View Profile [137612]
 |
Marianne Lyden Yale University, MacMillan Center, European Studies Council The European Studies Council formulates and implements new curricular and research programs reflective of current developments in Europe. The geographical scope of the council’s activities extends from Ireland to the lands of the former Soviet Union. Its definition represents a concept of Europe that transcends the conventional divisions into Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and is understood to include the Balkans and Russia. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education again designated the council a National Resource Center under its HEA Title VI program. The European Studies Council builds on existing programmatic strengths at Yale, while serving as a catalyst for the development of new initiatives. Yale’s current resources in European Studies are vast and include the activities of many members of the faculty who have teaching and research specialties in the area. Such departments as Comparative Literature, Economics, History, History of Art, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology regularly offer courses with a European focus. These are complemented by the rich offerings and faculty strength of the French, German, Italian, and Spanish and Portuguese language and literature departments, as well as the European resources available in the professional schools and other programs, such as Film Studies. By coordinating Yale’s existing resources, including those in the professional schools, encouraging individual and group research, and promoting an integrated comparative curriculum and degree programs, the council strongly supports the disciplinary and interdisciplinary study of European regions and their interactions. The council is also home to special programs in European Union Studies, British Studies, Baltic Studies, and also the Hellenic Studies program, which offers instruction in Modern Greek language, literature, history, and culture. In addition to the M.A. degree program, the council offers students in the University’s doctoral and other professional degree programs the chance to obtain a Certificate in European Studies, by fulfilling a supplementary curriculum. The undergraduate major in Russian and East European Studies is administered by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. The European and Russian Studies (E&RS) MA degree program is particularly appropriate for students seeking to improve their preparation for PhD programs in the social sciences and humanities, or those hoping to enter public policy programs with a focus on European issues. |
| Web Page: | http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/europeanstudies/ |
| List Affiliations: | None |
| Interests: | European History / Studies |
