Center for European Studies

The minor is designed to give UF students the opportunity to gain multi-disciplinary expertise, as well as practical hands-on experience in EU-related affairs through coursework, internship, and study abroad opportunities.

The EU minor is open to all UF undergraduates.

Requirements:

• Total credits: 18 | Completed with minimum grades of C | 6 credits must be unique to the minor
• Overall 2.5 GPA and 3.0 major GPA
• Overall 3.0 GPA in minor coursework
• 3 credits Required Coursework:
  • EUS 4210/POS 4931, Politics and Institutions of the European Union
  • INR 4531, Politics of the European Union
• 6 credits Core Coursework:
  • See the EU Studies schedule each semester for a full list
• 9 credits Enhanced Coursework:
  • See the EU Studies schedule each semester for a full list
    • If the course requires a final paper on the EU for credit toward the minor, the paper must be solo authored, the professor and the CES Academic Programs Coordinator must be notified in the first week of class. Students with questions can discuss their topic with CES in advance. Please note that a paper on Europe or a member state without explicit focus on the EU or institutions of the EU is not the same as a paper on the EU.
    • Please Note for classes requiring a final paper on the EU, approval of submitted work for EU-minor course credit will be determined by CES Academic Programs Coordinator in consultation with EU-related program faculty.
• Capstone Requirement:
  • Participation in an EU-related study abroad program, internship, or extracurricular research. Please contact CES for a list of pre-approved study abroad programs. All other study abroad programs, all internships, and all research must obtain prior approval.

The certificate is designed to give UF students the opportunity to gain expertise in EU-related affairs through multidisciplinary coursework.

The EU certificate is open to all UF undergraduates.

Requirements:

• Total credits: 12 | Completed with minimum grades of C | 9 credits must be unique to any other minor or certificate
• Overall 2.5 GPA and 3.0 major GPA
• Overall 3.0 GPA in minor coursework
• 3 credits Required Coursework:
  • EUS 4210/POS 4931, Politics and Institutions of the European Union
  • INR 4531, Politics of the European Union
• 3 credits Core Coursework:
  • See the EU Studies schedule each semester for a full list
• 6 credits Enhanced Coursework:
  • See the EU Studies schedule each semester for a full list
    • If the course requires a final paper on the EU for credit toward the certificate, the paper must be solo authored, the professor and the CES Academic Programs Coordinator must be notified in the first week of class. Students with questions can discuss their topic with CES in advance. Please note that a paper on Europe or a member state without explicit focus on the EU or institutions of the EU is not the same as a paper on the EU.
    • Please Note for classes requiring a final paper on the EU, approval of submitted work for EU-certificate course credit will be determined by CES Academic Programs Coordinator in consultation with EU-related program faculty.

Student pursuing the EUSP Minor may complete an appropriate internship to fulfill the capstone requirement. To be approved for the minor, the internship must be relevant to some aspect of the European Union.

Students must arrange their own internship, and submit the internship for review and approval by the CES Director or Academic Programs Coordinator.

Students are expected to work a specified amount of hours per week based on which semester they will complete the internship:

• 10-12 hours/week – Fall or Spring semester
• 14-16 hours/week – Summer C
• 24-28 hours/week – Summer A or B

In addition to their intern duties, students are required to keep a daily log and write a 10-page reflection paper reviewing the overall internship experience, discussing new insights gained into the EU, as well as relevance of the internship experience to previous EU coursework or research.

Internship Requirements

Students can take the internship for credit by enrolling in EUS 4905 for the semester in which they complete the internship. Students in the internship will receive a S/U grade.

If you would like to take the internship for credit, please contact Corinne Tomasi, corie@ufl.edu.

Application for internship approval