French at William & Mary
Suggested Study Abroad Programs
in French/Francophone Studies
The College of William and Mary Summer Abroad Program in Montpellier, France, will take place as usual in 2008 (See Summer In Montpellier). William and Mary has no semester or junior-year program in any French-speaking country. Here is a list of serious semester or junior-year study abroad programs in France and other Francophone countries; this list is not exhaustive. We have indicated the approximate cost of the programs, but it is the responsibility of each student to verify the cost of the program, since this can fluctuate.
Please keep in mind that you are responsible for obtaining pre-approval and post-approval forms (available from a kiosk in front of Washington 210) in order to have French credits transfer; completed forms and supporting documentation must be turned in to Debi DeBacco, Secretary, Modern Languages and Literatures (Washington 210). Pre-approval forms allow you to begin to plan your study-abroad experience but are NOT binding. If you have questions or need advice about study abroad in a Francophone country, you should contact Professor Don Monson, French Section Study Abroad Advisor for 2007-2008.
To get university French credit at Williams and Mary for study abroad, you MUST choose a program affiliated with a French or Francophone university (non-university language programs such as Alliance Francaise are not acceptable.). Students are strongly advised to choose a program with an on-site director to help them with cultural adjustment, selection of courses, and any problems in daily life that may arise. French credit will be awarded ONLY for courses taught in French (You are free to request credit from other WM departments for English-language courses, but Modern Languages and Literatures takes no responsibility for the outcome.). Students who are beyond the level of French 210 or 212 are strongly encouraged to limit the amount of language instruction taken abroad, choosing the majority of their courses in content subjects such as French literature, culture, society, and political institutions; normally a maximum of six credit hours per semester of advanced French language courses will be accepted for William and Mary credit. We strongly recommend immersion programs in which American students take course alongside their French / Francophone counterparts.
While you are abroad, be sure to collect the following materials to prepare the transfer process:
" syllabus and all course handouts;
" course work, notebooks, and assignments;
" official documentation indicating the number of hours your classes met;
" documentation demonstrating that your program was associated with an American and/or a French/Francophone university
You will also be required to present a copy of your W&M transcript (from Banner) and a copy of the transcript from the American and/or French/Francophone university.
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Name/Institution, Location
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Academic Program
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Resident Director & Length of Program
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Cost
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Lodging*
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Academic Programs Abroad [API] (Grenoble), associated with Uni Stendhal, Centre Universitaire d'Etudes Francaises
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Art History, Civ, Comp. History, French Lang & Lit, French Cinema, French Studies, History, PoliSci, Gov
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Yes
Fall, Spring, Summer, Yearlong |
$18,700 (including excursions?)
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Host institution dorms, host family homes, quarters shared with host institution students
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take courses at university or Centre Madeleine |
American St., Art Hist, Econ, Film & Media, French Lang & Lit, Hist, Int. Affairs, Poli Sci, Gov, Envt Sci |
4 staff members on site, poss. Internships; Fall, Spring, Yearlong |
$17,220 for junior year; $8,610 for semester | Dorms, locally rented apartments, host family; students |
| French Lit. Government Social, political and intellectual history. Theater, art, cinema Economics Psychology, Philosophy Biology |
Yes Academic Year |
$17,315 tuition + $2,000 per month for living expenses |
Family housing Independent rooms in apartments Studios |
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| Courses taken at the university de Bordeaux which specializes in the Arts and social sciences | Yes Fall, Spring, Academic year |
Semester= $13,330 Year= $28.058 |
Private homes, apartments or studios | |
| Direct enrollment in courses at various Paris universities (courses in humanities, fine arts and social sciences.) Courses also available at the Skidmore center in Paris |
Yes Fall, Spring, Academic Year (internships available) |
$36,860 | Students live with host families | |
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Davidson in Tours; full year, enroll in U de Tours; 1 semester, enroll at the Institut de Touraine
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Literature, language, arts, and the social sciences | Yes Fall, Spring, Academic Year |
Semester = $20,407 Academic year = $40,814 |
Family housing |
| Language courses, art history, French lit. |
Yes |
$23,050 (incl. airfare, excursions) |
Family housing |
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| Anthropology, Political Science Economics, History, Art History, French literature/culture & language courses | Yes Summer, Semester, Academic Year |
Semester $5,950 (not incl. housing, airfare) | Students will select their own housing with help from on-site director |
* It's not clear if students have to add the cost of rent to the amounts posted on the web.
" American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) has programs in Cannes, Grenoble, and Paris IV, but there was not too much information about the overall structure of the programs. Students who have gone abroad on this program have sometimes ended up taking courses that are not advanced enough (repeating work at the intermediate level and thus not receiving credit for certain courses).
" Hood College, which used to send students to Strasbourg, has discontinued its program - at least for one year.
" Smith College & Brown University have study abroad programs, but these cost around $40,000/year.
" N.B. If you'd like to check any of these study abroad programs, you can access them through "Peterson's Study Abroad":
http://www.petersons.com/stdyabrd
Programs in countries other than France
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Name/Institution Location |
Academic Program
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Resident Director & Length of Program |
Cost
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Lodging*
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| Business French, Quebec culture, oral and written French | Summer (3 weeks) |
$3,020 |
dorms, apartments, quarters shared with other host institution students | |
| Bowling Green State University, Burkina-Faso/Tours
Students take classes at the Institut de Touraine; in B-F, courses with university profs but not directly enrolled at uni |
French Lang & Francophone Lit; course on African cultures/cinema |
Yes Fall, Spring, Academic Year |
$12,543 | stay with host families in B-F and in Tours |
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has its own "international" campus in Geneva |
Business administration/ management, human resources, international business, labor and industrial relations, marketing, political science and government, refugee studies. |
Yes Fall, Spring, Summer |
Year $23,690 |
dorms, quarters shared with host students |
| Humanities, law, political science, economics, business, computer science |
Yes
Academic Year |
$15,750 |
Students share a room with a Senegalese roommate in a university dorm. | |
| Grammar, Composition and Francophone Literature at Université Cheikh Anta Diop. Special 3-week course in October (Sustainable Development in Sénégal) that engages students with field work. |
Yes Fall, Academic Year |
Year = $33,969 Fall = $22,646 |
Students live with homestay families selected and assigned by the Resident Director. Nearly all meals are taken with the family. |
" N.B. Bowling Green State University directly enrolls their students at the Université Laval. A faculty member helps students get settled in and registered, but leaves soon after the beginning of classes.
Summer Programs
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Name/Institution, Location
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Academic Program
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Resident Director & Length of Program
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Cost
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Lodging*
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| French Contemporary Civ; Grammar & Conversation; French Caribbean Lit; Martinican Civ | Summer |
$3,300 | Students will reside with host families in Martinique, French West Indies. Group meals will be provided. |
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