Single degrees
Bachelor of European Studies (ABEST) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
This three-year degree consists of 360 credit points (120 credit points at each year level). Students complete core and Elective subjects at each year level as shown below. Students may study either full-time or part-time.
First year (120 credit points)
Students must complete:
- the four core subjects (60 credit points) listed below, and
- four Elective subjects (60 credit points) offered at the university.
| Teaching period | First year core subjects | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Modern Europe A: from monarchies to nations 1760-1890 | HIS1MEA |
| TE-SEM-1 | A European language subject | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Windows on Contemporary Europe: cultures in transformation | EST1WEA |
| TE-SEM-2 | A European language subject |
Second year (120 credit points)
Students must complete:
- the two second year core subjects (40 credit points) listed below
- at least two subjects at second year level (40 credit points) from List B below, and
- two second year level Elective subjects (40 credit points) either from List B or other subjects offered at the university.
| Teaching period | Second year core subjects | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Twentieth Century Europe | HIS2TCE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Nations and States | POL2NAS |
Third year (120 credit points)
Students must complete:
- the third year core subject (20 credit points) listed below,
- at least one subject at third year level from List A below (20 credit points),
- at least two subjects at third year level from List B below (40 credit points), and
- two third year level Elective subjects (40 credit points) either from List A or B or other subjects offered at the university.
| Teaching period | Third year core subjects | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | The European Union | HIS3EUU |
List A
| Teaching period | Third year core subjects | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | European Cultural History | HIS3EUT |
| TE-SEM-2 | European Travel and Art (not available in 2010) | ARH3ETA |
| TE-SEM-2 | The Politics of Economic Regions (not available in 2010) | POL3PER |
| TE-SEM-2 | Revolutions in Central Europe (not available in 2010) | POL3RCE |
List B
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following subjects.
| Subject name | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Being in the World: Heidegger and Nietzsche on hope and despair | PHI2BAW/PHI3BAW |
| Contemporary European Cinema | CST2CIC/CST3CIC |
| Cultural Interactions2 (15 credit points) | THS3CUI |
| Culture, Race and Difference | ANT2CRD/ANT3CRD |
| Discourse, Body, Knowledge | PHI2DBK/PHI3DBK |
| Ethnic and Civil Conflict in Southern Europe and Cyprus | EST2ECC/EST3ECC |
| French Language subjects at second or third year level | |
| Freud | PHI2FRD/PHI3FRD |
| From Lenin to Stalin: the first decades of Soviet society | HIS2FLS/HIS3FLS |
| Genocides and the Holocaust: Europe, Asia, Africa | HIS2GAH/HIS3GAH |
| Greek Language subjects at second or third year level | |
| History of Modern Political Thought | POL2HMP/POL3HMP |
| Human rights law2 (15 credit points) | LAW2HRL/LAW3HRL |
| Imaging Contemporary Greece: cinema, song and text | EST2ICG/EST3ICG |
| International Business Environment2 (15 credit points) | ECO2IBE |
| International Business Law2 (15 credit points) | LAW2IBL/LAW3IBL |
| International Monetary Economics2 (15 credit points) | ECO3IME |
| International Relations: the Cold War and the great powers | POL2INR/POL3INR |
| International Tourism2 (15 credit points) | THS3INT |
| International Trade2 (15 credit points) | ECO3ITR |
| Ireland in the Nineteenth Century | HIS2IRL/HIS3IRL |
| Italian Language subjects at second or third year level | |
| Late Imperial Russia | HIS2LIR/HIS3LIR |
| Law of the European Community 2 (15 credit points) | LAW2LEC |
| Love, Desire and the Master-Slave Dialectic | PHI2LDM/PHI3LDM |
| The Making of Modern Italy | HIS2MMI/HIS3MMI |
| Making of the Modern Western Worldview: earthly paradise or dead end? | PHI2MMW/PHI3MMW |
| Modern World Economy2 (15 credit points) | ECO2MWE |
| Nazi Germany and Europe | HIS2NGE/HIS3NGE |
| Plato and the Meaning Of Being | PHI2PAM/PHI3PAM |
| Riots and Rebellion | HIS2RAR/HIS3RAR |
| Spanish Language subjects at second or third year level | |
| Theory, Culture and Society | SOC2TCS/SOC3TCS |
| Transterritorial Hellenism: a journey through some sites | EST2TTH/EST3TTH |
Key: 2 Normal subject prerequisites not required for enrolment in these subjects.
Honours degree
Students who have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of European Studies degree with a high level of performance in all subjects will be eligible to be considered for admission to the honours year. The honours year will consist of one fourth year core subject, one fourth year Elective subject and a research thesis.