Summer Program in South Africa: Sociology and African American Literature
Sponsored by TnCIS (Tennessee Consortium for International Studies)
Summer Session
May 3 - May 24, 2008
Fee: $3550 Tuition Included
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Program Location
The Republic of South Africa is located on the southern tip of Africa. Bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, it is considered one of the most beautiful places on earth. Cape Town is located on the southern coast and is the third largest city in South Africa. Home to nearly 3 million people, Cape Town is surrounded by mountainous cliffs called Table Mountain. It is the most popular tourist destination in South Africa due to the good climate, natural settings and relatively well developed infrastructure.
Program Description
The study abroad program will seek to familiarize students with the field of sociology and literature and will focus on historical and cultural issues specific to South Africa. Such issues as language, demographics, religion, poverty, crime, and inequality will be covered throughout the 3-week program.
The program will consist of four main parts: cultural excursions, local excursions, classes and accommodations.
Cultural Excursions:
Robben Island, a wine farm, a prison restorative justice organization, a visit to Camps Bay or another seaside experience, a student church, museums (particularly the District six museum, a fossil park), a geological tour of Cape Town, and a tour of the Cape floral kingdom.
Local Excursions:
Visit to a local school, a street children organization, health care clinic, a local business, and HIV/Aids institution.
Classes:
Classes will be held fours hours per day five days per week.
Accommodations:
Budget accommodations at a local Inn with dorm like rooms near the University of Cape Town.
Academics
Students will enroll in one of the following courses:
SOC 1020 Social Problems & Social Change
This course will focus on the increasingly acute and intense problems such as poverty, health care, crime, and inequality in South Africa. Changes in South African culture will also be examined since the end of Apartheid.
ENG 2331 African American Literature
This course will include literary selections from the eighteenth to the late 20th century. Beginning with the oral traditions of Africa and early African American life, the course will include representative works that present movements, trends, and developments in the history and traditions of African American literature. Selections from the folk literature, the personal and slave narratives, fiction, poetry, essays, and drama will be represented. In addition to examining the historical context from which the literature evolved, the course will also address the critical and theoretical issues that African American writers have presented in the American literary tradition.
Financial Aid:
Applications for financial aid (scholarships, grants and student loans) must be made through your home institution. Please consult your TnCIS campus representative for information and instructions.
Mandatory Orientation:
A thorough pre-departure orientation is an essential part of your preparation to study abroad. The mandatory TnCIS orientation for all programs will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Exact time and place will be announced at the beginning of March. Please plan to attend.
Application
Applications are due on February 28th. APPLY NOW
Late Applications will be considered on a space available basis.
A complete application consists of:
- The completed on line application
- The deposit of $100 (paid to the cashier at your home institution)
- An official transcript sent to TnCIS at the address below directly by the registrar at your institution
Complete applications will be considered beginning February 29, 2008 and you will be notified of acceptance shortly after that date.
Program Fee and Payment
Students will register and pay fees on their home campus. The fee to the student is $3550. The fee includes tuition, round trip airfare (Tennessee to Cape Town, South Africa), accommodations, all excursions in South Africa, breakfast and lunch daily, and other small incidental items. Expenses not covered by the fee include: passport, health insurance, textbooks, one meal per day and personal spending money.
Payment Deadlines:
February 28: Deposit of $100
March 20: Full payment of $3450
Total: $3550
Cancellation Policy:
Before February 28: Full refund.
Between February 28 and March 20: Full refund except for $100 deposit.
Between March 20 and April 28: $1,400 cancellation fee.
After April 28: No refund.
Mailing Address
TnCIS Office
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
P.O. Box 22990
Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
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