2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

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languages, cultures, and societies of Africa, Asia,
and the Middle East. Royal Holloway is strong
across the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and
arts, including drama and music.
The Tufts-in-London program is under the
overall supervision of a resident director who
provides a full range of student services, including a
program of extracurricular cultural and social
activities, and coordinates all aspects of the
program. Tufts-in-London students are housed in
college dormitories that are located within a few
minutes’ walk of the campus.
Tufts in Madrid
The Tufts program in Spain is affiliated with the
Autonomous University of Madrid and with the
University of Alcalá. The program is primarily a
one-year course of study; however, arrangements
may be made to allow students to participate for the
fall or spring semester. Although the program is
particularly valuable for Spanish majors, students
from departments and programs such as economics,
history, international relations, political science,
psychology, biology, and sociology have studied in
Spain as well.
Preparation equivalent to the successful completion
of Spanish 21-22 (Composition and Conversation)
is required. Spanish 31-32 (Main Currents of
Spanish Literature) or 34-35 (Survey of Latin
American Literature) are highly recommended.
The Tufts director in Madrid advises students in
selecting courses from the university.
The program offers an orientation session and
group trips during the academic year. Monthly
lectures and receptions are held at the program
center, giving students contact with important
figures from Spanish cultural and political life.
Students are housed with Spanish families living in
Madrid or Alcalá.
Tufts in Oxford
Tufts and Pembroke College of the University of
Oxford maintain an agreement under which up to
six qualified Tufts students are selected to spend an
academic year at Pembroke College as non-degree
visiting students.
Pembroke College was founded in 1624 and has
a student body of 500. It is a friendly and informal
college, emphasizing intellectual activity, but sports,
drama, and music are also important. Oxford, with
12,000 undergraduates and 7,000 graduate students,
is now over 800 years old and consists of thirtyeight
independent, self-contained, self-governed
colleges and numerous other institutes and
organizations. Students wishing to attend Pembroke
College must show college-level course work
in the subject they wish to pursue at Oxford.
Each applicant is required to have a 3.7
cumulative grade-point average (on a scale of 4.0)
after two semesters. Pembroke will accept applications
only from students who are prepared to study
in the following areas: biochemistry; biological
sciences; chemistry; economics and management;
English language and literature; English and
modern languages (French, German, Italian);
experimental psychology; mathematics; mathematics
and philosophy; history; history and economics;
history and English; history and modern languages;
history and politics; modern languages (French,
German, Italian); philosophy, politics, and economics;
philosophy and modern languages; politics;
theology.
Tufts in Paris
The Tufts-in-Paris program offers a combination of
Tufts in-house courses taught by French professors
and courses in French institutions of higher
education in Paris, notably the public University of
Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and University of
Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) and the private
Institut Catholique. Courses are available in French
and comparative literature, political science,
economics, history, cinema and theater studies,
communications, art history, philosophy, religion,
psychology, European studies and international
relations. All courses are taught in French.
Qualified students may apply for the full-year
diploma program for international students at the
prestigious Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences-
Po). Tufts in Paris is primarily a one-year course of
study; however, arrangements may be made to
allow students to participate for the fall or spring
semester. Although the program is particularly
valuable for French majors, students from departments
and programs such as economics, history,
international relations, political science, psychology,
and sociology have participated as well.
Preparation equivalent to the successful completion
of French 21-22 (Composition and Conversation
I and II) is required for the program. French
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