Paris JYF Program Courses

Program Courses

The courses listed below were given in 2010-2011 by well-known French authorities in their field and were ordinarily open only to students participating in the Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France.

Please click on the name of the course for a description.

History of Art

• Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• History of Art: Survey of artistic creation in France until the beginning of the 20th century

Histoire de l'art du 16e siècle et du 17e siècle (Fall semester)

Histoire de l'art du 18e siècle jusqu'au début du 20e siècle (Spring semester)

French Language

• Writing workshop: Advanced Composition
• Phonetics: theory and practice (offered by the Alliance Française for JYF students)

Theatre

• Initiation to Paris Theatre

Cinema

• Film Noir

French Civilization

• History of Paris through its architecture 

International Relations

• International systems of the 20th century
• France and Europe
• European Union
• France and the United States in the 20th century