Undergraduates interested in the literature, history and culture of Britain and Ireland are encouraged to develop an interdisciplinary concentration in British and Irish studies. Completed in addition to a regular departmental major, this work will lead to a certificate in British and Irish studies. The certificate demonstrates that the student has done serious work in several aspects of British and Irish studies and will be advantageous when applying to graduate school or for jobs. It is open to students in any school or college.
Requirements
A total of 24 credits in British and Irish studies (normally eight courses of 3 credits each) with a grade of C- or better in all classes.
The courses should be distributed as follows:
- In the department of primary focus (either English or history, depending on the student's own interests), any four courses in British or Irish studies. CBIS will provide a list of possible courses (see below).
- In the secondary department (either history, English or political science, depending upon primary area), a minimum of two courses and a maximum of four courses. CBIS will provide a list of possible courses (see below). Topics courses may be substituted with approval of the director.
- Students may take one or two courses in departments other than English, history or political science, chosen from the list below, in place of courses in the secondary department. Students are encouraged to do some work of an explicitly interdisciplinary nature such as team-taught courses offered by two departments or an independent study or honors thesis spanning two disciplines.
- Studying in Britain or Ireland would be a fine addition to the certificate. Contact the Office of International Education, Center for Community S355, 303-492-6016, for information on CU's Study Abroad programs.
Approved Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 4514 | Economic History of Europe | 3 |
| ENGL 1500 | Introduction to British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2503 | Medieval and Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 2504 | Enlightenment and Modernity | 3 |
| ENGL 2767 | Race, Empire, and the Postcolonial | 3 |
| ENGL 3000 | Shakespeare for Nonmajors | 3 |
| ENGL 3068 | Modernisms and Modernity, 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 3078 | Contemporary Literature: 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENGL 3164 | History and Literature of Georgian Britain | 3 |
| ENGL 3523 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3544 | The Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 3553 | Chaucer and the Invention of English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3563 | Shakespeare in Dialogue | 3 |
| ENGL 3564 | Romantic Literature and its Revolutions | 3 |
| ENGL 3573 | Shakespeare in Performance | 3 |
| ENGL 3583 | Milton’s Worlds | 3 |
| ENGL 3604 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4003 | Old English 1: Introduction to Old English | 3 |
| ENGL 4113 | Medieval Worlds | 3 |
| ENGL 4048 | The Modernist Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4513 | British Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4514 | Advanced Topics: The Long 18th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4524 | Advanced Topics: Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 4624 | Topics in Transnational Literature 1660-1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4634 | Advanced Topics: The Victorian Era | 3 |
| ENGL 4693 | Advanced Topics in British Literature to 1660 | 3 |
| HIST 1113 | Introduction to British History to 1660 | 3 |
| HIST 1123 | Introduction to British History Since 1660 | 3 |
| HIST 3113 | Seminar in Medieval and Early Modern English History | 3 |
| HIST 3133 | Seminar in Britain since 1688 | 3 |
| HIST 4013 | Law and Society in Premodern England to 1688 | 3 |
| HIST 4053 | Britain and the Empire, 1688-1964 | 3 |
| WGST 4063 | 3 | |
| HIST 4123 | Kings & Commoners in an Age of Crisis: English History 1327-1487 | 3 |
| HIST 4125 | Early American History to 1763 | 3 |
| HIST 4133 | Tudor England, 1485-1603 | 3 |
| HIST 4143 | The Making of Great Britain: British History 1603-1714 | 3 |
| HIST 4339 | Borderlands of the British Empire | 3 |
| HIST 4349 | Decolonization of the British Empire | 3 |
| PSCI 2004 | Survey of Western Political Thought | 3 |
| PSCI 3172 | Democracy and Its Citizens in the US and EU | 3 |
| PSCI 4002 | Western European Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 4213 | Europe and the International System | 3 |
| PSCI 4302 | European Union Politics | 3 |