Skidmore in Paris: Advanced Studies

The Program

Founded in 1980, the Skidmore in Paris: Advanced Studies program is designed for upper-intermediate or advanced French language students and strives to integrate them as fully as possible into the academic, cultural, and social life of Paris. Those with upper-intermediate language skills take selected courses at the Skidmore Center. Through enrollment in Paris universities, including the Sorbonne and Nanterre, advanced students take challenging courses in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. A family stay and an emphasis on the cultural and social life of Paris ensure your full participation in French life. The program aims to provide a thoroughly French environment by only using French in the program center. This further maximizes the linguistic benefit of the program and aids integration into French culture. It’s an intense but unforgettable experience that will stay with you forever.

In addition, internships are available in a variety of fields for students with appropriate qualifications and experience. Skidmore interns have been placed in areas such as anthropology, banking, education, psychology, theater, television, and studio art. Year long students will find a wider range of internship possibilities than those joining us for only one semester.

The Skidmore Center

Staffed by our Resident Director and staff, the program center is located in the heart of Paris, in the 3rd arrondisement, close to the Centre Georges Pompidou, the well-known and vast complex for the arts and culture. The program center serves as a home base for our students while they are in Paris. It houses Skidmore’s administrative offices, classrooms for program courses, computer facilities, and a small resource library. The director and staff are available throughout the semester/year to provide whatever support and assistance our students might need. Skidmore aims to use only French in the program center, maximizing the linguistic benefit of the program and integration into French culture.