European Studies
    Duration48 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 75,800 / Year
    Apply DateJanuary 4, 2022
    Next IntakeAugust 24, 2022

    European Studies

    About

    Overview Major Program Learning GoalsStudents who complete the European Studies program from Amherst College will be able to:express themselves fluently and correctly in at least one language spoken in Europe, both orally and in writing; and preferably also have some fluency in a second language spoken in Europe;write and speak fluently and articulately in English, and employ a variety of rhetorical approaches and research methodologies in the analysis of a given text of cultural production;examine a significant portion of the European experience and seek to define those elements that have given European culture its unity and distinctiveness;demonstrate in-depth knowledge about aspects of European culture;know how to make an argument, orally and in writing, and support it effectively with evidence;think critically about the relationship between materials of cultural production (literature, performance, visual and media arts, music) and the history, politics, and context of their production;study European culture in an independent and interdisciplinary manner;pursue research with current research tools;focus their coursework and interests within the major on a particular field or a specific research question;prepare, develop, and complete an extended research project in the form of the senior thesis. I want to find another Bachelor Course
    Through a wide range of courses, such as “Arthurian Literature,” “Cityscapes” and “Black Europe,” the European Studies program from Amherst College examine the European experience, seeking to define those elements that have given European culture its unity and distinctiveness.

    Disciplines

    Area & Cultural StudiesHistoryEuropean Studies

    Requirements

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7.5
    • TOEFLMin 100

    Other Requirements

    1Common Application, Coalition Application OR QuestBridge ApplicationAmherst College Writing Supplement $65 Application Fee (non-refundable) or Fee Waiver (requested through Common Application, Coalition Application or Amherst's Quick Pass).School ReportSecondary School TranscriptCounselor Recommendation (College Counselor / Guidance Counselor)Two Teacher Recommendations (English, Math, Science, Social Studies or Foreign Language)Optional Standardized Test Results for the SAT or ACT (either self-reported or official scores).Early Decision Agreement (for ED applicants)First marking period grades from senior year (for ED applicants)Mid-Year School Report Form (as soon as first trimester/first semester grades are available)Mid-Year Transcript (as soon as first trimester/first semester grades are available)

    Fee Information

    European Studies

    Amherst College

    Amherst College

    United States of America

    United States of America, Amherst Center