Elena Krieger

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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

CIEE University of Botswana
2.75 gpa; Setswana and African culture; science and social science courses available; apartment housing; full load 16 semester credits
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SIT Botswana: Ecology and Conservation Lecture and fieldwork; prereq- ecology/bio/environ coursework; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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CAMEROON
SIT Cameroon: Development and Social Change
Lecture and fieldwork; 3 semesters college French; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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EGYPT
The 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
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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
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GHANA
School for International Training (two options):
Lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
#1 SIT Ghana: Arts and Culture
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#2 SIT Ghana: History and Cultures of African Diaspora
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CIEE Legon: Arts and Sciences
Focus on development studies; take courses at the University of Ghana; dorm and homestay options; full load 18 semester hours
Check out this endorsement of the program by Harvard graduate Alison Cohen!
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CIEE Accra: Ashesi University International Business and Culture
3.0 gpa; Intensive African Studies Program; homestays; full load 18 semester hours
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KENYA
SIT Kenya: Development, Health, and Society
Lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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School for Field Studies: Wildlife Managament Studies
Prereq- college-level ecology or biology course; dorm-style housing; full load 16 semester hour credits
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St. Lawrence in Kenya
Lecture and fieldwork; required study of Kiswahili during prgm (prior study not req'd); short homestay; full load 18 credits
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MADAGASCAR
Stony Brook in Madagascar: Research and Conservation
Tropical conservation; field research and courses; field-based housing (ie tents); 4 courses; fall only
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MALI
SIT Mali: Gender, Health and Development
Lecture and fieldwork; 3 semesters French; homestay/residential housing; full load 17 credits
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MOROCCO
SIT Morocco: Culture and Society
Lecture and fieldwork; background in French helpful; Arabic language study; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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SIT Rabat: Migration Studies
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NAMIBIA
Augsburg College: South Africa and Namibia – Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind
No language prereq; short homestay; some internships available; full load 16 semester hours
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NIGER
Boston University: Niamey International Development Program
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
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SENEGAL
CIEE Senegal: Language and Culture
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
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MSID in Senegal
2.5 gpa; International Development and Wolof language study; community internship; full load 17 credits
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SOUTH AFRICA
Universities
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
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Interstudy - 3.0 gpa; jrs and srs; private homes with other prgm participants; course load semester 15-16 credit hours
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University of KwaZulu-Natal, through InterStudy, 2 campuses:
2.5 gpa; rooms with local students; course load 15-16 semester credit hours
#1 Howard Campus (Durban)
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#2 Pietermaritzburg Campus
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Stellenbosch University through CIEE
Juniors and seniors, 3.0 gpa; arts and sciences focus; dorm housing; full load 15 semester hours
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Field-based Programs
SIT Cape Town: Multiculturalism and Social Change
Lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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SIT Durban: Reconciliation and Development
Lecture and fieldwork; no prereqs; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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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
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SIT Tanzania: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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SIT Tanzania-Zanzibar: Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Lecture and fieldwork; prereq- ecology/bio/environ coursework; homestay/residential housing; full load 16 credits
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