Description

Georgetown University offers a six-week, nine-credit intensive academic program combining language classes and area-studies in Dar es Salaam with extended travel to Arusha and a four-to-five-day safari in the Serengeti. Four weeks of the program are hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam, where participants study Kiswahili and Development Challenges in Tanzania, a three-credit course exploring environmental, political, social, and economic issues as they pertain to Tanzania's development. The program can accommodate beginning, intermediate, and advanced Kiswahili students (no prior Kiswahili is required to apply). The Development course is taught in English.

Students live with host families in the university neighborhood during their time in Dar. Host families are selected by Georgetown and the University of Dar es Salaam. In addition to providing two meals per day, they offer participants important insights into Tanzanian daily life and culture and a valuable opportunity to develop friendships with local residents. The university setting is quiet and friendly; most area residents speak Kiswahili and English (Kiswahili is the language of business and everyday life, which integrates the different groups into society). The campus is easy to navigate and conveniently located near the post office, bookstore, Western Union, and Internet cafes.

The program is highly intensive. Students should be prepared to participate in all group travel and weekend activities.

Curriculum:

Students receive a total of nine (9) Georgetown credits for the program.

For their intensive Kiswahili studies, students receive a total of six (6) credits for two of the following three-credit courses, depending on language proficiency:

INAF-104 Beginners Swahili I (3 credits)
INAF-105 Beginners Swahili II (3 credits)
INAF-204 Intermediate Swahili I (3 credits)
INAF-205 Intermediate Swahili II (3 credits)

Students receive an additional three (3) credits for successfully completing the following content course taught in English:

INAF-325-62 Development Challenges in Tanzania (3 credits)

Highlights

During the program, students travel to Arusha for approximately six days to visit such important political and historical sites as the East African Congress, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights. From Arusha, the group embarks on a four-to-five-day safari in the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Park.

While based in Dar es Salaam, students also travel to Bagamoyo, Dodoma, and Zanzibar.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

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Program Fees Include:

This fee includes tuition, room and partial board, safari, group excursions, and round-trip travel to Arusha. It does not include airfare to/from Tanzania, passport fees, vaccinations, any additional meals, travel to/from the university, and other individual expenses. Students are responsible for their own international travel arrangements.

Experience Required

yes

The program requires that participants have a minimum 2.7 GPA.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Transcript

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Georgetown University Office of International Programs's Mission Statement

To promote, support, and develop international and intercultural educational opportunities for students, and in so doing, help to define the international character of Georgetown. These programs are developed and evaluated in collaboration with the wider Georgetown community to ensure that they are academically rigorous, linguistically appropriate, and complementary to the Georgetown curriculum. In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of education and service, these overseas opportunities invite participants to reflect on the values that form their own identities, and encourage them to assume their roles as responsible world citizens. The Office of International Programs offers more than 120 programs in 39 countries.