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Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne
Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, 1, rue Victor Cousin, 75005 Paris, France
4.00 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
Description:
Vous entrez à Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) : c'est l'héritière de l'une des plus anciennes universités du monde, la prestigieuse Sorbonne qui date du Moyen Âge... Mais, vous y entrez pour le nouveau siècle, le vingt-et-unième. Vous allez y trouver à peu près toutes les disciplines du secteur lettres et sciences humaines (en tous cas, le plus vaste champ proposé à Paris) : depuis le grec ancien et l'égyptologie jusqu'à l'ingénierie linguistique, en passant par la philosophie, la sociologie, les études de la plupart des langues et civilisations étrangères, les lettres classiques et modernes, l'histoire.....
75% of students recommend
210 reviews
210 reviews of Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne
HOUSING
by kepenate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Language, Independent
Personal assessment
Type of housing: I lived in a student foyer not too far from school
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Foyer
Why? I think the foyer situation was ideal. Really I lived in a magnificent area on Boulevard Saint Michel right across from the Luxembourg Gardens. In terms of bang for my buck I don't think I could have done any better!
Personal comments:
You get absolutely no help with housing from the Sorbonne. If possible try to get into a foyer if not then just go and hoof it looking for places in the city. Becareful with the areas you end up in though! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
by nightsfan, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Literature, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
Going out at night with a bottle of wine to the pont des arts is always nice. Likewise the Seine. Hanging out in summer is cool. Lots of good places for dancing, but alcoholic drinks cost a bomb. You can't go out and get drunk if you want to have money left over. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
by nightsfan, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Literature, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Don't do the comparative lit course in the French faculty: it's rubbish. Take the English faculty's Analyse de texte module, which is great. Litt$BqS(Bature g$BqOqS(Bale (aka Intertextualit$B!&(B is a dreadfully boring module.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Teachers must talk more to pupils, especially in the French dept; the English- country educated staff are better teachers, as they know the 'Anglo Saxon' method (i.e., where you discuss, rather than lecture). Lecturers really should abandon the ridiculous (and arbitrary) demand that all presentations be tripartite - one teacher so much as admitted that structure was more important than content. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by kepenate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Language, Independent
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
I had visions of striking up conversations in Paris with friendly shop keepers. Silly me - this did NOT happen! I found the Parisians to be seriuos and somewhat closed - off. As a result my opportunities to speak the language were less than anticipated. I don't know, maybe in Provence you would find friendlier people. Overall though I would still say I learned a TON - there is nothing like living in a language! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
by maya, Goucher College, Baltimore, United States
Language, Independent
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
A private grant Other sources of funding:
Family Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience Personal spending habits:
In the US travel is expensive : airlines might offer reasonable rates, but the time you are away from work and studies is a factor in how "expensive" and inconvenient regular travel becomes. In France I found I could take a trip every month or so with the train, student discounts were abound, and hostels or budget traveling were simply more convenient to look in to. The telephone situation, well, if you buy a cell phone and use it without an "abonnement" then you're pretty much going to spend a lot of money. Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home. Food, Nightlife, Overall: was the same price as at home. Travel: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Most things in Paris of cultural value are free to students. See if the Sorbonne can't hook you up with a "histoire de l'art" student card (should be easy if you follow the conference) so that you can get into most private museums for free. Movies are cheap, alcohol is cheap, everything is pretty inexpensive, and if you are out of cash, just walk around. If you plan to be there a year, make sure to get an Imagine R card for the subway. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
by kepenate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Language, Independent
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
I wish that I knew how much the entire experience was going to cost - I had the money to spend it was just a bit of a shock - that's all. In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
My recommendation to the Sorbonne is to improve the services it provides to it's international students. Those of us in the program I took paid for one semester what 12 people in the regular program pay for a year! That's why I find it ridiculous that we can't even access the Sorbonne library - it's insane! FINAL COMMENTS
GO! There are downfalls but the good definitely outweighs the bad. You'll have a fantastic time, your French will improve enormously, and you'll meet people from all over the world. And when you're sitting in a cafe overlooking the Seine have another glass of wine for me! ;o) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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