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EAST AFRICA
May 12 - June 11, 2008
Communication, Culture and Development
Uganda: Entebbe, Jinja, Kampala, Nile River; Rwanda: Kigale;
Tanzania: Kilimanjaro
Dr. Gary Selby, Associate Professor of Communication
Visiting Faculty Member
Prerequisites:
2.3 minimum GPA and 30 units by the end of Spring 08.
Students must meet all prerequisite requirements for each course
they intend on taking overseas. Waivers cannot be issued for
students to take courses without meeting prerequisite requirements.
No exceptions will be made. Please contact Nichole Skelton (nichole.skelton@pepperdine.edu)
in IP with any questions.
Academic Program and Registration:
Students must enroll for a minimum of 4 units, but may enroll for up
to 8 units. Service Learning, in the form
of relief or development work, will be an integral part of this
program. Students will register for their Summer IP courses
online in Spring after their contract signing. Summer course call
numbers can be found on the ‘Summer Class Schedule - International
Programs - PDF’ link at the following website:
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/schedule/. Please
contact
nichole.skelton@pepperdine.edu if you have any registration
questions.
Textbooks:
Purchase your textbooks before you go overseas.
COM 513: Everett M. Rogers and Thomas M. Steinfatt (1999)
Intercultural Communication
Long Grove, IL: Waveland.
REL 301: Philip Jenkins. The Next Christendom: The Coming
of Global Christianity
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002
Courses:
REL 301 - Christianity and Culture (3) (Fulfills Religion GE
requirement) Prerequisite: REL 101 or 102
COM 513 - Intercultural Communication (4) (Fulfills
Non-Western Cultures GE requirement)
HUM 295 - International Experience (1) CR/NC grading only.
A course designed to maximize the student's international experience
by providing opportunities to engage more fully with the culture and
to reflect more carefully on the experience.
Travel:
This program combines academic study with immersion in a
challenging, non-Western cultural setting. The focus will be on
issues related to cross-cultural communication, global poverty, and
economic development. Students will spend 3 weeks in Jinja, Uganda
engaged in classroom study, service learning, and experiential
encounters with African culture. Events will include a rafting
excursion on the Nile River and an overnight visit to a rural
African village. Students will then travel to Kigale, Rwanda where
they will visit sites related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide and
investigate current initiatives aimed at reconciliation and
reconstruction. The program will conclude with a safari expedition
in Tanzania. For travel itinerary
click here.
Housing and Meals:
Room and most meals are provided. Students will stay in hotels,
guest houses, village homes, and go camping.
Personnel:
Dr. Gary Selby will be the Visiting Faculty Member. On-site faculty
will also include Benjamin Langford, Spencer Bogle, and Mark Manry.
Cost:
The tuition cost is $1,070 per unit, and each student must take a
minimum of 4 units. There will be an additional International
Programs Charge of $5600 that will cover orientations, airfare and transfers
to and from airports, educational field excursions, room, most
meals, and other program extras. Textbooks and personal costs
(including immunizations) are not included. Financial Aid is
available for eligible students. NOTE: Because service learning is
an integral part of this program, students are permitted to raise
funds from churches and other interested persons or organizations in
order to cover the International Programs Charge portion of the
program.
*Schedules depend upon airline space availabilities and may be
changed. All courses and other program activities offered are
dependent upon availability of faculty who teach these courses. The
University contracts with scheduled air carriers and local operators
and travel dates may be changed in the case of armed conflict,
terrorist activity, natural disasters, strikes, or other unforeseen
circumstances. The International Programs Office will always have
the latest information concerning these programs.
For the most up to date information, please visit:
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/internationalprograms/.
02-28-08
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