General Courses: West European Studies (WEST): Indiana University Bloomington

Courses in WEST are all currently numbered at or above the 300 level. Both undergraduate and graduate students may enroll in courses at the 300 and 400 level; graduate students in those courses usually have additional coursework requirements. The following descriptions of WEST courses are not intended to offer more than a brief outline. More extensive descriptions of courses offered each semester are available on the Dean of the Faculties web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/class.html. If a course is not listed in the Graduate School Bulletin, it may not count for graduate credit.

W301: Modern European Politics and Society (3 cr.)

The politics, economics, and social structures of Western European countries. Examination of selected domestic and international issues, including the welfare states, the European community, and West-East European relations. This is a WEST core course, required for a WEST degree.

W304: Model European Union (1-3 cr.)

A course with two interrelated parts. The first involves an analysis of the decision-making powers of the European Union (EU). This analysis then leads to a formal simulation of the EU. This course may be repeated for credit, for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

W325: European Issues in a Foreign Language (3 cr.)

The European Issues in a Foreign Language (EIFL) course is a one-credit course designed to be taught in conjunction with a subject course offered in a discipline. There is therefore not one outline for the course and it will change on a semester by semester basis. The EIFL will be scheduled to meet one hour per week.

The goal of this course is to give students the opportunity to use their language skills in disciplines other than their language courses. Class should be conducted in the target language, with the goal of developing all four aspects of the language -: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing - while covering subject content. This course will fulfill a Title VI mandate of offering language across the curriculum courses.

W401: Topics in European Intellectual History (3 cr.)

A survey of modern European intellectual history from the French Revolution to the present. Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

W405: Special Topics in West European Studies (3 cr.)

Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Western Europe from the perspective of social and behavioral sciences. Specific topics will be announced each semester. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours with different topics. I Sem., II Sem.
See the list of Special Topics courses.

W406: Special Topics in West European Studies (3 cr.)

Selected ideas, trends, and problems in contemporary Western Europe from the perspective of arts and humanities. Specific topics will be announced each semester. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours with different topics. I Sem., II Sem., SS.
See the list of Special Topics courses.

W501: The Economics of European Integration (3 cr.)

Study of the integration of the economies of the member states of the European Union (EU) since the Treaty of Rome; economic policy making institutions and the EU budget; economic theory of a customs union and a single market; imperfections in the single market, including unemployment; monetary integration and monetary union; common policies and reforms; widening of the EU to the east and south; and emphasis on relevant current events.

W504: Model European Union (1-3 cr.)

Analysis of the decision-making powers of the European Union (EU). Formal simulation of the EU. Course may be repeated for credit.

W605: Selected Topics in West European Studies (1.5-4 cr.)

The West European Studies section of courses that can be taken for graduate credit.
See the list of Special Topics courses.

W800: MA Thesis Hours

Students working on their M.A. thesis may enroll for thesis hours. Thesis hours should not be taken until an M.A. Thesis Committee has been approved by the Chairman. Both the number of thesis hours taken in any semester and the total number of thesis hou rs included in the M.A. program are determined by the student and the chairperson. Thesis hours receive a deferred grade (R) until final submission of the thesis.