Diverse course offerings in English for students of European Studies and Political Science at Sciences Po Lyon in a certificate program specially designed for students from partner institutions.
More photos from this program can be found here.
Students majoring in Political Science, Urban Planning or with concentrations relating to European Studies may elect to participate in the Diploma of French and European Studies (DFES) program at Sciences Po-Lyon. This program allows participants to take courses in Politics, Urban Studies and/or Area Studies. Core courses are taught in English and students also take a French language course appropriate to their current level. This semester program can be combined with other semester options available in Lyon – please refer to the Custom Combination description for more information.
Program Duration:
Fall: March 31
Winter/Spring: October 15
- Sophomore or higher
- GPA of 2.75 or above
- Minimum of one year of college-level French or the equivalent
Core courses are in English. Participants also take a French language course appropriate to their language level.
Find more information and sample course offerings in the French and European Studies brochure.
The French and European Studies program is open to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Political Science, Urban Studies or European Studies. To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following minimum requirements before departure:
Housing is coordinated by the IE3 Global Resident Director. Students will live with a host family for the duration of the program, giving students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language and culture. Each participant is placed with a family that has been carefully selected and is ready to welcome a visiting student.
The experienced staff of the Centre Oregon Lyon support students during their study program. Resident Director Laurie Wilson and Program Assistant Rémédios Hernandez will help you to arrange housing, coordinate your orientation, introduce you to the city, give you guidance regarding the French educational system, and provide other logistical and personal support as needed. The Centre Oregon is located at Lyon 2 in a suite of offices shared by other Lyon 2 partner institutions.
About Resident Director, Laurie WilsonLaurie grew up in Northern California and completed her BA in Language Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, during which time she spent her junior year abroad in Poitiers, France. She then moved to Oregon for graduate school and earned both a Master of Arts in French and a PhD in Romance Languages from the University of Oregon. During her doctoral program, Laurie spent a year working as a graduate assistant for the IE3 Global program in Lyon, France. She returned to Lyon to live after completing her PhD, and was hired to be the Resident Director of the IE3 Global Lyon program in 2003. She enjoys helping the IE3 Global students learn and thrive during their time in Lyon, and working with the French exchange students as they prepare for their time in Oregon universities.
IE3 Global seeks to make its exchange programs affordable and accessible. For detailed information regarding the program budget (both the program fee and an estimate of personal expenses), please click on the following:
The program fee includes academic and administrative fees, room and board allowance, on-site support, orientation expenses, group activities, and health and accident insurance. The program fee does not include airfare, visa expenses, campus-based fees and personal expenses such as local transportation, textbooks, laundry, recreation (including continental travel), personal supplies and incidental expenses.
Fall: March 31
Winter/Spring: October 15
- Sophomore or higher
- GPA of 2.75 or above
- Minimum of one year of college-level French or the equivalent