 20th Century | |
| The Identity of Europe Today |
Other subjects, including cross-listed subjects:
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Code |
Name |
|---|---|
| European economic history since 1945 | |
| Comparative economic systems: Europe in the world context | |
| Filming the nation: reconfiguring European national myths | |
| Contemporary intellectuals and the idea of Europe (12 points) | |
| Imperialism, sexuality and modernity: politics, culture and society in Europe, c. 1880-1918 | |
| The rise and fall of Nazi Germany | |
| The Holocaust | |
| Europe: enlightenment and revolution | |
| The Renaissance in Florence (12 points) |
Students may seek approval from the Director of the Centre for European Studies to take other second and third-year subjects with significant European content (especially units that may be offered at the Monash Centre in Prato, Italy, or at other Monash Centres in Europe) toward a Graduate Diploma in European Studies