Meet Visiting Scholar Matthias Oppermann
The Center for German and European Studies hosts visiting scholar Matthias Oppermann, a specialist in the history of European political liberalism.
Department of European Cultural Studies
ECS is an interdisciplinary program of undergraduate study that leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The ECS concentration integrates and unifies many aspects of European culture.
Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans
Professor Steven Burg (POL) is involved in efforts to foster mutual accommodation and prevent further ethnic conflict in the Balkans, through the Project on Ethnic Relations.
Islam in the West
Prof. Jytte Klausen, author of The Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe, is a frequent commentator on Muslims in Europe.
Italian Studies
Italian Studies provides an interdisciplinary major and a minor for those who wish to extend their study beyond language to areas of Italian literature, history, film, art history and music.
Europe

Brandeis offers four different study abroad program options in Madrid, Spain
Brandeis offers diverse opportunities for the study of things European. You can explore any of the major European languages and literatures (French, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian). For those who prefer an interdisciplinary approach, we offer a major in European Cultural Studies, plus a minor in Russian and East European Studies. Opportunities abound for study abroad at over 100 approved programs in 18 different European countries. And on campus, the intellectual mix is further enriched by research centers and institutes.
Research, Resources and Opportunities
Schools, Departments and Centers
- European Cultural Studies (ECS)
- Romance Studies (ROMS)
- German, Asian and Russian Languages and Literature (GRAL)
- Classical Studies (CLAS)
- The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry
- Center for German and European Studies (CGES)
Study Abroad Programs
Funding and Fellowships
Student Organizations
Campus Events
Programs and Partnerships
- Classical Artifact Research Center (CLARC)
- Eastern European Environmental Education Project (site being updated)
- International Business School partners in Europe
- Project on Ethnic Relations
- University of Munich - Tauber Institute Partnership