France

This course explores the evolution of color and form in the twentieth century and is a tutorial for ARTHS 105. It discusses topics such as Cubism, Dadaism, Fauvism, Impressionism, and Surrealism. The course covers the origins of abstract art and Dutch abstract painters, Italian futurism, and Russian constructivism. In addition, it analyzes post-1945 American art, pop art, and French new realism. Further discussion continues with art and communication in the 1960s, art and politics after 1968, and conceptual art, minimal art, and the direction of art in the 1980s.

This course focuses on theater from the 1600-1700s. It focuses on two works, Racine's BERNICE and Beaumarchais's LE MARIAGE DE FIGARO, a tragedy and a comedy. The course discusses specific playwriting rules from the era and how the time period affects the way that these plays were written and performed. 

This course examines the foundations and evolution of management and organizational theory, focusing on strategic decision-making in complex and globalized environments. It explores the interplay between organizational structure, strategy, ethics, and human behavior, while developing analytical skills for competitive and responsible management.

This course examines the plurality of territorial development models and the economic, social, and political tensions they generate. Through a combination of lectures, guided discussions, applied readings, and case‑based tutorials, it explores how territories seek to enhance competitiveness, attractivity, innovation capacity, and socio‑economic resilience. The course introduces major debates in territorial development, including the definition and evolution of territorial development; competing models such as competitiveness clusters, recreational economies, and mega‑event strategies; the socio‑territorial conflicts arising from development choices; the tensions between economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social equity. By examining contemporary cases—from innovation hubs like Paris‑Saclay to resource conflicts in the Allier region, and from the recreational economy to global sporting events—the course critically assess the impacts, limitations, and contradictions of different development approaches.

From a specifically aesthetic perspective, this course focuses on the sound parameters of cinema. It first involves questioning the characteristics of our listening in relation to our capacities for visual analysis, and then defining the notions of sound image and point of listening, as they have been formulated by sound theorists (Pierre Schaeffer, Michel Chion, Daniel Deshays, Peter Sendy). The course combines a historical perspective on theories and techniques of sound in cinema with a taxonomy of cinematic sounds (voice, speech, music, noise, silence) and an examination of the relationships between image and sound (direct sound, post-synchronization, counterpoint).

This course explores the rise and decline of democracy since the “third wave” of transitions in the late 20th century. It examines the causes of democratic backsliding, the resilience of democratic institutions, and strategies of resistance against authoritarianism. The course analyzes regime dynamics, civil society roles, and alternative authoritarian models shaping global politics today.

This course is designed to develop professional English skills for students in economics, management, and information systems. It focuses on the language and communication strategies required in international business environments, with an emphasis on practical application in economic analysis, project management, and IT-related contexts.

This course focuses on the relationship between nature and society. It studies how this relationship evolved over history with social movements and how we express our own perspectives and attitudes towards nature in literature. Through Ernest Callenback's ECOTOPIE, the course examines what our relationship will be with nature in the future.

This comparative literature course focuses on the articulation between poetry and animality, and allows students to discover the approach proposed by zoopoetics, to reflect on the modalities of animal presence in poetry while enriching their poetic literary culture. The course discovers zoopoetics, enhances literary and poetic culture, and reflects on the modalities of animal presence in poetry. It develops skills in analysis of literary texts: comparative method; scientific writing method: reading a critical corpus, appropriating it, citing it; developing and structuring a long-form essay. Each lesson is dedicated to an animal figure, studied in comparison with a corpus of poetic texts.

This course explores the fundamental cellular and developmental processes that drive the formation and organization of animal organisms. It combines cell biology and developmental biology, providing both theoretical foundations and practical laboratory experience. The cell biology section covers mitosis, the cell cycle, apoptosis, cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, and the cytoskeleton, as well as main cell biology techniques. The developmental biology section explores gametogenesis, fertilization, early embryonic stages, and examples of organogenesis.