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  and service learning programs. Excursions include: a one day hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro and local schools
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 Maasai land on the outskirts of Lake Manyara National Park.  Completion of classroom instruction and service learning component.
Week 5: Tented Safari to the National Parks including: Lake Manyara, Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation area. Group departure from Arusha (JRO) to Amsterdam for connecting flight to JFK. 

All students will register for the following:

• ANT 310 Ethnography—3 credits
  
• ANT 311 Immersion in Another Culture (DEC J) - 3 credits

• ANT 487 Independent Study – 3 credits

There will be an educational experience requiring students to participate in an organized service activity in the local community and a formal reflection on this activity

• Language proficiency is NOT required
• All undergraduates in good academic standing may apply

• Application Processing Fee: $60
• Administrative Fee: $200
• Tuition costs: $220 per credit for New York residents, $613 per credit for non-residents
• Program Fee: $3,475 (includes housing, three meals per day, group excursions, and international health insurance)
• Airfare: All participants will fly as a group with a staff member. Upon acceptance, students will be given the necessary flight information and will purchase tickets individually. Students are encouraged to book early to secure the best price.

• Application deadline extended to April 1.
• Applicants are notified of an admissions decision on a rolling basis, so the sooner one applies, the sooner one can receive a decision!
• Late applications considered at the Program Director’s discretion.

Dr. William Arens
Program Director
Dean, International Academic Programs and Services
Professor of Anthropology 
(631) 632-7030
William.Arens@stonybrook.edu

Jennifer Green
Study Abroad Advisor
International Academic Programs
(631) 632-7030 
Jennifer.Green@stonybrook.edu