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• NU Summer Application 2012
• Barcelona Summer Interview Schedule
• Munich Summer TUM App
• Prague Summer Handbook
• NU Summer Scholarship Application 2012
• Bonn Summer Handbook 2011
• Barcelona Summer 2011 Handbook
• Summer 2011 Pre-Departure Guide
• Non-NU Summer Worksheet
• NU Summer Pre-Departure Forms

Smith in Geneva

» General Information

Location:

Geneva, Switzerland

Description:

Study, work and enjoy life in the city of Calvin, Rousseau and the United Nations. Geneva is a dynamic, cosmopolitan city located on the shores of the beautiful Lac Léman at the foot of the Alps in French-speaking Switzerland. Study with Swiss and international students at the Université de Genève and its affiliated institutes. Students enroll in French-taught university courses with other Swiss and international students and have the option to enroll in French-taught courses at the Smith Center.  Credit-bearing internships are also availalbe.  A three-week orientation at the start of the program will acclimate you to life in Geneva, particularly through language classes, cultural activities, sessions about university life, and health and safety guidelines.

Terms:

Fall Quarter, Winter-Spring Quarters, Full Year

Sponsor:

Smith College

Website:

Smith in Geneva

Northwestern Requirements

• At least 2 years or the equivalent of college-level French
• Full Year students must take at least 1 regular course at a local university during the Fall Semester and 2 during the Spring Semester.  Students staying for the Fall Quarter only or Winter-Spring Quarters only must take at least 1 regular course. A "regular course" is defined as a course taught in the host language, for local university students (not study abroad students).  This allows students to experience what it is like to be a local university student.

Academic Specialties

Classical Studies, Gender studies, French, Art History, History and Civilization in the Middle Ages, History, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, Musicology, Philosophy, Economics, Geography, Economic and Social History, Sociology, Political Science, Socioeconomics, Interntional Relations

Course Type

Instruction is in French.

Housing

Students live in apartment-style student residences with other university students. Each student has a single room in a suite with kitchen, baths and common space that is shared with 3 or 6 other students.  Students cook for themselves in the shared kitchens.

Program Costs

Academic Year 2011-12: TBA

This includes the estimated cost of tuition, room, board, books, transportation, personal expenses and SAAF.

Approximate Program Size

20 students from Smith and other accredited colleges and universities

Application Requirements

Northwestern students must complete three applications for this program:

1. Smith program application, available on the Smith College website
2. Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad.

Contact Returnees

Northwestern students may enter this section of the site for a list of students who participated in this program.