College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

EUSP Minor

The European Union Studies Program Minor (EUSP-M) in the College of Liberal Arts and Science is designed by the Center for European Studies (CES) to give UF students the opportunity to gain multi-disciplinary expertise, as well as practical hands-on experience in EU related affairs through course work, internship and study abroad opportunities.

The EUSP-M is open to all UF undergraduates. To be eligible students must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5. Completion of the minor requires a total of 18 hours of course work as well as participation in EITHER an EU-related internship OR summer abroad study in one of CES-sponsored programs. The internship has to be approved by the Director of the EU Studies Program and in coordination with a faculty mentor of the student's choosing. Only previously approved CES-sponsored study abroad programs (UF in Brussels, UF in Krakow/Wroclaw, UF in Prague or UF in Salzburg) with at least one explicitly EU-related course (focus on an individual EU member-state or group of member states is not sufficient) will be automatically counted towards the fulfillment of the capstone requirements of the EUSP minor degree. In the case of all other study abroad programs prior approval must be obtained. A maximum of 6 credits may be double-counted with a major/minor.

The EUSP curriculum lists all current or previously offered courses. Additional courses with European Union content not listed in the EUSP curriculum may be counted as area studies core or enhanced courses by petition. Petitions should include the semester and place the course was completed, the full course syllabus, a statement of how the course was European Union-related and summary of European Union content as well as the full contact information for the professor of the course.

Please contact Brano Kovalcik, CES Academic Programs Coordinator, at 392-8922, by email for further information.

If you want to join the EUSP listserv please email to branoko@ces.ufl.edu or submit the online sign-up form.

To apply for the EUSP Minor, please fill out an Application to Add or Cancel a Minor and return to: Office of the University Registrar, PO Box 114000, 222 Criser Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-4000.