Europe in Context

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

With roughly 70% of Notre Dame students who study abroad traveling to Europe, this course aims to enhance students' knowledge of countries they will study in and travel to. The course will provide deeper knowledge of the broader social and political context in which the countries they plan to travel to exist and engage broadly with ideas surrounding global citizenship. The course will pay special attention to the idea of the traveler as an informal ambassador, inviting students to investigate the politics of the countries they will travel to and equip students to discuss domestic and international politics abroad. This course seeks to create a more aware and engaged traveler through rotating lecturers who are native Europeans, experts on a given country, or European phenomena. Given the tendency for students to visit numerous countries while studying abroad in Europe, each class section will be dedicated to a country or region and will cover themes of current events and the political landscape in that area.