For university information and course offerings for different programs in France, click on a city below: 

                                 Bordeaux  |  Paris  |  Poitiers

Middlebury in Paris

The Middlebury College School in Paris was founded in 1949 as a graduate program in Paris where Middlebury College French School students could continue and finish their MA degree. In the 1960s, as Middlebury College undergraduate students began to show interest in going abroad, the program was expanded to fulfill their needs.

Students may study French literature, comparative literature, linguistics, history, theater, film, musicology and music, art history, geography, economics, political science and international relations, psychology, philosophy, and religion . Middlebury College's partners in Paris include Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 7 - Diderot, Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), or Institut Catholique de Paris. Special arrangements can be made to study at other Parisian institutions (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture,  Ecole Normale de Musique, or EHESS, for instance).


                             
            Watch video from the School in France
    (Quicktime version)  (Windows Media version)

Direct from Paris, students candidly discuss all aspects of their Parisian lives. As students talk, you can catch glimpses of our classroom space at the Centre Madeleine and its surroundings, as well as happenings in Paris!

Middlebury in Bordeaux

Capital of Gironde département, and of the rich and historical Aquitaine region, southwestern France, Bordeaux lies along the Garonne river 15 miles above its junction with the Dordogne and 60 miles from its mouth, in a plain east of the wine-growing district of Médoc. The dry soil of Médoc attracted settlement as early as the Bronze Age.

Dating back to the Roman times, the city has a medieval section with narrow streets and wide streets and public gardens in the grand style of the 18th and 19th centuries. Students can travel to the hills of St. Emilion, to Dordogne or to Gascogne, the Ocean coast, and the Pyrenees Mountains (less than two hours away). The University of Bordeaux dates back to 1441. Students are enrolled at the the Université de Bordeaux 3 (French literature, comparative literature, linguistics, history, theater, film, music, art history, archeology, geography, and philosophy) and/or at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux (political science, history, and economics). Special arrangements can be made to study at other branches of the Université de Bordeaux, at Bordeaux 2 in psychology, for instance. Both Bordeaux 3 and Sciences-Po are located in Talence on a large green campus, about 30 minutes by tramway from the center of the city.

Middlebury in Poitiers

Conveniently located between Paris and Bordeaux, only an hour and a half by TGV from the capital, Poitiers is the capital of the Poitou-Charentes region, close to La Rochelle and Ile de Ré, and beyond the major tourist attractions of the Loire valley. Home to both medieval quartiers and the hyper-modern Futuroscope park, Poitiers is a blend of ancient and modern. Founded in the fifteenth century, the University enrolls approximately 28,000 students who comprise one-quarter of the population
of the city.

Students can enroll in virtually all disciplines in Poitiers, including science and maths. The main campus is located a mere 20 minutes by bus from the picturesque city center.

For further information, please contact the Schools Abroad main administrative offices at Middlebury College or the Parisian offices of the School in France.