The program is intended for senior majors in European
studies. Students who have successfully completed at least 15 credits
in European studies with a grade-point average of 3.4 or better in
these courses and a grade-point average of 3.0 or better overall are
invited to apply. Eligible candidates may pursue honors in one of two
ways.
The first is a 6-credit senior thesis option in which
students are expected to conduct original research and prepare an
original piece of scholarship as their senior thesis. It involves
enrollment in two semesters of Honors in European Studies
(01:360:495 and 496) in the senior year. Both semesters must be completed
in order to receive credit. Students are responsible for recruiting an
appropriate faculty member to supervise their research and thesis.
Interested students should draft a thesis proposal and consult with
faculty members whose expertise lies in an appropriate area. During the
second semester of work, a faculty committee will conduct an oral
examination in which the honors candidate will defend his or her
findings and demonstrate a grasp of the literature in the area
encompassed by the research undertaken.
Alternatively,
students may elect to achieve honors through one of the school honors programs, such as Paul Robeson Scholar, Henry Rutgers Scholar, or
Mabel Smith Douglass Scholar. Successful completion of any of these school honors programs under the supervision of a faculty member in
the European studies program will automatically result in the award of departmental honors.
