African-American Studies Study Abroad in France

The Center for University Programs Abroad (CUPA) is an independent organization founded in New York in 1963 as the Center for Overseas Undergraduate Programs (COUP). CUPA has offices in Paris and the United States. CUPA has chosen to focus on Paris and seeks to bring as genuine an experience as possible to its students. That is why, unlike most other study abroad programs, CUPA specializes in s...

Why you should should go on a UC San Diego Global Seminar in Paris, France? Paris, (the home of revolutions in dress, politics, food, and wine) was the first country outside of the United States to embrace and promote American jazz in the 20th century. The Negro military bands serving abroad during World War I returned to Paris to create a "Second Harlem" in the Montmartre District. We spen...

With this program you’ll gain an in depth knowledge of France’s culture, how it approaches multiculturalism, and how Blacks have experienced the country. You can earn up to 16 credits. You will take 2 electives in English and a comprehensive French course. An important component of this program is its interesting non-credit seminars and city tours designed to highlight the Black experience. Pl...