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Founded in 1962, The American University of Paris (AUP) is one of the oldest American institutions of higher learning in Europe.
 
Founder:  Lloyd DeLamater
 
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Faculty

 

62 Full-time professors

 

34 Part-time professors

 

80% of full-time faculty members hold a doctoral degree from the world's most distinguished graduate schools.

 

AUP faculty members represent approximately 20 nationalities; all are at least bilingual.

 

 

 

Students

 

14 students per full-time faculty member (FTE)

 

927 students (764 undergraduate and 163 graduate students) representing around 100 nationalities.  View Interactive Map »

 

 

 

Accreditation

 

AUP is accredited in the United States by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. 

 

 

 

Location

 

AUP is an urban institution, and its campus is composed of 8 buildings centrally located in the seventh arrondissement of Paris, on the Left Bank, near the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.

 

 

 

Language of Instruction

 

English

 

 

 

 

Curriculum

 

9 graduate programs

 

17 majors

 

33 minors

 

 

 

Undergraduate Programs

 

 

Art History

 

Comparative Literature

 

Entrepreneurship

 

European and Mediterranean Cultures

 

Film Studies

 

French Studies

 

Global Communications

 

History

 

Information and Communication Technologies

 

International Business Administration

 

International Economics

 

International Finance

 

International and Comparative Politics

 

Literary Studies and the Creative Arts

 

Psychology

 

Self-Designed Major

 

Urban Studies

 

English for University Studies Program 

 

English Foundation Program

 

General Education Program

 

Philosophy Program

 

Study Abroad Program

 

Summer Term

 

 

Graduate Programs

 

 

Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural and Sustainable Business Management

 

Master of Arts in Cultural Translation

 

Master of Arts in Global Communications

 

Master of Arts in Global Communications and Civil Society

 

Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society Development

 

Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies

 

Master of Arts in Middle East & Islamic Studies and International Affairs

 

Master of Arts in Public Policy and International Affairs

 

Master of Arts in Public Policy and International Law 

 

 

 

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