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The University of Chicago's winter-quarter International Studies program in Paris provides students with an opportunity to consider contemporary global issues from an international and regional perspective. While the program is open to students of all backgrounds, it may be of special interest to International Studies majors. Students often elect to participate in this program in their third year, after having completed the two International Studies threshold courses (INST 23101 and 23012) in their second.
Paris International Studies students typically take three courses, taught in English, on global challenges viewed from a French and European perspective. These courses are normally taught by a combination of Chicago and Paris faculty, the latter group primarily from Dauphine (University of Paris IX) and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, popularly known as Sciences-Po. Students also take a French language course, taught at various levels from beginning through advanced. However, students who have completed French through the 20300 level will be given the option of taking another elective instead of French if they wish.
International Studies majors who wish to complete on-site BA thesis research may complete an independent study course as one of their electives. Students who select this option must receive permission from the Faculty Director prior to departure. They will then need to organize a research proposal and identify a faculty advisor at the University of Chicago to help plan and guide the research.
In addition to classroom instruction, the program features a number of excursions to sites of considerable historic and cultural interest both within and in the vicinity of Paris. Visit http://paris.arounder.com to explore Paris online and take a virtual tour of its historic monuments and museums.
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Headquarters for all of the College's programs in Paris is the University of Chicago’s Center in Paris. The Center in Paris builds upon the University's long association with various Parisian institutions, as well as its eminence, recognized by the French government, in interdisciplinary scholarship related to France. It acts as a gathering place for undergraduates, graduate researchers, and alumni, as well as a site for lectures, conferences, and receptions. For participants in the various programs sponsored by the College in Paris, the Center, with its classrooms, offices, computers, language lab, and (modest) library, provides an administrative and instructional home as well as a supportive environment. Its location, in a "new," academically-oriented neighborhood in the thirteenth arrondissement, places it within easy walking distance of the relocated Bibliothèque Nationale de France, François Mitterand and just across the street from the new home of the Université Denis Diderot.
Housing:
Participants in the Paris International Studies program will live in one of the residence halls of the Cité Internationale Universitaire, a campus-like assemblage of houses for international students. In addition to its various national residences, the Cité comprises a library, restaurant (with adjoining cafeteria), and several sports and exercise facilities. Located at the southern edge of Paris (the fourteenth arrondissement), the Cité offers easy access, by metro and bus, to all of Paris.
Credits:
Students receive one credit (equals 100 units or one course) for each of the four courses they take in this program. The non-language courses have all been approved for inclusion into the international studies major at Chicago. Courses may be used in another major subject to the specific approval of the chair. Courses not falling into any major or major requirement may be used as free electives. Course titles, units of credit, and grades are placed on their Chicago transcript.
Registration and Tuition:
Students remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, the Winter Paris program fee and the non-refundable study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago's programs abroad. For precise figures, see Study Abroad Program Fees.
Financial Aid:
Students retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses-the study abroad administrative fee and the round-trip airfare to Paris-are not underwritten by College Financial Aid. On the other hand, since students cannot be expected to work part-time while in Paris, the self-help component of their financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.
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The International Studies program is open to University of Chicago undergraduate students only. Applications from outside the University are not accepted.
The program is designed for undergraduates in good standing who are beyond their first year in the College. While the program stipulates no minimum grade-point average, an applicant’s transcript should demonstrate that they are a serious student who will make the most of this opportunity. Because the Slavic sequence is taught in English, there is no language prerequisite, although students are encouraged to take French on campus before the program begins.
Each application is examined on the basis of the student's scholastic record, personal statement and academic recommendation.
A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee.Further Information:
If you would like to discuss the Winter Paris International Studies program and the possibility of participating in it, you are invited to contact Sarah Walter (Harper 207A; 834-3753).
Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.
