Paris and Multiple Locations in Morocco: Colonial Past, Cultural Change, and Economic Development (Closed)
marrakesh, Morocco
Dates
- Summer 1 Semester - May 5- June 5, 2013
Application Deadline
- Summer 1 Semester - Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and program may fill at any time. Final deadline – January 24.
Description
Information Session: December 7 from 12:30-1:30 pm in Meserve 206
Faculty Leader: Prof. Peter Fraunholtz (p.fraunholtz@neu.edu)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Summer I
Courses: INTL 3565: Morocco: History, Culture, and Economic Development
INTL4944: Ethnicity, Religious Diversity, and Gender in Morocco (Regional Middle East)
Description:
The Morocco Dialogue Program engages students with the culture, civilization, and people of Morocco: from the ancient capitals of Fez and Marrakesh, the Amazigh villages of the High Atlas Mountains, and Moroccan immigrants living and working in France. The main themes of this year’s program will focus on issues of economic development as shaped by the colonial past as well as post-colonial/Cold War and post-Cold War (globalization) dynamics.
As part of Africa and the Arab Middle East, with ties to an ancient and adaptive Amazigh culture, firmly integrated into the Islamic world, and linked to the French colonial past as well as the EU, Morocco offers a unique set of opportunities and experiences for history and international affairs students in general, and those interested in Islam, Multicultural Societies, Imperialism, and Post-Colonial Development in Africa and the Middle East in particular.
Courses
INTL 3565: Morocco: History, Culture, and Economic Development
INTL4944: Ethnicity, Religious Diversity, and Gender in Morocco (Regional Middle East)
Host University
Les Generiques (Paris)
Center for Language and Culture (Marrakech)
Center for Arabic &Islamic Studies (Fez)
Eligibility Requirements
Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and completed two academic semesters at NU.
Application Procedure
- Online Dialogue of Civilizations application (available on OISP website)
- Unofficial transcript which you can download and print from MyNEU
- One copy of passport ID page – To be given directly to your faculty leader after acceptance.
- 2-3 page essay answering the following questions:
- What are your personal and academic reasons for wishing to participate in this Dialogue of Civilizations program?
- How will the program further your academic and career goals?
- What is your previous travel and language experience, if any?
- What courses have you taken which are directly relevant to the program?
**Faculty may require additional information and/or interview (after application deadline)
**Please note that prior to 11/15/12 your unofficial transcript and essay should be handed in to OISP. After 11/15/12, please send them directly to your faculty leader
Cost
Tuition: $9,830
DOC Fee:$2,000
Tuition and DOC Fee cover 8 Northeastern credits, round-trip airfare from Boston, housing for program duration, International SOS assistance, as well as some local transport, excursions and group meals.
Accommodations
While in Paris, students will stay in a modest hotel or hostel. For the majority of the time in Morocco students will be staying with Moroccan families in a homestay set-up arranged by our host institutions: the Center for Language and Culture in Marrakech and the Center for Arabic &Islamic Studies in Fez. Homestays will include breakfast and dinner and the possibility of doing one’s own laundry. WiFi is not guaranteed in the home but internet is available there and at our host institutions as well as many local cafes. In Marrakesh some students might commute by taxi to class, but in Fez classes will be within walking distance for all.
Destination
Paris, Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains (Tidli), Fez, Casablanca