How will the time in Paris be structured? Will there be sufficient free time to pursue my own interests and activities?
Classes will meet approximately 16-20 hours/week distributed Monday through Thursday. Class time will be devoted to visits to museums and other cultural sites, discussions, critiques and guest lectures. Most of your class time will be spent in the city rather than in the classroom and course activities will emphasize your acquiring the skills that will enable you to feel comfortable exploring Paris independently. Each Friday, students from all classes will embark on a required day-long cultural excursion to a site outside of Paris. Most activities scheduled on the weekends will be optional and there will be ample time for your independent explorations of the city. However, students should be aware that this is a substantive academic program with course requirements which requires your active participation and not a packaged tour of Paris. Since the two Paris courses will have overlapping or conflicting meeting times, students are permitted to enroll in one course only. Those seeking ad
Classes will meet approximately 16-20 hours/week distributed Monday through Thursday. Class time will be devoted to visits to museums and other cultural sites, discussions, critiques and guest lectures and some of this time may be allotted to independent work toward class projects. Most of your class time will be spent in the city rather than in the classroom and course activities will emphasize your acquiring the skills that will enable you to feel comfortable exploring Paris independently. Each Friday, students from all classes will embark on a required day-long cultural excursion to a site outside of Paris. Most activities scheduled on the weekends will be optional and there will be ample time for your independent explorations of the city. However, students should be aware that this is a substantive academic program with course requirements which requires your active participation and not a packaged tour of Paris. Since the two Paris courses will have overlapping or conflicting meet
