SIT MULTICULTURALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM
Program Details
Deadlines
Fall 2021: May 15, 2021
Spring 2022: November 1, 2021
Dates:
Fall 2021: September 4-December 17, 2021
Spring 2022: late January - early June 2022
Costs:
Fall or Spring Semester: ~$20,800 (Scholarships available, Click Here for more info about SIT Scholarships)
Required Prerequisites:
None
Classes:
Students have the choice to choose from a range of Arabic language courses as well as thematic courses like Human Rights and Social Movements in a Multicultural Context, Research Methods, or an independent study in place of a thematic course.
Excursions:
Excursions include:
Southern Life (Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert)
Weekends North (Ouezzane, Chefchaouen, M’diq, Ceuta)
Rural Homestay
Housing/ Meals:
Rabat Homestay: For eight weeks, students will live with a host family in the historic section of Rabat where they will experience daily life and get a deeper understanding of the culture. Students will participate in every facet of their host family’s life including mealtime, shopping, cafes, attending family events, visiting relatives, and socializing with neighbors.
For the last four-weeks of the program, Students can choose to continue to live at their homestays or receive a stipend to find accommodations elsewhere.
Rural Homestay: Students will experience what it’s like to live in a Moroccan village during a five-day homestay with a traditional, modest-income Moroccan family in Beni Koula, a small Arabic-speaking community in the north. Most families in the area work in agriculture or ranching. Students will participate in the daily activities with their host family, including cooking, farming, and visiting neighbors and, at the same time, give back to the host community by planting trees or teaching English at the village elementary school.
Other Accommodations: During excursions, accommodations include hostels, private homes, or small hotels.
Internship/ Volunteer/ Research opportunities:
Students have the opportunity to pursue a four-week internship with a local community organization, research organization, business, or international NGO. Previous internship fields students have had were in..
Human Rights
Women’s rights
Migrant’s rights
Cultural rights
Child protection against sexual abuse
Anti Corruption
Local development and information technology
Students can also pursue an independent study that counts as one of their thematic courses. Students in the past have studied topics like…
International and local nongovernmental human rights organizations in Morocco
Inheritance rights and ijtihad
The culture of volunteering in Muslim countries
Fiction and the Moroccan Jewish community
Human rights
Islam in daily life
Women’s issues
Moroccan music and architecture
SIT MIGRATION AND TRANSNATIONAL IDENTITY PROGRAM
Program Details
Deadlines
Fall 2021: May 15, 2021
Spring 2022: November 1, 2021
Dates:
Fall 2021: September 4-December 17, 2021
Spring 2022: late January - early June 2022
Costs:
Fall or Spring Semester: ~$20,800 (Scholarships available, Click Here for more info about SIT Scholarships)
Required Prerequisites:
None
Classes:
Students have the choice to choose from a range of Arabic language courses as well as thematic courses like Migration and Transnational Identity, Research Methods, or an independent study in place of a thematic course.
Excursions:
Longer Trip to the Netherlands: On a seven-day trip to Amsterdam, you’ll interact with the growing community of Moroccans and explore the impact of migration on European communities. You will become familiar with debates about the growing Muslim presence in Europe, including varied reactions of Dutch politicians and the rise of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim parties. You will also hear success stories and the issue of integration into wider society.
Other Trips Include:
Imperial Cities
Tangier and Fnideq
Housing/ Meals:
Homestay: Students will live with a family for eight weeks in the medina of the capital, Rabat. The historic medina is characterized by Andalusian-style homes with secluded interior courtyards, arched doorways, and blue-and white-painted exterior walls. Most residents know everyone in this tightly knit community, where students will quickly become part of neighborhood life. The family is the center of life in Morocco. Students break bread with their host family twice a day as mealtimes are an integral part of the day. Spending time with the host family, students will become familiar with the sounds and gestures of Arabic as it is spoken in Morocco (darija).
For the last four-weeks of the program, Students can choose to continue to live at their homestays or receive a stipend to find accommodations elsewhere.
Other Accommodations: During excursions, accommodations include hostels, guesthouses or small hotels.
Internship/ Volunteer/ Research opportunities:​
Students have the opportunity to pursue a four-week internship with a local community organization, research organization, business, or international NGO. Previous internships students have had were..
Working within a local NGO advocating migrants’ rights
Teaching English to adult migrants at a local NGO
Participating in the evaluation of migrant startups
Cultural animation with a local NGO
Defending women’s rights within a local NGO
Advocacy and fundraising for a migration NGO
Students can also pursue an independent study that counts as one of their thematic courses. Students in the past have studied topics like…
The relationship between the Kingdom of Morocco and its residents abroad
Consequences of irregular migration on racial perceptions
African migrants in Morocco
LGBT refugees in Morocco
Migrant images in Moroccan media
Youth and emigration
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