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 students with no previous French language up to fifth-term French. This program includes:

  • A part-time internship placement in English;
  • 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 course and two elective courses in English.

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 available in both French and English. Students who have taken four or more terms of French at the university level (or the equivalent) should expect their internship to be conducted in French. Internships in English are reserved for students who have taken fewer than four terms of French at the university level (or the equivalent) and will be offered in the following sectors only: marketing, communications, start-ups.

Note: the following are examples of past internship placements only. While BU Study Abroad guarantees an internship to program participants, specific placements vary from term to term 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.

Internship Area Examples

  • Serve in marketing and product development, press relations, events management, or public relations. Past internship placements have included ECO-Learn, Mediatic, and Free Persephone.

Paris Business Internship: English Language