Academics

Eligibility Requirements

  • Minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Good academic and disciplinary standing
  • Open to all majors
  • No language requirement

Faculty Leaders

Rita Keane and Marie-Pascale Pieretti

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Summer 2025 | Southern France and Morocco

Apply Now - applications due by January 30th

  • Program Fee: $6,550 (Final program cost may be lower based on enrollment)
  • Includes: 4-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
  • Excludes: Airfare, passport and/or visa fees, additional meals, and other miscellaneous costs not covered by the program provider.
  • Tentative Program Dates: May 19 – June 5, 2025
  • Course
    • ARTH 299 / FREN 299
  • Applies as an elective in the following majors/minors:
    • ARTH Major/Minor
    • FREN Major/Minor
    • ESS Major/Minor
    • MEST Minor
  • Fulfills the following GenEd Requirement(s):
    • IMMX – CLA-Immersive Experience

Information Session: Art and Cultures of the Mediterranean in Southern France and Morocco Summer shortTREC

Date: Tuesday, October 22nd
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom Link

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Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

Under the Launch career development platform, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

This shortTREC program will count towards this out-of-the-classroom requirement in Drew’s rigorous curriculum.

Travel

Designed to deepen the understanding of Mediterranean cultures, the program will begin in Southern France and continue to Morocco. Travelers will visit a number of locations in each country, which will likely include Cannes, Nice, and Marseille (France) and Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech (Morocco). The conceptual model for this shortTREC’s exploration is the MUCEM, an innovative museum in Marseille that proposes a regional Mediterranean identity that links cultures in Southern Europe and North Africa.

Rethink

Regional Identity

What are the implications and limitations of using regional identity to create a “Mediterranean World” model, including such concepts as the Mediterranean diet and garden? How does history, including Romanization in the ancient world, Arab Muslim conquest in the Middle Ages, and modern French colonization of North Africa, affect the culture?

Explore

Synthesize Immersive and Academic Learning

Become familiar with scholarly work on the art and culture of Southern France and Morocco, including medieval and modern architecture and painting, contemporary film, and garden design. Faculty will guide city walks and visits to museums and other sites, provide robust opportunities for student discussion, and mentor student research projects.

Connect

Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience

This program is a Launch-endorsed immersive experience for students of all majors. It is appealing to students interested in art, art history, architecture, environmental studies, photography, history, culture, and language, including both French and Arabic.