DICKINSON IN TOULOUSE:
- A full year or spring semester program primarily designed for juniors who have four semesters or the equivalent of college-level French
- Program overseen by a Dickinson professor who serves as resident director and on-site academic advisor
- Take advanced courses in French language, literature, and civilization taught by faculty from the Université de Toulouse at the Dickinson Study Center
- Enroll in courses at the Université de Toulouse, the second largest university in France; the Institut Catholique (history, religion, philosophy); the Institut détudes politiques (an international program selected by two former Wooster students); the Conservatory of Music; or the Fine Arts School
- Participate in the popular internship program with placements available in business, marketing, public administration, journalism, education, and other areas
- Stay with carefully selected families and be matched with a second family to experience local culture to the fullest
- Enjoy life in "la ville rose," Frances fourth-largest city, located in the heart of southwestern France and recently voted the city outside Paris in which the French would most like to live
- Visit the sites of the regions, including the medieval city of Carcasonne, Romanesque churches, fortified villages, and prehistoric caves with splendid artwork
KALAMAZOO IN DAKAR, SENEGAL:
- A program designed for juniors with a sufficient level of French to enroll as regular students at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop, the oldest university in Francophone Africa, and with the personal maturity to function in a society very different from that of the U.S.
- Preference given to students with a demonstrated interest (courses and co-curricular activities) in African Studies
- Although study options include a "long term" (mid-Sept. to Feb.) program, Wooster students who do not wish to lose a semester of study should select the "extended term" program (mid-Sept. to May)
- Required courses include "Sustainable Development in Sénégal," "Histoire dIslam," Wolof, and the "Integrative Cultural Research Project" (research project or unpaid internship) plus at least 3 credits in university electives
- Choose between a homestay (including all meals) or a university dormitory room in housing arranged by an on-site supervisor; strict vegetarians may live in a house owned by Kalamazoo
- Run by a college whose study abroad programs were ranked #1 in the 2003 US News & World Report college rankings
- Live in one of Africas most cosmopolitan cities, often thought of as a melting pot of African culture, located just minutes away from the Atlantic coast
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN STRASBOURG
---Option II--Institut International d'Etudes Françaises OR
---Option III--Université de Strasbourg
- A semester , summer, or full year program of immersion into the French university system designed for students with intermediate/advanced-intermediate proficiency (Option II) to advanced proficiency (Option III) in the French language
- Study intensive language and cultural studies at the IIEF of the Université Marc Bloch de Strasbourg with an international student body (intermediate preparation) or take regular courses at the Université de Strasbourg in a variety of fields (advanced preparation)
- Live with a French family (all breakfasts and evening weekday meals included) in Strasbourg or the immediate outskirts, directly accessible by bus
- Live in the "carrefour de lEurope," the literal and geographical heart of an emergent integrated Europe, home of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights
- Profit from the many cultural opportunities available in the city where Gutenburg set up his press and Mozart played the organ
- Widespread use of English both in the streets of the city and at the Syracuse University Center may make this a less appropriate choice for French majors and minors than other programs; please consult your French professor