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Study Abroad
Summer 2020 with Professor Tracy: Ancient Literature/Heritage to Jordan
Engl 3025: Ancient Literature and Heritage (3 credits)
Program dates: June 11, 2020 - June 21, 2020
Registration starts on April 13th 2020.
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At the end of June 2020, join English Studies Associate Professor Dr. Kisha Tracy on a 10-day trip of a lifetime to discover the rich cultural heritage and history of the Kingdom of Jordan. Students will visit the famous archaeological sites of Petra, Jerash, and Tal Hisben. Students will explore the fascinating city of Amman, swim in the Dead Sea, and experience the holy sites of Mount Nebo and Bethany Beyond Jordan.
Estimated Price: $3,800 |
Doesn't Include: Personal expenses, $924.00 for a GCE Undergraduate Summer Course Costs *All students, ALFA, alumni, and participants of this program are required to pay the GCE cost of taking a Fitchburg State University course |
Payment Schedule: January 15th, 2020 = $1000.00 (Non- Refundable) February 14th, 2020 = $1,400.00 March 13th, 2020 = $1,400.00 |
*Prices and dates are subject to change |
Location | Itinerary Brief | |
June 11th | Amman, Jordan | Arrive in Amman Thursday night, check into hotels |
June 12th | Amman, Jordan | Welcome and Instruction; City tour, citadel, night markets |
June 13th | Jerash, Madaba |
Morning: visit ancient site of Jerash, lunch near site
Afternoon: drive to Madaba, visit Church map and archaeological park; dinner at Haret Jdoudna
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June 14th | Madaba, Petra |
Morning: visit at Tall Hisban w/Sela Team w/lunch
Afternoon: drive to Petra
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June 15th | Petra (All Day) | Petra all day: Sela project visit, lunch, explore site |
June 16th | Petra to Wadi Rum |
Morning: Petra (morning to explore)
Afternoon: drive to Wadi Rum
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June 17th | Wadi Rum (All Day) | All day: Wadi Rum. including jeep tour of park and heritage sites |
June 18th | Wadi Rum, Karak, Dead Sea |
Morning: drive to and visit Crusade Castle Karak
Afternoon: drive to Dead Sea
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June 19th | Free Day | |
June 20th | Dead Sea, Baptismal site |
Morning: visit to Baptismal Site
Afternoon: visit Dead Sea
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June 21th | Mt Nebo, Amman |
Morning: drive to and visit Mount Nebo
Afternoon: back to Amman
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June 22nd | Amman |
Free day in Amman
Depart
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Want to swim in the Dead Sea? Stay in a Bedouin tent under the desert stars? Visit some of the oldest sites in the world? Walk around a Crusader castle? Talk with Jordanian archaeologists and students behind-the-scenes at Petra (of Indiana Jones fame!)? Explore the sites where multiple heritages interact together? Eat traditional food? Wander an open air market in Amman? Look down on the River Jordan from a mountaintop Moses stood upon? See Jesus of Nazareth’s baptismal site?
You can do all of this and MUCH more in June 2020! ENGL 3025 English Studies Abroad has partnered with the Integrated Heritage Project (IHP), a nonprofit dedicated to community development and heritage preservation through education, to bring you a study abroad trip of a lifetime to the country of Jordan!
If you also take the course associated with this study abroad, before we go, we will study the ancient and medieval literature, culture, and heritage of Jordan and neighboring areas. Then, when we travel to this very safe country (Jordan has a higher Global Peace Index than the United States!), we will experience this culture and heritage firsthand under the expert guidance of Erin Linn, Executive Director of the Integrated Heritage Project, and Dr. Kisha Tracy, Associate Professor of English Studies at Fitchburg State.
Is Jordan safe for travel?
Yes! For a full discussion of the safety of Jordan, see the Bucket List Company website.
Does the course meet any requirements?
ENGL 3025 meets the literature (LIT) and global diversity arts (GDA) LAS requirements. English Studies literature majors and minors may also use it for other program requirements with permission of instructor and department chair.