During their stay in Strasbourg, students live with French hosts. The staff of the Syracuse University Strasbourg Center help students become acquainted with Strasbourg as a cultural and political center. Language instruction begins during this period, and students will find Strasbourg a receptive and friendly place to practice French. There is also a strong cultural component that includes weekend field trips and other activities. Students live in single rooms in EPF's Centrale Residence Hall, located in Sceaux, a beautiful southern Parisian suburb convenient to public transportation.
Students have ample opportunity to explore Paris in the afternoon and evenings.
European Parliament Building, Strasbourg Students earn a total of 3 credits for the 6-week program. The grade is based on site-visit participation, journal entries, and a short paper related to the site visit program in Strasbourg, to be approved by the ECS faculty member accompanying the group in Strasbourg. The field trip itinerary is tentative and subject to change. Students must have completed one year of coursework and be in good academic and judicial standing at Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science. There is no language prerequisite.