Twelve European countries will become one economic entity in 1992, and some University students are making sure their peers will understand how that will affect them.

This semester some Liberal Arts Undergraduate Student Council members are leading Liberal Arts 400, a one-credit class titled "Changing Lifestyles" that focuses on the advent of the European Economic Community in 1992.

The class focuses on different topics each semester, student teacher Molly Leahy said, and is usually offered only in the Spring Semester.

Leahy said she worked with other volunteer council members and council adviser Jennifer Morris to design and organize the class by planning the class curriculum, topic and materials.

"This semester's topic is important because it shows the integration between economic, political, and social aspects that are happening in Europe today," Morris said.

Another important aspect of this semester's class is that students can study the present European community in addition to its history and future, Leahy said.

"Students have to be aware of current events outside of the United States," Leahy said.

When planning the curriculum, the student teachers chose seven professors to satisfy this goal -- each lecture on a different aspect of European unification.

Manfred E. Keune, associate professor of German, lectured Feb. 12 on Germany's role and its re-unification. Keune encouraged students to enhance their studies by reading German literature and poetry.

"These are changes of which you are a part," Keune said to the class. "As Americans, we need to be involved."

No matter what profession students choose, their lives will be affected, he added.

Another guest lecturer, Willa Silverman, said in a phone interview, "The whole purpose of a united Europe is to create a world power to counter other superpowers like the United States and Japan."

Silverman, assistant professor of French, spoke on Feb. 5 about France's work toward European integration. She said each country will retain its unique identity and government.