Why study in Angers?
You love France and the French language. You
are working along on a French minor at Meredith College and wish to take advantage of a
study opportunity in a French atmosphere.
You want to discover French culture in
France and to see for yourself, up-close, the
places you’ve only read or dreamed about
until now. Dozens of Meredith College students have ‘lived French’ in Angers, and you
can do it, too. Learn in courses at the CIDEF
and have your course credits transferred
back to Meredith College. Learn about life in
France with your French family and as you
navigate ordering in a café, reserving a rail
ticket or checking out a club with friends.
Study in France contact information
First stop
Brent A. Pitts, PhD
Campus address: 115 Joyner Hall
Telephone: 919-760-8814
Email: [email protected]
Foreign Languages & Literatures
Dr Véronique Machelidon, Department Head
Campus address: 105 Martin Hall
Telephone: 919-760-2870
Email: [email protected]
Office of International Programs
Deadlines for application
Liz Yaros, Associate Director
For the summer program (July):
Campus address: 122 Joyner Hall
February 28
For fall semester:
Telephone: 919-760-8835
Email: [email protected]
February 28
For spring semester:
October 1
For specific deadlines, visit
www.meredith.edu/studyabroad
Meredith College
3800 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
Photos courtesy of Gwen Griffith and Aisha Merkt
Château d’Angers
Study in Angers, France
Meredith College
Meredith’s partner in France
Excursions
In Angers, students choose or are placed in
courses depending on placement test results. In
summer, students normally complete 7 c.h. of
course work in French:
The CIDEF (‘see-deaf’)
Most Meredith College women who study
French language and culture in France follow a program at our partner institution,
the CIDEF, in Angers, France. The Centre
International d’Etudes Françaises is an
institute of the Université Catholique de
l’Ouest. Since 1986, nearly 100 Meredith
College students have travelled to the CIDEF
to discover France. Meredith College students travel alone, in pairs or in small
groups.
Housing and meals
Most Meredith College women choose to
live with a family in Angers during their
program of study, but private apartments
and ‘residence hall’-style housing are also
available. Meredith College students may
share meals with their French family, cook
for themselves, or take meals in a university-style cafeteria, or a combination of
these.
Visit the CIDEF web site
http://www.uco.fr/internationaluco/learning-french/
Courses
‘LANGUE’ — Language — 6 c.h.
FRE-300 — Life and Study Abroad — 1 c.h.
Credit for a 4-week homestay
In summer and during fall and spring semesters, organized trips
to places of interest in France punctuate students’ routine.
Students travel to places like the Loire River castles (above, the
château de Chambord), the 1944 Normandy invasion beaches,
le mont St-Michel, St-Malo, le Morbihan (includes the prehistoric Carnac monoliths), and a sound-and-light spectacular.
Where is Angers?
In fall or spring, earn up to 18 c.h. All students
take ‘LANGUE’ (6 c.h.). Students with very good
placement test results are invited to take more
advanced courses like
Translation
3 c.h.
Theater
3 c.h.
Phonetics
3 c.h.
Business French
3 c.h.
French history
3 c.h.
and others. Credits transfer back to Meredith College.
Meredith College
Angers is located in northwestern France, roughly half-way
between Paris and the Atlantic coast. From Angers, you can
reach Paris in under 90 minutes by high-speed rail. Angers is a
beautiful city of music, flowers, history, and technology. Its
treasures include a medieval castle, tapestries, and fine Renaissance architecture. Does Angers have a 21st-century tramway?
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