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Become an ‘‘Auditeur Libre’’ at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi welcomes individuals from the local community who wish to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate level study without enrolling in a degree programme. Most of the classes from the undergraduate and postgraduate study options are open to the public through the Auditeurs Libres programme. 


Information and registration by contacting the department heads.

Archaeology and History of Art

Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology

Courses in French

  • Art et Archéologie des Pays de l'Islam, Maxime Durocher, 26 January - 6 February, 9h-13h
  • Art du 20e et 21e siècle, Photographie , Guillaume Le Gall, 9 February - 20 February, 9h-13h
  • Péninsule Arabe et Golfe Manuscrits , Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, 9 February - 20 February, 9h-13h
  • Antiquité romaine et monde arabe, Caroline Michel d'Annovill, 23 February - 6 March, 9h-13h
  • Art contemporain. Images en mouvement, Arnaud Maillet, 6 April - 17 April, 9h-13h
  • Art Classique Européen/Moderne - Mondes Interconnectés, Mickael Szanto, 20 April - 1 May, 9h-13h

Archaeology and History of Art

Master in History of Arts and Museum Studies

Courses in English 

  • Extra European: African Art , Sabrina Moura, 2 February - 6 February, 16h30-20h30
  • Contemporary Art in the Arab world , Silvia Naef, 9 February - 13 February, 16h30-20h30
  • Western Contemporary Art , Dorian Bianco, 16 February - 20 February, 16h30-20h30
  • International Law Applied to Museums and Artworks, Christel de Noblet, 27 February - 1 May, 16h30-20h30
  • Aesthetics and Historiography (SUAD) , Thierry Laugée, 20 April - 24 April, 16h30-20h30
  • Audiences in Museum, Manuel Rabaté, 4 May - 8 May, 16h30-20h30

Geography and Planning

Bachelor in Geography and Planning

Courses in French

  • Tourisme, loisirs et territoires, Edith FAGNONI, 26 January - 6 February, 9h-13h30
  • Géopolitique et géostratégie du monde actuel, Philippe BOULANGER, 9 February - 20 February, 9h-13h30
  • Humanitaire et développement, Matthias KOWASCH, 09 February - 20 February, 9h-13h30
  • Pays émergents, Florence BRONDEAU, 23 February - 06 March, 9h-13h30
  • Enjeux de la transition environnementale, Delphine GRAMOND, 9 March - 17 March, 9h-17h
  • Territoires et patrimoine, François BETARD, 9 March - 17 March, 9h-17h
  • Changement climatique : conséquences et adaptation, Xavier DESJARDINS, 13 April - 24 April, 9h-13h30
  • Analyse culturelle et sociale d'une grande région, Olivier MILHAUD, 27 April - 8 May, 9h-13h30
  • Analyse multiscalaire des mobilités, Florence HUGUENIN-RICHARD, 27 April - 8 May, 9h-13h30

Geography and Planning

Master in Urban Planning and Development – Urban Innovation and Sustainability

Courses in English

  • Urban Metabolism, Pierpaolo ZUDDAS, 6 May - 13 May, 16h30-20h30

History

Bachelor in History – Concentration: International Relations

Courses in French

  • Entre violence et tolérance: une histoire anthropologique des guerres de Religion (1559-1598), Prof. Nicolas Le Roux, 2 - 13 February, 9h-13h30
  • Monde en révloution et naissance de la modernité politique, Prof. Jacques OLivier Boudon, 3 - 14 February, 9h-13h30
  • La Croix et le Croissant : l’Etat byzantin face à ses ennemis et à leur religion (VIIe-XVe siècle), Prof. Béatrice Caseau, 9 - 20 February, 9h-13h30
  • La population mondiale à l’heure des changements environnementaux et climatiques (XVIIe-XXIe siècle), Prof. François Joseph Ruggiu, 23 February - 6 March, 9h-13h30
  • Une première mondialisation au Moyen Âge : l’Occident entre la Méditerranée, les routes de la soie et l’Atlantique, Dr. Fabien Faugeron, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h30
  • Nouveaux enjeux géopolitiques et sécuritaires mondiaux, Prof. Fouad Norah, TBC
  • Histoire des Amériques à l’époque moderne (XVI-XVIIIe siècles), Prof. Charlotte de Castelneau l'Estoile, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h30
  • Terrorisme et société, de la Révolution française au 11 septembre 2001, Prof. Arnaud Houte, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h30
  • La géopolitique d’une guerre mondiale à l’autre, Dr. Benjamin Thierry, 21 April - 2 May, 9h-13h30
  • Le monde de la guerre froide de l’ONU à la chute de l’URSS, Dr. Isabelle Davion, 27 April - 8 May, 9h-13h30
  • De la révolution à la puissance : la Chine, l’Asie et le monde de 1949 à nos jours, Dr. Victor Louzon, 27 April - 8 May, 9h-13h30

Business and Foreign Languages

Bachelor in Business and Foreign Languages

English classes

Option: English Advanced A, Mr. Glenn VAN KESSEL, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English Advanced B, Prof. Karolina ISSA, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English Advanced C, Prof. Karolina ISSA, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option: English Advanced D, Prof. Karolina ISSA, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Option: English Pre-Inter B, Mr. Spencer Jones, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30 

Option: English Pre-Inter A, Mme. Leria McKenzie, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Option: English-Elementary A, Mme. Donna Thomas, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English-Elementary B, Mr. Spencer Jones, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Option: English-Intermediate A, Mme. Naima Mohamed, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English-Intermediate B, Mme. Donna Thomas, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English-Intermediate C, Mr. Spencer Jones, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Option: English-Upper-Inter A, Mr. Glenn VAN KESSEL, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English-Upper-Inter B, Mme.Thivashni Naidu, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: English-Upper-Inter C, Mme. Leigh-Ann Jones, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00 

Option: English-Upper-Inter D, Mme. Naima Mohamed, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30 


Option: English-Advanced Business-Gr.A, Mr. Glenn VAN KESSEL, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30 

Option: English-Advanced Business-Gr.B, Mme.Thivashni Naidu, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00 

Option: English-Advanced Business-Gr.C, Dr. Maryjane Nolan Bock, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00


German classes

Option:Allemand-Niv.1 , Mme.Sabine Karpf, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00 

Option:Allemand-Niv.2 , Mme.Sabine Karpf, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option:Allemand-Niv3, Mme.Sabine Karpf, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Italian classes

Option:Italien-Niv.1A , Dr. Concetta Maria La Rocca, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option:Italien-Niv.1B , Mme. Cristina De Martino, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option:Italien-Niv.2A, Dr. Concetta Maria La Rocca, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00


Spanish classes

Option:Espagnol-Niv.1 Gr.A , Prof.Cert. Aurélie Dubouchet, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option:Espagnol-Niv.1 Grp. B , Mme.Eva Diaz Garcia, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option:Espagnol-Niv.1 C , Javier Paredes, Javier Paredes, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option:Espagnol-Niv.1 D , Javier Paredes, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option:Espagnol-Niv.3 A , Prof.Cert. Aurélie Dubouchet, 

Option:Espagnol-Niv.4 , Mme.Eva Diaz Garcia, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option:Espagnol Niv.2 Gr A, Mme.Eva Diaz Garcia, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option:Espagnol Niv.2 Gr B, Mme.Eva Diaz Garcia, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30


Chinese classes 

Option: Chinois- Niv.1A , Mme. Heidi Wang, Every Tuesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: Chinois- Niv.1B , Mme. Heidi Wang, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30

Option: Chinois- Niv.2 , Confucius Institute Teacher 1, Every Wednesday, 16:30 - 18:00

Option: Chinois- Niv.3, Confucius Institute Teacher 1, Every Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:30



Business and Foreign Languages

Bachelor in Business and Foreign Languages

Civilization courses

Civilisation Française L2 - Le monde de l’entreprise et des affaires dans la France contemporaine, Alice MILOR, 26 January - 6 February

Civilisation Française L3 , Alice MILOR, 26 January - 6 February


Civilisation Italienne L2, Paolo Desogus, 23 February - 6 March

Civilisation Italienne L3, Paolo Desogus, 23 February - 6 March


Civilisation Arabe L2, Francesco Binaghi, 23 February - 6 March

Civilisation Arabe L3, Francesco Binaghi, 23 February - 6 March


Civilisation Allemande L2, Anne Salles, 23 February - 6 March

Civilisation Allemande L3, Anne Salles, 23 February - 6 March


Civilisation Amerique Latine L2, Dario Rodriguez, 23 February - 6 March

Civilisation Amerique Latine L3, Dario Rodriguez, 23 February - 6 March


Civilisation GB L1 gr1 - British Civilisation and Business Environment, Martine Lambert-Charbonnier, 13 - 24 April

Civilisation GB L1 gr2, Pascale Hairon, 13 - 24 April

Philosophy and Sociology

Double Bachelor in Philosophy and Sociology

Courses in French

  • Statistiques , Dr. Cyril Jayet, 26 January - 6 February, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie de l'esprit , Pr. Dominique Pradelle, 26 January - 6 February, 9h-13h
  • Stratification sociale , Pr. Gianluca Manzo, 26 January - 6 February, horaires variables 
  • Éthique, Dr. Laurence Renault, 9 - 20 February, 9h-13h
  • Art et société , Dr. Pierre-Marie Chauvin,9 - 20 February, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie contemporaine , Dr. Pierre-Henri Tavoillot, 9-20 February, 9h-13h
  • Épistémologie , Dr. Élise Marrou, 23 February - 6 March, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie comparée , Dr. Thomas Auffret, 23 February - 6 February, 9h-13h
  • Sociologie de la santé, Dr. Solenne Carof, 9 - 20 March, 9h-13h
  • Méthodes qualitatives en sociologie , Dr. Élise Verley, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h
  • Sociologie économique , Dr. Marie Trespeuch, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie politique, Pr. Philippe Audegran, 13 - 24 April, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie de l'environnement , Dr. Cécilia Bognon, 27 April - 8 May, 9h-13h
  • Philosophie de l'art , Dr. Claude Vishnu Spaak, semestriel (Thursday), 14h-17h
  • Introduction aux sciences sociales, Dr. Nicolas Catelan, semestriel (Thursday), 14h-17h

Philosophy and Sociology

Master in Applied Sociological Research

Courses in English

  • Social Stratification, Dr. Sébastien Mosbah-Natanson, 18 - 22 January, 16h30-20h30
  • Sociology of Globalization , Dr. Sébastien Mosbah-Natanson, 25 - 29 January, 16h30-20h30
  • Social Theory I , Pr. Pierre Demeulenaere, 1 - 5 February, 16h30-20h30
  • Social Theory II , Pr. Pierre Demeulenaere, 0 8 - 12 February, 16h30-20h30
  • Quantitative Methods III: Statistical Database management for social sciences , Dr. Marta Veljkovic, 26 April - 5 May, 16h30-20h30
  • Gulf Studies I , Dr. Laurence Louër, 10 - 14 May, 16h30-20h30
  • Gulf Studies II, Dr. Laurence Louër, 17 - 21 May, 16h30-20h30

Marketing, Communication and Media

Master in Marketing, Communication and Media
Courses in English
  • Social Media and Network Culture, Patrick Samaha, April, 14h30-18h30 (Sunday); 16h30-20h30 (Mon-Thu)
  • Marketing Strategies in a Global Market Place, Ivana Beveridge, September, 14h30-18h30 (Sunday); 16h30-20h30 (Mon-Thu)
  • Sustainable Communication and Marketing, Ivana Beveridge, January, 14h30-18h30 (Sunday); 16h30-20h30 (Mon-Thu)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility, Billel Farhani, January, 14h30-18h30 (Sunday); 16h30-20h30 (Mon-Thu)



General Information

Here is the price list for our Auditeurs libres classes. Additional insurance fees may apply, and a 5% VAT is applicable.


For more information regarding requirements, payment, and programmes, or to register as an auditor, candidates should contact the Head of Department.


Undergraduate programmes Postgraduate programmes

AED 500 for one 2 weeks course


AED 800 for 2 courses


AED 1,000 for 3 courses


AED 1,200 for 4 courses

AED 800 for one 2 weeks course


AED 500 for a one week course or a 3 day course 


AED 1,200 for 2 courses

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