The American College of the Mediterranean

The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) is the degree-granting branch of the Institute for American Universities (IAU), and shares faculty, facilities, student support services, and infrastructure with IAU. The mission of The American College of the Mediterranean is to provide excellence in international education, inspire intercultural awareness, and prepare students for success in a global community through the study of European and Mediterranean history, languages, cultures, and contemporary issues.
- ACM advances this mission through a unique combination of interdisciplinary programming, internships, and curricula for both full-time degree-seeking and visiting students.
- ACM’s mission is a distillation of its history and reflects the commitment of its founders to international higher education as an engine of self-transformation, global understanding, and societal progress in the United States and abroad.
- ACM creates an academic community of full-time degree-seeking and visiting students in an international environment that develops intellectual tolerance, freedom, and integrity.
- Bachelor of Arts
- Master of Fine Arts in Painting
- Master of Arts in Art History
- Master of Arts in French Studies
- Master of Arts in International Relations
- Master of Arts in Media Studies
- Global Master of Business Administration
Undergraduate
Majors | Minors |
Art History | Art History |
Communication Studies | Business Administration |
French Studies | Communication Studies |
History | Environmental Science |
International Business | French Studies |
International Relations | History |
Mediterranean Studies | Hospitality Management |
Painting | International Business |
Political Science | International Relations |
Self-Designed Field of Study | Liberal Studies |
Visual Arts | Mediterranean Studies |
Peace & Conflict Studies | |
Philosophy | |
Political Science | |
Psychology | |
Religious Studies | |
Visual Arts | |
Wine Studies |
Graduate
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting: The Marchutz School of Fine Arts is proud to offer a two-year MFA degree program in painting in Aix-en-Provence, France. The 60-credit program is conducted in English and accepts artists of diverse interests and backgrounds. The program combines daily studio work, seminars, museum studies, field studies throughout Europe, professional internship opportunities, and a low-residency option.
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Master of Arts in Art History (MAAH): The Master of Arts in Art History degree at ACM is a one-year, 36-credit program stemming from IAU's academic tradition as one of the first American institutions abroad to create a full studio art and art history curriculum founded on the rich art and art historical traditions of the south of France and, in particular, Aix-en-Provence. Its defining characteristic resides in the educational principle that any art-related study should combine in a holistic manner the three disciplines of art history, studio practice, and critical studies. The artistic traditions of the south of France and the Mediterranean Basin will naturally serve as the intellectual backbone of the Masters of Arts in Art History.
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Master of Arts in French Studies (MAFS): The Master of Arts in French Studies at ACM is a one-year, 36-credit program that offers students the unique opportunity to earn an American MA degree in a French-speaking environment. Situated in Aix-en-Provence, France near the Mediterranean coast, ACM’s program unites mainland French with the Francophone countries of North Africa, ensuring that students are exposed to the rich diversity of the French language and culture.
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Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR): The Master of Arts in International Relations is a one-year, 36-credit program leveraging ACM’s strategic location in Southern France. The founders of the Institute for American Universities had this in mind when they constructed a curriculum based in Political Science and International Relations. The Humanities and Social Sciences have always played an important role at IAU and ACM, and will naturally serve as the intellectual backbone of the Master of Arts in International Relations.
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Master of Arts in Media Studies (MAMS): The Master of Arts in Media Studies is a one-year, 36-credit program that provides students with a broad and interdisciplinary formation commencing from core training in communication theory and media research methods. The program leverages the site-specificity of its European campus with close ties to Spain and North Africa and combines theory and practice in order to prepare students for success in fields such as public relations, brand management, public affairs, nonprofit management, education, and research. The program emphasizes ethical, culturally-sensitive, and socially-responsible communication.
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Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA): The Global Masters in Business Administration is a one-year, 46-credit program that leverages ACM’s strategic location in Southern Europe. The program builds on the historic academic tradition of the Institute for American Universities, ACM’s parent organization, as one of the first American institutions abroad to prepare those aspiring to careers in international business and diplomacy. With our principal campus in Aix-en-Provence, France and satellite campuses and programs in Spain and Morocco, ACM is well positioned to prepare students for the many challenges of the global economy today with an emphasis on Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean.

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