Academics
Fields of Study: Humanities, Social Sciences
Study in the global cities of London and Paris, exploring the complex social, political, and economic landscape of each location. Learn how each nation is handling immigration, increasing diversity, and urban conflict. In addition to classroom time, you’ll visit key cultural and historic sites in both cities, bringing your studies to life! With the fast pace of the program, some courses may also include weekend activities.
Unique study opportunities
- Take a course on the politics of French culinary culture.
- Listen to visiting experts on topics of criminal justice, riots, and the impact of media in London.
- Examine relations between France and the Muslim world over the centuries.
Language
Language of Instruction: EnglishLanguage Study: Required in Paris
All instruction is in English. However, while in Paris, a survival French language course—City and Language: Pursuing Paris and Unlocking French—is required. This course will prepare you to order food, go shopping, use public transportation, and interact with locals. You will be grouped within the course based on your experience with French language; so students with previous French language study will be placed together in a group, and beginners will be placed together in a group.
Courses and Credit
Requirements While Abroad
To successfully complete this program:
- Take a full-time course of study: Four courses for a total of 15 quarter UC units.
- In London, your first city, take one culture course and one elective course. In Paris, your second city, take one culture course and one elective course. All elective courses are upper-division.
- Pass/no pass is not available for this package.
| Five weeks in London | Five weeks in Paris |
| 1 Elective course (4.5 quarter units) | 1 Elective course (4.5 quarter units) |
| 1 Culture course (3 quarter units) | 1 Culture course (3 quarter units) |
To successfully complete this program:
- Take a full-time course of study: Four courses for a total of 15 quarter UC units.
- In Paris, your first city, take one culture course and one elective course. In London, your second city, take one culture course and one elective course. All elective courses are upper-division.
- Pass/no pass is not available for this package.
| Five weeks in Paris | Five weeks in London |
| 1 Elective course (4.5 quarter units) | 1 Elective course (4.5 quarter units) |
| 1 Culture course (3 quarter units) | 1 Culture course (3 quarter units) |
Current Program Courses
Courses in London - First City
Required Culture Course:
- London History and Urbanism (lower-division): Explore the main themes of London’s contested geography and history including London as a trading city, an imperial center, and migration. The course also reviews the social changes and political debates that have shaped London.
- **formerly titled London Uncovered**
- **formerly titled London Uncovered**
Elective Courses (select one):
All electives are upper division. Exact offerings may vary depending on enrollment and instructor availability. Final course offerings are announced before the start of the program. Recent courses include:
- Policing London: The course explores the idea of security in the metropolitan city. Topics covered include the regulation of everyday life, police corruption, race relations, policing significant demonstrations and riots, and the response to threats of terror.
- London Museums: Culture and Curating: Through lectures, seminars, and visits develop visual literacy and awareness of the cultural context in which museums and galleries are presented to the public. Historical context, architectural history, the history of collecting, and the world of the museum profession are explored.
- Health and Urbanism: Compare the landscapes of disease and (im)morality of Victorian London with contemporary London, accompanied by an examination of how the intervening world wars and the establishment of the welfare state shaped the social and physical landscape of the city in relation to health.
- **sufficient enrollment is needed to offer this course**
Courses in Paris - Second City
Required Culture Course:
- Exploring Paris: City and Language (lower-division): Discover French history, culture, and language with Paris as your classroom. Learn practical French language for daily life and explore social justice in theory and practice on the streets of Paris.
Elective Courses (select one):
Exact offerings may vary depending on enrollment and instructor availability. Final course offerings are announced before the start of the program. Recent courses include:
- National Identities and Minorities in France: Discover the evolutions of French national identity and diverse representation of it, in a context of decolonization, European dynamics, and globalization.
- Paris Underground: Follow modernity as it goes underground. From the sewers in Victor Hugo's Les Miserable, to the opening of the Paris catacombs and the construction of the metro system, explore the hidden historical and cultural undercurrents behind historical events in the city.
- Food and Dining in French Art: Explore the representation of food as a means to survey the evolution of French art within a global context, and as significant markers of social, ethnic, and cultural identity.
Additional or optional coursework, internships, and research for academic credit are not possible on this program.
Courses in Paris - First City
Required Culture Course:
- Exploring Paris: City and Language (lower-division): Discover French history, culture, and language with Paris as your classroom. Learn practical French language for daily life and explore social justice in theory and practice on the streets of Paris.
Elective Courses (select one):
Exact offerings may vary depending on enrollment and instructor availability. Final course offerings are announced before the start of the program. Recent courses include:
- National Identities and Minorities in France: Discover the evolutions of French national identity and diverse representation of it, in a context of decolonization, European dynamics, and globalization.
- Paris Underground: Follow modernity as it goes underground. From the sewers in Victor Hugo's Les Miserable, to the opening of the Paris catacombs and the construction of the metro system, explore the hidden historical and cultural undercurrents behind historical events in the city.
- Food and Dining in French Art: Explore the representation of food as a means to survey the evolution of French art within a global context, and as significant markers of social, ethnic, and cultural identity
Courses in London - Second City
Required Culture Course:
- London History and Urbanism (lower-division): Explore the main themes of London’s contested geography and history including London as a trading city, an imperial center, and migration. The course also reviews the social changes and political debates that have shaped London.
- **formerly titled London Uncovered**
Elective Courses (select one):
Exact offerings may vary depending on enrollment and instructor availability. Final course offerings are announced before the start of the program. Recent courses include:
- Policing London: The course explores the idea of security in the metropolitan city. Topics covered include the regulation of everyday life, police corruption, race relations, policing significant demonstrations and riots, and the response to threats of terror.
- London Museums: Culture and Curating: Through lectures, seminars, and visits develop visual literacy and awareness of the cultural context in which museums and galleries are presented to the public. Historical context, architectural history, the history of collecting, and the world of the museum profession are explored.
- Health and Urbanism: Compare the landscapes of disease and (im)morality of Victorian London with contemporary London, accompanied by an examination of how the intervening world wars and the establishment of the welfare state shaped the social and physical landscape of the city in relation to health.
- **sufficient enrollment is needed to offer this course**
Additional or optional coursework, internships, and research for academic credit are not possible on this program.
Catalogs and resources
- UCEAP Course Catalog: See a list of courses students have taken on this program.
- Campus Credit Abroad: Learn the types of credit (major, minor, general education, elective) students from your campus received at this location.
Academic culture
This is an intensive quarter of study and will require your rigorous participation. Courses are designed along the American model, with continual assessment and multiple assignments. The focus of the program is the careful analysis of British and French society. You’ll be expected to assimilate and then compare and critique what you read, see, and experience around you.
Instructors will welcome questions and lively discussion. Most program faculty are themselves products of British and French traditional academic culture, and will generally admire independence, self-discipline in managing readings and assignments, strong writing skills, and intellectual curiosity.
This program requires you to attend class, arrive punctually, and participate actively as part of the course grade. Attendance s taken at every course meeting. Some courses may include required excursions on Fridays, weekends, or holidays.
Grades
You will earn direct UC credit and grades for all coursework. Grades are usually available in early August.