Choose Suffolk Dakar

Who could ever forget a semester spent in Africa? Suffolk Dakar is the study-abroad experience of a lifetime. No matter what your academic interests -- French/Francophone studies, African studies, international relations, or development studies – the Suffolk Dakar opportunity is one you should not pass up.

The opportunity to live and study in a French-speaking West African country, one of the most developed and democratic nations in that region, makes this program right for you. The program is geared toward students interested in continuing French language study and learning Wolof, while taking other courses in English and having a cultural immersion experience.

Special Highlights

• Ideal for students interested in African studies, development studies, and international relations
• Live and study in a French-speaking West African country
• Homestays with Senegalese families
• Take courses in English with a possibility of attending regular university courses taught in French
• Continue studies in French and learn Wolof
• Opportunities for community service/internships
• Study tours to Gorée Island, Saint Louis, and an extended visit to rural Senegal