UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA'S FIRST STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Be a part of this unique, intercultural experience in the Middle East!

The Arizona in Jordan program is an eight-week summer program based in the northern city of Irbid, Jordan’s second largest city and a quintessential Middle Eastern university town, bustling with cafes, shops, restaurants, and nightlife. Set in the northern highlands near the Syrian, Israeli, and Palestinian borders, Irbid is an hour's drive from the capital city of Amman. It offers the perfect milieu for experiencing Arabic-language and Middle Eastern studies immersion.

Arizona in Jordan courses are held on the campus of Yarmouk University, one of Jordan’s largest public universities, with almost 30,000 students. Classes are taught by a combination of University of Arizona and Yarmouk University faculty. In addition to the coursework, students participate in several academic excursions to sites such as the Nabatean ruins of Petra, the Bedouin desert valley of Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea and the cities of Amman and Aqaba. There will also be outings to important historical sites, such as the eastern desert castles, Ajloun, Jerash and Umm Qais.

Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Students can earn UA credit for Middle East-related coursework in language and area studies. Arabic courses are 140 hours (120 classroom and 20 with a tutor). Course options include:

Modern Standard Arabic

• ARB 401/2 Intermediate MSA (I & II)
• ARB 405/6; ARB 505/6 Advanced MSA (I & II)
• ARB 407/8; ARB 507/8 Fourth Year MSA (I & II)

Colloquial Jordanian Arabic

• ARB 424A Introductory Levantine Arabic I
• ARB 424A/B Introductory Levantine Arabic (I & II)
• ARB 484A/B Intermediate Levantine Arabic (I & II)

Middle Eastern Studies

• NES375-SA: Ethnography of the Middle East: Introduction to and critical examination of the ethnographic literature on the peoples/cultures of the Middle East. Focus on social organization, cultural meanings, and regional political economy, with case studies from Jordan.

SUMMER 2013 DATES: June 02 to July 27, 2013

COST: appx $6,850

For questions, please contact Arizona in Jordan program director, Christian Sinclair.

To apply, go to the Study Abroad and Student Exchange website: http://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/arizona-jordan

Photos from Summer 2012: 
Top: Amman cityscape (Kevin J. Taylor)
Middle: Desert jeep tour of Wadi Rum, southern Jordan (Christian Sinclair)
Bottom: Yarmouk River at Mukheiba in northern Jordan (Christian Sinclair)