Welcome to the European Studies Program
European Studies @ UVic
UVic’s European Studies Program offers courses, study abroad programs and internships to broaden your knowledge and give you a thorough understanding of Europe’s multifaceted history, culture, fast-changing political realities and its extraordinary role in today’s world.
- Interested in European politics?
- Wanting to pursue an international career?
- Focusing your studies on European topics?
- Looking for opportunities to study in the European Union?


We have been recognized as a European Union Centre of Excellence, a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and can count three Jean Monnet Chairs amongst our faculty.
Current and Prospective Students
You can participate in the European Studies Program in a variety of ways, by pursuing an inter-disciplinary General or Minor in European Studies, a Concentration in European Studies, or focusing your Graduate studies on a European related topic.
Apart from the multitude of courses offered at UVic on European issues, the European Studies Program has teamed up with department and faculties across campus, across Canada, and across the European Union to offer you ample opportunities to study in Europe, participate in simulations, apply for internships, and engage in various research projects.
With over 30 associated faculty and researchers across 5 faculties and 17 departments, the European Studies Program’s inter-disciplinary nature ensures a variety of outreach events, public lectures, conferences and activities that cover a wide range of interests and areas of research.
Come find out what the European Studies Program at UVic can offer you.
Announcements
-WITNESS HOLOCAUST
This 400-level Field School will take 20 students to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, to explore the ways in which the Holocaust has become memorialized and is relevant in today’s world.
Apply by Feb 15, 2012
EU-CANADA YOUNG JOURNALIST AWARD
Each year, three Canadian students are selected to participate in a one-week study tour of various EU institutions and the Canadian Mission to the EU in Brussels.
Apply by Jan 27, 2012.
SPRING 2012 COURSES
ADMN548: European Union Regional Policy
GERS433: "Overcoming the Past": Film and Text
EUS300: European Integration - Socio-Economic and Political Developments
HA382B: Native North American Arts: Southwest, California, and Great Britain








