Description

The BCA-IFE Strasbourg internship track combines BCAs popular Strasbourg program with exciting new opportunities for learning through Internships with Francophone Europe (IFE). The IFE program partners with you to find an internship placement working in a professional environment alongside French colleagues. Your experience will open new opportunities and invite you to discover a lively European society moving in new directions that are inspiring, thoughtful and creative!

You might consider studying on the traditional BCA Strasbourg program during the fall semester and switching to the internship track in the spring semester so that you can spend a full year in France!

Highlights

Immersion in French Society
Daily participation in the workplace is an ideal way to observe and participate in contemporary French society. Through intensive coursework, a seminar in European issues and a research project in a chosen area of interest, you will leave France surprised at how much you learned about France and about yourself. Plus, you will earn academic credit and add professional experience to your resume.

The IFE Program
During the first five weeks of BCA-IFE Strasbourg you will take three, 3-credit courses which form an intensive training session to equip you for entry into French professional life. Lecture/seminars in the morning are followed by workshops in the afternoon and complemented by site visits, films and documentaries.

After a week break for travel, you will start a 12-week internship, which you help to choose.

During this time you will also write a memoire de stage, or research paper, produced step-by-step with the help of an advisor on a subject of intellectual interest and related to the work of your host organization. On Wednesday evenings throughout the internship, you will also participate in a seminar entitled Globalization: Myth and reality from a European perspective.

Qualifications

- Six semesters of college-level French (or equivalent) are required. If you have completed one semester at BCA Strasbourg, you meet the language requirement.
- GPA Requirement: 3.0

Intern Types

• History
• International Relations
• Political Science/Politics
• Public Admin, Public Pol, Govt

Languages

• French

Cost in US$:

Semester: 15,650

Program Fees Include:

BCA offers a wide variety of services and activities as part of our comprehensive fee, including housing and meals.
- Tuition
- Housing
- Meals
- Excursions
- On-site resident director assistance
- Volunteer and internship opportunities
- On-site group activities
- Seminars and guest lectures
- University services
- BCA courses taught by host institutions professors and/or resident directors
- Personal advising
- BCA International Student Conference (spring semester only, for students studying in Europe)
- Cultural and university orientation
- Intensive language training
- Academic transcript
- International SOS Membership

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2-3 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

BCA Study Abroad's Mission Statement

BCA is one of the nation's oldest independent organizations committed to promoting international understanding and academic excellence through college study abroad programs for U.S. students.

Year Founded

1962