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Academics: Integrated Courses
The following outlines the most popular fields at the university. If a course has been taken in the past, the title will appear under the field heading. There is no guarantee that any particular course will be offered in a given semester or year, and exact courses are not known in advance. If a field is not listed but is of interest, please contact the Learning Abroad Center, and staff will inquire about its availability.
Since Paul Valéry University does not publish course catalogs in advance, individual course descriptions are not available. However, on-site program staff compiles its own “class bulletin” at the beginning of the term, as information from academic departments become available.
Keep in mind that Paul Valéry University is a humanities university. Courses outside the humanities are more selective. Students outside the humanities should not plan to take all their courses in their field and will need to supplement with French history, language, literature, and civilization courses.Courses in the sciences are generally lecture and do not contain a lab component.
Students must test sufficiently strong in their language ability upon arrival to enroll in these advanced courses.
Accounting
General Accounting
Regional & National Accounting
Private Accounting
Audit, Control
Anthropology
Anthropology of Tourism
Anthropology of Everyday Life
Political Power
Ethnology: Intro. to Theories of Blood Relations
Evolution of Politics and Society
Arabic: language; culture
Beginning Arabic
Arabic Grammar
Arabic Civilization
Arabic for Non-specialis
Art History
Architecture
Art Esthetics
History of Modern Art
Religious Iconography of the Middle Ages
History of Contemporary Art
History of Medieval Art
Prehistoric Art
Egyptian Epigraph
Figurative Art
Middle Ages
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
Prehistoric Times
Renaissance
Renaissance to 18th Century
17th Century
Modern Art
Arts: cinema, theater; painting (focus is on theory)
18th Century Theater
Study in Cinema
Directing a Show
Exercises in Film Making
Aesthetics of the Image
History of Cinema
Aesthetics of Film Noir
Cinema: Representation of the Female Other
History of World Cinema
Media Studies: Politics in Television
Contemporary Movement
Biochemistry
Structural and Metabolic Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Enzymology
Biology
Physiobiology Practicum
Microbiology
Animal Physiobiology
Animal Biology
Ecology
Business: focus is on liberal arts business courses such as international relations, marketing, finance theory and French business language. Course offerings are limited.
Business Law
Trade & Marketing
Catalan: language; culture
Beginning Catalan
Intermediate Catalan
Chemistry
General Chemistry
Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Macromolecular Chemistry
Analytic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Cosmetic Engineering
Chinese: language; culture
Beginning Chinese
Intermediate Chinese
Advanced Chinese
Chinese Civilization
Translation
Communications
Media, Culture, & Society
History of Communications
Speech Communication
Semiology
Language & Communication
Comparative Literature
Modern & Contemporary Poetry
Francophone Literature
Travel Literature
Contemporary Pastoral Tales
Composition and Writing
Writing Workshops
Reading & Writing
French Stylistics
Computer Science
Programming
Industrial Computer Science
Computer Architecture
Computer System & Network
Database
Note: computer science technology in France is significantly less advanced than in the U.S.
Criminology
Criminal Law & Sciences
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Politics
Criminal Psychiatry
Czech: language; culture
Beginning Czech
Intermediate Czec
Economics: economics of work and health; world economy; international economics; socio-economics; economics of social politics; macro and micro economics; econometrics; money
Historical Economics of Great Britain
Monetary Policies
European Institutions
International Business Management
International Business Strategies
Business Law
European Union
Management Theory
Economic Analysis
Marketing
Political Sciences
European Economics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Private Rights
International Marketing
Law and International Relations
Comparative Political Systems of Europe
History of Economic Thought
Marketing and Strategy of International Firms
International Economics
Economy of Enterprise
Constitutional Law
Introduction to Management
European Union Social and Political Law
Economic Growth
Economic Development
Industrial Strategy
Organizational Management
Education: history; society; psychology; culture & recreation; adult; communication; pedagogy; systems; primary & secondary
Education & Kindergarten
Nursery School Education
Electrical Engineering
Electrostatics
Electrokinetics
Theory of Telecommunications
Electromagnetism
Industrial Technics
Electronics
Electronic Components
Electronic Functions
Theory & Processes of Signals
Power Electronics
Converters
Applied Mathematics and Physics
Electrotechnics
Analogical Circuits & Logical Systems
Signal Processing
Microwaves
Power, Transformers, Engines
Applied Mathematics and Physics
Engineering
Thermodynamics
Optics
Creating Industrial Goods
Design
English: language; literature; culture
Beginning English Translation
French-English Translation
Journalistic Translation
Elizabethan Literature
The English Bible
Redefining American in the 20th Century
The French Encounter with American Cultures
Ethnicity in the US
America in the 20s
French Literary Translation
British Mandate in Palestine
Gothic Literature
American Culture
Union Movements & Foreign Policy in the US
Poe, Hawthorne, & Melville
Detective Novel in Britain in the 30s
History of Scotland
Faulkner
British Novel (Pickpockets, Thieves & Prostitutes)
Life & Death in Great Britain
African Literature & Civilization
Poetry
Pickpockets & Pirates
UK Industrial Revolution
Short Stories
Contemporary Novel
American Fiction
Social Conflicts/Drama
18th Century UK Aesthetics
The US & The World
Globalization
Linguistics
British Post-Modernism: Literature of Memory
American Cinema: The Novel in Film
Chomsky and His Critics
Translation for Anglophones
Anthropology of Pop Culture
Understanding Pop
British Romanticism
Ethnic Dimensions to American Society: 17th-20th
Century
American Literature and Cinema
Encounters With the Other
Shakespeare: Love and Myths
Shakespeare
Accents and Dialects of English
Ireland, The Easter Rising: 1916 History
Sexual Revolution in American Literat
Environmental Studies: soil and water sciences
Scanning & Remote Detection
Pollution: Identification, Characteristics, and Evolution
Ecotoxicology and Environment
Hydrosciences
Water Resources
Recycling
Ethnology
Introduction to Ethnology
Methods of Ethnology
Anthropology: The Imaginam
Mediterranean Ethnology
Ethnicity and Identity
Religious Phenomenon
Applied Ethnology
Finance
Financial Analysis
Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Local Finances
International Finances
French Literature: medieval 20th Century literature; poetry; theatre; comparative; mythological
Survey of French Literature
Survey of 18th and 19th Century French Literature
French Baroque Literature of the 19th Century
French Renaissance Literature
French Narrative
French Theatre
French Literature
Existentialism
Black African Literature
African Poetry
The Oral Tradition
Mythology
The Myth in French Literature
Comparative Literature
Literature & Religion
The Arts & Religion
Ideas and Religion
Aesthetics and Religion
20th Century Travel Literature
16th Century French Poetry
Renaissance
Literature & the Beaux Arts
Rhetoric
Aesthetics & Literature
Novels of the Middle Ages
Introduction to Literature Genre
17th Century Literature & Philosophy
Enlightenment
Poetry
17th and 18th Century French Literature
Francophone Literature: Antilles
Literary Analysis
French Literature Survey: 19th and 20th Century
Selected Authors of the 19th and 20th Century
French Literature: 20th Century Novel
French Literature and Drama
Comparative Literature: Francophone Literature
19th Century French Literature: Literature of the Sacred
French Literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
French Literature: Gide
Literary Rhetorical
God and Writers in the 20th Century
US Imperialism
Ancient French Writings and the Holy Grail
Writing and Photography
French: textual analysis; phonetics; grammar (medieval, modern and contemporary); language and communication; French philology (see also Linguistics)
Geography: world, economic and human; the developing world; physical; use and production of space;
Geography of France
Physical Geography
Geography of Relations
Rural and Industrial Space in the Arab World
Geography of the Sea
Human Geography
New Europe
European Regions, Nations and Culture
Geology
General Geology
Geotechnics
Soil Science
Scanning & Remote Detection
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Oil Science
Land Management
German: language; literature; culture
German Civilization, History and Geography
Beginning German
Intermediate German
Translation
Civilization
Advanced Civilization
Greek (ancient and modern): literature; language;
Beginning Greek
Intermediate Greek
Civilization
Advanced Civilization
Translation
Health Sciences
Health Systems
Health Economics
Physicals
Hygiene and Public Health
Hebrew: language; culture
Beginning Hebrew
Intermediate Hebrew
Hebrew for the Non-specialist
History: ancient and contemporary; European and non-European
History of Contemporary France
History of Languedoc from the 16th -20th Century
History of Spain
History of the Middle Ages
History of Christianity
History & Civilization of Israel
History of International Relations
History of Photography
Bastille
Children in the Middle Ages
European Nobility
History of Islam
Roman History
Medieval Religion
Judaism and Christianity
Joan of Arc
US Contemporary History
US History
France in the 20th Century: 1919-2000
Ideas and Institutions
History of Judaism
History of Ideas and Institutions in the Modern Era
Renaissance
Medieval History of Europe and the Middle East
Colonial History
Contemporary History: US and the World
History of Democratic Institutions in France
Contemporary History: Israel and Vietnam
Economies, Societies and Mentalities in the 20th Century
France in Modern Europe
Early Medieval History: 10th-15th Centuries
History and Methodology of Antiquity
International Relations
History of Political Thought
Languedoc Economics
Economic Institutions
Legal History of the European Union
International Economy
Economy of Growth
Economy of Development
Economics of Enterprise
Comparing Political Systems
Italian (for intermediate or advanced students):
Beginning Italian
Intermediate Italian
Poetry and Visual Expression
Introduction to Civilization
Italian Cinema
13th & 14th Century Italian Literature
Latin: literature; language; culture
Beginning Latin
Rome, Love and Marriage
Latin Studies 2
Roman Civilization
Law: focus on French law
Community Law
Constitutional Law
Employment Law
Private and Public Law
Fiscal Law
Administration Law
Childhood Law
Introduction to Legal Vocabulary
Linguistics
Communication
Introduction to Linguistics
French Language & Culture
Grammar II
French Grammar through Translation
Grammar through Creative Writing
Grammar & Stylistics
French Grammar/Phonetics
French Grammar/Conversation
French Phonetics
History of the French Language
Media Culture
Speech Communication
Historical Linguistics
Corrective Linguistics/Phonetics
Intercultural Didactics: Learning a Foreign Lang.
Psycholinguistics & Language Acquisition
General Linguistics and Phonetics
French Translation
French Linguistics
Elements of Linguistics
Linguistic and Phonetic Correction
Discourse Theory
Management
Management
Human Resources Management
Output Management
Administrative Management
Financial Management
Marketing
Marketing
International Marketing
Market Research
Product Analysis
Price Policies
Mathematics
Mathematical Models in Sociology
Statistics
Informational Systems
Algebra 1 and 2
Probability
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics & Theory of Mechanisms
Materials
Technology of Design & Manufacturing
Scientific Calculus in Mechanics
Medical Sciences
(1st year classes only)
Anatomy
Microbiology
Molecular & Cellular Metabolism
Molecular Genetics
Genetics
Bacteriology
Music: theory
Private lessons are also available for a fee. Serious advanced music students can apply for full-time enrollment at the Montpellier Conservatory. Only full-time enrollment is possible, and students can thus not take any other courses. Students must submit a tape with their Learning Abroad Center application and a statement detailing their music background. The Conservatory may not make its final decision prior to the student’s arrival in France.
20th Century Music
Composition & Harmony
Musical Formation and Harmony
Solfege
Solfege & Writing
History of Music
Pharmacy (1st year classes only)
Pharmacology
Pharmakinetics
Pharmaceutic Industry & Market
Regulation and Development of Drugs
Philosophy: (students must have excellent French skills and a solid background in Philosophy) history; aesthetics; epistemology; analysis
General Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Analysis and Philosophical Expression
Philosophy: Hegel
History of Philosophy
Physics
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Thermodynamics
Optics
Acoustics
Astrophysics
Physiology
Physiology & Psychophysiology
Nutrition
Cellular & Animal Physiology
Endocrinology
Physiology of Breeding
Polish: language; culture
Beginning Polish
Intermediate Polish
Political Science
Political Sociology
History of Political Ideas
Introduction to Public Politics
History of Contemporary Politics
Political Institutions
Geopolitics
International Relations Law
Comparative Political Systems of Europe
History of European Institutions
Portuguese: language; culture
Portuguese Grammar
Beginning Portuguese
Translation
Brazilian Literature
Psychology: social; clinical; early adolescence; children; statistics; cognitive; experimental; fundamental
Psychopathology
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychology of Deviance
Psychology of Development
Cognitive Psychology
Statistics
Romanian: language; culture
Beginning Romanian
Intermediate Romanian
Russian: language; culture
Beginning Russian
Intermediate Russian
Advanced Russian
Translation
Russian Civilization
Sociology: theories; anthropology; ethnology; culture; quantitative methods; communication; political; statistics; ethnic & identity
Introduction to Sociology
Ethnicity and Identity
Sociology and Ethnology
Sociology of Integration
Anthropology of Tourism
Political Sociology
Sociology of Exclusion
Sociology of Everyday Life
Anthropology of the Imaginary
Ethnology of Religious Phenomenon
Ethnicity and Identity
Political Power
History of Sociological Ideas: Late 19th Century
Ethno-Archeology of Contemporary Societies
Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology
The Individual and Society
Problems of Society
Spanish: language; literature; culture
Latin-American Economics
Latin American, Literature & Civilization
Latin American & Spanish Culture
Latin-American Literature
Intermediate Spanish
Spanish Grammar
Spanish Civilization
Spanish Translation
Spanish Translation 2
History of Cuba
History of Sevilla
Intermediate Spanish
Literature & Civilization of the Siglo de Oro
19th & 20th Century Literature & Civilization
Contemporary Latin American Literature
Linguistics
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