Undergraduate Summer Study Abroad Program

In partnership with the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University, AGSIRD offers a six-week summer program designed for students who would like to combine their interests in studying the French language with a knowledge of French and European government.

This program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The curriculum is divided between daily French language courses in the mornings and international relations seminars in the afternoons. The seminars are oriented around the following four themes:

• Origins of the French and European States

• Comparative European Politics and Government

• International Relations and the European Union

• Understanding French Foreign Policy

In addition to the seminars, professors incorporate field research methods. The field research varies each year, but has previously included visits to French courthouses, Institut du Monde Arabe, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

With the world-famous language methods of the Alliance Française and the intensive classroom teaching and field research methods of AGSIRD, this program offers students an approach in learning that is both rigorous and fun.