Crafting Research in Europe: Inspiration, Grant Writing, and Execution

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

Held each year in the fall, this course introduces students to the basic principles of research methods in European Studies. As the nebulous field of “European Studies” spans disciplines in the humanities and social sciences (and beyond), this course will be taught through a combination of introductory lectures and hands-on research workshops led by partners throughout campus (e.g., University Archives, Raclin-Murphy Museum of Art, Rare Books and Special Collections, Navari Center for Digital Scholarship, Nanovic Faculty Fellows, etc.). The instruction and workshops will be grounded in case studies from European Studies spanning a wide variety of disciplines, and students will apply this knowledge in practice during an immersive group research project in Europe over fall break (location and research topic to rotate each year). Following this immersive group research experience, the second half of the course will introduce students to Nanovic’s five research priorities and provide inspiration as they begin to develop their own research interests.