Report an accessibility problem

ASU home My ASU Colleges and Schools

Program Requirement

Program details

Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026

College/School: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: LAESCERT

View program description

Curriculum Checksheet

Expand all course lists

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
The certificate requires 15 credit hours of upper-division coursework. Each course must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.

Required Core Courses
GCU 325 Geography of Europe (GCSI) or POS 352 European Democracies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
SLC 429 Studies in European Literature and Culture or ENG 429 Studies in European Literature and Culture or CEL 429 Studies in European Literature and Culture or THE 429 Studies in European Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Electives (choose two)
CEL 375 Politics and Leadership in the Age of Revolutions, 1776-1826 CEL 394 Topic: Faith and Reason: The Trial of Galileo CEL 394 Topic: Justice and Virtue CEL 394 Topic: War&Culture Cntrl Europe: Empire or Lib Democracy CEL 481 Debating Globalism and Nationalism, Past and Present CEL 494 Topic: Classical Mythology and the Western Tradition FRE 321 French Cultural Masterpieces I FRE 322 French Cultural Masterpieces II FRE 414 / ITA 414 / SLC 414 French and Italian Popular Culture (GCSI) FRE 415 French Civilization I FRE 416 French Civilization II FRE 494 / ITA 494 Topic: Paris & Florence in the Middle Ages (1100-1500) or SLC 494 Topic: Paris and Florence in the Middle Ages (1100-1500) GCU 325 Geography of Europe (GCSI) GCU 426 Geography of Russia and Surroundings GER 416 German Civilization GER 422 German Literature Survey, 1800-Today GER 445 / FMS 445 Holocaust, War and German Memory GER 446 Weimar-Era German Film (HUAD) GER 447 / SLC 447 German Modernism GRK 344 / LAT 344 / SLC 344 Classics and Comics GRK 347 / HST 347 / SLC 345 Ancient Greece I: Bronze Age through the Peloponnesian War (CIVI) GRK 360 / LAT 360 / SLC 360 / HST 397 Greece and Rome at War GRK 362 / SLC 362 / REL 360 Ancient Greek Religion HST 304 / JST 304 Studies in European History HST 351 Renaissance Europe HST 352 Europe's Reformations HST 354 Revolutionary Europe (GCSI) HST 355 Total War and the Crisis of Modernity (HUAD) HST 356 Europe since 1945 HST 359 Jewish History from 1492 to 1948 HST 361 Witchcraft and Heresy in Europe (HUAD) HST 364 Sex and Society in Europe HST 368 Culture and Imagination in European History HST 370 Eastern Europe in Transition HST 373 / LAT 373 / SLC 373 Roman History I: Foundations and Republic HST 374 / LAT 374 / SLC 374 Roman History II: The Roman Empire (GCSI) HST 427 French Revolution/Napoleonic Era HST 429 Modern Germany HST 465 Women in Europe, 1750 to Present ITA 315 Italian Culture: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (GCSI) ITA 321 Italian Renaissance Culture: Politicians, Merchants, Artists and Courtesans ITA 322 Modern Italian Culture: Explorers, Scientists, Musicians and Revolutionaries (HUAD) ITA 350 / SLC 350 Food and Culture: The Mediterranean Lifestyle in Italy ITA 423 / SLC 423 Italian Organized Crime in Films and History (HUAD) POS 352 European Democracies POS 356 European Union (GCSI) REL 312 History and Memory of the Holocaust REL 377 Religion in Russia REL 382 Magick, Religion and Science RUS 323 Russian Literature and Revolution: The Twentieth Century RUS 430 Russian Short Story (HUAD) RUS 440 Russian Mass Media SLC 442 / ROM 442 Dracula and Vampire Lore (HUAD) SPA 425 Understanding Spain: Literature and Culture Before 1700 SPA 426 Literature and Society in Modern Spain SPA 473 Old and New Spaniards: Culture and Civilization of Spain (HUAD) 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Capstone Experience (choose one)
Independent Study with Area Expert: FRE 499 Individualized Instruction GER 499 Individualized Instruction ITA 499 Individualized Instruction ROM 499 Individualized Instruction RUS 499 Individualized Instruction SLC 499 Individualized Instruction SPA 499 Individualized Instruction Internship: FRE 484 Internship GER 484 Internship ITA 484 Internship RUS 484 Internship SLC 484 Internship SPA 484 Internship Professional Seminar: SLC 498 Pro-Seminar SPA 498 Pro-Seminar Students select a Capstone Experience from the list in consultation with the European Studies certificate coordinator and academic advisor. Students may use credit earned on a study abroad program in a European country. Placement of the credit must be reviewed and approved by the European Studies certificate faculty coordinator and the academic advisor. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

Notes

Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.

click back to top