 Application Deadline: February 26, 2010 Cost: $4995 including round-trip transportation from designated departure cities Credit Hours: up to 3 credit hours June 7 to June 22, 2010 Accra, Cape Coast/Elmina and Kumasi Program OverviewThe Ghana Program, scheduled for June 7 to June 22, 2010, will be based in Accra, Cape Coast/Elmina, and Kumasi, with excursions to sites such as Kakum National Park and Asante Craft Villages. Students may earn up to three hours of college credit by combining this study abroad program with course-specific directed study activities preceding and/or following the travel portion of the course. Please carefully read Program Details for additional information pertinent to all CCSA programs. Accommodations & MealsParticipants in the Ghana Program will reside in area hotels. Daily breakfasts and some additional meals will be provided. Accommodations are based primarily on double occupancy with occasional use of multi-bedded rooms; single rooms may be available at additional cost. Program CostsThe cost of the Ghana Program is $4995. This includes health insurance; round-trip transportation from designated cities; accommodations; daily breakfast; program excursions; airport transfers; and some additional meals. Also, depending on your health insurance plan, additional costs may be incurred for preventive medicine and vaccinations recommended by CCSA and/or your doctor for this program. A minimum of $400 should be budgeted for other meals, additional transportation, entrance fees, and departure tax (if applicable). Participants should also budget additional funds for personal expenses such as souvenirs and independent travel, based upon their individual spending habits. Please be aware that tuition is not included in the program costs stated above. Refer to the Registration/Tuition & Fees for additional information. All costs are subject to change in the event of unanticipated increases in airfares, monetary exchange rates, or other changes in program costs. In some cases, program items may be deleted in lieu of a price increase. Payment Schedule & DeadlinesA $200 deposit is due at the time of application. A first payment of $2300 (in addition to the $200 deposit) to cover costs of the airline ticket and deposits on arrangements in Ghana is due by the application deadline date, February 26, 2010. The final payment of $2495, plus single room costs (if applicable), is due by April 16, 2010. Please familiarize yourself with the Cancellation Policy. Students are encouraged to apply well in advance of the February 26, 2010 deadline, as priority is given to early applicants. Applicants will receive course confirmation approximately three weeks after the application deadline. Checks should be made payable to “CCSA.” Please consider your cancelled check as receipt for payment. Returned checks will incur a $20 penalty fee. CCSA also accepts Visa and MasterCard. PASSPORT & VISITOR VISAThe government of Ghana requires that U.S. citizens acquire visitor visas for travel to Ghana. Visa processing will be coordinated through the CCSA office. A current passport is required to apply for a visitor visa; therefore, it is crucial that participants apply for passports as early as possible. Please refer to the Passport/Visitor Visa section for additional information. What is Included in the Program Cost?
COURSE DESCRIPTIONSThe following are descriptions of the courses of study offered in the 2010 CCSA Ghana Program. Applicants may register for courses offered by professors from any member institution. Students are encouraged to e-mail the faculty to learn more about the class. AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIESExplore GhanaThis course will introduce students to the Ghanaian culture through daily interactions with villagers, visits to typical sites such as museums, monuments, government institutions and a traditional medicine research center. Students will participate in a reclamation ceremony at Elmina Slave castle and a naming ceremony. You will study both the traditional and contemporary social and political systems as you meet with diplomats, chiefs, artists and villagers. But what makes this study abroad opportunity unique is your chance to make a real difference in the lives of the villagers. Come experience the Ghanaian people and their hospitality as you develop and work on a service-learning project with the villagers. You may find yourself in the morning painting the village school, building eco-toilets or teaching a little one to read while in the evening kicking around a soccer ball or singing and dancing to traditional tribal music. (3 cr. hrs., LD/UD, Dr. Saundra Curry Ardrey, [saundra.ardrey@wku.edu], Western Kentucky University) ENGLISH/LITERATUREIntroduction to African FictionThe course begins where so many African literature courses begin, with Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart. After a brief literary safari through the continent traveling to Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Kenya and Alex LaGuma’s South Africa, we will land in Ghana. We will read the works of Ghanaian authors such as Ayi Kwei Armah, Amma Darko, and Ama Ata Aidoo while we explore Ghana, including excursions in Accra and trips to centuries-old castles and slave-trading ports. This journey will provide an overview of African fiction and will introduce students, however briefly, to the history and culture of Ghana. (3 cr. hrs., LD, Dr. Steven Almquist, [salmquist@shc.edu], Spring Hill College) MUSIC/MUSIC BUSINESSBlues to Rock, Rap & Pop: African Influence on American MusicA survey of the African influence on American music, which began with the griots—native African singers—and continued in America through Spirituals, the Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rap. The African influence permeates pop and dance music in America while contemporary African performers have been influenced by American music. This course will examine the cross-cultural musical influences from both side of the Atlantic: Africa to America and back again. (3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. Don Cusic, [don.cusic@belmont.edu], Belmont University) |
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