Opportunities are available in business and marketing, public administration, journalism and communications, education, the arts and applied sciences and medicine. Through a series of lectures, group activities and field trips, participants gain confidence in their abilities to communicate. Students are enrolled in French 220 Language and Civilization Immersion and study at the Dickinson Study Center. Tours to the Goya Museum in Castres and a weekend in Paris are among the many academic excursions. Academic Credit Students earn standard Dickinson credits for courses taken at the Dickinson Study Center, and transfer credits for courses successfully completed at the University of Toulouse and other institutions.
Internships are for one-half or one course credit.
Students who successfully complete the Summer Immersion Program receive credit for French 220. Dr. Paoli oversees the Center staff, plans and leads the academic program, advises students, and teaches. Marc Pape , Assistant Professor of French Lucia Perotta , Visiting Assistant Professor of French Housing To ensure that they experience local culture to the fullest, students in all Toulouse programs are housed with French families. The families, which are carefully matched with students for compatibility, provide breakfast and two other meals per week for academic-year participants. In addition, many students are matched with second families for other meals so they can meet and interact with even more Toulouse residents.