Certificate in Europe & Transatlantic Studies
Faculty Coordinator: Yannis Stivachtis
The Graduate Certificate in Europe and Transatlantic Relations is open to VT and non-degree graduate students interesting in learning the fundamental principles of transatlantic relations with countries in Europe. This includes examining how the domestic policies and national interests of the United States affect its interactions with its allies in Europe, as well as how European policies impact on transatlantic relations and inform decisions made by public and private actors in the United States.
Course Credits Required to Earn Certificate:
12 graduate credits
Core Courses (6 credits):
- PSCI 5704: Transatlantic Relations
- PSCI 5714: European Union: Institutions & Policies
Elective Courses:
(6 credits. Students select from the list of courses below - 3 credits each)
- PSCI/GIA 5254: Global Conflicts
- PSCI/GIA 5414: Industrial Democracies
- PSCI/GIA 5424: Communist and Post-communist Systems
- PSCI/GIA 5484 Contemporary American Foreign Policy
- PSCI/GIA 5724: European Political Economy
- PSCI/GIA 5734: European Politics & Society
- PSCI/GIA 5744: European Security
- PSCI/GIA 6114: Critical Geopolitics
- GIA/UAP/PAPA 5034: Global Political Economy
- PSCI/GIA 6154: Topics in European Politics
- PSCI/GIA 6164: Topics in Transatlantic Relations
- PSCI/GIA 6174: Topics in EU Policies
- PSCI/GIA 6184: Topics in European Security