NYU in Paris Summer
Description
Created in 1969, NYU in Paris is part of the New York University Center for French Civilization and Culture. The NYU Center in Paris, a charming 19th-century town house on the rue de Passy, is located near the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero. The center houses classrooms, a student lounge, a lecture hall, a library, a video collection, and computer facilities. The resident director, administrative staff, and faculty advise students during their stay in Paris. During the summer session, all undergraduates live in student residences in lively and historic neighborhoods. Experience the City of Light-its cultural richness, history, and vibrant daily life-in this intellectually and aesthetically stimulating study abroad program. Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered.
The undergraduate program in Paris provides a rich introduction to historic and present-day France through classroom studies and diverse extracurricular activities. Intensive French language classes, offered at all levels, are taught by native French speakers. Faculty who teach French civilization courses (offered in English or in French), provide exceptional academic instruction. Courses include field trips to culturally significant sites in the city. Longer trips take students to renowned sites close to Paris such as Versailles or Giverny. Overnight excursions are offered to places like to the famous Chateaux de la Loire and to historic cities such as La Rochelle or Lille.
Graduate summer study in Paris, geared toward continuing Department of French and Institute of French Studies students, as well as teachers of high school French or other professionals unable to study during the academic year, offers three-week or six-week intensive courses in French civilization, language, and literature. Students may apply for degree candidacy and pursue an M.A. in three consecutive summers or may take one to two courses for academic and personal fulfillment. Graduate students are welcome to participate in many cultural activities and excursions to broaden their academic training. Taught by prominent NYU and visiting faculty, the NYU in Paris graduate summer program provides excellent, challenging courses while allowing students the flexibility of a summer curriculum.
The graduate program offers broad-based courses (including two sponsored by NYU's Institute of French Studies) in linguistics, literature, history, and cultural history. Past courses focusing on culture have included French Cultural History Since 1870, From Empire to Republic, History of French Colonization and the Colonial Imaginary, and the Relationship between Power and Culture during the Nouveau Regime. Past courses concentrating on literature have included the Image of Paris in French Literature, Francophone Writers of America and Africa, French Women Writers and the Development of a Feminist Aesthetic, and For a Sociology of the Novel at the Brink of the 21st Century.
Highlights
To enhance students' academic experience, NYU in Paris hosts several lectures throughout the summer session that bring together French and Francophone artists, scholars, and activists. Cultural activities such as neighborhood walking tours, visits to world famous museums such as the Louvre and the Musée Picasso, and attendance at numerous ballet, concert, and theatre performances are scheduled to complete the academic program. Excursions further complete the cultural calendar: activities may include day trips to Chartres, Giverny, the D-Day beaches in Normandy, as well as an overnight excursion to explore another region of France.