Program Profile

Country: France

Location: Montpellier

Language: French (2 years college level required)

Level(s): Undergraduate

Subjects: Most Majors; See Academic Program Section

Length: Academic year

Cost: (2007-2008) $4200 plus room/board & transportation

Deadline: March 1 for the following fall

Program Overview

Université Paul Valéry (otherwise known as Montpellier III) offers a unique opportunity for MSU students to enroll in a premier French university located in one of France's most beautiful and historic cities located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Students will study for a full academic year in Montpellier. The program also includes a special five week intensive French language and orientation program prior to the start of the academic year.

Academic Program
The academic program will begin with an intensive five-week French language and orientation program at the Institut des Etudiants Etrangers before the academic year begins. During the regular academic year students will have access to both special courses offered by the Institut and regular courses at Université Paul Valéry. Courses are available in Economics and Economic Administration; Humanities and Environmental Sciences (biology, geography, history, history of art and archaeology); Languages, Literature and Area Studies (Anglo-American, German, Modern Greek, Oriental, Romance, Semitic, Slavic and Turkish); Letters, Arts, Philosophy and Languages (art, audiovisual, classical literature, drama, linguistics, modern literature, music, philosophy); Social Sciences (social psychology, psychology, ethnology, sociology); Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences.

For course information, please visit the following website:

http://www.univ-montp3.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=22&Itemid=76

List of most requested courses by exchange students:

http://www.univ-montp3.fr/ri/fr/liste_cours.html

Practical Information for exchange students:

http://www.univ-montp3.fr/ri/fr/prog_usa_in.html

Language of Instruction
All classes will be taught in French, with exception noted in the Program Overview above. Two years of college-level French or equivalent proficiency is required.

Eligibility
Students with the language proficiency noted above who have completed two full academic years of university level work at MSU with a 3.0 GPA by the time they begin studies in Montpellier are eligible.

Academic Credit
Credit will be awarded at MSU for all courses taken and passed at Université Paul Valéry. The student's academic adviser at MSU, in consultation with the Office of International Programs, will determine how these credits will apply to degree course requirements. However, successful study at Montpellier satisfies MSU's Multicultural/Global core curriculum requirement. Students are urged to work closely with the their adviser and the office prior to departure to plan a course of studies which will maintain steady progress toward their degree.

Location
Montpellier is a city of 250,000 located in the south of France on the Mediterranean coast. It is an ancient university town with much commercial and tourist activity. Although a large city, Montpellier is heavily influenced by its several universities, providing an exciting array of cultural activities for students. Montpellier is on major train lines, providing access to many other major points of interest within France and Europe as a whole.

Cost and Included Benefits
Students who are selected to participate in the program at Université Paul Valéry will pay $3,600 for the entire year. This fee includes: all tuition and fees associated enrolling in regular courses at Université Paul Valéry, a special five week intensive French language and orientation program prior to the start of the academic year, enrollment in special optional causes during the academic year offered by the Institut des Etudiants Etrangers, and special advising services for foreign students provided by the Institut staff. Students will also be guaranteed a place in university dormitories. However, the cost of room and board is not included in the program fee. In addition, participants must meet their own expenses for trans-Atlantic travel. Remember to plan for extra expenses including internal travel and personal spending money as well as for unexpected changes in the exchange rate.

Financial Aid
Financial aid may be available for study abroad at Université Paul Valéry. Additional costs for study at Montpellier (e.g. travel to and from the study site) may be used in calculating student's financial aid package. Students are responsible to apply to the Office of Financial Aid.

Immigration Information

Please note that current immigration requirements for the French student visa include a

personal interview at the French consulate in your state's jurisdiction and registration with Campus France.  Montana students are required to interview at the San Francisco consulate.  For more information on visa requirements, visit

http://www.consulfrance-sanfrancisco.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=151

Application
Applications are available in the Office of International Programs at 400 Culbertson Hall. Please specify whether you will be applying as an engineering exchange student or a CCIS student when requesting an application.

Deadline

Applications are due in the Office of International Programs on March 1 to study in Montpellier the following fall.

Additional Information
For additional information on study in Montpellier, contact either:
Associate Professor Christopher Pinet
Department of Modern Languages
Reid 348
Phone: 994-6444

or:

Study Abroad Advisor
Office of International Programs
400 Culbertson Hall
Phone: 994-7151.
E-mail: hilaryp@montana.edu

Montpellier Home Page: http://www.univ-montp3.fr/

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