Students live with Spanish host families. Participants study social change and development in contemporary Turkish society and regional issues on this one semester Pitzer College program in Istanbul, Ankara and small villages. Courses include intensive Turkish language, and contemporary politics, economics, and Turkish history. Courses are taught in English by Turkish faculty. An independent research project for credit is required.
Housing is with Turkish families in urban and rural settings.
One area studies or Anthropology course recommended. Students study for one semester on the Pitzer College program at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare and in a rural village. Courses taught by Zimbabwean faculty include intensive Shona language, and the study of contemporary Zimbabwe society, politics and culture. Area studies courses are taught in English. An independent research project for credit is required.