Information Session: Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 pm in 132 Nightingale Hall
Dates: May 11-June 15, 2010 (Tentative)
Leaders: Prof. Richard G. Wamai and Prof. Rebecca Ogembo
Course Description: INTL 4939 CONTENT: This course introduces students to the community health and development arena in Kenya. Through experiential learning involving research and action, the course will expose and sensitize students to the global and local on community health and development. Students will be helped to gain hands-on experiences in some of the major determinants and solutions to poverty and disease by interacting with community stake-holders and organizations in a variety of cultural, rural and urban settings and through visits to, and participating in, projects run by community-based organizations.
SWHL 2900, 3900 CONTENT: The course aims to introduce and immerse students in Kenyan African culture, the Swahili language and politics and their impact on the every-day life of the local population. Students will learn Swahili as the national language of Kenya, its use in a context of varied indigenous languages and cultural dynamics. Students will have an opportunity to engage in and learn about the major issues that characterize every-day life in rural and urban settings through visits to, and stays, in the rural areas and transect walks in villages and urban communities, visits to projects run by community-based organizations, observing the every-day life of ordinary Kenyans and attending formal and informal classes and settings on Swahili language, culture and the local politics.
Course Credit: Total 8 NU credits
Pre-requisites:Participants in this course will have a prior exposure, interest or experience in Africa such as taking a class in African studies, public health, Swahili, development, international affairs, or any other relevant exposure.
Cost of Program: Summer tuition for 8 NU credits plus additional costs TBD.
Application Process: Download the dialogue of civilizations application and waiver form. Turn in two copies of each completed form and two copies of your unofficial transcript to the Office of International Study Programs in 10 BV.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
For more information: Contact Prof. Wamai (r.wamai@neu.edu) or Prof. Ogembo (r.ogembo@neu.edu)
Disclaimer: Some information posted here is tentative and subject to change based on costs and dates of available flights. The website is updated as current information becomes available.
