STUDY ABROAD

The Middle East Committee encourages students to explore study abroad opportunities which allow them to deepen their understanding of Middle Eastern languages, history, and cultures.

A list of Smith-approved programs in the Middle East and North Africa is available at http://www.smith.edu/studyabroad/approved_mideast.php. Students considering study in Israel also are invited to link to http://www.smith.edu/jud/abroad.html. Information on summer study in Israel, including study of Hebrew, Arabic, and Middle East Studies is availalbe at http://www.smith.edu/jud/summerstudy.html.

EGYPT

American University in Cairo

Pre-Requisite: One year of Arabic language (Smith requirement)

ISRAEL

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Location: Kibbutz Ketura in Israel's southern desert

Pre-Requisite: One year of college-level Hebrew or Arabic (Smith requirement)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Location: Be'er Sheva

Pre-Requisite: One year of college-level modern Hebrew (Smith requirement).

Haifa University, Dept. of Overseas Studies

Location: Haifa; the university is on top of Mt. Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean.

Pre-requisite: One year of college-level modern Hebrew (Smith requirement).

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School

Location: Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus

Pre-Requisite: One year of college-level modern Hebrew (Smith requirement).

Tel Aviv University, Lowy School for Overseas Students

Location: Tel Aviv

Pre-Requisite: One year of college-level modern Hebrew (Smith requirement).

Tel Aviv University Engineering Program (Boston University)

Location: Tel Aviv

Pre-requisite: One year of college-level modern Hebrew (Smith requirement)

JORDAN

CIEE in Jordan

Location: Amman

Pre-requisite: One year of college level Arabic (Smith requirement).

SIT Jordan: Modernization and Social Change

Location: Amman

Pre-requisite: One year of college level Arabic (Smith requirement).

MOROCCO

SIT Morocco: Culture and Society

Location: Rabat

Pre-requisite: One year of Arabic language (Smith requirement)

SIT Morocco: Migration Studies

Location: Rabat

Pre-requisite: One year of Arabic language (Smith requirement)