Romanticism: Ruins, Race, Revolution

Explore Paris as a living map of Romanticism, tracing its roots in literature, art, and historic sites—from the Bastille to Versailles—to uncover how themes of revolution, race, and ruins continue to shape our world today.

• Program Dates: June 3-23, 2025

• Program Location: Rice Global Paris Center | Paris, France

• Who Can Apply? This course is open ALL Rice undergraduates! There are no prerequisites, apart from wanting to learn in Paris. Note for graduating seniors! You are welcome to apply to this course; however, Rice summer aid (i.e. Rice financial aid) is not available to seniors who have obtained enough credits to graduate by the end of the spring semester. Additionally, you will have to postpone your graduation date to the summer in order to participate. You are, however, still eligible to apply for both RICE GLOBAL tuition and travel awards included in the course application.

• Tuition Cost: $1,800 per credit hour (this course is 3 credit hours).

• What's Covered: The program will provide housing for all three weeks, metro card for all three weeks, course-set excursions/tickets, three group meals, and travel insurance.

• Financial Aid: If you already receive financial aid, you are eligible to receive financial aid for up to 9 credit hours a summer for two summer, at 50% of the tuition rate, i.e. if a Paris course is three credit hours and $5,400 total tuition, eligible students would pay $2,700. Rice summer aid (i.e. Rice financial aid) is not available to seniors who have obtained enough credits to graduate by the end of the spring semester.

  After submitting your application, our office is in direct contact with the financial aid office who will let us know if you are financial aid eligible for the summer. If you are accepted, you will immediately know how much financial aid you have available in your acceptance letter.

  To find out if you are eligible before acceptance to a course, contact: fina@rice.edu. To learn more about summer financial aid requirements, please visit: https://financialaid.rice.edu/summer-students.

• Additional Assistance from Rice Global: Students can also apply to receive additional assistance (for both tuition and travel) from Rice Global. Application for assistance is included in the course application.

• Credit Hours: 3 credit hours

• Course Instructor: Dr. Alexander Regier

• Course Description: PARIS: the most Romantic place in the world is also where the French Revolution began. Explore the city of Paris as a historical map in which we can experience how Romanticism was created and is still with us today. By looking at literature, art, architecture, and cultural sites like the Bastille, the Louvre, Versailles, and many more we will be able to discover and understand how ruins, race, and revolution continue to matter to us today.

• Who is this class for? This course is open ALL Rice undergraduates! It satisfies D1 and we will cover materials from literature, culture, politics, and art history. There are no prerequisites, apart from wanting to learn in Paris.

• Course Information Session: Take a look at the Information Session recording to learn more.

• Syllabus: Take a look at the draft syllabus - subject to change.

• Does this course fulfill a distribution and/or Analyzing diversity requirement? This course satisfies the Distribution Group I requirement for undergraduate students.

• More information about romanticism at Rice: https://admission.rice.edu/blog/in-the-know/romanticism

For questions, please visit our student program page or email pariscenter@rice.edu. The application deadline is January 31, 2025.