Middle East and Central Asia Study Tour

This study tour is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop a deeper understanding of the region through immersion in an intensive learning experience. The course will alternately propose two-week long single country (such as Turkey or Saudi Arabia) and regionally focused tours (such as the Gulf countries, North Africa or Central Asia). Students will learn from local academics, writers, artists, curators and more through structured activities, lectures, demonstrations and site visits. They will also be given opportunities to explore the local culture through food, music, visual arts and other cultural artefacts while being introduced to elements of tangible and intangible heritage. Locations of travel/themes may include, but are not limited to: - Türkiye across centuries - Saudi Arabia - Central Asia - Gulf countries - North Africa