Study Abroad

Studying abroad offers students the unique opportunity to not only enhance their linguistic competencies but to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of a foreign culture. Through coursework, extracurricular activities and the adventures of daily life in a foreign country, students will come away from their experience with a more complex and real-world understanding of their host country and its culture. 

All French majors are required to complete a minimum of 6 units in an approved study abroad in a European country.

Short Term Study Abroad Programs in Europe

Florence Summer Program

The Florence Study Abroad Program takes students to the heart of the Renaissance in Florence, Italy. Students will explore the artistic, architectural, and literary achievements of Italy's first civilizations, its rise to glory under Rome, its intriguing medieval history, and its cultural flowering as the center of the Renaissance.

All students will also participate in a survival Italian course consisting of 3 hours per week intended to help better navigate the city and culture.​

Course number options (select two): ANTH 348/HIST 500 (3 units) and GENS 450/HIST 506 (3 units)
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates Abroad: May 19 - June 29, 2020

Learn More:
Email: Professor Elizabeth Pollard, [email protected] or Professor Brad Kirkegaard, [email protected]

Info Sessions: Wednesday, Dec. 4th 11:30-12:30pm (AL 566)

For more information and to apply to this program, please visit the Aztecs Abroad website.

 

Semester and Year-Long Study Abroad Programs in Europe

CSU-IP

There are two CSU-IP programs, one in Paris and one in Aix-en Provence, France. They are year-long programs. All units earned count as SDSU resident credit. Most units should count toward your program of study in French. Course level, titles, and grades will appear on your transcripts after a certain time has elapsed and some paperwork has been completed. Grades are included in your GPA. Contact the French program director to fill out a form after you return to SDSU and your transcripts have been updated to include your study abroad grades. A student visa is required as the stay exceeds 90 days.

• Universities of Paris
• Language & Culture at Aix-Marseille Universite

SDSU Exchange

SDSU Exchange programs are reciprocal partnerships with foreign universities allowing students to study at another university and pay home tuition and fees. Participants generally enroll in regular classes (taught in English or host language) and integrate into mainstream campus life.

SDSU students will pay their normal tuition and fees and earn resident credits generally on a credit/no credit (pass/fail) basis. Financial Aid is applicable and operates as normal. 

• MICEFA (Universities of Paris)
• University Francois-Rabelais of Tours

ISEP Exchange

ISEP (International Student Exchange Program) ISEP is a non-profit network of universities to which SDSU is a member, which provides SDSU students additional study abroad program options. ISEP offers diverse program structures in a variety of destinations unavailable in other program types.

On the ISEP Exchange track students pay regular SDSU tuition and fees while on the ISEP Direct track students pay fees to the ISEP organization.

• Université de Caen, Caen, Language and Culture Program in French
• Universite de Nantes, Nantes, Language and Culture Program, I-FLE in French
• Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, Special Courses for International Students in French
• Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Jacob-Bellecombette Campus, Language and Culture Program in French

Experiential Learning Opportunities

• ISEP Internship in Paris
• ISA Service Learning in Morocco

Other Study Abroad Programs

To browse the numerous other study abroad opportunities available at SDSU, visit Aztecs Abroad, the database of all pre-approved study abroad programs. From short-term, semester and year long study abroad programs, international internships, service-learning or research opportunities, SDSU provides hundreds of options for students to incorporate an international experience into their SDSU experience.

Scholarship Opportunities

• Benjamin Franklin Travel Grant
• ISEP French and German Language Annette Kade Fund Scholarship
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
• Boren Awards: ALFI - French in Senegal

Don’t miss out on the numerous study abroad scholarship opportunities available. Visit the CAL Study Abroad Scholarships page to learn about SDSU scholarships, as well as external scholarships and grants.