Fall, spring, or year. The program requires two years of college French for fall or yearlong enrollment, three years of college French for Spring-only enrollment. All courses are taught in French. The program curriculum emphasizes the analysis of literature, film, and other forms of verbal and visual expression, through the use of contemporary critical theory. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students to explore the interactions among fields such as literature, aesthetics, and psychoanalysis, and to examine the problems involved in such analyses.
Students locate their own housing with the help of program staff.
March 1, October 15. Abroad CUPA Fall, spring, or year. This privately run program offers its own courses as well as University of Paris courses. Somewhat less competitive than other programs, it is also smaller. Possible semester-long students should keep in mind that most Paris universtities operate on a yearlong basis.