Study Abroad Programs at Vassar College
Vassar's Study Abroad site points to all the important information for study in francophone countries.
Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris
The Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris (VWPP) is open to qualified undergraduates, non-majors and majors in French literature and French Studies at Vassar College, Wesleyan University and other colleges and universities. It is committed to high academic standards and to the furthering of studies in the humanities, the social sciences, as well as the sciences in Paris. Students may elect to take either one semester or two semesters (fall-spring, spring-fall) of study in the program.
The program offers courses in French literature and language; cinema; social, political, and intellectual history; theater; art; government; anthropology; economics; psychology; biology; and other courses that will be available in French universities during the academic year. These courses are taught both at Reid Hall, the Program headquarters, and at the Universities of Paris IV (several locations including La Sorbonne), Paris VII (Jussieu), Paris XII (Créteil). The greater comprehension students acquire of the language, customs, and culture of France by being immersed in the academic and social life of Paris and France is an important contribution to their general education in its broadest sense, heightening awareness and understanding of French life and thought.
Internships in Francophone Europe
IFE is a Paris-based educational organization offering a semester-long academic internship program to students and recent graduates of North American universities. Enrollment is limited to 8-12 students per semester.
IFE provides a cross-cultural immersion in contemporary France tailored to the academic and/or professional interests of a small number of well-motivated students .
IFE works closely with American colleges and universities many of whom grant academic credit for the IFE semester.
Vassar Morocco Program in Africa
Vassar College offers a semester program of study in Rabat, Morocco. Organized by Vassar College's Africana Studies Program and the Dean of Studies Office, the program is also supported by the French and Francophone Studies Department and the International Studies Program. Courses are especially developed for the program and are taught in English with the opportunity to study in French for qualified students.