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Department of EUROPEAN STUDIES & MODERN LANGUAGES

Introduction

European Studies & Modern Languages is one of the largest departments in the University, and unique in the UK, with its integrated study of French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Many staff are leading scholars in their field and are involved in a wide range of research activities, including a number of collaborative projects, at both national and international levels. There is a wide range of postgraduate programmes that are innovative and distinctive.

The Department enjoys an international reputation for its research and was awarded a 5 rating in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. It was also selected by the European Commission as one of only a few UK Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence.

The Department participates in the European Research Institute, which brings together the research staff and students from various departments within the University. www.bath.ac.uk/eri/

In addition, the Department has a Centre for Women's Studies, which provides a distinct focus for research and teaching of Women's Studies within various departments. www.bath.ac.uk/esml/wsc/

Main areas of research specialisms

The Department actively encourages collaborative and interdisciplinary research activities. Research is comparative and also nation-specific and primarily divided into Research Clusters as follows:

Cultural research is primarily concerned with literature and film. The principal focus is on 20th century and contemporary culture. Topics include:

• Memory, History and Identity
• Cultural Responses to Political Conflict and Social Change

Politics research is organised in research groups around two broad themes: democracy and democratisation and territories and governance. Topics include:

• Conflict and Security
• Political Parties, Social Movements and Democratic Change

Interdisciplinary research

Topics include:

• Integration, Governance and Territorial Identities
• Migration, Exile and Ethnicity

Facilities and equipment

Facilities include:

• European Community and European Union publications
• Extensive local archive collections relating to research programmes in French and German politics
• Satellite television broadcasts
• Computer laboratory offering wide range of word-processing and dataprocessing software International and industrial links
• Research students regularly engage in fieldwork abroad, especially in the countries of the EU, but also in Eastern Europe, Russia and the United States.
• Students on the Euromasters programme study at two or three different sites in either Europe orthe USA.
• In the case of the MA in Interpreting and Translating and the MA in Translation and Professional Language Skills, a number of work placements in Western Europe are made available to students in the language services of international organisations, government departments and commercial enterprises.