Program Information

Fall, Spring, or Academic Year Program

Marche aux Puces -- Sumaiya Ahmed, 2007-2008

The program challenges students to step outside the boundaries of a traditional French language program and use French as a means to further their understanding of their own area of study. Students with a good command "Paris is the most wonderful city-- stay the year. I did, and it was the best decision I've ever made"of the French language refine their speaking and writing skills through intensive language training and by taking selected disciplinary courses taught in French specifically for the program at Reid Hall and/or in the French university system. Depending on their language levels and academic goals, students tailor their courses of study by taking courses in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and the arts.

During the program, students are strongly encouraged to live in a French household, which serves to reinforce their French skills and is a valuable opportunity to gain insight into the local lifestyle.

Paris from the Centre Pompidou

• Intensive French language training
• Directly enroll to study at Paris I, Paris IV, Paris VII, and Sciences Po
• Disciplinary courses taught by distinguished French scholars
• Integration of the historical and cultural resources of Paris into the curriculum through excursions, field trips, workshops, internships, and guest lectures
• Opportunities for academic and cultural exchange with French students through shared classes and student activities
• Housing in French households