Junior Year in France

Affiliated Schools in Paris

Hamilton has affiliations with:

• The Université de Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle): One of the numerous branches of the Université de Paris, Paris III specializes in some of the humanities (Literature and Languages); European Studies; Communications (Cinema, Theater, and Linguistics); English and American Studies taught in English.

• The Université de Paris VI (Institut de Pierre et Marie Curie): Paris VI offers courses in the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, geology). Recommended for students with college-level preparation in the sciences.

• The Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP, or Sciences Po): Sciences Po is a highly selective grande école concentrating in political science. High ranked politicians in France often attend Sciences Po. Courses open to HCJYF students cover history, economics, political science and international relations.  As part of a special agreement with the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, HCJYF students may apply for admission to IEP. Applicants must be highly proficient French speakers with a strong background in Economics, Government or Political Science, or History.

  IEP is currently reviewing its admissions policy. The total number of IEP available slots for HCJYF students will be announced on this website soon.  For example, in a given year, there may be one full-time year-long student; or two part-time annual students; or four part-time semester students.  Part-time students must take no more or no fewer than three courses per semester at IEP (one cours magistral with its conférence de méthode and two seminars). HCJYF students applying for one semester only are not eligible for IEP.

  If a full-time student is selected for IEP, he or she will take all of his or her courses at Sciences Po for the entire year; upon successful completion of 45 units of coursework, he or she will receive a Certificat International.

  The exchange arrangement between theHC JYF and IEP for a given year will depend on the linguistic preparation, prior academic performance, and curricular needs of HCJYF student applicants. HCJYF applicants who wish to be considered for the IEP exchange must state this clearly in their HCJYF application; there will be a separate IEP application for admission after acceptance to HCJYF. Decisions on IEP participation will normally be announced by the middle of May.

  HCJYF students not attending IEP have equivalent courses available to them at the University of Paris Diderot, the Institut Catholique de Paris, and the Faculté Libre d'Economie et de Gestion (FACO). In addition, the Consortium, comprised of Hamilton, Middlebury and Smith Colleges, offers two courses each semester in History/Politics. Some of these courses are taught by IEP faculty.
   
• The Ecole du Louvre: Some American programs are allowed to register their students at the Ecole which offers lectures and a series of weekly or bi-weekly visits to related museum sites. HCJYF students majoring in art history attend classes at the Louvre and work with a tutor provided by the program to review class material and complete a research project.
   
• The various divisions of the Institut Catholique (Literature and History, Language, Philosophy, Social Sciences, and Religious Studies).

• The Faculté Libre d'Economie et de Gestion (FACO) for courses in economics and law.

Students may also enroll in classes offered by:

• Language institutes such as the Institut Goethe, the Instituto Cervantes, the Centro Italiano.
• Paris music conservatories and the Schola Cantorum.
• Ateliers and centers in studio arts, photography, painting, drawing, ceramics and dance.
  Courses in drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, and dance are open only to students with prior college-level work in the area.
• Students who have continuously received college credit for individual music instruction may receive partial credit for lessons in Paris. Payment for private music instruction is the responsibility of the students as it is at Hamilton College. However, the program may provide qualified students with a modest stipend to help offset the additional cost of music lessons.

Finally, each semester Hamilton offers in its Reid Hall headquarters courses to its own students in literature, theater, art history, French language, and, through the Consortium of American Colleges (Hamilton, Middlebury, and Smith Colleges), social sciences.