Location
- France
- Paris
Length
12 - 26 weeks
Jan 10, 2024
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About Program
Put your global education first! See Paris and start college at the same time on CIEE’s First Year Abroad program. Earn college credit during a 12-week semester, taking classes from a wide range of subject areas. Immerse yourself in the local French culture by engaging in activities and excursions with first-year peers and other CIEE study abroad students.
Stay in Paris for the duration of your 12-week program or see more of Europe on our “London to Paris” or “Rome to Paris” two block combinations. Along the way, you’ll develop skills and knowledge you simply can’t get in a U.S. classroom. Broaden your horizons, create relationships that last a lifetime, and return home to complete your college degree with a newfound confidence.
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Program Highlights
- Test your skills as a nose at the Fragonard Perfume Museum and learn about the history of perfume making in southern France.
- Learn about the champagne industry in Reims and visit the cathedral where French kings were coronated.
- Visit the region of Normandy to learn about World War II history and local agricultural industries, tasting regional delicacies along the way.
- Check out famous landmarks: Take a stroll in the Montparnasse neighborhood, learning about the area’s influence in the arts and literature and stop for a crêpe at the end of the visit.
- Learn more about about cheesemaking from a local cheesemonger and taste a variety of their products.