Study Abroad Programs and Courses Offered

New opportunities available

The UF International Center is now accepting applications for an unprecedented number of UF sponsored Study Abroad Programs at the Paris Research Center. A unit expressly designed to create and facilitate international initiatives across campus and across the disciplines, the Paris Research Center is an integral and exciting new component in the University of Florida's commitment to international activities and academic excellence. We offer the opportunity to enroll in: Intensive Week-Long Study Programs over Spring Break, 1-2 Week Intensive Study Abroad Programs during the May Intersession, Summer Study Abroad, and Fall and Spring semester-length programs. These innovative programs for intensive study abroad in Paris were expressly created to provide in-depth on-site international experiences. All UF students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are encouraged to apply!

Programs Offered at the Paris Research Center

FALL SEMESTER

• International Affairs and the Public Sphere
  (UF Credits: 12-16).
  Application Deadline: TBA
  (September – December 2010) A new international opportunity for UF students, the International Affairs and the Public Sphere (IAPS) program is designed for students who seek to gain an international perspective and to prepare for the global challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century. Courses are offered in cooperation with the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Department of Political Science, and the Department of Public Relations of the College of Journalism and Communications.
  

• Landscape Architecture at the Paris Research Center
  (UF credits: 9-12)
  Application Deadline: TBA
  (September – December 2010) — A unique opportunity to explore landscape architecture and urban design in Paris. A full semester design studio explores rational and minimalist design methodologies supported by experienced faculty and guest French professionals in the field. Design studio work is complemented with tours in Paris and its surrounding regions, France and other European countries.
  

SPRING SEMESTER

• Honors in Paris
  (UF credits: 12-15)
  Apply Today!
  (January 6 – May 14, 2010) — An exciting partnership between the Honors Program and the PRC offers the opportunity for high achieving students to enroll in challenging, interactive UF courses, enhanced by numerous excursions, guest speakers, site visits, tours and many other activities. The curriculum of this semester-long interdisciplinary program is tailored around the theme: Engagements with Modern France: Images, Texts and Cultures.
• Intensive Weeklong Study over Spring Break
  (UF credits: 2)
  Application deadline: TBA - Space is Limited: Apply Early!
  (March 7 – 13, 2010) — Innovative programs for intensive study abroad in Paris expressly created to provide in-depth on-site international experiences. They include: 7 activity-rich days in Paris with classes given on-site at the cultural, historical and political institutions you are studying, 6 nights in hotels, numerous group meals, site visits, cultural activities and UF credit. Spring Break 2010 courses include:
  Identity, Politics, Education, and Culture: African Americans in Paris
  (AFA 4905, 2 credits) Professor Stephanie Evans
  The Saxophone in Paris: Then and Now
  (HUM 4956, 2 credits) Professor Jonathan Helton
  History of Documentary Film: The French Connection
  (RTV 4930, 2 credits) Professor Churchill Roberts
  Representing the Streets of Paris: A Cinematic City
  (ENC 4956, 2 credits) Professor Maureen Turim.
• May Intersession Programs
  (UF credits: 2-3)
  Application deadline: TBA -- Apply Early!
  (May 2 – 8 and May 2 – 15, 2010) — Innovative programs for intensive study abroad in Paris expressly created to provide in-depth on-site international experiences. They include: 13* activity-rich days in Paris with classes given on-site at the cultural, historical and political institutions you are studying, 13* nights in hotels, numerous group meals, site visits, cultural activities and UF credit (*6 days, 6 nights for weeklong program). 2010 courses include:
  
  
  • ONE WEEK PROGRAMS
  • Commodities to Cafés: Agricultural and Food Markets in France
    (AEB 4931, 3 credits) Professor David Barber (1 week)
  • The Legacy of Pasteur
    (ALS404, 2 credits) Professor Valérie DeCrécy (1 week)
  • Rediscovering Dark Age Paris: The City’s First Millennium from the Perspective of Its Excavators (1789-present)
    (HIS 4956, 2 credits) Professor Bonnie Effros (1 week)
  • TWO WEEK PROGRAMS
  • Readdressing the Classics: An Atelier, Recontextualizing the Masterpieces of Paris
    (ART 2930; ART 3807; ART 4930; ART 5905, 3 credits) Professor Richard Heipp (2 weeks)
  • Dateline: Paris – Documentary Filmmaking 101
    (JOU 4930, 3 credits) Professor Boaz Dvir (2 weeks)
  • The Architecture of Paris: Experiments of Place
    (ARC 3291/6911, 3 credits) Professor Nancy Clark (2 weeks)
  • Americans in Paris
    (ENC 4956, 3 credits) Professor Andrew Gordon (2 weeks)
  • Sociolinguistique dans la ville: Interaction et variation
    (FRE 3224, 3 credits) Professor Hélène Blondeau (2 weeks).
• World Heritage in Practice
  (January through April, 2010) — For the better part of a millennium, Paris has thrived as a work of art, a working metropolis, and a global magnet … reinventing itself with each époque. The WORLD HERITAGE IN PRACTICE program is enhanced by its setting in Paris among world-renowned museums and architectural monuments, reinforced by the presence of the foremost world cultural organizations headquartered in the city, including UNESCO, International Council on Monuments and Sites, and the World Monuments Fund.

SUMMER SEMESTER

• Summer Study Abroad
  (UF credits: 6-7)
  Application deadline: TBA -- Apply Early!
  (June 13-July 23, 2010) — Students spend six weeks immersed in the rich environment of Paris where they will live and study. Classes are given daily at the Paris Research Center and each program offers students 6-7 credits, numerous group activities and meals, cultural activities, site-visits, and guest lectures by distinguished scholars in their fields of study. All courses have been designed by specialists in their fields and have been selected for academic excellence. Summer courses include:
  • Intensive Intermediate French at the Paris Research Center
    (FRE 2274, 6 credits) Instructor TBA
  • History as Landscape: Film in Paris
    (ENG 4133, 4 credits) Professor Scott Nygren
  • Temples of Modernity: The Spectacle of the Museum
    (HIS 4956, 3 credits) Professor Mark Thurner
  • Lieux de mémoire: Transitions et discontinuités de l’ancien régime à la révolution
    (FRE 4956, 3 credits, taught in French) Professor Brigitte Weltman-Aron
  • Beginning French at the PRC
    (FRE 1144, 3 Credits) Instructor TBA

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