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May 24 - June 25, 2010 Program Description Karibu Tanzania (Welcome to Tanzania)! Stony Brook University offers students the opportunity to experience the cultural and natural landscapes of northern Tanzania. The itinerary includes one week at Stony Brook University campus with an intensive classroom introduction to the national language of Tanzania (Kiswahili), Tanzania history and culture and four weeks “in country” at four different locations. This latter portion of the schedule will include a six day safari to a number of game parks including: Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengetti. Schedule & Locations Week 1: Orientation on the SBU campus. Week 2: Maji Ya Chai Student Center near Mount Kilimanjaro. In addition to instruction, participants will organize group cultural programs. A one day hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru. Week 3: Impala Hotel, Arusha. Continued classroom instruction, a fieldtrip to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, a museum, local markets, and schools. Week 4: Mto Wa Mbu village in Maasailand on the outskirts of Lake Manyara National Park. Completion of classroom instruction. Week 5: Tented Safari to the National Parks. Group departure from Arusha to Amsterdam for connecting flight to JFK. Undergraduate Courses OfferedAll students will register for the following: ANT 310 Ethnography—3 credits ANT 311 Immersion in Another Culture (DEC J) - 3 credits Students may elect to take the following: ANT 487 Independent Study (optional) Health Insurance International health insurance is included in the Program Fee Eligibility
Dr. William Arens : (learn more about Dr. Arens here) Program Director Dean, International Academic Programs and Professor of Anthropology Melville Library Room E5340 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11790-3397 (631) 632-7030 warens@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Jennifer Green Study Abroad Advisor International Acdemic Programs Melville Library, Room E5340 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-3397 (631) 632-7030 jennifer.green@stonybrook.edu |
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