.Study Abroad in France
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Summer 2010

Architecture and Design – Andrew Sammataro

Design 471 (Drawing and Watercolor Studio)

 Discover the visual feast that is Paris.  The course will consist of a drawing and watercolor studio using sketching and watercolor techniques to record exterior views, interior space and garden design.  One exercise will be to read “A Moveable Feast” and graphically document Hemingway’s Paris.

Design 474 (Gallery and Museum Design)

 Paris is the home of some of the world’s most important galleries and museums, known not only for the art they house but also for the influential architects who design them.  We will make a visual and historical investigation of a number of these sites including:  Muse’e d’ Orsay, the Louvre, Muse’e Picasso, Pompidou Center, Muse’e des Arts Decoratifs, etc.  Studying spatial organization, circulation, lightings exhibit design and detail and material use.

ARCH Note:  Because the course work for the Architecture classes is inter-related, it is highly recommended that students interested in an Architecture course take 2, not just 1, of the Architecture courses offered.

Communication – Mike Maher

Communication 212/412 (Travel Writing/Feature Writing)

Students will write about the landmarks, historical sites, restaurants, concerts, and nightlife of Paris.  Readings will include examples of good travel writing about Paris, as well as general principles of travel writing.  Students will keep a journal and will read their work in a writers' workshop class format.

Communication 333 (Travel Photography)

A camera is basically a light-capturing device, and Paris is known as the City of Light.  This course will guide students in photographing one of the most photogenic cities in the world.  Instruction will emphasize magazine-style photography of the unique and exciting aspects of Paris.

English – Allen Jones

English 223/326 (Introduction to Literary Travel Writing/Creating Place:  Writing Paris into Poetry)

Explore Paris and write about your adventures!  In this class we will get off the beaten path.  Of course we all want to go to the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, but there is something amazing about ancient plazas, tiny cafes, late night bars filled with Parisians.  We will delve out into this world, write about our experiences, and then share them with each other.  What could be more fun?

English 370/Humanities 300/Honors 385 (Dali’s Moustache:  Surrealism in Paris)

Ever had an interesting dream?  What if that dream could leap out of your head and start writing?  Come to Paris and find out that it can.  We will explore the world of the Surrealists (artist, writers, filmmakers).  We will go to their cafes and practice "automatic writing," we will watch their films, and we will learn how their ideas changed the world of art.  Don't just stare at art in Paris, experience it as a Surrealist!

English 326 (Creative Writing-Poetry:  Chapbook in Paris)

Do you know what a chapbook is?  It's a short (16-20 page) book of related poems.  In this class you will take your adventures and observations of Paris and put together a book of poetry for publication.  I will help you find themes in Paris to pursue, develop your drafts, and find places where you have a good chance of getting published.

Fashion & Design – Jackie Robeck

Fashion 314 (Fashion Forecasting)

Fashion Forecasting will focus on predicting the future of women’s fashion by immersion in Parisian fashion and culture.  Designers abound in Paris and students will visit, observe, and evaluate designer collections and couture houses such as Karl Lagerfeld of the House of Chanel, Christian LaCroix, and John Galliano for the House of Dior, among others.  The class will attend fashion shows at Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, or Le Bon Marche department stores.  Other fashion business visits may include Ecole de la Chambre, Ecole de Lesage, Malhia Textiles, Nino Cerruti, Musee de la Mode et du Textile, Musee Galleria, Cluny Musee, Moulin Rouge Costuming, Euro Disney Costume Shop, and a Day trip to Lyon to see Silk Mills, Musee de Soie, and the Université of Lyon fashion department.  Students will observe consumers’ buying behavior, current events, and sales trends in department stores, boutiques, street vendors, and the arts by attending appropriate activities.

Design 471 (Fashion Field Study)

This study tour of the various segments of the apparel industry will take you to multiple fashion scenes.  Paris is the “Center of Fashion.”  It is the perfect place to study first hand all portions of the fashion industry.  This class is centered on fashion business visits to study the concept of fashion to the consumption of fashion by the consumer.  The actual facilities in which fashion is proposed, housed, and consumed is of great importance to the understanding of the fashion culture itself.  Fashion firms studied will include textile designers, textile mills, fashion designers, apparel manufacturers, fashion retailers, and tertiary fashion firms, such as fashion magazines, jewelry establishments, fragrance houses, and makeup studios.
 

Marketing – Dawna Waterbury

Marketing 260 (Marketing Fundamentals through French Eyes)

Learn the fundamentals of the marketing process with one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world as your backdrop.  Examine such brands as Hermes, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton to understand the basics of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution.  Participate in an optional trip to Epernay, France to learn about the Champagne industry and its unique marketing process.  It's an opportunity of a lifetime!  (This course is not applicable towards a degree in Business Administration.  Prereq:  Sophomore Standing).

Marketing 425 (International Wine and Champagne Marketing)

Learn about various French wines through discussions, wine tastings, visits to wineries, galleries, and much more!  Indulge in French cuisine and learn the distinctive tastes of French wines.  Learn about Champagne production in Epernay and compare it to wine production.  Experience Tuscany with an optional side trip to Florence, Italy to study their wine production process.  It's a learning opportunity of a lifetime!  (Prereq:  Upper Division and consent of instructor.  Business majors must have completed MKTG 345 with a minimum grade of C).

Nursing – Theresa Frederick

Nursing 399/Humanities 300 (Human Sexuality)

The classroom will be museums, a maternity hospital, a woman's clinic, gardens, and cafe's as part of the learning experience.  This course will compare and contrast the sexual practices, mores, and beliefs between the French and Americans.  Course evaluation will include journaling, class participation and a final exam.  The students will explore and discuss their own beliefs toward sexuality and how the France experience has changed their view and definition of sexuality.

Psychology – Theresa Wozencraft

Psychology 300 (Intercultural Issues in Psychological Adjustment)

Americans and the French share a desire to be well adjusted, but have some cultural differences in the way well-adjusted is defined, achieved, expressed, and enjoyed.  Through immersion in French art, media, meal rituals, business practices, rural lifestyles, and France’s own scholarly literature on adjustment, you will learn about how the French actively cultivate balance as a key to healthy adjustment.

Psychology 313 (Lifespan Development Across Cultures)

C’est la vie – francaise and americain.  Learn about social, cognitive, emotional, and physical human development from a bicultural perspective.  Experience will be gained by observation of and interaction with the French in rural and urban settings, les places, centre villes, restaurants, schools, cafes, transportations systems, and natural and manmade landmarks.  Enhanced cultural competence in a developmental context.

Visual Arts – John Hathorn

Visual Arts 309 (Experimental Studio:  Drawing in Response to the Masters)

For centuries artists have drawn inspiration from their predecessors as resources for interpretive exploration.  Choosing from a range of conventional mediums, students will be guided toward personal directions and individual interests using old and modern masterworks as points of departure for studio experimentation.  Direct observation within museum collections will serve as the primary resource environments including the Musee du Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Musee d’ Art Modern, Centre Pompidou, and other important collections throughout Paris.  Whether choosing watercolor, oil crayons, or a camera, this course will encourage students to engage in correspondence with great works of art as a catalyst for their own interpretive experimentation.

Visual Arts 321 (Pushing the Boundaries of Reason)

For 100 years, from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, Paris was widely considered the revolutionary art center of the western world.  Central to this period of social and aesthetic upheaval was the advent of photography, which, among other important catalysts, ushered in one of the most radical transformations in redefining modes of visual representation.  This course will explore these transformations through direct observation in some of the most important museums in Europe including the Musee du Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Musee Rodin, Musee d’ Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Musee Picasso and other important collections throughout Paris.

 
Mandated for ALL Participants

Humanities 300 – French Language and Culture

This course will explore the culture, sites and sounds of Paris.  There is no need to list this course as an option because ALL participants will automatically be scheduled to take this course.