Courses

French 3058-Advanced Oral Communication: La Vie Contemporaine—Kevin Bongiorni
This class will focus on contemporary France. We will read about and discuss contemporary issues. Students will also be required to participate in a number of out of class activities including on the street interviews and participation in the Fête de la Francophonie Américaine in Troyes.

French 4915-Independent Work—Kevin Bongiorni and Rosemary Peters
Permission of Instructor required

French 2154-Intermediate Oral Communication—Rosemary Peters
The goal of this course is to improve students’ comfort and fluency in spoken French, through oral practice around day-to-day living. By the end of the 5-week course, students can expect to be able to perform oral tasks at various skill levels, including asking for directions; buying a métro/train ticket; shopping at the marché; asking about/discussing the weather; making a hotel reservation; ordering in a restaurant; interviewing native speakers; answering questions about themselves, their families, their studies; exchanging money; summarizing a short reading passage; describing an activity in detail; offering opinions on a film; conducting substantial conversations with native speakers; conducting a sustained phone call in French; leading a class discussion about a recent event, experience or conversation.

French 2801-French Classics in Translation: Writing Père Goriot's Paris: The Past and Future City—Rosemary Peters
What is a city? This course will focus on the experience of Paris as a place & a personality, through an in-depth reading of Honoré de Balzac’s 1834 novel Le Père Goriot. In Balzac’s novel, we encounter the ghosts of Paris’s pasts, from medieval urban organization to Revolutionary economics, Napoleonic social nobility to early industrialization that will propel the city from the past into the present and future. Students will examine how the Paris of today remains influenced by events and inventions of the nineteenth century, through the lens of how the Paris represented in 19th C writing was shaped by the preceding centuries. Through museum visits, walking tours, short readings, films and cultural activities, students will gain insight into the many natures and identities of Paris, its architecture, its flavor, its history and its vision for the future.

*French 4031-The French Film: The French New Wave and Beyond—Kevin Bongiorni (June 16 – July 1)
This is an intensive seminar studying the French New Wave cinema that came into being during the period of 1958-1962. This movement in cinema was marked not only for its ideas and innovations, but it also established a new generation of young filmmakers—Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Agnès Varda, and Claude Chabrol among them—who would transform cinema in a way that would influence and change cinema and art around the world.

*CMST 3013 & FREN 4031 will be taught in two sequential modules; together they survey the entire history of French cinema.

Film and Media Arts 4001-Advanced Topics in Film and Media Arts: Experimental Video—Trish Suchy
No filmmaking experience is required. This course is a hands-on workshop in which we will experiment with formal elements of filmmaking in digital video projects. Through experiments with mise-en-scene and montage, we will explore the visual and acoustic vocabularies of the screen, with emphasis on the French avant-garde. Course projects are designed to take full advantage of our location in Paris as well as the milieu of French experimental filmmaking. The course will include a field trip to the Institut Lumière in Lyon, where French filmmaking began.

CMST 3013- French Cinema, 1895-1958—Trish Suchy (June 1 – June 15) In 1895 on a screen set up in the basement of the Grand Café in Paris, the very first cinema audience watched in amazement as their world moved before their eyes in films presented by the Lumière brothers, and in the decade that followed, the magical films of Georges Méliès showed how the cinema could construct as well as reflect a world. Paris has remained a capital of cinema. We will follow its development from the fin-de-siecle inventions of the Lumières to the comic brilliance of Jacques Tati in the late 1950s. Along the way we will experience the “unchained cinema” of Abel Gance, the surrealist film experiments of Man Ray, Dali, and Buñuel, the romanticism of Jean Vigo, the poetic realism of Jean Renoir, and the crime and complex politics of postwar French noir. The course features a special trip to the Institut Lumière in Lyon and an excursion to the Cinémathèque Française.

Art 1013-Studio Art Abroad—Todd Hines
No experience required. Fundamentals of drawing and composition will be covered through structured pen and ink drawing assignments. Subject matter will include landscape, architecture, and still-life. Classes will be held in various locations throughout Paris including parks, cathedrals, and monuments.

Art 2883-Water Media Painting—Todd Hines
An introduction to the medium of watercolor. Basic drawing and painting skills are necessary. Subject matter will include landscape, architecture, and still-life. Classes will be held in various locations throughout Paris including parks, cathedrals, and monuments.

Art classes will visit the Musee d’Orsay and The Louvre. Optional visits to Monet’s water lily gardens and Van Gogh’s resting place will also be offered. For art students an overnight trip to Nice in the south of France will be organized and include a visit to the Matisse museum.

Faculty

The four faculty involved in the program have experience with teaching abroad and/or directing programs abroad are all familiar with Paris. For additional information, Please contact:

Packing List

This Info came from Slow Travel.com

Always check with the airline for the latest luggage restrictions. They change all the time. Many airlines now have a weight limit of 50 lbs per bag on an international flight.

When we travel, we do laundry once a week, usually at the vacation rental, but we drop it off at a laundry if there is no washer (The FIAP has laundry facilities and there are additional facilities in the neighborhood). We bring seven days of clothes (but 10 days of underwear in case we don't get laundry done), assuming we need a few days for the opposite of the expected weather. For example, I am packing summer things for this trip, but will bring a few long sleeved tops, a jacket, a rain jacket for hiking and a polartec pullover in case the weather changes.

Electronics
__ laptop (APA suggests leaving these at home)
__ iPod or CD player and charger
__ cell phone (APA suggests leaving these at home too)
__ camera equipment and charger
__ hairdryer/curling iron/straightener (hopefully not all of these)
__ adapters
__ travel alarm clock
__ batteries

Personal Items
__ down travel pillow (trust me on this)
__ sunglasses
__ spare eyeglasses and/or contact lenses
__ travel size nail kit
__ cosmetics and pouch
__ jewelry roll (although I recommend you bring only what you wear on the plane)
__ toiletry kit
__ medications (include aspirin)
__ book light
__ travel first-aid kit
__ paperback(s)/magazine(s)
__ washcloths (facecloths) or loofah glove

Documents and Money
__ passport(s)
__ International Drivers Permit(s) (IDP)
__ two or three credit cards
__ two different ATM cards
__ medical and auto insurance cards
__ airline tickets
__ car rental and hotel reservation confirmations
__ itinerary
__ copies of everything

Miscellaneous
__ travel guides/books (don't go crazy here, remember the weight factor)
__ phrase book
__ map(s)
__ medium to large fold-up nylon "extra" bag with handles
__ kleenex
__ handiwipes
__ woolite pouches
__ plastic gallon-size zip-lock baggies (perfect for holding damp things and potentially exploding stuff like shampoo, facial cleanser, etc.)

Clothing
I don't know about you but I can pack a boatload of clothes and then wind up wearing the same three things the whole trip. Over the years I've become a real advocate of traveling light but trying to always have the right things to wear. So, I've really streamlined packing to basics and layers that can easily transform into evening looks with a sprinkling of stylish accessories.
But first, everyone should bring:
__ travel slippers or shower shoes (flip flops)
__ sleepwear
__ undergarments
__ socks/hosiery
__ rain jacket (depending on season)

Spring/Summer - Women
Ok, Gals. Versatility is key. Try to limit the colors of your basic pieces to just a few and let your accessories provide the color and flair. 80/20 linen cotton blend helps keep wrinkles at bay.
__ silk scarf (jazzes up any outfit and does double duty as a fabulous hair accessory)
__ two skirts
__ two pair slacks
__ one casual dress
__ one day-to-evening dress
__ assorted t-shirts
__ assorted tank tops
__ one pretty blouse (something in silk)
__ one light-weight cotton sweater or wrap
__ one pair comfy but stylish walking shoe
__ one pair sandals
__ small evening purse (perhaps a vintage clutch?)
__ bathing suit
__ pareo (can double as shawl for evenings out)

Spring/Summer - Men
Guys, as for women, you'll want to limit color as well but just for the pants. Your shirts and t-shirts can provide the color.
__ three to four pair trousers (one should be navy or black, one should be a pair of khakis)
__ one pair lightweight jeans
__ short-sleeved button down shirts (perhaps washable silk or cotton blend)
__ assorted short-sleeved knit polo's/crew necks
__ assorted cotton T-shirts (NOT the underwear kind, and they shouldn't say anything on them either)
__ one long-sleeve button down dress shirt
__ linen blend casual "dinner" jacket (this is optional but we've always brought one and it's come in quite handy for those special dinners out, attending the opera and other events - think Don Johnson but fast forward to the new millennium)
__ belt
__ swim trunks
__ one pair walking shoes (can be a nice pair of sneakers)
__ one pair "dress" shoes
Note the absence of shorts. If you must wear them, make sure they're not those hiking/camping things you find at Camp World. Better yet, don't bring them at all unless you're a professional tennis player or a male model for Abercrombie & Fitch.

Program Costs and Scholarships

Expected cost: $3,850

www.lsu.edu/financialaid/specialprogramstudyabroad.htm - LSU's Study Abroad Scholarship www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlsearch.htm - Several links for scholarship searcheswww.excellence.org - National Alliance for Excellencewww.rotary.org/foundation/educational - Rotary Scholarshipswww.iie.org/fulbright - Fulbright Scholarship - Contact Harald Leder or Judy Fernandezwww.borenawards.org - NSEP Boren Awards for International Study www.truman.gov - For juniors committed to careers in government or public servicewww.iie.org/gilman - Gilman Scholarshipswww.isep.org/students/Programs/financial_aid_scholarships.asp - ISEP's scholarshipswww.blakemorefoundation.org - Blakemore Foundation - For advanced study of languages & fine arts in Asiawww.colorado.edu/ealld/atj - Bridging Scholarship - For semester or year-long study in Japanwww.neworleans.us.emb-japan.go.jp/monbukagakusho.htm - Monbukagakusho - Japanese Government Scholarship Programwww.ciee.org/study/scholarships/index.htm - Bowman Scholarship - For study in less-popular countrieswww.daad.org/edude/htm - DAAD - The German Academic Exchange Servicewww.cdsintl.org - Carl Duisberg Societywww.niaf.org/scholarships - National Italian American Foundationhttp://lemmermann.nexus.it/lemmermann - Lemmerman Foundationwww.irex.org - International Research and Exchanges Board - For study in Central & Eastern Europe and Eurasiawww.ots.duke.edu/en/education/fellowships_under.shtml - Organization for Tropical Studieswww.archfoundation.org/scholarships - RTKL Traveling Fellowship - For Architecture majors

LSU IN PARIS

Directions from Charles-De-Gaulle Airport to FIAP

After you have picked up your very small suitcase, you must walk toward signs “trains de banlieue / RER” (10 minute walk on the same level as the baggage claim area)

You will have to purchase a ticket either from an automatic machine or from a counter agent in the SNCF office. The price is around 8-9 Euros.
Make sure you compost (stamp) you ticket before you get on the RER. There are orange machines all over near every train. Just insert it into the machine and it will automatically stamp the time and date.

Now you will have to go down some stairs to get on the RER line B.

Stay on this train until you get to the stop named Denfert Rochereau.

Get off and transfer to Line 6 (Direction Nation). You can use the same ticket.

At the second stop (Glaciere) get off and follow the signs to the FIAP Jean Monnet (30 rue Cabanis)

You can familiarize yourself with the transport system here.

You can enter the address of FIAP (30 rue Cabanis) on the website main page of RATP http://www.ratp.fr/ to get the map of the FIAP area.

GIVERNY

When Claude Monet was not in Paris he spent much of his time in a nearby town called Giverny. Monet may be though of as the father of Impressionism- a style of painting that originated in France about 1870. Paintings of casual subjects, executed outdoors, using divided brush strokes to capture the mood of a particular moment as defined by the transitory effects of light and color. It was one of Monet's paintings that gave the movement its name (Impression, Sunrise)

Click here to get more information about Monet and Giverny.