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Social Theory & Applied Research Program

Course List
The aim of our course contents and approach is to train participants to learn and understand the local culture or communities that they visit and offer participants the opportunity to offer practical working models to real world problems.  Together with the Academic Advice, participants will identify a project, conduct on the field, present data and propose solutions.  Courses may be challenging but rewarding in the end to see communities benefit from your efforts.


Seminar in Economics
Topics:

  • Culture, livelihoods and affordability
  • Natural Resources and Economic Development
  • Culture and Productivity
  • Aid Dependency and Economic growth
  • Taxation & Monetary policies
  • Balance of Trade analysis & deficit mitigation
 Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer
 
Seminar in Engineering
Topics:
  • Infrastructural design and safety improvement
  • Engineering economics and project financing
  • Appropriate Technology and sustainable development
  • Process Optimization and Systems automation
  • Local Product Manufacturability
  • Agricultural Engineering studies
Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer

 
Seminar in Entrepreneurship
Topics:
  • Culture and modern business ethics
  • Culture and Entrepreneurship
  • Private business structures and survival studies
  • Export driven business studies
  • Agro based processing projects
  • Foreign Direct Investment policies
  • Globalization and Social consumption patterns
Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer

 


Seminar in Public health
Topics:
  • Culture and public health education
  • African Traditional medicine and health
  • Society health and Development
  • Street food, water and public health
  • Challenges in data gathering
  • Rural access to modern health centers
Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer

Seminar in Anthropology
Topics:
  • History and Culture
  • Arts and Culture
  • Multiculturalism and Development
  • Colonization and Social Change
  • African music studies
 Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer

Seminar in Environmental Management
Topics:
  • Agro forestry and sustainable development
  • Waste management systems
  • Renewable Energy, Technology and resource management
  • Wild life and forest conservation
  • Erosion management in Tropical Africa

Perquisites:
Seminar: 6 credit hours (90 class hrs)
Educational Excursions: Required
Cultural Adoption Skills: 2 credit hour
Field Research: 2 credit hours
Capstone Project: 4 credit hours
Duration: 13 weeks
Semester Offered: Spring/Fall/Summer


We are also able to offer custom independent study, special seminar, workshop, conference or training needs for small to large groups.

For the Dates and Availability of Courses please see the
Destination page and Expenses page for Costs. 

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