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Vibrant, diverse Morocco is known for its Atlantic and Mediterranean beaches, high mountains, Sahara Desert, imperial cities, and open-air souks. Its history and culture reflect the influence of a long succession of invaders and settlers—including the Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, French, Spanish, and Arabs—as well as the presence of the Berbers, Morocco’s indigenous people, who make up half of the nation’s population.

Morocco provides unique opportunities to examine Islam as a religion and a system of thought, study the Moroccan political system and monarchy, and investigate current development issues. From your base in the cosmopolitan capital of Rabat, you travel to the coastal and Saharan towns of Marrakech, Zagora, and Essaouira, as well as to rural Moroccan communities, gaining an indepth understanding of this rich and rapidly changing society.

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