THE BROCKPORT PARIS
PROGRAM
THE BROCKPORT PARIS
PROGRAM
Program Objectives | Program Features | Location and Facilities | Application Deadline | Credits | Field Trips | Calendar | Orientation | Faculty and Administration Dates
1999-2000 Term Dates
Fall 1999 Semester: 9 September 1999 - 19 December 1999
Spring 2000 Semester: 29 January 2000 - 21 May 2000
Late applications are reviewed on a space-available basis only. Since this program has an enrollment limit of only thirty participants per semester, an early application is recommended.
The Brockport Paris Program is designed to enable students to acquire and/or perfect their ability in French at the same time that they learn about contemporary France and Europe through a series of courses (taught in English) on French and European Politics, Business, Economics, History, Society, and Culture. Despite its location in Paris, the Brockport Paris Program is accessible to students without fluency in French. A program of field trips and the homestay housing are integral parts of the Brockport Paris Program and a central element in making this one semester program a genuine cross-cultural experience.
The Brockport Paris Program combines formal small group instruction with independent learning. Although proficiency in French is not required for admission, the Program stresses the learning or perfection of French during the semester of residence in Paris. Students gain direct access to French society and culture as they use their knowledge of history, political science, economics, sociology, or anthropology to explore the cultural phenomena of contemporary France.
Paris offers rich opportunities to study French society. The brilliance of the capital exists not only for politics but for other things as well. The Sorbonne, the College de France, the Institut Catholique, the major Grandes Ecoles are all located in the city, which is also the source of all the major newspapers and magazines in France. Institutional resources, museums, and libraries are incomparably rich. In addition to various public libraries, a variety of specialized libraries in women's studies, labor history, the history of Paris, trades, and branches of manufacturing provide the student with splendid opportunities for research. TO EXPLORE PARIS NOW, CLICK HERE.
Several long weekends are planned so that students may travel on their own to other parts of the continent and Great Britain. In the spring semester there are two breaks, during which many students take extended trips.
1999-2000 per semester "Cost of Program": $8,650.00
Full Year "Cost of Program": $17,300.00
WHAT IS INCLUDED in the $8,650.00 "Cost of Program":
Pre-departure orientation materials, TUITION (at SUNY and and at Reid Hall), the ISIC card, Brockport's Value Added Services, an on-site orientation program, HOUSING [homestay housing with French families which includes 13 meals (7 breakfasts and 6 dinners) per week], and a program of field trips. Acceptance fee is additional. Fall 1999 = $100; Spring 2000 = $200.
| WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED in "Cost of Program" | Estimated Cost* |
| Health Insurance * * | $199.25 per semester |
| Luncheons & Saturday dinners, and meals during school breaks | $400+ per semester |
| Textbooks | $125 per semester |
| Personal Expenses | $1,000 per semester |
| Local Travel | $350 per semester |
| Round Trip Airfare | $650 |
* * SUNY regulations that require participants in Overseas Academic Programs have "adequate" insurance coverage. Students whose current health insurance is not "adequate" wil be required to purchase it.
Participants enroll in five three-credit courses (three taught in English, two taught in French).
Course Descriptions:
Courses taught in English:
HI4010/4011
History of France Through the Monuments of Paris (3 credits)
HI4011 Part One: (Spring Semester)
French
Monarchy from 987 (the Capetians) to 1715 (death of Louis
XIV).
HI4011 Part Two: (Fall Semester)
The Rise of Modern France: From Louis XV to 1939
PS4050 Contemporary France: Politics, Society and
Culture 1945 to the Present (3 credits) both
semesters
This course focuses upon the major
events, trends, and personalities that have formed and defined
society, culture, politics, and popular attitudes, in France
in the modern period.
PS4070 European Construction and International Relations
Since 1945 (3 credits) both semesters
This course
focuses on the major events and trends that have formed and
defined international relations since 1945 (The Cold War,
US-Soviet relations, European construction, transatlantic
relations).
Courses taught in French:
Students will be placed in two French language courses, according to their proficiency in French. The appropriate level will be determined by a French language proficiency exam upon arrival in Paris.
Required courses (each student must take one of the following):
Either:
FR2010 Beginning French
OR
FR3010 Intermediate French
The emphasis in
Beginning or Intermediate French will be on reinforcing the
student's oral skills, developing her/his ability to
converse, acquisition of a colloquial vocabulary, and an
understanding of the rhythms of every day language.
OR
FR4050 Paris in 19th and 20th Century
Literature
The students read and discuss excerpts
of works by Zola, Hugo, Aragon, etc. and see for themselves
how the city changed in the course of two centuries.
Elective French Courses:
In addition to one three-credit French language course, students may choose either:
FR2050/3050. The Paris Stage (3
credits)
In this course, six plays are studied
during the term, and their performances attended
afterwards.
OR
MUS2010 Paris Musical Scene 3 credits)
In this course, six concerts are studied during the term and their performances attended afterwards.
OR
FR2060/4060 Impressionism (3
credits)
This course begins with a study of the
evolution of French painting and after this background
information, the course on Impressionist art itself begins,
with the compulsory guided visits to the Musée
d'Orsay. The course ends with a study of Post
Impressionists, (Seurat, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin,
Toulouse-Lautrec).
This is an Art History course (taught in French) to students at all levels of ability, and may be taken instead of FR2050 or FR3050.
The courses offered are designed to fit the levels of preparation of the students. The French language courses meet for 90 minutes per day, Mondays through Thursdays, during the weeks that the students will be in residence in Paris. Instructors are native-speaking French persons with graduate training in language instruction and experience teaching American students. Faculty are usualy invited to teach in the Brockport Paris program fro the staff of several Parisian colleges and universities. Brockport's overseas program in Paris holds classes and has its administrative office in Reid Hall [mailing address: SUNY Brockport Paris Program, Reid Hall, 4, rue de Chevreuse, 75006, Paris, France].
The students take 4 classes for 4 credits each. These would typically be 8 credits of French language or literature, and 8 credits of social or art history subjects (history, Political Science, etc.) taught in English.
There are two fifteen-week semesters at in the Brockport Paris Program.
During the week before the start of classes, each student will participate in a pre-session Orientation Program organized by the Program's Resident Director. This Orientation will introduce participants to the program and academic and student life in France.
Shortly after the conclusion of the Orientation Program, participants will begin their academic work. Participants will have selected and received approval for their selection of courses (with advisement) prior to their departure.
Each semester, the Brockport Paris Program organizes several field trips (to such places in France as Normandy and the Loire Valley). The cost of participation in these field trips is included in the "Cost of the Program" fees.
The Resident Director will make placements in Homestay arrangements in Paris with French families prior to participants' arrival (according to the preferences specified by the student).
Students who prefer to have independent housing may do so at their own responsibility and risks. The program will pay their rent and food expenses, up to the amount paid to host families in their regular homestay placements. Whatever choice of system a student makes is irrevocable.
