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Secondary Field in European History, Politics, and Societies (EHPS)

 
Abigail LaBreck (Government, Secondary Field in European History, Politics and Societies (EHPS), 2023)

The Secondary Field in European History, Politics, and Societies (EHPS) offers Harvard College students the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study focused on modern Europe, in particular its politics, economics, history, and social and cultural developments. EHPS is based at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), the locus of innovative research on European history and contemporary affairs.

While this secondary field rests mainly on courses from the social science disciplines, it also includes courses considering Europe in a comparative context as well as those covering a specific period or region of Europe. In addition, it provides for a humanistic inquiry of Europe reflecting its diverse cultural and linguistic heritage through a broad array of courses from the humanities departments. This interdisciplinary structure allows for multiple paths of research and specialization, and accommodates a variety of approaches to the study of Europe.

2023 EHPS Graduates

Florian Bochert (Government, Secondary Field in European History, Politics and Societies, 2023)

This year, two Harvard College students completed their studies in EHPS:

Overview

6 courses (24 credits)

  • A minimum of three courses must be in social science disciplines (anthropology, economics, government, history, sociology or social studies).
  • The six courses must come from at least two different departments/disciplines.
  • A minimum of three courses must be regular departmental courses (i.e., not General Education courses, Freshman Seminars, or House Seminars).
  • One course of relevant language study at the intermediate or advanced level may count towards the secondary field.

For more information about the EHPS secondary concentration, please contact Elaine Papoulias, CES Executive Director.

EHPS Alumni (2017-2022)

Alexandra Todorova (History, Secondary in European History, Politics and Societies, 2021)

Alumni Profiles

Taylor Whitsell (Government, Secondary in European History, Politics and Societies, 2022)
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