Program Courses

 All participants must take 6 credit hours for which they register at UT prior to departure. Students may sign up for the following courses depending on previous coursework:

• FR 317C Enhancing French Skills. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing course designed to provide students who have credit for French 611C with additional preparation for upper-division French courses. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: French 611C with a grade of at least C. 

• FR 330K French Cuisine. This course will study the language of French gastronomy through readings, literature, and film. Students will explore French society, history, custom and attitudes in the gourmet culture of French cuisine with particular emphasis on Lyon and its regional specialities.  Lectures and readings in French.

• FC 340M Continuity and Change in Modern France. The objective of this course is to consider important cultural trends and structures of 20th-century France.  The inquiry begins with observations that the students bring to the classroom and continues toward an abstract description and analysis of the phenomena. Students also explore important geographical, historical and architectural sites in Paris, Lyon, and on weekend excursions. Lectures and readings in French and English. This course potentially fulfills the "Cultural Expression, Human Experience, & Thought" Culture Requirement in the College of Liberal Arts.  Check with your advisor. 

All courses are academically challenging. Special attention is paid to each student’s proficiency and interests.