Study Abroad in Accra, Ghana

Ghana: Social Transformation and Cultural Expression

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A country of approximately 20 million people, Ghana boasts an outstanding artistic heritage that manifests itself in all aspects of cultural performance and craftworks. Students explore this rich heritage through deep and meaningful engagement with Ghanaian scholars, artists, dancers, musicians, painters, sculptors, weavers, writers, and other in-country experts. Interdisciplinary coursework, he...

University of Accra Undergraduate and Graduate Courses: Accra, Ghana - USAC

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The Ghana program offers an opportunity for students to live and study in the heart of West Africa. Participants are totally integrated at the University of Ghana with native Ghanaians while experiencing the culture, learning about the country and making friends. You may enroll in a traditional African studies program or choose from a wide array of courses taught in English at the University of Gh...

New York University Accra

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At NYU Accra, students experience firsthand the diversity and complexity of West Africa. The academic center in Ghana is unique among our locations because students take courses at the NYU center and may also enroll in one to two courses at a local university, University of Ghana-Legon, for part of their course work. Students study with NYU professors, and with Ghanaian scholars who teach at the ...

West African Civilization and Aesthetics in Ghana

www.temple.edu/studyabroad/programs/summer/ghana/index.html

The program is intended to investigate aspects of the historical, literary and artistic bases of West African civilization. It offers a special opportunity for all students interested in classical and contemporary African history, politics, literature, music, dance and theater to learn about these subjects through academic study and personal cultural experiences. The program is based at the Univer...

Summer Study Abroad at University of Ghana!

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Study abroad in Ghana! ELI is excited to announce our Summer 2011 Study Abroad opportunity at the University of Ghana in Accra. The University of Ghana is one of the most prestigious universities in West Africa. This program is ideal for students looking for a distinctive experience in a short term study program. Students can choose to stay between four and eight weeks depending on the number of...

Study Abroad + Volunteeer Service: Ghana

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The program is based at University of Ghana, Legon and the Aya Centre for Intercultural Awareness and Development. The well-equipped facilities at both the University and the Aya Centre (where classes will be held) complement the high quality of faculty and students. Students may participate in campus clubs, university sports, music and any other activities of interest and there are many opportuni...

Development Studies and Service Learning in Accra, Ghana

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Discover first-hand the complexities of ethnic, economic and gender identities related to assisting local communities to take charge of their own destinies. Participate in, contribute to and write a final report based on community service in a local Non-Governmental Organization or other community service organization.

Central College Abroad Summer: Performing Arts & Culture in Ghana, Africa

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Students from all majors will benefit from this immersion experience into Ghana's famous performing arts history. Learn about the important events, formal traditions and historical and cultural issues that have shaped the performing arts in Ghana. Courses are structured around lectures, visits to historical sites and dance, theatre and musical performances. Discover the nationhood of Ghana and ho...

Historical and Cultural Experience

Students will be exposed to many aspects of Ghanaian and West African cultures and explore historical and cultural sites, including the departure point for the Middle Passage and W.E.B. DuBois Museum. This three-credit program is based in Accra, Ghana's political capital, and includes visits to Elmina, site of the first European slave-trading post in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana is also home to Cape ...