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Paris Courses
The Academic Program
The program begin with an intensive orientation
regarding France, its history, language and culture. Once the
regular academic year starts, students take classes at one or
more of the institutions of higher learning in Paris, the choice
dependent upon each individual's program. As a complement to
class attendance, the program also organises frequent cultural
events of various kinds within the Paris area, and guest lecturers
are invited to discuss questions of political, social, and cultural
significance throughout the year.
Skidmore College has an official exchange agreement with the University
of Paris IV, (Sorbonne) and strong academic relationships with
the University of Paris X, Nanterre, the Institut Britannique,
A.B.S., American Business School, ESMOD (Ecole Supérieure de la
Mode), and ENC (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce). Students on both
the full-year and semester programs may enroll in courses in Business,
Cinema, Theater, History, History of Art, History of Music, Instrumental
Music, Language, Literature, Phonetics, Politics and a wide variety
of Studio Art courses in Ceramics, Drawing, Jewelry, Painting,
Photography and Sculpture. Courses in Dance and Physical Education
may also be taken at a number of centers in Paris.
For some courses taken at French institutions, Skidmore will organise
tutorials to help students acquire the methodology necessary for
success.
Internship experiences are also available in a variety of fields
for students with appropriate qualifications and experience.These
fields include: Business, Psychology, Government, Art, teaching
English at various levels in Parisian public schools and colleges.
Skidmore provides general registration numbers for most French
university system courses. This enables students to plan their
program for the year with their academic advisors prior to departure.
Most courses carry 3 semester hours of credit.
In addition to the courses listed on this page (see navigation
bar on left), courses are also available upon request in certain
other disciplines such as Biology, Chinese, Computer Science,Geology,
German, Italian, Spanish.
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