Program Dates for 2007: June 4 - July 14, 2007

This summer, Level I begins with two and a half weeks of intensive classroom instruction, six hours each day, on the UNC - Chapel Hill campus so that students will learn basic Mayan grammar and usage before traveling to Yucatán for the remainder of the course. Dr. David Mora-Marin, Professor of Linguistics at UNC-CH teach Level I at UNC. After the two and a half weeks, Level I students will travel to the colonial city of Mérida, the Puuc region, and then to the historic city of Valladolid and the nearby village of Xocen, where they will attend classes and spend time experiencing village life. During the course, Mayan scholars and anthropologists will lead trips to archaeological and colonial sites. This counts as 6 credit hours and 160 contact hours.

Click here to take a look at the town of Xocen.

Application Deadline: March 30, 2007, UNC FLAS Deadline January 31, 2007, Duke FLAS Deadline TBA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maya Program Director, Sharon Mújica (919) 962-2414

Fax: (919) 962-0398, smujica@email.unc.edu.

For applications: UNC Study Abroad Office