SEA 297-GHA Ghana, The Heart of West African Culture (Carolyn Dallinger & Walter Lain); ECC: Global Perspective & Collaborative Leadership

This course will allow students to learn about various concepts of the global community by intensively studying the culture and people of Ghana, Africa. Students will learn about the sociological principles of race, poverty and social welfare systems within the culture of a developing sub-Saharan African country. Students will also learn the impact of the Atlantic slave trade from sub-Sahara Africa to the Americas. Students will engage in service learning projects within rural and/or urban schools. Students will learn about the culture of Ghana by engaging in interactive methods including eating, dancing, cooking and a naming ceremony in the traditional method. Students will be involved in extensive reflection activities (both written and verbal), quizzes, journal writing, presentations and research project of current events.

Priority application deadline for May Term 2018: Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Selection decisions announced via email from the OIE for applications received by the priority deadline: Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Applications received after October 3 will be processed on a rolling basis. Those selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after the application is submitted.