GOTHIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN PARIS
May Session 2010

Department of Art History: Topics 3940. Fulfills art history major and minor requirements.
May 19 (depart)-June 12(return), 2010
4 credits; A-N grading only
No language or art history prerequisites needed.
Approved for Liberal Education requirements of International Perspective Theme and Arts and Humanities Core.
Open to any University of Minnesota undergraduate

Faculty

Professor Steyaert has taught in the Department of Art History since 1971. He specializes in Gothic art of France and the Lowlands, and he has taught this course since 2000.

Curriculum

We will study Gothic art and architecture in its country of origin, with a special focus on principal monuments in and near Paris. Classes meet four days a week, alternating classroom (with computer lab) lectures with on site study in churches and museums. Full-day visits to the cities of Chartres and Reims form part of the course. Weekends allow additional time for exploration of the city and its environs.

Housing and Meals

Students share furnished apartments with kitchens. Residences are located within walking distance of the study
center and near subway and bus lines(a metro/bus pass valid for the duration of the course is provided). A welcome lunch and a farewell dinner as well as lunch on the two excursion days are provided.

Application

Early application is encouraged because this course fills quickly. Applications are processed as received and a
waiting list will be maintained. An application consists of:

• all of the forms available here
• transcript 2.5 minimum GPA (unofficial o.k.)
• check for $50 made out to “The University of Minnesota” (non-refundable Application Fee; not included in the Program Fee)

Send all of these to:

Professor John Steyaert, Art History Department, 338 Heller Hall, 271 19 th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (NOT to the Learning Abroad Center.)

Program Fee

Includes tuition, housing, airfare, transportation to and from the airport, international health insurance, all course-related entrance fees, a metro/bus pass, four meals, a musical evening out in Paris, orientation, a Seine cruise, as well as program administration.

Non-refundable Confirmation
Deposit withdrawn
in January: $500


Total Program Fee: $4,140

In addition, at least $900 should be budgeted for passport and pictures, textbooks, meals and miscellaneous living expenses

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Most financial aid may be applied to this
course. In addition, $500 scholarships are
available from special university-wide funds. Scholarship applications are available on the Learning Abroad Center web site at: www.umabroad.umn.edu

Contact

For further information, contact Professor Steyaert in his office (364 Heller Hall), at 612-624-0520, or email at steya001@umn.edu

For questions about passports, scholarships, financial aid, international student ID cards and other matters related to travel and study abroad, go to the Learning Abroad Center, 230 Heller Hall, (626-9000) or consult the website at www.umabroad.umn.edu