Fes, Morocco Project Center - HUA

To be eligible, students must successfully complete three HUA courses or transfer the equivalent college or AP credit before the project term begins Then, while in Morocco, you can complete your HUA requirement or an HUA minor. Either way, you’ll take three courses, each 1/3 credit:

1.         HU 2999, Darija (Moroccan Arabic)

2.         HU 2910, Project Center Experiential Learning, that offers a theoretical framework for thinking critically about living in a new culture

3.         HU 3900 (if you’re completing your HUA requirement) or HU 3999 (if you’re completing a minor such as Arabic; Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies; International and Global Studies; or Philosophy and Religion). In HU 3900 or 3999 research, you're strongly encouraged to learn from Moroccans rather than simply about Moroccans. Your research topic is up to you and can map onto your personal or professional interests. Possible topics include Islam, popular culture, the effects of globalization and other important contemporary issues. Project goals, broadly defined, are designed to achieve goals that fall within the following lines:

•          to introduce students to the breadth, diversity and creativity of human experience as expressed in the humanities and arts;

•          to develop students’ ability to think critically and independently about the world;

•          to enhance students’ ability to communicate effectively with others;

•          to enrich students’ understanding of themselves;

•          to deepen students’ ability to apply concepts and skills in a focused thematic area through sustained critical inquiry;

•          to encourage students to reflect on their responsibilities to others in local, national and global communities.