Elena Krieger

approved programs

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Africa

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BOTSWANA
Harvard Study Abroad Program in Botswana: HIV in Africa
research in Harvard's HSPH lab facility in Gaborone and elective courses; prior lab experience preferred; course load 16 credits

University of Gaborone through CIEE- 3.0 gpa; Setswana and African culture; science and social science courses available; apartment housing; full load 16 semester credits

School for International Training [SIT]- Gaborone: Ecology and Conservation lecture and fieldwork; prereq- ecology/bio/environ coursework; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

CAMEROON
School for International Training [SIT]- Dschang: Culture and Development lecture and fieldwork; 3 semesters college French; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

EGYPT
American University in Cairo 2.0 gpa; SAT/ACT scores considered; Arabic courses at various language levels; full-time intensive Arabic instruction offered;
full load 15-16 credit hours

Middlebury Alexandria 2.75 gpa; advanced language, culture and civilization; all courses taught in Arabic; 4 sem. college Arabic req'd; dorm housing; course load 4 units

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Arcadia University (Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program)- 3.0 gpa; 1 yr college-level Spanish or fluency in French; apartment-style housing; full load 16 semester hours

GHANA
School for International Training [SIT]-
Accra: Arts and Culture;
Cape Coast: History and Cultures of the African Diaspora lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

Ashesi University in Accra through CIEE- 3.0 gpa; Intensive African Studies Program; homestays; full load 18 semester hours

Minnesota Studies in International Development (Accra)
*will not run 06-07*
no language prereq; international dvlpmt seminar, country analysis, internship and Twi language study; open to jrs. and srs; homestay; course load 16 credits

KENYA
School for International Training [SIT]- Nairobi: Development, Health and Society lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

School for Field Studies [SFS]
(Wildlife Management Studies)
prereq- college-level ecology or biology course; dorm-style housing; full load 16 semester hour credits

St. Lawrence Univ. in Kenya (Nairobi) lecture and fieldwork; required study of Kiswahili during prgm (prior study not req'd); short homestay; full load 18 credits

MADAGASCAR
Stony Brook in Madagascar tropical conservation; field research and courses; field-based housing (ie tents); 4 courses; fall only MALI
School for International Training [SIT]- Gender, Health and Development lecture and fieldwork; 3 semesters French; homestay/residential housing; full load 17 credits

NAMIBIA
Augsburg College (Windhoek:
Multicultural Societies in Transition)
no language prereq; short homestay; some internships available; full load 16 semester hours

NIGER
Boston University (Niamey: Univ. of Niamey) 3.0 gpa; 2 sem college-level French or Hausa strongly recommended; must take 2 language courses- French, Hausa, and/or Zarma; homestay or intl student dorms; full load 16 credits

SENEGAL
L'Universite Cheikh Anta Dip,
through CIEE
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3.0 gpa; African, Francophone, dvlpmt studies and IR; Wolof and French language; prereq- 1 sem. college French; homestay; full load 5 courses/15 semester hours

MSID in Senegal- 2.5 gpa; International Development & Wolof language study; community internship; full load 17 credits

SOUTH AFRICA
University
Study at the University of Cape Town, through either:
CIEE- 3.0 gpa; jrs and srs; prior work in African studies; residence halls; course load 15-16 semester hours; or
Interstudy- 3.0 gpa; jrs and srs; private homes with other prgm participants; course load semester 15-16 credit hours

University of KwaZulu-Natal, through InterStudy, 2 campuses:
Durban or Pietermaritzburg- 2.5 gpa; rooms with local students; course load 15-16 semester credit hours

University of Stellenbosch through CIEE- 3.0 gpa; arts and sciences focus; dorm housing; full load 15 semester hours

Field-based Program
School for International Training [SIT]-
Cape Town: Multiculturalism & Social Change;
Durban: Reconciliation and Development lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

TANZANIA
Brown University (Univ. of Dar es Salaam) fall or full acad yr. only; tutorial-style courses; 3.0 gpa; must take Kiswahili while abroad; full load 16 semester credit hours

School for International Training [SIT]-
Arusha: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation;
Zanzibar: Coastal Ecology
lecture and fieldwork; prereq- ecology/bio/environ coursework; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits

 

 

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