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UW-Milwaukee -- Morocco Study Abroad Program
Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
About the University and the City
Located on the Atlantic Coast in the northwest corner of Africa,
Rabat is Morocco's attractive and bustling capital. It is at once an
ancient imperial city with fortified walls and monuments and a modern
urban center with almost all modern conveniences. With a population of
roughly a half-million people, the city has much variety in its
commercial and market areas, and has fashionable residential areas as
well as working class neighborhoods and crowded slums.
Named for independent Morocco's first King, who died in 1961,
Mohammed V is the national university and the most prestigious
institution of higher education in the country. Located on several
campuses in different parts of Rabat, the university
has about 25,000 students in various faculties and specialized
institutes.
***The UWM program to Morocco is co-sponsored by
UW-Madison.***
- PROGRAM SITE:
- Mohammed V University, Rabat, MOROCCO
- PROGRAM TYPE:
- Study Abroad
- DURATION/DATES:
- Summer Session: mid-May through mid-July
- COURSEWORK:
- Taught in English, students take courses about North African and
Moroccan society, culture, history and civilization. Also available are
French and Arabic language instruction, and a week-long excursion into the Moroccan countryside.
- HOUSING:
- Each participant will be housed with a Moroccan family, who will provide most meals.
- ELIGIBILITY:
- You must be a student at UW-Milwaukee. Students must have sophomore
standing and a minimum 2.75 GPA (4.0 scale). Preference will be given to
students with a 3.0 GPA or higher and some knowledge of French.
- COST:
- Contact the Overseas Programs office for current cost estimates.
- DEADLINE:
- All applications must be received in the Overseas and Community Programs office by February 15th prior to the program's May start date (applications will
be accepted after the deadline on a space available basis).
- SCHOLARSHIPS:
- Click here to see the scholarships available
for this program.
Click here to visit Rabat on the Web.
This page was last updated by Scott Boll on April 9th, 1998.
If you have any questions or comments about these Web pages, please
contact Barb Breed-Heidt at joheidt@uwm.edu