OSPPARIS 10A:
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 10B:
Biology and Bio-Engineering 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 10D:
Climate Change Research Internship
Work with the CDC Climat center (a subsidiary of the French financial organization Caisse de Depots et Consignations), which serves as an important Paris-based think tank devoted to innovative scientific investigation and publication. Carbon offsetting; bio-economy and climate mitigation policies and projects. Work three days a week for six months; produce and post a research report on one aspect of climate and energy policy.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 6
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 12 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 12C:
French Through Songs Workshop
French culture and language through songs. Classics of French songs as well as their composers and singers. Working in teams, learn lyrics through games, quizzes and riddles. Phonetics, vocalization and breathing exercises in preparation for final production. Enrollment limited; minimum of five for the course to be offered.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
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 16:
Independent Study: Women Writers in Paris
Expatriate women writers - American and British - who lived and wrote in Paris between the wars. Among them: Edith Wharton, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, H.D., Djuna Barnes, Margaret Anderson, Janet Flanner, Natalie Barney, Kay Boyle, Mina Loy, Romaine Brooks, Mary Butts, Radclyffe Hall, Colette, and Jean Rhys. A central theme will be Paris as a lure and inspiration for bohemian female modernists -- especially the so-called 'Sapphic modernists' (Stein, Barnes, Barney, Flanner et al) -- and the various alternative and emancipatory literary communities they created.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
OSPPARIS 16A:
French Schooling Internship
Working with French schoolchildren in one of three settings: a neighborhood support association in the outskirts of Paris; or two 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 17:
Engaged Intellectual
Laboratory format to create works of art inspired by the local urban environment. Projects include: sonic scavenger hunts to record Paris? sound ecology as basis for electronic music works; solo and group performance art, and public poetry readings related to and staged throughout the city at idiosyncratic locations; temporary public visual art such as chalk art; bricolage art projects that result in sculpture and two-dimensional visual art constituted by found objects salvaged from the Parisian cityscape. No experience required.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
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 22P:
Intermediate French I
Prerequisite: one year of college French if completed within two quarters of arriving in Paris, or FRENLANG 21C
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 23P:
Intermediate French II
Prerequisite: FRENLANG 21C within two quarters of arriving in Paris, or FRENLANG 22C or OSPPARIS 22P
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 24:
Introduction to French Society
Required of Paris program participants. Engagement with French society through language immersion, lectures, projects with French students, encounters with prominent figures, and visits to French political and cultural institutions. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
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 41:
EAP: Perspective, Volume, and Design
Mastering the techniques of spatial representation and developing a good visualization of volume. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the "Ecole d'Arts Plastiques" (EAP). Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 41E:
EAP: Sculpture
Control of volume through use of materials such as clay or plaster in order to master three dimensioned representations. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the ¿Ecole d¿Arts Plastiques¿ (EAP).Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
OSPPARIS 42:
EAP: Drawing with Live Models
Solid foundation in drawing; concepts of proportions, composition and analysis through observation. Perception of space, movement and forms. Techniques include: graphite, charcoal, chalk, pastel, watercolor, monotype, markers. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the "Ecole d'Arts Plastiques" (EAP). Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 43:
EAP: Painting and Use of Color
Different painting techniques for pictorial representation through various themes supporting the development of creativity. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the "Ecole d'Arts Plastiques" (EAP). Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 44:
EAP: Analytical Drawing and Graphic Art
Focus on observation of a model to be copied. Analysis of one aspect of a general structure while using various materials and techniques in a limited amount of time. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the "Ecole d'Arts Plastiques" (EAP). Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 44E:
EAP: Computer Art
Learn and develop efficient technique of modern graphic design. Offered by a major studio arts school in Paris, the "Ecole d'Arts Plastiques" (EAP).Preference for Art Practice, Art History, Product Design, Architecture or STS majors or minors with good language skills. In French. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
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: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
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 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 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 103A:
French Lecture Series 1
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 104A:
French Lecture Series 2
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 105A:
French Lecture Series 3
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 125P:
Advanced French II
Prerequisite: FRENLANG 23C, or OSPPARIS 23P or equivalent placement
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 180:
Paris Special Topics
May be repeated for credit.
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
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 24 units total)
OSPPARIS 195D:
Paris University: Health and Science 2
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 24 units total)
OSPPARIS 196C:
Paris University: Humanities 1
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 196D:
Paris University: Humanities 2
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 196E:
Paris University: Humanities 3
May be repeated for credit.
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 198A:
International Design and Construction Project
Working as part of a French team of designers and engineers, invent a new product and present it to a jury of professors from French Institutes. While engineers insure the product functions and designers insure ease of use, Stanford students additionally help assess whether product will be used locally or globally. Winter and Spring enrollment required.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
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
OSPPARIS 199A:
Directed Reading A
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 199B:
Directed Reading B
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-6
| Repeatable
for credit
