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Université de Savoie
Chambery, France
(pop. 100,000)
Student Enrollment: 12,000
Language of instruction: French
www.univ-savoie.fr/
Course information
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PROGRAM TYPE
ISEP-Exchange: Academic year or semester
ISEP-Direct: Academic year, semester or summer
ISEP-Exchange for US students.
ISEP-Direct site for member and affiliate students.
Summer program available.
Chance of Placement
ISEP-Exchange chance of placement for US students is Good.
ISEP-Direct programs chance of placement for US students is excellent.
Chance of placement on ISEP-Direct (summer program only) is Excellent.
Courses
Option 1: ISEP-Exchange- Regular University Courses
Chambéry campus-Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Law, Economics, Languages and Applied Management (international business, transport, tourism & leisure, hospitality).
Le Bourget campus-Applied and basic science, and technology, environmental, some engineering (biology, chemistry, construction & environmental engineering, geology, mathematics, materials science, physics).
Annecy campus - General Management studies and further engineering and technology departments (business, administration, electronic engineering & robotics, mechanical engineering).
Option 2: ISEP-Direct- Semester or Full-Year French Language and Culture Program
Students wishing to take full-time French language and culture courses must participate in ISEP-Direct. Institut Savoisien d'Études Françaises (ISEFE) at the Université de Savoie ISEFE is a university institute specializes in teaching French as a foreign language to students from non-Francophone countries. French language and culture courses are provided for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. Courses aim to expand students' knowledge of French culture while honing their reading, speaking, and listening skills. Students are placed in appropriate language levels according to a placement exam taken before arrival. Students can also enroll in up to two additional courses per week organized by the International Relations Office that are specifically designed for international students. Topics include tourism, hospitality, management, and marketing. Courses will be delivered in basic French or English. In addition to these courses, one or two special seminars on aspects of French culture will be offered.
Typical program includes (15 hours/week for 12 weeks, roughly equivalent to 12 US credits; credits dependent upon home university's calculation).
Academic Notes
Suitable fields are French literature, linguistics and psycholinguistics, applied foreign languages, hotel management, international trade, tourism, social psychology, sociology, modern history and history of Savoie, Alpine geography and stratigraphy, regional and human geography, materials physics, molecular spectroscopy and analytical chemistry, ecology, civil and architectural engineering, applied information science, artificial intelligence, optics, industrial microcomputers, photo-chemistry, and business technology (at Annecy campus).
The diploma programs in clinical psycho-sociology and advanced psychopathology are closed to ISEP. Some fields, including stratigraphy and industrial microcomputers, can take only a small number of ISEP participants.
Language Notes
Option 1: ISEP-Exchange: Enrollment in Regular Courses
A minimum of 4-5 university level French courses or the equivalent must be completed prior to the program.
French language and civilization courses are offered in addition to regular university classes during each semester. Contact hours per week: 4-8 hours.
A 2-3 week pre-session, intensive French language course is offered before semester 1 for an additional fee. Contact hours per course: approximately 32 hours.
Option 2: ISEP-Direct- Semester or Full-Year French language and culture program
Students can have anywhere from 0-2 semesters of university-level French. Courses are offered at the beginning, intermediate, or advanced levels.
For more information on courses and language options, see the:
ISEP French Language Advising Guide for US Students
ISEP French Language Advising Guide for I-to-I Students
Program Dates
Option 1: ISEP-Exchange: Regular University Courses
Academic year: mid-September to late May
Semester 1: mid-September to mid/late January
Semester 2: mid/late January to late May.
Option 2: ISEP-Direct Semester Program in French language and culture
TBA
Housing and Meals
Students are housed in single-occupancy bedrooms in shared apartments. Each apartment has two or three individual bedrooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen. A meal plan at the restaurant-universitaire, supplemented by a stipend, is provided. No married student housing can be arranged unless both husband and wife are ISEP students.
ISEP-Direct Semester Program: Meals are not included.
ISEP-Direct
ISEP-Direct French Language and Culture program available for semester of full-year.
See ISEP-Direct Fees and Dates
Summer Program
ISEP-Direct Summer Program in French language and culture at the Institut Savoisien d'Études Françaises (ISEFE)
See summer program information
Profile
Université de Savoie is a medium-sized university (12,000 students) with three campuses. Good facilities are offered (library, computing, sports, accommodation) along with special attention paid to assistance for induction, French language, "brush-up" sessions, help with administrative procedures, and organized visits of the region.
Location
The two Savoyard departments, dominated by the French Alps, are bordered on the north by Switzerland and on the east by Italy. Savoie is about three hours from Paris and the Mediterranean coast. Tourists enjoy the area for its Alpine and cross-country skiing and water sports. Chambéry was the capital of the former Duchy of Savoie. Like Annecy 50 kms away, it has preserved the charm of an old city. The Le Bourget campus is 10 kilometers from Chambéry.
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