Each student will select, or design with director and faculty guidance, a plan of studies.  These may be on European (Medieval/Renaissance or Modern) Studies; English and/or American Culture; Religion, Culture and Ethics; Irish-American (or Irish-English) or Holocaust Studies; or an individualized study plan for which university courses are available.  Samples of study plans are listed below. Although most of the courses listed are offered on a regular basis, students may request to take courses other than those listed. Within their overall study plans, students are encouraged to identify and pursue individualized themes and interests. These themes will enable students to build relationships between courses and can be pursued through the wide latitude allowed in the selection of course papers and readings. For example, a student electing European Studies may pursue a theme of women’s roles, which could be the topic of many course papers as well as the final research essay. A student interested in English and American Culture could emphasize the Victorian period; another taking Religion, Culture and Ethics could focus on ethics in modern society. The following plan outlines are provided as samples.