IAU’s January Term (J-Term) Traveling Seminar is designed for students interested in an academic and cultural experience in France, Morocco, and Spain. Students participate in a series of briefings from leading academic, literary, and political experts on the European relationship with the Islamic world. In each city, students attend daily lectures and meetings with distinguished scholars from IAU in addition to local guides and experts in the fields of politics, art history, history, and culture. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of immigration to Europe and its current socio-cultural implications on the region.

EUROPE & THE ISLAMIC WORLD TRAVELING SEMINAR

MOROCCO • SPAIN • GIBRALTAR •FRANCE

Students choose one of the following courses:

• Art History 395: Classical Islam and the European Renaissance

• Cross Cultural Studies 395: Jews, Muslims and Christians in Europe and the Islamic World

• French 395: Cultural History of France and the Islamic World

• History 395: Cultural History of Europe and the Islamic World

• Political Science 395: European Politics and the Islamic World

• Spanish 395: Cultural History of Spain and the Islamic World

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France: Paris, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille

Morocco: Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat, and Tangier

Spain: Seville, Granada, and Cordoba

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enroll@iau.edu | 800-221-2051 | www.iau.edu

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Dec. 27 Dec. 28

Depart for Morocco

Arrival in Marrakesh

• Orientation • Welcome dinner

Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4

Marrakesh • City tour • Group Dinner

Marrakesh

• Visit Ourika Valley • Group Dinner

Marrakesh /

Casablanca / Rabat • Day trip to

Casablanca • City tour & visit

Hassan II Mosque • Arrive in Rabat • NYE Dinner

Rabat

• City tour of Rabat • Lecture • Group Dinner

Rabat / Tangier

• Lecture • Lunch in Assilah • Arrive in Tangiers • Group Dinner

Tangier/ Gibraltar/

Granada • Hydrofoil to Tarifa • Tour of Gibraltar • Arrive in Granada

Granada

• Lecture • Visit to Alhambra • Group Dinner

Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 11

Granada / Cordoba / Seville

• Tour of Cordoba &

visit to Mosque • Arrive in Seville

Seville

• Lecture • Group Dinner

Seville

• Walking Tour • Visit to Cathedral

of Seville

Seville/Aix-en-

Provence • Lecture • Flight from Seville

to Marseille • Arrive in Aix

Aix-en-Provence/

Marseille • City tour of

Marseille & Notre Dame de la Garde

• Group Dinner

Aix-en-Provence

• Lecture • City Tour Aix

Aix-en-Provence /

Paris • Train Aix to Paris • Neighborhood

tour

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Paris

• Visit to Institute du

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Paris

• Final exams • Farewell dinner

Depart based on

individual schedules

EUROPE & THE ISLAMIC WORLD TRAVELING SEMINAR DECEMBER 28, 2019 - JANUARY 14, 2020

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Calendar tentative and subject to change.