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Strasbourg
Program
A
program of study abroad, the Oberlin Center of European Studies,
was inaugurated during the 1992-93 academic year in Strasbourg,
France, the birthplace of John Frederick Oberlin. The program
is designed to take advantage of Strasbourg's role at the
heart of the newly emerging European Union. Seat of the European
Council, and the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg
offers the facilities of a large university, a national conservatory
of music, national theater and opera house, and numerous cultural
attractions. For more detailed information point your web
browser at http://www.oberlin.edu/OCES.
Enrollment in the Oberlin Center of European Studies is possible
for the first or second semester. Applications for an additional
semester will be considered. A multi-tiered curriculum, offered
in conjunction with the Université de Strasbourg, will
include a core curriculum in history, economics, international
studies, and political science, along with courses in French
language, literature, and culture. Direct access to university
courses in various appropriate subjects will be possible for
students whose linguistic preparation is sufficient. Students
majoring in performance interested in applied music
study may be able to enroll at the Conservatoire National
de Musique in Strasbourg.
The Oberlin Center of European Studies will be directed by
an Oberlin faculty member and its program and operation will
be conducted by the director in collaboration with the Oberlin
Center of European Studies at Strasbourg Program Committee.
Admission to the program is by application only, filed with
the Oberlin Center of European Studies at Strasbourg Program
Committee. Applications are filed in March for both the fall
and spring semesters, and, depending upon space, again in
October for the spring semester. Applications will be reviewed
by the program director and the program committee. Sophomores
and juniors will be given preference; qualified first-year
students may also apply. Applications will be judged on the
basis of faculty recommendations, academic preparation and
performance, and an interview. Students without prior college-level
coursework in French language will be required to participate
in a multi-week intensive language-immersion program prior
to the start of the regular semester.
The
cost of the program is equivalent to the cost of a semester
on-campus, which includes partial transatlantic airfare. Financial
aid applies as for students in residence at Oberlin. Housing
arrangements, provision of meals, and numerous cultural activities
are included in the cost of the program. Students are responsible
however, as usual, for additional costs (textbooks, personal
travel and entertainment, insurance costs, incidentals and
such).
Suspended for 2001-2002.
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