Academic Programs

Academic Programs

There are numerous programs undergraduates can be a part of that take place in Paris. Undergrads can study the language, civilization, or economics among other topics. Please click on the links below to view the details about each program.

• Paris Program: Through Chicago's Paris Program, students in the College live and study for an academic year in the glittering capital of France, one of the world's great cultural centers.
  
  
• Autumn Paris Program - Intensive French Language: The Autumn Paris Program is for Chicago undergraduates who have taken elementary French or who have comparable credit by examination. It is devoted to intensive French language instruction at the intermediate level. Students receive daily instruction in French and observe a no-English rule.
  
• Autumn Paris Civilization Program - European Civilization in English: The Autumn Paris Civilization Program, taught in English, is devoted to a study of the history of Europe with particular emphasis on France. This program features a number of excursions to sites of historic and artistic interest both within and in the vicinity of Paris. The French capital and its environs offer numerous opportunities to connect readings, discussions, and lectures with the surviving monuments of France's past.
  
• Autumn Paris Civilization Program - European Civilization in French: The core element of the College's Autumn Civilization Program in Paris is a three-course sequence, compressed into the ten weeks of autumn quarter and devoted to the history of Europe (with some emphasis on France). The distinctive feature of this civilization sequence is that all classroom discussions and readings are in French.
  
  
• Winter Paris Program - Economics and the Social Sciences: The University of Chicago's winter-quarter Paris Program is devoted to the social sciences from a European perspective.
  
• Winter Paris International Studies Program: The University of Chicago's winter-quarter International Studies Program in Paris, taught in English, provides students with an opportunity to consider contemporary global issues from an international and regional perspective. A mandatory lecture series presented by UNESCO personnel in Paris; will deal with topics such as universal primary education, clean water, cultural heritage in a globalizing world, and the digital divide between the developed and developing world.
  
  
• Spring Paris Program - Humanities: The College's Spring Humanities Program in Paris provides students in the College with an opportunity to devote themselves intensively to the humanities at the University of Chicago Paris Center. Students, regardless of their major, can pursue their interest in the humanities in the capital of France, a city rich in cultural resources and artistic traditions. Courses are taught in English.
  
• Spring Paris Program - French Civilization: This program offers a complete three-course European Civilization sequence with an emphasis on France, compressed into the 10 weeks of the spring quarter. English is the language of instruction.
  
• Spring Paris Program - Mathematics: The College's spring-quarter program in mathematics is designed for students with substantial preparation in math and a desire to further their mathematical studies, intensively and in the company of a small group of like-minded students, in Paris. Courses are taught in English.
  
  
• Summer Paris Program: The College's eight-week Summer Paris Program, in the political and cultural capital of France, is devoted to intensive French language instruction at an advanced level.