FREN 308: (LAC) Speaking of Sustainability–South of France ‘Art de Vivre’ and Public Policy at Work for a Sustainability Agenda

(1 credit hour, one session 50 minutes per week) Thursdays 12:30-1:20pm on Zoom, remote synchronous from Montpellier, France. Prof. Carol Huber, Resident Program Director of UNC in Montpellier (hubermpl@gmail.com)

Prof. Carol Huber, Resident Program Director of UNC in Montpellier (hubermpl@gmail.com) In this Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) course students will use their French-language skills to explore sustainability initiatives in southern France. The Mediterranean city of Montpellier is pursuing an ambitious public policy agenda of sustainable initiatives in food production and distribution, clean energy transportation and the circular economy. Students will examine how cultural attitudes representative of the Mediterranean “art de vivre” reinforce these initiatives.

Prerequisite: FREN 102, or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor. *Taught in French.

Offered every semester.