University Center for International Studies—European Studies Center
Contact Information
- Graduate Advisor: Dr. Thomas Allen
- European Studies Center
- 4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
- 412-624-5404
- Fax: 412-648-2199
- E-mail: tfa3@pitt.edu
- www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/euce.html
Since 1984, the European Studies Center formerly (the Center for West European Studies) has offered a strong curriculum on Europe by bringing together the rich assets of a major research university to create a unique learning community. The center has been designated as a National Resource Center under Title VI of the Higher Education Act. In addition, the center has developed an international scholarly reputation in European Union studies and was selected by the EU Commission to host one of only 11 European Union Centers of Excellence in the United States.
Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh has been a depository library for EU publications since 1974. Phil Wilkin, the West European bibliographer, has developed the Archive of European Integration that provides a wide array of EU-related documents through the Web. Please visit http://aei.pitt.edu for details.
Certificate of Advanced Study—West European Studies
The Certificate of Advanced Study—West European Studies enables students to complement a graduate or professional degree in any discipline (including the sciences) with an interdisciplinary set of courses related to the EU, and proficiency in a relevant language.
Students seeking the Certificate of Advanced Study—West European Studies must fulfill
the following requirements:
- Complete six West European Studies courses in at least two schools or disciplines, including the major/school/discipline (total of 18 credits at least nine of which must be outside the students home department or school). Distribution of these six courses is tailored to each academic program. Courses must be approved by the Center, (please visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/students/courses.html for the approved course list).
- Write an interdisciplinary research paper of 15–25 pages that entails the use of foreign language materials. The paper may be prepared for a course, but students are urged to design it with the certificate in mind.
- Students must have three years of progressive college-level instruction in a West European language other than English, or the equivalent proficiency.
- Be awarded a graduate or professional degree.
For the full requirements for the Graduate Certificate, please visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/students/grad_certificate.html
Application for Admission
Financial Assistance
The European Studies Center offers several possible funding opportunities to students in its certificate program. Please visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/students/grad_funding.html for further details.
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