RENNES, FRANCE: LIBERAL ARTS

Join 60,000 students in Rennes, one of France’s most beautiful cities, just two hours west of Paris by train. You’ll learn the distinct Celtic traditions particular to this beautiful, unspoiled region from the inside and further your academic requirements. Intensive French language courses, regular courses at the host HOST INSTITUTION Université de Haute Bretagne – Rennes II university, a homestay, and explorations of the cultural ELIGIBILITY and historical heritage of France and Brittany ensure Overall GPA 2.75; GPA 3.0 in French language; four semesters of college-level you improve your French language skills and gain an French or equivalent understanding of Francophone culture. DURATION Spring: early January–late May Excursions Fall: late August–late December Spend two days visiting the World War II Memorial and D-Day beaches in Academic Year: late August–late May Normandy. Follow French post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin’s life in the HOUSING OPTIONS picturesque commune of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Visit Mont Saint-Michel to Homestay learn about the architecture of this remarkable place, which has been classifi ed SUBJECT AREAS as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Travel to the Loire Valley to explore four Art; Art History; Communications; historic castles, including Amboise, where Leonardo Da Vinci is buried. Attend Cultural Studies; Economic and Social theater performances, a wine conference and tasting, a cooking class, and visit Administration; Educational Sciences; Film museums. You’ll do all of this and more in Rennes with CIEE. Studies; French Language; Geography; History; Music; Performing Arts; Political Science; Psychology; Religion; Sociology; Internships Teaching English as a Foreign Language You can get rich experience as an intern teaching English at a local primary, PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS middle, or high school. Learn more about the French educational system Students take a minimum of 14 credits and get involved in the community while earning credit. each semester, including Preliminary Language and Culture, required language Volunteering courses at level of placement, and three to fi ve content courses. Students placed Want to give back to the host community? Help French children with their in the advanced level can take one or English at the Franco-American Institute, or keep elders company in a local two regular courses at the Université de retirement home. You’ll make friends and contribute to the people who Haute Bretagne – Rennes II, depending on credit load. Content courses are junior welcome you with open arms. and senior level. CREDIT Student to Student Semester: 16–18 semester / Through CIEE’s membership at the Franco-American Institute, you’ll have 24–27 quarter hours endless opportunities to participate in cultural events and conversation- Academic Year: 32–36 semester / exchange groups with your French peers. At the Université de Haute 48–54 quarter hours Bretagne – Rennes II, you’ll attend a soirée interculturelle, where you’ll meet NATURE OF COURSES a diverse group of French students who may become your lifelong friends! Courses: CIEE and local students; Language Courses: CIEE and international students LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION French

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CIEE COURSES – French Literature – 20th-Century French History – Francophonies – Film Analysis: Reading Films – Preliminary Language and Culture Course, I – History of France: Ancient Regime to 1870 – The World of Work – Preliminary Language and Culture Course, II – French for Business – Philosophy – Preliminary Language and Culture Course, III – Written Expression and Reading Examples of regular courses taken by – Preliminary Language and Culture Course, IV Comprehension former students: – Intercultural Communication and Leadership – Phonetics – Arabic Language – Independent Study – From Oral Comprehension to Expression – Art History: Contemporary Art – Teaching English as a Foreign Language – Grammar Reinforcement – Breton Language, Culture and Civilization (TEFL), Level I – Oral Comprehension – Cinema Studies: Silent Film – Teaching English as a Foreign Language – French Literature I: Representations – Cognitive Psychology (TEFL), Level II of the Foreigner – Communication and Analysis of – French Literature II: The Theater HOST INSTITUTION COURSES Language Practices – French Literature III: Fiction – Cultural and Social Anthropology – French Literature IV: Literature, – Economics Required Courses Women, and Society – French Language – Exclusion and Integration in – French Society I: Contemporary France Contemporary Societies – From Listening Comprehension to through Current Events Written Expression – French Literature: Writing on Passion in – French Society II: French and the 20th Century – From Written Comprehension to European Institutions Oral Expression – Geography of Brittany – French Society III: Problems in – Geography of Inequalities of Development Elective Courses Contemporary French Society in the World – Oral Expression – French Society IV: The French Press – History of Medieval Brittany – French Civilization and Culture: Initiation Elective Courses – Fall – History of Women and Gender – French Civilization and Culture: Introduction – History of Art and Architecture: Brittany – Irish Poetry – Initiation to Modern Art – Features of the French Economy – Islamic Religion, Society, and Civilization – Cinéma – History of Modern Art – Latin Language and Literature – History of France – French History: 1870 to 1914 – Old French – Initiation to French Literature – Film Analysis: An Introduction – Political Economy – Writing Practice – Psychology – Written Expression and Reading Elective Courses – Spring – Sociology Comprehension – Architecture and Works of Arts from – Spanish Language and Literature – Listening Comprehension the Renaissance to the 18th Century – Translation: Theme and Version – French Civilization and Culture – The French Approach to – Creative Writing International Relations – History of Contemporary Art