-Program Description
-Eligibility
-Courses
-Program Cost
-Withdrawal Policy
-Program Application & Deadline
-Concurrent Enrollment
-Financial Aid
-Contact

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Program Description

This year again, the Division of French and Italian Studies, in cooperation with the Department of Comparative Literature, will organize a month-long program in Paris, France, from August 1st thru August 30th, 2010. This program will offer students the chance to earn 15 UW resident credits while living and studying in Paris for four weeks.  Courses will be taught by Denyse Delcourt, Professor, and Hélène Vilavella-Collins, Senior Lecturer, both from the Division of French and Italian Studies.

Eligibility

Students must have completed French 102, or equivalent, by the end of spring quarter 2010. 

Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, with final acceptance determined by the Division of French and Italian Studies.  Enrollment will be limited to 30 students. 

Courses

French 390/Comp Lit 320 (5 credits):

Class taught in English by Professor Denyse Delcourt

The course will focus on the historical, artistic and literary representations of the emperor Charlemagne in the Middle Ages, and how these representations helped define France at the time. The course has three primary goals: 1) to introduce students to one of the most enduring figures of French culture; 2) to enrich their experience of Paris, giving them tools to better appreciate the city’s abundant medieval art, and 3) to provide understanding of how French medieval culture remains, even in our global era, the bedrock of French nationhood and national identity.

French 390/490 (10 credits):

Class taught by Hélène Vilavella-Collins

Lectures in English.  Site visits and on-site presentations in French. 

From the Parisi to contemporary Paris:  This class will trace the cultural history of the development of the French capital from its settlement to our century.  Attention will be paid to the various phases of the Parisian urban development (King Philippe Auguste, Henri IV, Louis XV, Napoléon, Haussmann).  Course work will involve numerous visits to Parisian sites. This course may be taken as French 490 by French majors who have completed French 302.

Attention French majors!  All 15 credits applicable to French major requirements! French minors, 10 credits are applicable to minor requirements!

Program Cost

The departmental program fee will be approximately $4,100.  In addition to the departmental program fee, students will pay the IPE fee of $200.

Upon acceptance to the program, students will be required to sign and submit a payment contract. Payments will then be charged to particpants UW student accounts and will be payable to UW Student Fiscal Services in 129 Schmitz Hall or via MyUW according to the following payment schedule:

This departmental program fee includes dorm-style housing for one month at the Maison des Étudiants Canadiens (August 1 - August 30); one-month public transportation pass for Paris intra-muros; two field-trips or more; all group entrance fees to museums and monuments; two group meals per week; and pre-program orientation meetings on the UW campus. 

This fee does not include airfare to Paris, personal expenses, or the $200 IPE fee (as noted above).

Program fees are paid in dollars; most program expenses are paid in euros. The Comparative Literature/French & Italian Studies program in Paris reserves the right to modify the program fee based upon dollar devaluation or severe inflation. If such a change occurs, students will be notified of the increase and an adjustment will be made to the final program payment.

Withdrawal Policy

A student withdrawing from the program by April 25, 2010 will be refunded all but the non-refundable $450 program deposit. Any student withdrawing from the program after this deadline will be liable for any non-recoverable payments already made or committed on behalf of the participant, which could range up to the entire program fee. No refunds will be given once the program begins. Notice of withdrawal from the program must be made in writing to both the International Programs and Exchanges Office and the program director.

Program Application

APPLICATION DEADLINE- MARCH 1ST, 2010*

1. General IPE application form (download at http://ipe.washington.edu/forms/)
2. One-page statement of purpose
3. One UW faculty or TA recommendation
4. UW transcript (unofficial transcript okay)
5. Financial statement:  please describe in a few sentences how you plan to finance the program

Please drop off your completed application packet in C-254 Padelford Hall, the main office for French & Italian Studies.

*Students who apply by March 1st, 2010 will have first priority. 

Concurrent Enrollment & Pre-Departure Orientation

Students participating in the program must submit forms to concurrently enroll in the UW during summer quarter 2010. Concurrent enrollment forms will be provided at the FIUTS/IPE Mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation in May 2010 and will be due to IPE by June 1, 2010. For complete information regarding concurrent enrollment and the Mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation, please visit http://ipe.washington.edu.

Financial Aid

Most forms of financial aid can be utilized during participation in the program. Participants who are on financial aid should contact the Financial Aid Office to verify that their awards will apply. Students interested in applying for increased financial aid during their quarter of study abroad should obtain a revision request from the Financial Aid office, and a budget of student expenses from the IPE office, and submit both to the Financial Aid office in Schmitz Hall. Please visit http://ipe.washington.edu for further information.

Contact

With questions about the program or your eligibility, please contact:

Hélène Vilavella-Collins
C-251 Padelford Hall
(206) 543-7935
helenev@u.washington.edu