 | | Morocco is an ethnically diverse country with a rich culture and civilization. Through Moroccan history, Morocco hosted many people coming from East (Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Jews and Arabs), South (Sub-Saharan Africans) and North (Romans and Germanic Vandals including Moors and Jews). All those civilizations have had an impact on the social structure of Morocco. It conceived various forms of beliefs, from paganism, Judaism, and Christianity to Islam. |  |
   
|  |  | This summer program in Morocco includes Intensive Modern Standard Arabic at various levels from beginner to advanced and a course on Moroccan culture - taught in English - which traces the cultural, political, and social history of Moroccans, and analyzes their present-day circumstances.
| Course Highlights: |  |  | An understanding of Morocco’s own social history and its place in Africa and the Middle East will also be emphasized. | | Field trips will be included to give you experiences and opportunities for learning outside of the classroom. | | There will be trips inside the city of Fez, and excursions to the north and south of the country, where cultural, historical, and economic aspects of the regions may be observed. | | The whole course work in Morocco is worth 11 credits! That’s almost a semester’s worth of credits! | | You will have the chance to meet local university professors and experts from the University of Fez and Mohamed V University at Rabat who will be invited as guest speakers on themes relevant to the program. | | This course is the ideal way to begin or continue your studies in Modern Standard Arabic! |
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Application timetable: |
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Applications should be received by April 1. |
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Summer(11 credits) |
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late-June to late July |
| Cost (Summer 2008) |
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| NJ residents: |
$4,495 |
| non-NJ residents: |
$5,495 |
Tuition, fees, housing, most meals, excursions, and basic medical
insurance are included in this fee.
Travel to Morocco, some meals, major medical insurance, and all personal
expenses are not included in this fee.
For more information on program costs, please click here
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|  |  | |  | Immerse yourself in the diverse and exotic settings of this northwestern African nation. The urban oasis that is Fez will be the setting of this exciting new program where students experience the mélange that characterizes Moroccan culture with its ancient Arab, Muslim, Berber traditions, French sensibilites, and it’s proximity with Spain, Gibraltar, and Portugal. Students will have the opportunity to fully immerse themselves with their host families as the program provides homestays. You will not only study Moroccan culture, you’ll experience and be an active part of it.
  You’ll feel as if you’ve stepped in a timeless realm, walking in the medieval streets of Fez surrounded by the juxtaposing moorish architecture and modern cafés. Fez is a musically rich city, home to one of the largest world music festivals in the world, The World Sacred Music Festival.
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Fez, Morocco 
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