France

This course studies the methodology of film analysis. It develops analysis skills by analyzing shots and sequences.

This introductory course in social psychology presents the methodological and theoretical issues of the discipline through the acquisition of historical, empirical, and analytical reference points. It explores major issues specific to contemporary societies, such as the formation of norms, social identity, and submission to authority. In particular, the course focuses on the phenomena known as “crowd psychology,” at the crossroads of individual and collective psychology. It explores the specific issues and reasoning in "crowd psychology" through authors, trends, and concrete experiences.

This course provides an overview of the diverse forms of private actors and their contributions to local policy making. It invites a critical discussion of the dynamics that public-private partnerships generate and the outcomes they produce. The course combines theory and empirical evidence from several countries to investigate the influence and intervention of private actors on institutional and economical policies and processes.

This workshop is for students at the C1/C2 level of French. It improves written, oral, listening, and text skills through studies of specific themes. The course looks first at traditional notions of culture and civilization, then redefines the new societal challenges which are crucial and omnipresent, looking at social and political events to analyze their trajectories in today's world. Students learn to understand critical texts, analyze societal questions, present on varying viewpoints, and debate on diverse subjects.