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The Columbia Summer in Paris program invites you to explore all that the city of Paris has to offer during a five-week program based at Columbia's Reid Hall in Paris. On this program, you will explore both contemporary and historical issues in French and Francophone culture and go outside of the typical tourist experience to gain an insider’s view of the city. See notes for more...

The IES Arles program offers immersion in southern French culture and French-taught interdisciplinary courses in such areas as art history, French language, literature, and photography. Courses are supplemented by extensive visits to local and regional festivals, museums, and events centered on the themes of photography, art history, and immigration.

Start your program in Paris, where you’ll begin to appreciate how these cities have developed around the central idea of cultural heritage and patrimony. You will then continue your adventure in Rome. Your courses will integrate class time with course-related trips to art and cultural management institutions, including visits to well-known museums such as the Musée d’Orsay and the...

Writers in Paris students choose to focus on poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, and attend daily writing workshops, craft seminars, and literary readings and events. Writing and reading assignments are designed to encourage immersion in the city. For example, poets might visit the Louvre to write ekphrastic poems or create Parisian street sonnets by taking a 14-block walk of...

[NOTE: Program details (overall status, dates, costs, etc.) are subject to change each summer, and the information on this page will be updated as such details are finalized.] A study of the culture and monuments of the High Middle Ages in France, with visits to Saint Denis, Chartres, Sainte-Chapelle, Amiens, Reims and Paris's Cité de l'Architecture and Cluny Museum.  We shall...

This program explores historical and contemporary issues in French culture. Students will immerse themselves in the vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere of one of the most storied capitals in the world. They will not only engage with Paris's rich history and multi-cultural fabric but will also discover other regions of France that make up the country's complex identity. The course...

An intensive program designed to perfect students' skills in understanding spoken and written French and in speaking and writing. Prepares students for further work in literary, language, and cultural studies as well as for non-academic use of French. The program takes place in Paris over eight weeks. Courses & Credits FREN S130, taught by Matuku Ngame: Intermediate French (1....