Program Overview

European Union and Contemporary Europe Certificate of Advanced Study

Build a strong foundation in European politics, culture and economics and prepare for careers that demand expertise in the region.

Program Details

• On campus in Syracuse, N.Y.
• 12 graduate-level credits (four courses)
• Available concurrently with all graduate programs at Syracuse University
• Enrollment in a master’s or doctoral program at Syracuse University is required.

Curriculum

• Indicate knowledge regarding the nature of the EU and several challenges that currently face the organization and their potential effects.
• Identify several current European events and consider the impact on these events of the cultural, social, economic and political diversity represented among countries on this continent.
• Demonstrate introductory skills in a European language or has spent time in an internship experience in Europe or completed a capstone exercise involving a European organization.

Required Courses

• PSC 756 Politics of the European Union
• PSC 600 The EU and Beyond: Identity, Politics, and the New Europe*
• ANT/HUM/SOC 670 The Culture and Politics of Reconciliation in Central Europe**

*Offered during Summer at the University’s Strasbourg Center in France. **Offered during Summer in Strasbourg, Berlin, and Wroclaw.

Electives

• Students select 9 credits from a set of approved courses or approved other activities such as internships, language study, independent study or capstone experiences.

Application Information

• Students who have been pre-approved by the director of the certificate program should complete the Graduate Enrollment Internal Admission Application form to receive admission to the program.
• The form should be submitted to the Graduate Enrollment Management Processing Center.
• A Graduate Diploma Request Form must be completed through MySlice during the semester the student will graduate.

Tuition

• View the cost of attendance for Syracuse University graduate students.

Admission Criteria

• The director will recommend granting the certificate to students who have met all of the requirements (while maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for all classes taken towards it) and who are in good standing in their graduate school or department.