OSPPARIS 10:
Engineering Research Internship
For Paris Program students with academic experience in electronics, telecommunications or signal and image processing. Under direct guidance of researchers at Institut Supérieur d¿Electronique de Paris (ISEP), and where applicable, in collaboration with other French and international graduate students, contribute to the ISEP's ongoing research projects.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPPARIS 11:
Special Internship
Often initiated by special contacts between students and professionals in France. Involvement may be based more on field work, and activity, rather than on fulfilling traditional academic requirements. Prerequisites: Written permission from the program director.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
OSPPARIS 12:
Paris Photography Workshop
Exploration of Paris through camera and lab techniques. Both theoretical and practical aspects of creative photography. Extensive field work. Enrollment limited.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
OSPPARIS 12B:
Music Workshop: Singing in French
French culture through group singing. Collaborative project provides practice in pronunciation, exposure to subtleties of the language, and an introduction to French culture. French songs from the past one hundred years. Possible performance at the end.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
OSPPARIS 13:
Biology Research Internship
Laboratory of the National Museum of Natural History. Work with international research team on project elucidating the origin of the diversity of animal form. Modern techniques in functional genomics. Applied questions on human development in an environment where embryology, paleontology and medicine converge. Two days a week commitment required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 6
OSPPARIS 14:
Media Internship
Case studies and independent research as groundwork for comparative analysis of media on both sides of the Atlantic. Nature of media in the U.S and in France. Media as a means for understanding culture.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 12 units total)
OSPPARIS 15:
Hospital Internship
Observation of medical services in Paris hospitals. How hospital teams work in France; how medical decisions are made; how patients are treated by nurses and doctors.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 12 units total)
OSPPARIS 16A:
French Schooling Internship
Working with French schoolchildren in one of three settings: a public school in Paris; a neighborhood support association in the outskirts of Paris; an after-school support association in the city. Commitment for a minimum of three hours a week on site plus meetings with internship instructor and a final paper. Number of placements depends on the needs of the sponsoring institutions. Previous work with children advised.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
OSPPARIS 18:
French in the Working Environment
Preparation for internships in Paris. Understanding cultural differences between the U.S.and France in the business world: formailty/familiarity; written/spoken language; sense of time and space. Vocabulary and jargon specific to French busines world. Official letter writing in French.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
OSPPARIS 19:
Arranged Internship 1
Two-quarter stay required. Internships can be arranged in a number of areas including the arts, architecture, politics, engineering, marketing and PR, media and journalism, health and psychological services, IT, NGO's, research, and hospitality administration.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3-6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPPARIS 19B:
Arranged Internship 2
Two-quarter stay required. Internships can be arranged in a number of areas including the arts, architecture, politics, engineering, marketing and PR, media and journalism, health and psychological services, IT, NGO's, research, and hospitality administration.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3-6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPPARIS 22P:
Intermediate French I
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 23P:
Intermediate French II
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 24:
Introduction to French Society
Required of Paris program participants. Engagement with French society through language immersion, volunteer work, projects with French students, encounters with prominent figures, and visits to French political and cultural institutions.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 28:
Performing in French
Students participate in every aspect of theater presentation, including study of texts, scene work, stage management, and acting. Possible-end-of quarter performance in a Parisian theater house. Objectives: explore French theater and texts through dramatic processes; improve French language skills and pronunciation; immersion in a collaborative and bicultural project with French students from other institutions in Paris. No experience required. In French. Minimum enrollment of five students.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
OSPPARIS 29:
Colonization, Decolonization and Immigration in France
Social and historical phenomena of colonization and decolonization in France during the 20th century, and their relation to the migratory movements that took shape after the Second World War. Case study of Algeria. Topics include: phenomenon of colonization in its administrative, judicial, social, economic and political context; conflicts leading to independence of colonized territories; migration of population before and after decolonization.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPPARIS 30:
The Avant Garde in France through Literature, Art, and Theater
Multiple artistic trends and esthetic theories from Baudelaire to the Nouveau Roman, from the Surrealists to Oulipo, from the theater of cruelty to the theater of the absurd, from the Impressionists to Yves Klein. Interdisciplinary approach to reflect on the meaning of avant garde and modernity in general, and on the question of why revolutionary artists in France remained in search of institutional recognition, nonetheless.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPPARIS 32:
Understanding French Politics
Key aspects of French politics including the constitutional framework, institutions, political parties and ideology, elections, political cultures, religion and politics, political elites and public policy-making, grass-root citizen participation, decentralization and local politics, and the major issues that structure and inform public debate, including attitudes and policies vis-à-vis the US.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
OSPPARIS 33:
The Economics of Climate Change: Policies in Theory and Practice in the EU and the U.S.
Economic tools for tackling climate change. Analytical bases of existing cap-and-trade schemes. The European greenhouse gas Emission Trading Scheme within the frame of the Kyoto Protocol, and emerging regulatory or voluntary markets in the U.S. Carbon-pricing mechanisms with focus on power and gas markets. Possibilities of linking carbon pricing mechanisms on both sides of the Atlantic and conditions for integrating these markets into an international post-Kyoto agreement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPPARIS 36:
French Writing Workshop
Offered upon request for students who have completed an Advanced French course. Focus on French writing style, enabling students to understand and master the subtleties of French writing.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
OSPPARIS 40P:
Introductory Electronics
Electrical quantities and their measurement, including operation of the oscilloscope. Function of electronic components including resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Analog circuits including the operational amplifier and tuned circuits. Digital logic circuits and their functions. Lab assignments. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 43.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
OSPPARIS 41:
EAP: Perspective, Volume, and Design
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 42:
EAP: Drawing with Live Models
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 43:
EAP: Painting and Use of Color
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 44:
EAP: Analytical Drawing and Graphic Art
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 46:
The Baroque
Literary, cultural and political implications of the Baroque as a seventeenth-century phenomenon formed in response to the conditions of the sixteenth century (such as humanism, absolutism, and early capitalism) and dispersed throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia. If the Baroque is a "universal code" of this period, how do its several vehicles¿such as tragic drama, Ciceronian prose, and metaphysical poetry¿converse with one another? Authors include Donne, Calderón, Corneille, Racine, Pascal, Vieira, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
OSPPARIS 50M:
Introductory Science of Materials
Topics include: the relationship between atomic structure and macroscopic properties of man-made and natural materials; mechanical and thermodynamic behavior of surgical implants including alloys, ceramics, and polymers; and materials selection for biotechnology applications such as contact lenses, artificial joints, and cardiovascular stents. No prerequisite.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
OSPPARIS 50P:
Introductory Science of Materials
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
OSPPARIS 54:
The Artist's World: The Workshop, Patronage and Public in 19th and 20th Century France
Synergy between artists, their workshops, patrons, models and the public in 19th and 20th century France. Weekly sessions in museums, artists' studios, and special venues within and around Paris, attempting to understand the world of the artist, and how, in many cases, this world became not only a place of refuge, but a metaphor of the artistic creation itself.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPPARIS 57:
Human Rights in Comparative Perspective
Human rights arose from Enlightenment principles but their status in the American and French constitutions differ. Have European court decisions created a transatlantic human rights model giving more weight to Anglo-Saxon legal tradition? Philosophical, historical, and legal resources; recent case studies from both sides of the Atlantic.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPPARIS 60:
Representations of Women in Christian Art: Boldness and Virtue
Representation of women as biblical heroes and saints in Christian art. Codes of iconography and the attributes of women saints from the Renaissance to the 19th century; underlying social and moral force of these women figures throughout history. Class sessions in Paris museums.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
OSPPARIS 64:
Afterlife of the Middle Ages
Works of literature and film that evoke a medieval past in contrast to a historical present, including criticism that treats aspects of "the medieval" or "medievalism." The concept of medievalism emerging and evolving through the ages. The impact of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, the study of Gothic cathedrals, and the use of the term "medieval" in modern political discourse. Authors include Chrétien de Troyes, Mâle, Michelet, Chateaubriand, Hugo, Bataille, Holsinger. Field trips to museums and cathedrals in Paris.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
OSPPARIS 65:
Independent Study
Suggested Topics for Individual Study include: Historical Population Trends in France - growth, urbanization, immigration; Measuring French Public Opinion - design and analyses of opinion polls; Counting Parisians - learning to observe demographics on streets and Metro lines; Statistical Summaries of the Content of French Newspapers
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-3
OSPPARIS 68:
Cultures of Graphic Literature
Study of graphic literature in and around Europe. European history, social science literature, and politics. Contemporary European graphic production by understanding historical and political context. Technologies of reproduction and distribution, Cold War politics, global and local political events, art historical movement, graphic and industrial design, racial and immigration politics, gender, and gender performance. Field trips to museums, bookshops, and the International Conference on Bande Dessinee in Angouleme, France. Visits from graphic novelists. Short, weekly responses and final group presentation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
OSPPARIS 69:
Science, Technology, and Culture of Medicine
Study of healthcare within societies, specifically within the USA and Europe. Case studies such as organ donation, surgery, randomized control trials and the historical context of evidence-based medicine, social movements, and mental illness to enable better understanding of issues of race, inequity, and medical practices. Comparative approach to understand the stakes in debates about healthcare in the USA and Europe. Students will develop a topic of their choice that focuses on a dimension of European healthcare.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
OSPPARIS 81:
France During the Second World War: Between History and Memory
French politics and society from the causes of the collapse of the French Third Republic and the emergence of the French State at Vichy. The political and cultural measures of this regime in the shadow of Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish laws and action; deportations by Vichy, the Germans, the French Fascists, and reactions to the fate of the Jews. Visions of the Resistance, the combat for liberation, and WW II in the collective memory of France.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPPARIS 85:
Statistical Thinking
Fundamental ideas of reasoning under uncertainty using probabilities and statistical analyses. Origins of probabilistic reasoning in games of chance and its development in France during the 18th and 19th centuries. Topics include: debate between Fermat and Pascal on probabilities for games of chance, the rules of statistical inference of Laplace, and the probability models for rare events of Poisson. Original sources alongside modern interpretations, subh as Laplace's non-technical Essai sur les Probabilites.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
OSPPARIS 91:
Globalization and Its Effect on France and the European Union
Economic and political impact of globalization on France and the EU and influence of France and the EU on the process of globalization. Issues of sovereignty and national identity for France; protection from versus integration into the network of globalization.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
OSPPARIS 92:
Building Paris: Its History, Architecture, and Urban Design
The development of Parisian building and architecture from the 17th century to the present. Interaction of tradition and innovation in its transformation and its historical, political, and cultural underpinnings. Visits and case studies throughout Paris illustrate the formation of the city landscape and its culture.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
OSPPARIS 103A:
French Lecture Series 1
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 104A:
French Lecture Series 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 105A:
French Lecture Series 3
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 107Y:
The Age of Cathedrals: Religious Art and Architecture in Medieval France
The major artistic and cultural movements that changed the face of France from the period of Suger in the 12th century through the reign of St. Louis in the 13th century. Monastic spirituality progressively gave way to an urban culture focused on man and secular knowledge, which developed daring and sophisticated building techniques. The years 1150-1250 represented a period of architectural renaissance and l'Ile-de-France was its birthplace.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
OSPPARIS 122X:
Challenges of Integration in the European Union
European integration is now an economic, social, and political reality. This integration has a history of mutation and a transformation of its very foundation. Topics: the evolution of welfare states, elites, political parties, and systems in Europe; lobbies, trade unions, voluntary associations, social movements, popular protest, citizenship, democracy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPPARIS 124P:
Advanced French I
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 124X:
Building the European Economy: Economic Policies and Challenges Ahead
Issues and challenges of European economic construction. The European Economic Union at the end of the 50s; European industrial, agricultural, social, and monetary economic policies. Topics: wider definitions of Europe, its relations with industrial and developing countries, and its challenges in confronting global economic crises.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
OSPPARIS 125P:
Advanced French II
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 153X:
Health Systems and Health Insurance: France and the U.S., a Comparison across Space and Time
Should health systems be organized or left to the free market? What is the role of the state in the delivery of health care? The evolution of the health profession, health policy, and reform in France and the U.S.; measures restraining professional autonomy such as prescription guidelines in the French Medical Convention. Is the solution to the increase of health expenditures and reduced access to health care the end of autonomy for the medical profession?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
OSPPARIS 180:
Paris Special Topics
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPPARIS 186F:
Contemporary African Literature in French
Focus is on African writers and those of the diaspora, bound together by a common history of slave trade, bondage, colonization, and racism. Their works belong to the past, seeking to save an oral heritage of proverbs, story tales, and epics, but they are also contemporary.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
OSPPARIS 195C:
Paris University: Health and Science 1
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 24 units total)
OSPPARIS 195D:
Paris University: Health and Science 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 24 units total)
OSPPARIS 196C:
Paris University: Humanities 1
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 196D:
Paris University: Humanities 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 196E:
Paris University: Humanities 3
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 197C:
Paris University: Social Science 1
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 197D:
Paris University: Social Science 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 198C:
Paris University: Engineering 1
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 198D:
Paris University: Engineering 2
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
