Curriculum
Students are enrolled at the Université de Paris Dauphine – PSL and have access to Dauphine facilities and services. Upon successful completion of the program, students earn 17 Boston University units. Students receive BU Questrom School of Business unit for management courses taken in this program.
BU Questrom School of Business students should refer to Questrom’s lists of pre-approved courses before applying.
Designed for more advanced students who have completed through five or more terms of college-level French. This program includes:
- A part-time internship placement in French;
- An online 4-unit internship course taught in English by Questrom faculty;
- A mandatory 1-unit Intensive French Language Seminar held at Dauphine during Welcome Week;
- Three 4-unit courses at Dauphine comprised of one French language or culture course and two elective courses.
Internship
Study Abroad will enroll students in a four-unit internship course, which includes online sessions. Placements are contingent upon students’ experience, language ability, professional interests, and available opportunities in any given term, so flexibility is essential.
Internship Areas
Internships are in French
Note: the following are examples of past internship placements only. While BU Study Abroad guarantees an internship to program participants, specific placements vary from semester to semester and may not always be available. Likewise, internship placements may be available in academic areas not listed. The level of proficiency in the target language is an important factor, which internship supervisors will take into account.
- Serve in the communications, IT/data science, or research departments of French companies. Recent placements have included Finance Innovation, and La Chaire Gouvernance et Régulation de l’Université Paris Dauphine, Supervizor and Streammind.