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Université de Nice
Nice, France
(pop. 350,000)
Student Enrollment: 20,000
Language of instruction: French
portail.unice.fr/
Course Information
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PROGRAM TYPE
Academic year and semester exchanges
ISEP-Exchange for International students; chance of placement is limited.
ISEP-Exchange for US students; chance of placement is limited.
Chance of Placement
ISEP-Exchange chance of placement for US and International students is Limited.
Courses
Full year or semester enrollment in regular university courses:
Faculties of Civilizations (history of ideas, architecture, arts, classics, communication, environmental law; area, regional & urban studies; Provencal studies, theater); Economics and Business (business administration, economics, international law & finance, law, law of development); Law, Letters and Humanities (applied foreign languages, archaeology, art history, classics, modern letters, English, environment & forestry, ethnology, geography, German, history, Italian, linguistics, music, philosophy, psychology, Russian, sociology, Spanish); Odontology; Physical Education; Sciences (biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, electronics, mathematics, physiology, physics, structural & materials science); Technical Institute (business administration & merchandising, computer science, electrical engineering).
Special ISEP Application Instructions
ISEP participants must have at least junior-level standing.
Language Notes
A minimum of 4-6 semesters of university-level French of its equivalent must be completed prior to program. Students should have taken at least one literature or advanced composition course.
A language course is offered in addition to regular classes during the academic year for an additional fee. Students may take language and culture courses at the language institute for an additional fee for all levels.
A 4-week pre-session, intensive French language courses is offered in the summer only for intermediate and advanced levels. All students are expected to enroll in the pre-session language course. An additional pre-session language training is available in July and August for an additional fee for intermediate to 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
Academic year: late September/ early October to June
Semester 1: late September/ early October to late January
Semester 2: February to June
Housing and Meals
Students are housed in residence halls located at the Carlone campus near the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, as well as in other parts of the city. Each major campus center has its own restaurant-universitaire. A meal stipend is provided. Apartment living arrangements are also possible. No married student housing is available.
Profile
Universite de Nice, a comprehensive university, was founded in 1965; it traces its origins to the distinguished 17th-century college of law that became the modern university's law faculty. Administrative and academic facilities include a computer center, general and subject-area libraries, language labs and audiovisual classrooms, and athletic facilities for swimming, tennis, gymnastics and skiing. The Schuman Campus and the School of Business Administration (IAE) are located downtown. Frequent bus service connects the campus. Total enrollment: 20,000.
Location
Nestled alongside the Baie Des Anges on the Mediterranean, Nice is dominated by its mountaintop observatory which overlooks all six campuses of the university. Flanked by beaches and close to Alpine skiing areas, the city has fine museums, year-round arts festivals, opera, theaters. Nice is half an hour by train from Cannes and Monaco.
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