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Dakar: African Civilizations

People are walking on and standing beside brightly painted boats by the shore.

Program Term:

Winter

Language Requirement:

None

Manager:

 Michaela Foreman

Application Deadline:

Final:

The College’s Winter Dakar program is built upon a three-course African Civilizations sequence, taught in English. Program participants also take a French or Wolof language course, which runs at a normal pace through the quarter and is designed to help students live in and move around the city.

First Prize, 2021–22 Video Contest: Senegal in 60 Seconds

The background music in this video was produced and composed by Efraim Dahl, a UChicago student, in collaboration with local Senegalese rappers during our study abroad program. The name of the song is “Listen to My Heart.” (Margot Bolanos-Gamez, Class of 2023)