Overview

Introduction phase (1 and 2 semesters):

- The area "Topics and Disciplines" covers an introduction to how Europe is conceived and discussed in cultural studies and social sciences.

- The area "Doing Europe" focuses on research methods and provides a first introduction to the project fields of research, journalism, entrepreneurship, and art and scenography, in which students might later apply for practical training and job opportunities.

Development and deepening phase:

In the 3rd semester students choose one of two focus topics: either European Cultures or European Society. From then onward, students focus mainly on one topic, while still maintaining some contact with the other. That means that, in order to complete their study program, students must select 10 modules, within their chosen focus topic, and 4 modules out of the other focus topic.

Within the chosen focus students deepen their scientific knowledge in the area "Topics and Disciplines," as well as their practical abilities in the area "Doing Europe" by deepening their skills in research methods and implementing their knowledge in one of the project fields.

In the 4th and 5th semesters students deepen their knowledge, namely through the interdisciplinary approach to current problems and debates related to European cultures or society.

These semesters are organized to make it easier for students to take part in the language courses offered by the Language Center of the Europa-Universität Flensburg, free of charge, and to complete their semester abroad.

The 6th semester is mainly dedicated to writing the Bacherlor’s thesis, with the support of a colloquium and other scientific courses.

In detail

In order for students to finish their study program, they must successfully complete:

o All the mandatory modules. And those are:

§ Academic Skills and (Inter)disciplinary Concepts/Methods – 5 ECTS (1^st sem.)

§ Critical Thinking and Scientific Reasoning– 5 ECTS (1^st sem.)

§ Society and Economy – 10 ECTS (1^st sem.)

§ Art and Media – 10 ECTS (1^st sem.)

§ Research Methods I – 5 ECTS (2^nd sem.)

§ Philosophy and Politics – 10 ECTS (2^nd sem.)

§ Culture and Education – 10 ECTS (2^nd sem.)

§ European Law – 5 ECTS (2^nd sem.)

§ Cultural and Social Geography of Europe – 5 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

o All the modules under the Area "Doing Europe"

§ Instruction-based Project – 10 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

· Research or

· Journalism or

· Art and Scenography or

· Entrepreneurship

§ Research Methods II – 10 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· Two out of these three courses:

- Comparative Analysis in Social Sciences

- Philosophy of Science, hermeneutics and alternative approaches

- Intermediate quantitative methods

§ Autonomous Project – 10 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· Research or

· Journalism or

· Art and Scenography or

· Entrepreneurship

§ Bachelor’s thesis – 15 ECTS (6^th sem.)

o 50 ECTS from students’ specialization focus + 20 ECTS from the alternative specialization focus

§ Focus "European Cultures"

· Art in Europe – 5 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

· Scenography of Europe: Science and Media – 5 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

· Transnational Perspectives on European Cultures – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· Transformations of Religion – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· In-depth Culture – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· Science as Culture – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· Europe as Education Space – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· Languages in Europe – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· Institutions of Art – 5 ECTS (6^th sem.)

· Current Topics and Debates in Culture – 5 ECTS (6^th sem.)

§ Focus "European Society"

· Comparing European Economies and Societies– 5 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

· Political and Social Philosophy of Europe – 5 ECTS (3^rd sem.)

· Social Practice and Culture in Europe – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· Urban Development in Europe – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· In-depth Society – 5 ECTS (4^th sem.)

· Sustainability and Political Ecology – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· European Borders and Migration – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· European Economy – 5 ECTS (5^th sem.)

· Normative Challenges and Ethical Questions – 5 ECTS (6^th sem.)

· Current Topics and Debates in Society – 5 ECTS (6^th sem.)

o One semester abroad

* The specialization focus is already chosen in the 3^rd semester via Studiport by registering for the Module "Cultural and Social Geography of Europe". In Studiport this module can be chosen either from the "European Cultures" focus or from the "European Society" focus.

* The study program is not considered completed until 180 ECTS are completed, with the specifications mentioned above – that is, until:

- all mandatory modules (65 ECTS) are completed,

- all the modules under the Area "Doing Europe" are completed (45 ECTS)

- all the modules from your chosen specialization are completed (50 ECTS)

- 4 elected modules of the other specialization are completed (20 ECTS)

- one mandatory semester abroad is completed.