Université de Nice 1. Go to the home page of the university: http://unice.fr/ 2. If there is an option to set a language, click on the French flag. If you find that some of the pages do not work, make sure the French language option is selected as not all pages have translated information and thus will not work. 3. Click on the tab Formations at the top of the page 4. On the left hand side of the page, click on Formations, Facultés, Insituts, Ecoles 5. Select the Faculté in which you would like to take courses Each Faculté will have a different website and courses will be located in different places. UFR Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines (LASH) 1. Click on the link to Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines 2. On the right hand side of the page, click on Départements 3. The various departments are organized by domain Lettres: Note: Arts 1. Click on the heading LETTRES 2. Choose from one of the following concentrations Département de Lettres Classiques Département de Lettres Modernes (Français et Littérature) Sciences du Langage 3. On the right hand side of the page, under the department name on which you clicked, click on LICENCE 4. The next page should either provide course information or provide some type of LIVRET which will provide courses and course information. For Lettres Classiques, click on the link to the department website: http://lcnice.free.fr/ Click on CURSUS on the left hand side of the page You will see : LICENCE 1ère année (L1) Pour obtenir le livret, cliquez ICI Click ICI for detailed information. There is a livret for each year (L1 L3) 1. On the right hand side of the page click on the department Arts 2. Click on Guide des Etudes 3. Students will find course descriptions for each discipline Langues 1. On the right hand side of the page, click Langues 2. Click the language you would like to study 3. On the right hand side of the page, look for the keywords livret, programmes, or Licence in the drop down under the language you have chosen to lead you to specific course descriptions. Sciences Humaines et Sociales Histoire 1. On the right hand side of the page click on Histoire 2. On the right hand side of the page, under the Histoire heading. click on Licence 3. At the top of the page, click on the word document, LICENCE LIVRET
Psychologie 1. Click on Psychologie on the right hand side of the page 2. Click on Licence Psychologie 3. Scroll down to see the courses offered each semester in the psychology degree Philosophie 1. Click on Philosophie on the right hand side of the page 2. Click on PLSH under the Philosophie heading on the right hand side of the page 3. The website lists the different years and underneath has a link, Cliquez ici 4. Click on the cliquez ici under the year which you are interested in for a course list. 5. Click on the individual courses for a more detailed description. Sociologie Ethnologie 1. Click on Sociologie Ethnologie on the right hand side of the page 2. Underneath that heading click on Licence 3. You then have the choice to choose sociologie or ethnologie 4. When clicking on either one, at the very bottom of the page, click on the word document link under PLAN DU COURS ET BIBLIOGRAPHIE. Sciences de l information et communication 1. Click on Sciences de l information et communication on the right hand side of the page 2. In the drop down on the right, click on «Maquettes» 3. In the drop down, click on the year of the degree program you would like to see on the right side of the page: Licence 1, Licence 2, Licence 3 4. In the drop down, click on programme pedagogique for a list of courses UFR Droit et Sciences Politiques 1. Click on next to Enseignements "DROIT" 2. In the chart labeled LICENCE "DROIT et SCIENCE POLITIQUE", click on Plans de cours for L1, L2, or L3 depending on the year of the degree program in which you would like to take courses. 3. For political science courses in the last year of the degree, click on L3 Semestre 5 6 Majeur SCIENCES PO in the left column of the same table. 4. Click on the individual course names for detailed information on the courses. UFR Espaces et Cultures 1. Click on Licences under the heading Formations in the column on the left hand side of the screen 2. Click on Licences sciences géographiques 3. Click on either the 1, 2, or 3 in the text «une information spécifique pour chaque année de Licence (1, 2, 3) : rappels sur le fonctionnement pédagogique, programme des études, emplois du temps de l année en cours...» 4. By clicking on the various years of the degree program you will see two documents to dowload : Contenu du des Enseignements = Detailed course descriptions Programme des Enseignements = Overview of courses offered and that particular level
Important Tips to Remember Courses are organized by year and semester. Make sure you are choosing courses during the semester that you will be abroad. L1 = Licence 1 or First year of undergraduate degree L2 = Licence 2 or Second year of undergraduate degree L3 = Licence 3 or Third and final year of the undergraduate degree S1 = Fall semester of year 1 S2 = Spring semester of year 1 S3 = Fall semester of year 2 S4 = Spring semester of year 2 S5 = Fall semester of year 3 S6 = Spring semester of year 3 You will notice that not all French universities will have course descriptions online. Instead, it will simply list the courses available in the degree program. When a French student enters a degree program, the courses for the duration of that program are mostly pre determined. Since students don t have as many elective courses, there is less of a need for course descriptions. However, as a result of increased international student mobility, some universities are starting to include course descriptions online. If course descriptions are not available online, it is not likely that you will be able to obtain them prior to arrival. The good news is that at most universities, registration (inscription) in France is a flexible process. You may not have to officially register until 1 2 weeks into the semester. This gives you flexibility to try out several courses and then narrow in on the ones for which you will eventually register. For example, if you know you must fulfill a requirement for an upper level French literature course, get as many possibilities pre approved as possible at your home university. Once you get to France, you will be able to sit in on various literature courses and choose the one that best suits your needs. Remember to save all course syllabi, exams, papers, etc. from your time abroad. This can help you if there is any question about course approval or grade disputes.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Baccalauréat (le bac): This is approximately the equivalent of a high school diploma in the U.S Cours: Class, course Cours Magistraux (CM): Lecture courses/sections Cursus : The «curriculum» or list of all courses for a particular degree program Cycle: French higher education is divided into cycles, each terminating with a degree after successful completion of an exam. The premier cycle ends with a DEUG degree after 2 years and the deuxième cycle terminates with a licence (after 1 year). DEUG (Diplôme d Études Universitaires Générales): First two years of undergraduate study; considered foundation for upper level graduate courses. DUT (Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie): A two year diploma in technology ECTS: European credit transfer system, a standard for the transfer of university credits between one European institution and another. Faculté: This translates as faculty but actually refers to College or School within the university. Each university is made up of different faculties called UFRs (Unité de Formation et de Recherche). Sometimes these facultés are grouped under subject areas or Domaines. The main facultés at most ISEP schools are UFR Arts, Lettres, Langues; UFR Economie, Droit, Gestion; UFR Sciences sociales et sciences humaines. Individual departments can be found in the appropriate faculté. Formation: Education Guide des études: Document similar to a syllabus Inscription: Registration Licence: Diploma awarded in French higher education institutions after three years of study. Roughly equivalent to a bachelor's degree in the U.S. system. Licence professionelle: A professional oriented bachelor s degree that involves an internship component. Masters: Degree awarded after 5 years of university level course work Mention: Variant of a course or degree. For example, a course may involve a history variant (mention histoire) or a licence in arts and letters may focus on music (licence arts, lettres, et langues MENTION musique). Parcours can also be used in the same way as mention. Niveau: Level Prérequis: Prerequisites Semestre: Semester ; Remember that S1, S3, S5 are fall semesters in each year of the degree program and S2, S4, and S6 are the spring semesters. Make sure to choose courses appropriate for the period of time you will be abroad Travaux Dirigés (TD): A course section that involves theoretical and practical components similar to a workshop. Unité d enseignement (UE): This is a group of courses that are required for a specific degree. They are sometimes considered modules or blocks of multiple courses. A unité d enseignement can be composed of different subjects.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Arts, Lettres, Langues Arts Arts Plastiques Arts de la Scène Études Cinematographiques Histoire d art Lettres Littérature Classique Littérature Modernes Langues Langues Etrangères Appliquées Sciences Humaines et Sociales Arts, Letters (humanities), Languages Art Studio arts Theater Film Studies Art history Humanities Classical French Literature Modern French Literature Languages Foreign Languages applied to business Social Sciences Sociologie Géographie Histoire Psychologie Philosophie Droit, Economie, Gestion Droit Economie Sciences Politiques Gestion Affaires internationales Administration économique et sociale Administration publique Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Sociology Geography History Psychology Philosophy Law, Economics, Management Law Economics Political Science Management International Affairs Economic and Social Administration Public Administration Health and Exercice Science Sciences, Technologies, Santé Biologie Chimie Physique Mathématiques Science de la vie et de la terre Informatique Sciences pour l'ingénieur Science, Technology, Health Biology Chemistry Physics Math Life and Earth Sciences Computer Science Engineering