SUMMER 2026 Travel Course Offerings
| Course | Topic and Destination | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| CLCS 258T | Discovering Morocco | Saveau |
| (This course must be taken in conjunction with ML 100) (Course dates: 29 May - 12 June 2026) Experiential learning is the main focus of this Academic Travel course that takes place in the capital of Morocco, Rabat. In this full immersion program, students will experience what they learn in the classroom throughout the whole session by acculturating themselves to the norms and expectations of Moroccan culture on a daily basis during their stay, visiting different places, engaging in various interactions with the locals, and exchanging with scholars specialized in their fields. The course first provides students with a historical overview of Morocco since its independence in 1956, focusing in particular on the monarchies of Hassan II and Mohammed VI, the current king; examines gender relations in the light of the Mudawana; explores the ethnic make-up of Moroccan society, in particular its Amazigh component; considers Sufism in its relationship with Islam, in particular as a counter-power to Islamic rigorism; studies the place of the individual in a society where the collective ego prevails. All the themes studied are substantiated with presentations by Moroccan scholars working in the field of sociology, gender, ethnic, religious and music studies, and field trips to Fez, Meknes, and Essaouira. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: TBA. | ||
| POL 281T | Politics of Sust & Development (Africa) | Zanecchia |
| (This course must be taken in conjunction with POL 176/376) This interdisciplinary course explores the politics and practice of sustainable development in the industrial North and developing South. Through a series of problem-based case studies, students will explore the political, social, economic, environmental, and cultural relationships that encompass the important field of sustainable development. Students will come to better understand how developed, as well as lesser developed countries, approach sustainability and natural resource management. Student research projects will include team-based analyses of the politics of sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable design within the broader context of global environmental issues such as deforestation, desertification, habitat degradation, and conventional models of development. (Africa: Botswana) NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: TBA. | ||
No one-credit courses are scheduled for SUMMER 2026.