European Cultural History Tour - Western Europe

  France

• Paris: 
Paris

Term: Spring, Summer 
Dates: Inquire for specific dates.

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, and Greece 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, and Crete.

In Paris you will be introduced to the city on a Seine River cruise. Visit the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysees, and Notre Dame cathedral. Visit several of Paris' many fascinating museums, including the Musee du Louvre, home of the "Mona Lisa" and the "Venus de Milo."A discussion on Napoleon will take places at Les Invalides, where he lies in the crypt of the Eglise du Dome, within the innermost of six successive coffins. We will also 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.

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.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD 4,350 or USD 8,600

Experience Required: no

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
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Job and Internship Network

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