Study Abroad Programs in France:
Centre International d'Etudes Françaises, Loire Valley
Angers,
France, le CIDEF (Centre International d'Etudes Françaises)
Located in the Loire Valley region, the Centre International d'Etudes
Françaises was created in 1947. Part of the Université Catholique
de l'Ouest, itself with over 11,000 French students, the CIDEF welcomes
1,500 foreign students. The CIDEF offers a library, seven audio-visual
rooms, three multi-media rooms, one language lab, and one computer lab.
Coursework
The CIDEF offers year, semester (15 week), and summer (4 week) programs.
Students take a placement test (written and oral) to determine their language
skill level: true beginner, elementary, intermediate (3 levels), or advanced.
True beginners take 21 hours of required courses per week; all others
take between 20 and 21 hours of required courses and electives per week.
Accomodations
Students are lodged in university residences (co-ed or women only) or
private homes during the academic year. In the residences (the only option
during the summer), students have access to the university restaurant
for breakfast and dinner.
Activities
Various activities are offered to the students: theater workshop, international
choir, visits to surrounding attractions, concerts, movie theaters, and
the École des Beaux Arts and the Conservatoire de Musique.
For
More Information
Centre International d'Etudes Françaises
Université Catholique de l'Ouest
Angers, France
Email: cidef@uco.fr
Web: http://www.uco.fr/instituts/cidef
Other
Study Abroad Scholarships
To facilitate study abroad, the Department of Modern Language offers two
scholarships for majors, double majors or self-defined majors in the Department
of Modern Languages. Each year, a $2,000 scholarship for semester or year
study abroad and a $500 scholarship for summer study abroad are awarded
students for application toward tuition, books, room and board, and other
expenses for any accredited study abroad program. Click
for more information about these awards, or contact Anne
Green, Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
Additional campus
resources may be helpful for students who are evaluating whether to pursue
a study abroad program:
Visit the university's Study Abroad page:
http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/oie/sab/index.cfm
View the university's Office of International Education:
http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/oie/
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