EDUC 392 - Africa Experience in Kenya II

2 credit(s)
This interdisciplinary, two-week study abroad seminar is held at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. The seminar emphasizes the impact of globalization on the people and social institutions of East Africa. Lecturers are drawn from Egerton University, located in the Rift Valley, as well as local practitioners in the many fields of development. Educational excursions to local historical, cultural, and development sites complement students’ class work. Sites to be visited may include: Primary and Secondary Schools, an HIV/AIDS Project, a Street Children’s Program in the city of Nakuru, Lake Nakuru National Park, Menengai Crater, the Nakuru Catholic Diocesan Peer Counseling Center, Water and health clinic programs, Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo, Tea Plantations and other tourist attractions. Instructor’s consent required.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 220.