Study Abroad Programs at Vassar College
Vassar's Study Abroad site points to all the important information for study in francophone countries.
The following information is also in the Vassar College Catalogue.
Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris
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 are 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). Courses are subject to change. For information, please consult the
department and its website.
Internships - Experiential Learning
Academic Internship (1/2)
Students serve as language teaching assistants in Parisian primary or secondary schools, or at Paris IX-Dauphine, working with teachers, conducting small conversation groups, or participating in the university language class. Internship involves a final written report. The Academic Internship can also be pursued on a non-credit basis if the student chooses not to do the written report, however it is very important that students be present at all sessions whether they pursue the internship on a credit or non-credit basis.
Other internships (1/2)
A few internships are available outside of the school system depending on availability; volunteering through the Centre du Bénévolat de Paris (meeting with the aged in French hospitals, after-school tutoring in community centers, a variety of tasks with other nonprofit or humanitarian organizations), working with a dance school, publishers, an art gallery, a business analyst and consultant, the World Wildlife Fund, a cheese shop. Internships last approximately 8-10 weeks and involve a final written report.
275b. IFE Internship (2)
Internship in a French governmental, civic or volunteer organization through cooperation with the Internships in Francophone Europe program. Special application procedure.