School
For International Training
Kipling Road, PO Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676 USA Phone: 1-888-272-7881 Where: Kampala, Uganda When: Fall/Spring Development Studies: In Kampala, Uganda's thriving capital, you
examine issues of social and economic development, working closely with
faculty and students from Makerere University. Through an in-depth, hands-on
practicum with one of the country's many international or grassroots
development agencies, you deepen your understanding of the practice of
development work. Curriculum Highlights: Intensive Language Study: Swahili; Ugandan
Life and Culture; Development Studies; Educational Excursions; Field Study
Seminar, and Development Practicum. (16 credits in total) Three weeks
homestay in Kampala and one week in a rural area. Field visits to
organizations with ongoing development projects. These may include the AIDS
Support Organization (TASO), the Positive Women's Network, the European
Development Fund, the Ndere Theater for Development, World Vision, and World
Learning. Setting Description: Uganda is home to over 30 district ethnic
groups, many dating from the days of the country's powerful indigenous
kingdoms. Its tumultuous history and promising future make Uganda an ideal
setting in which to study current cultural, political, and social realities. Program Value: Fees include international airfare, health insurance,
tuition, full room and board, excursions, and other direct program expenses.
Participants pay for domestic travel to the point of departure from the USA.
Fairleigh
Dickinson University
285 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940 USA Phone: 1-973-443-8480 When: Academic Year, Semester Development Studies: Take advantage of this new and exciting program!
Design your own research project while enhancing your travel experiences,
Learn more about other cultures Receive faculty guidance as you travel,
Analyze your research and write while in transit This program allows you to
combine your studies, area of interest, and/or career goals with the
flexibility of traveling where and when YOU want!
Utah
State University
P.O. Box 253
Durango, CO 81302 USA Phone: 1-970-259-4218 Where: Uganda, Kibali National Park When: Spring, Summer Overview: Field Course in Tropical Field Ecology.
Makerere
University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala Uganda Phone: 011+256 41-532631-4 Where: Uganda Overview: Makerere University is Uganda's premier institution of
higher learning. With a student population of over 20,000, it ranks as one
of the largest in East and Central Africa. Setting Description: It is located on Makerere hill, one of the many
hills on which Kampala, the capital city of Uganda is built. The main campus
is about 5km to the north of the city centre covering an area of 300 acres
(two square kilometres).
Logan, UT 84322 USA Phone: 1-801-797-2575 Where: Uganda, Kibale National Park When: Spring Tropical Field Ecology: Three-week field course on troical ecology.
Uganda
Martyrs University
P.O. Box 5498
Kampala Uganda Phone: 01-00-256-481-21894/5 Where: Kampala Overview: To provide high quality education which will prepare
students for their future fields of occupation and service. To cultivate and
promote its chosen disciplines and specializations within the context of the
knowledge of Christian principles by continually revising its academic and
outreach programmes. To encourage the development of individuals of
democratic character, virtue, intellect, creativity, self-criticism, wisdom,
skill, integrity, acumen, leadership, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance.
Our graduates will be encouraged to foster the social, economic, spiritual,
and moral development both of the individual and of society Program Value: The University is situated in a rural area on the
equator at Nkozi, some 82 km west of Kampala on the Kampala-Masaka road.
