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Cairo: Middle Eastern Civilizations

Two students on camels pose for a photo. The pyramids can be seen behind them.

Program Term:

Winter

Language Requirement:

None

Manager:

 Xhesika Bardhi

Application Deadline:

Final:

The University of Chicago’s Winter quarter civilizations program, “Middle Eastern Civilizations, Cairo” provides University of Chicago students with an opportunity to study Egyptian civilization and culture from pyramids to minarets, from antiquity to modernity. The rich history of Cairo will reveal itself to students through exposure to history, literature, and archaeology along the banks of the Nile.