UCLA French & Francophone Studies: Study Abroad

Graduate Students

Paris Critical Studies Program

This program provides a multidisciplinary curriculum in theoretical aspects of the arts, humanities, and social sciences for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It is offered in cooperation with the University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) and administered by the Council on International Educational Exchange. The program takes place at the Paris Center for Critical Studies, located on the right bank between the Champs-Elysées and the Opéra.

The program offers up to eight courses per semester, which draw upon theoretical concepts that have evolved in a number of disciplines over the past forty years. Courses are specifically designed for the program and most are taught by French university faculty, many of whom are pioneers in film theory and contemporary French thought. All course work is done in French.

In addition to the course work, students may take one course per semester at affiliated institutions such as the University of Paris III. Graduate students may also audit classes at the Collège International de Philosophie.

Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (rue d'Ulm)

Founded during the French Revolution in 1794, ENS rue d'Ulm currently enrolls about 750 students and has a teaching staff of 125. ENS rue d'Ulm is very competitive and is recommended only for strong graduate students with well developed study, research, and scholarly agendas.

Students may take courses and/or do research in antiquity, classics, French literature: Middle Age, 18th, and 19th centuries, geography (contemporary problems in Europe, Asia, Africa and the environment) as well as natural, physical, and social sciences.

Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon (formerly ENS Fontenay-St. Cloud)

ENS Lyon is the product of a fusion of two previous ENS. It enrolls about 900 students and has an academic staff of 150. Fields of study open to EAP students include French and comparative literature, linguistics, geography, philosophy, and film studies. Work in history may also be available, depending upon the student's specific interests.

Graduate students also have the opportunity to work with a number of research centers in a wide range of fields including urban history, poetry, education-sociology/history, rhetoric, philosophy, and more.

Students at ENS Lyon designate one of two statuses to its international students, either Etudiants etrangers or Pensionnaires scientifiques. Etudiants etrangers participate in a minimum of four seminars for the academic year, two of which must be taken at the ENS. Pensionnaires scientifiques (research scholars) enroll in two seminars and must present, at the end of the year, a report on their research activities and accomplishments.

Summer Travel Study: Paris, France

Intermediate, & Advanced. June 29-July 31, 2009

Spend your summer in Paris, learning the language, culture, and aspects of business in one of the world’s most fun and exciting cities. Earn 12 units in the Summer, including intensive French 4&5, French 14 (GE), French 100, 107, 109, 110, and 199. Three $1,000 awards are available.

Location
Our program is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, just south of the Latin Quarter. This bustling, multicultural neighborhood is famous for its proximity to Chinatown and to the “Butte aux cailles” with its charming streets. Just a few steps outside your hotel is a metro station from which you can reach any part of the city.

Excursions
Within the city, enjoy guided tours of the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay and the new Quai Branly Museum. Don’t miss our visit to Cluny, home to the famous tapestry “The Lady and the Unicorn.” Venture outside of Paris to the charming seaport town of Honfleur in Normandy and to Chartres with its famous cathedral. We also spend an unforgettable weekend in the Loire Valley, visiting French châteaux and bicycling through the countryside.

Accommodations
You will stay in a modern apartment-style hotel on the Place d’Italie. The air-conditioned double occupancy rooms are bright and comfortably furnished, each with its own bath and fully equipped kitchenette. Telephone, television, and CD players are standard. The downstairs lobby boasts a helpful staff, accustomed to working with international guests.

Meals
Whether you pick up a croissant and a baguette at the local boulangerie on your way to class or people-watch in a café over a croque-monsieur for lunch, you can’t help but love eating in Paris. Why not prepare a meal in your own kitchen after shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables at the lively open-air market? On warm summer nights, you can even pack a supper to eat along the banks of the Seine.

Dr. Kimberly Jansma, program director, specializes in second
language acquisition. Author of Motifs: An Introduction to French, she is also the recipient of UCLA’s Best Teaching Award. Dr. Jansma teaches the advanced curriculum.

Dr. Jean-Claude Carron, co-director, specializes in Renaissance studies and poetry. His courses in Paris will examine the French culture from the historical, political, intellectual, and artistic point of view.

Dr. Nicole Dufresne, former program director, specializes in contemporary French culture. She is the French undergraduate adviser at UCLA and is a recipient of UCLA’s Best Teaching Award. Dr. Dufresne leads the business French curriculum.

Additional teaching is provided by experienced graduate teaching assistants.

Paris Summer Program Awards

Three prizes ($1000 last year) will be awarded based on financial need and excellence in French courses. Students must submit a letter explaining their commitment to French studies, a copy of their DPR, and a copy of their Financial Aid Statement and a letter of evaluation form a recent French instructor to Dr. Kim Jansma, Director, Paris Program, 212 Royce Hall, Campus or Jansma@humnet.ucla.edu

For further information, contact : Dr. Kim Jansma (jansma@humnet.ucla.edu), Director of our Paris Program, or go to Summer Sessions Travel-Study Program

The department also makes every effort to sponsor students in special summer programs including:

The Dartmouth Summer Institute in French Cultural Studies directed by Prof. Lawrence Kritzman

The Cornell School for Criticism and Theory directed by Dominick LaCapra.

Contact the department chair for more information.

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	Study Abroad Graduate Summer All information subject to change; please contact the EAP for more information on undergraduate programs and the department chair for graduate student opportunities.
	Undergraduate Students
	French and European Studies UC Center in Paris This program is open to students who have a 3.0 GPA and one to three quarters of university-level French. The curriculum is designed by UC faculty with the objective of providing an academic foundation for later advanced study or work in French and European studies. The program begins with a three-week introductory French language and culture component to introduce students to Paris and the practical use of French. This course earns three UC quarter units of credit. During the following fifteen-week semester, students continue their study of French, earning six UC quarter units, and enroll in three upper division program courses in the humanities and social sciencies. Each course carries five UC quarter units of credit. All instruction and readings are in English. Program courses include "French History and Literature," "Visual Culture (Film Studies)," "Critical Theory," "Histories of Paris," "Identities of France," and "France and European Integration." French Intensive Language, Culture and Society Programs EAP offers two opportunities for students to study French intensively at the intermediate (second year) level. Both programs offer a specially-designed curriculum intended to improve both oral and written language skills while providing a fundamental background in French culture and society. All course work is in French. Language classes are offered at the lower division level only. The Lyon Fall Program is reserved for students with a solid 3 to 4 quarters of university-level French. This program is designed for UC students by the Center for Instruction in French Studies (CIEF), which specializes in teaching French language and culture to international students. Home-stays are an integral part of the program. The Bordeaux Fall Program can accommodate students with 3 to 5 quarters of university-level French. Most instruction is conducted at the University of Bordeaux III's Department of French as a Foreign Language (DEFLE). Email : defle@u-bordeaux3.fr General Academic Year Programs Most programs begin with a three- to six-week orientation and intensive language program (ILP) in France. The ILP concentrates on providing an introduction to French contemporary culture and history and developing French writing, conversation, and grammar skills in order to prepare students for the demands of regular university course work. During the year most UC undergraduates take a combination of year-long and semester-length university courses. Most involve one or two lectures a week. UC students usually take the same exams, write the same papers, and are graded in the same way as French students. The Study Centers offer tutorials to help students succeed within the requirements of the French academic system. EAP may sponsor a writing course during the year to refine students' French composition skills. The University of Bordeaux Bordeaux has a population of 700,000 and hosts four universities which enroll over 60,000 students. Academic course work available in a wide range of fields. Recommended fields include African studies, anthropology, art history, environmental/ecological studies, French history, medieval studies, political science and sociology. The University of Grenoble Founded in 1339, the University of Grenoble currently enrolls close to 55,000 students. Grenoble offers strong courses for UC students in French language, literature and linguistics, geography, history, international relations, political science, sociology, and psychology. The University of Lyon The University of Lyon consists of Lyon's three universities and three of its grandes écoles. EAP students register at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP). During the year most students develop an academic program consisting primarily of courses in the humanities and social sciences. The University of Toulouse Students select from a wide variety of courses at all three of Toulouse's institutions, both from the curricula offered to the French students and from classes addressing the special interests and needs of international students. Strong areas at Toulouse for EAP students include: economics, industrial policy issues, political science, French literature and geography. Special Focus Programs The EAP has a number of special focus programs including the Paris Critical Studies Program (listed below under "Graduate Students"), the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, and other course work in the Grandes Ecoles. For students interested in science and engineering, opportunities are available at the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble and Joseph Fourier University. Contact EAP for more information.
	Graduate Students Paris Critical Studies Program This program provides a multidisciplinary curriculum in theoretical aspects of the arts, humanities, and social sciences for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It is offered in cooperation with the University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) and administered by the Council on International Educational Exchange. The program takes place at the Paris Center for Critical Studies, located on the right bank between the Champs-Elysées and the Opéra. The program offers up to eight courses per semester, which draw upon theoretical concepts that have evolved in a number of disciplines over the past forty years. Courses are specifically designed for the program and most are taught by French university faculty, many of whom are pioneers in film theory and contemporary French thought. All course work is done in French. In addition to the course work, students may take one course per semester at affiliated institutions such as the University of Paris III. Graduate students may also audit classes at the Collège International de Philosophie. Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (rue d'Ulm) Founded during the French Revolution in 1794, ENS rue d'Ulm currently enrolls about 750 students and has a teaching staff of 125. ENS rue d'Ulm is very competitive and is recommended only for strong graduate students with well developed study, research, and scholarly agendas. Students may take courses and/or do research in antiquity, classics, French literature: Middle Age, 18th, and 19th centuries, geography (contemporary problems in Europe, Asia, Africa and the environment) as well as natural, physical, and social sciences. Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon (formerly ENS Fontenay-St. Cloud) ENS Lyon is the product of a fusion of two previous ENS. It enrolls about 900 students and has an academic staff of 150. Fields of study open to EAP students include French and comparative literature, linguistics, geography, philosophy, and film studies. Work in history may also be available, depending upon the student's specific interests. Graduate students also have the opportunity to work with a number of research centers in a wide range of fields including urban history, poetry, education-sociology/history, rhetoric, philosophy, and more. Students at ENS Lyon designate one of two statuses to its international students, either Etudiants etrangers or Pensionnaires scientifiques. Etudiants etrangers participate in a minimum of four seminars for the academic year, two of which must be taken at the ENS. Pensionnaires scientifiques (research scholars) enroll in two seminars and must present, at the end of the year, a report on their research activities and accomplishments. Summer Programs Summer Travel Study: Paris, France Intermediate, & Advanced. June 29-July 31, 2009 Spend your summer in Paris, learning the language, culture, and aspects of business in one of the world’s most fun and exciting cities. Earn 12 units in the Summer, including intensive French 4&5, French 14 (GE), French 100, 107, 109, 110, and 199. Three $1,000 awards are available. Location Our program is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, just south of the Latin Quarter. This bustling, multicultural neighborhood is famous for its proximity to Chinatown and to the “Butte aux cailles” with its charming streets. Just a few steps outside your hotel is a metro station from which you can reach any part of the city. Excursions Within the city, enjoy guided tours of the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay and the new Quai Branly Museum. Don’t miss our visit to Cluny, home to the famous tapestry “The Lady and the Unicorn.” Venture outside of Paris to the charming seaport town of Honfleur in Normandy and to Chartres with its famous cathedral. We also spend an unforgettable weekend in the Loire Valley, visiting French châteaux and bicycling through the countryside. Accommodations You will stay in a modern apartment-style hotel on the Place d’Italie. The air-conditioned double occupancy rooms are bright and comfortably furnished, each with its own bath and fully equipped kitchenette. Telephone, television, and CD players are standard. The downstairs lobby boasts a helpful staff, accustomed to working with international guests. Meals Whether you pick up a croissant and a baguette at the local boulangerie on your way to class or people-watch in a café over a croque-monsieur for lunch, you can’t help but love eating in Paris. Why not prepare a meal in your own kitchen after shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables at the lively open-air market? On warm summer nights, you can even pack a supper to eat along the banks of the Seine. Dr. Kimberly Jansma, program director, specializes in second language acquisition. Author of Motifs: An Introduction to French, she is also the recipient of UCLA’s Best Teaching Award. Dr. Jansma teaches the advanced curriculum. Dr. Jean-Claude Carron, co-director, specializes in Renaissance studies and poetry. His courses in Paris will examine the French culture from the historical, political, intellectual, and artistic point of view. Dr. Nicole Dufresne, former program director, specializes in contemporary French culture. She is the French undergraduate adviser at UCLA and is a recipient of UCLA’s Best Teaching Award. Dr. Dufresne leads the business French curriculum. Additional teaching is provided by experienced graduate teaching assistants. Paris Summer Program Awards Three prizes ($1000 last year) will be awarded based on financial need and excellence in French courses. Students must submit a letter explaining their commitment to French studies, a copy of their DPR, and a copy of their Financial Aid Statement and a letter of evaluation form a recent French instructor to Dr. Kim Jansma, Director, Paris Program, 212 Royce Hall, Campus or Jansma@humnet.ucla.edu For further information, contact : Dr. Kim Jansma (jansma@humnet.ucla.edu), Director of our Paris Program, or go to Summer Sessions Travel-Study Program The department also makes every effort to sponsor students in special summer programs including: The Dartmouth Summer Institute in French Cultural Studies directed by Prof. Lawrence Kritzman The Cornell School for Criticism and Theory directed by Dominick LaCapra. Contact the department chair for more information.
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Study Abroad

Graduate Summer

Undergraduate Students

French and European Studies UC Center in Paris

French Intensive Language, Culture and Society Programs

General Academic Year Programs

The University of Bordeaux

The University of Grenoble

The University of Lyon

The University of Toulouse

Special Focus Programs

Graduate Students

Paris Critical Studies Program

Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris (rue d'Ulm)

Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon (formerly ENS Fontenay-St. Cloud)

Summer Programs

Summer Travel Study: Paris, France

Intermediate, & Advanced. June 29-July 31, 2009

French and European Studies
UC Center in Paris

French Intensive Language,
Culture and Society Programs