FIELD EDUCATION PROGRAMS

• Summer in Africa
For students and professionals in:
African Theology/Ministry or
Integrated Studies

Through language-learning, cultural analysis and deep cultural immersion, participants in this nine-week internship program gain a practical understanding of their disciplines cross-culturally. Ideal for MA thesis.

Program Organization:
1 week Orientation
3 weeks Methodology for learning any language and culture
4 weeks (or 7) Village Immersion (with weekly supervisions)
1 week Essay-writing, Debriefing and Re-entry.

Cost: 9 weeks: 2,500 USD (12 weeks: 3,000 USD)
This includes course fees, room and board, supervisions, handouts (also airport pickup, minibus transport to and from Tamale and airport sendoff immediately preceding and following the course). The fees do not include healthcare or expenses incurred before or after the actual course. Participants need additional funds (about 1,600) for personal expenses and they must bring their own tape recorders and laptops.

Dates: July to the beginning of September.

• One-Year Field Education
For students and professionals in:
African Theology/Ministry or
Integrated Studies

This one-year cross-cultural internship caters to such interdisciplinary fields as theology and ministry, African studies, anthropology, linguistics, psychology, medicine, history, art, religions, economics and development studies. The program involves coursework, supervisions, village-immersion, language- and culture-learning, social and cultural analysis, an applied, innovative action response to local problems and situations, and an evaluation and adjustments to this response. Requirements include reports, essays, field-notes and a journal. Ideal for MA and PhD fieldwork.

Cost: 5,000 USD (the same items as in Summer in Africa)
Dates: Begins first Sunday in September and ends in August.