Columbia University offers an array of degrees, majors, and other academic programs to students interested in European Studies. Graduate students can study in a number of related departments to achieve a MA, PhD, or certificate in a specialized course of study. Columbia’s undergraduate students can declare a major or concentration that supports a focus on Europe in departments ranging from Economics to Philosophy. Barnard students have the same option, and can also decide to declare a European Studies major. The list below provides Europe-related degrees and programs, including links to their respective requirements.


Columbia Undergraduate Majors


Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Classical Studies
Classics
Comparative Literature and Society
Economics
Economics and Philosophy
Economics and Political Science
English and Comparative Literature
French
French and Francophone Studies
German Literature and Cultural History
Hispanic Studies
History
History and Theory of Architecture
Italian Cultural Studies
Italian Literature
Philosophy
Political Science
Religion
Russian Language and Culture
Russian Language and Literature
Slavic Studies
Sociology
Urban Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies
Yiddish Studies

Barnard Undergraduate Majors


Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Art History
Classics
Comparative Literature
Economic History
Economics
English
European Studies
French and Francophone Studies
French Language and Literature
French Translation and Literature
German Literature and Language
German Studies
History
Italian
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Philosophy
Political Economy
Political Science
Religion
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Regional Studies
Slavic and East European Literature and Culture
Slavic and East European Regional Studies
Sociology
Spanish and Latin American Cultures
Urban Studies
Women’s Studies


Special Concentrations


Human Rights
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Modern Greek Studies
Portuguese Studies

Special Programs


Jewish Studies Combined Major




Graduate Degrees


Anthropology:
Sociocultural Anthropology (Ph.D.)
Anthropology (M.A.)

Art History and Archaeology:
History of Western Art (Ph.D.)
Ancient Art and Archaeology (Ph.D.)
Art History (M.A.)

Classical Studies (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Classics (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Economics (Ph.D.)
English and Comparative Literature (M.A.; Ph.D.)
French and Romance Philology (M.A.; Ph.D.)
French Cultural Studies in a Global Context (M.A.)
Germanic Languages (M.A.; Ph.D.)
History (M.A.; Ph.D.)
International and World History (M.A.)
History and Theory of Architecture (Ph.D.)
Human Rights (M.A.)
Italian (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Jewish Studies (M.A.)
Medieval Studies (M.A.)
Modern European Studies (M.A.)
Philosophy (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Political Science (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Religion (M.A.; Ph. D.)
Russia, Eurasia, and East Europe: Regional Studies (M.A.)
Slavic Languages and Cultures:
Czech Literature (M.A.)
Polish Literature (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Russian Literature (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Russian Translation (M.A.)
Slavic Cultures (M.A.)
South Slavic Literature (M.A.)
Ukrainian Literature (M.A.)
Sociology (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Spanish and Portuguese (M.A.; Ph.D.)
Yiddish Studies (M.A.; Ph.D.)



Graduate Certificates


Comparative Literature and Society
Human Rights
Jewish Studies
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
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