Economically, politically, socially, and culturally there have been and still are fundamental linkages among the peoples of the Mediterranean, between them and Europe, and between them and the Middle East. The emphasis of the European history program is on interdisciplinarity and cross-regional linkages, both between various regions of the Mediterranean world, between them and the rest of Europe and between Europe and other parts of the globe. There are meaningful associations between the European history program and the programs in Latin American history, African history, and US history, and outside the department with the Department of Anthropology. Students are encouraged and afforded the opportunity to study abroad. The department is affiliated with a number of summer and year-long programs in Greece, Spain, Italy, Egypt, the Netherlands, England, Austria, Germany, and Russia.
Faculty members work closely with students in facilitating student travel abroad.
The European history program at the University of Florida combines a specialized focus on the Mediterranean world with an explicitly interdisciplinary dimension encompassing Northern and Western Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. The result is a program which offers students of European history unique opportunities and challenges, as well as rich rewards.