European Cultural History Tour-Summer Program

  France

• Paris: 
Paris

Term: Spring, Summer 

Description: The European Cultural History Tours are 35 and 70 day tours. There are several options: a tour beginning in London and ending in Munich, one that begins in Zurich and ends in Athens, and a tour that combines both sections. These tours are a completely unique approach to university study abroad which combine visits to major cultural and historical sites with intense academic study of the culture and history being experienced. They are an ideal learning environment because they integrate reading and writing with direct involvement to give a richer understanding of the subject than book learning alone could possibly provide. Travel with experienced faculty and visit more than 20 destinations in England, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and Turkey while earning 6-12 hours of college credit in art and history.

Highlights: Visit London, Paris, Versailles, Chartres, Bacharach, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Brindisi, Delphi, Meteora, Thessaloniki, Athens, Mycenae, Olympia, Nafplion, Crete, and Istanbul.

PARIS, one of the oldest cities in western Europe, is considered to be the art capital of the world. You will be introduced to Paris through a cruise on the Seine. Our art professor will schedule visits to the Musee du Louvre ("Mona Lisa," "Venus de Milo," Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People" and many other priceless art treasures); the Musee D'Orsay (the world's finest collection of Impressionist paintings), the Musee Rodin, and to the Centre National d'Art et Culture Georges Pompidou (a fine collection of modern art). A discussion on Napoleon will take place at Les Invalides, where he lies in the crypt of the Eglise du Dome, within the innermost of six successive coffins. Your history professor will also guide you through the Musee de l'Armee where you will view such fascinating artifacts as Napoleon's favorite horse and the room in which he died at St. Helena.

We will also visit Notre Dame, the Gothic chapel of Sainte Chapelle and the nearby Conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette, Robespierre and many others spent their last days in prison during the French Revolution. Tickets also will be provided to chamber music concerts at at one of the following venues: Sainte Chapelle, Saint Severin, or at the Church of Saint Julien le Pauvre. We will make excursions outside of Paris to Versailles, the magnificent palace of Louis XIV with its Le'Hameau, where Marie Antoinette and her friends used to play peasant, and to Chartres with its majestic Gothic cathedral, Notre Dame des Chartres.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD 4,498 or USD 8,998

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to France in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 25

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Eastern Michigan University's Mission Statement: Eastern Michigan University is committed to excellence in teaching, the extension of knowledge through basic and applied research, and creative and artistic expression. Eastern Michigan University offers a variety of study abroad programs including Cultural History Tours, travel and study tours, direct exchanges, intensive language and winter break programs. Most programs are open to students from any college or university. EMU students can apply financial aid awards toward the programs. We also provide advising and information about study abroad opportunities available through other universities, work or volunteer opportunities abroad and budget travel.

Year Founded: 1849