Director: Prof. Tom Zeiler, History and International Affairs
For more information on this program, incuding scholarships, see the Study Abroad website. Download the Bordeaux Global Seminar Stipend Request here.
Interested in studying abroad in Europe this summer? Find out more about our global seminar, France and America: Connections through Time, in Bordeaux, France. Earn 3 credits in 2 weeks this June. This class counts for geographic concentration Europe/Eurasia or Functional Area III for the IAFS major, and also fulfills Historical Context core. This global seminar is directed by Prof. Tom Zeiler (History and IAFS). Scholarships are available. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions, and download the Bordeaux program PowerPoint here.
Program Highlights:- Learn how two of the world's most influential powers, France and the United States, are uniquely connected
- Fulfill the Historical Context core requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences, or the major degree requirements in IAFS or PSCI
- Enjoy numerous excursions around Bordeaux and hear guest lectures by local faculty
Location Description:
With a long and rich heritage as a political, economic, and cultural hub, Bordeaux has, for centuries, sat as at the crossroads of history and contemporary affairs. It is a French city but also a European and global center with a historic district that is a United Nations World Heritage site. Situated near the Atlantic coast (and excellent swimming and surfing beaches), Bordeaux offers both a unique and universal perspective on France. A few hours to the south lie the Basque country, the Pyrenees, and Spain; the neighboring province of the Dordogne and its prehistoric caves is a short distance to the east; and to the north is Brittany and Normandy, while Paris is just three hours by train. While France and the rest of Europe are easily accessible, so is Bordeaux, with a modern tram system, a maze of picturesque streets, and the largest pedestrian mall in Europe. Of course, wine gives Bordeaux a special place in a network of vineyards, companies, and transportation links across Europe and the world.
Bordeaux's history, vibrant culture, and vigorous commerce provide opportunities to explore a host of issues to students interested in history and international affairs. That it holds the largest complex of universities in France, including an elite branch of the L'Institut D'Etudes Politiques, known as "Sciences Po," to which CU-Boulder has long-standing academic ties through professor and student exchanges in both directions, Bordeaux is especially appealing as a case study of the interaction of history and culture, French and local politics and economy, and European Union and international affairs - themes that address a research and teaching interest of the instructor of record, Tom Zeiler, a historian and member of the International Affairs Program.
