Uganda: Development Studies
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"Words could not explain how blessed I feel for the opportunity to study in Uganda, actively immersed in the culture and witnessing the triumphs and challenges of development firsthand. Surrounded by my fellow peers and SIT staff who pushed me academically and socially, my experience was full of unforgettable moments. This experience will remain one of the most enriching ones in my life and I feel so lucky to be a part of it."
-- Barbara Vi Thien Ho
Spring 2009 Student, University of Notre Dame
Examine current concepts, challenges, and debates in development studies in the dynamic context of Uganda.
A custom two-week module with a choice of focus on public health, politics, and grassroots development, or gender and development provides opportunities to work with organizations such as the Kasangati Health Center, the Uganda Change Agent Association, and the women and gender studies department at Makerere University.
Based in Kampala, Uganda's thriving capital, the program also offers an in-depth, hands-on practicum with one of the country's many international or grassroots development agencies to provide a deeper understanding of the practice of development work. Through field visits to rural areas of Uganda and a comparative excursion to Rwanda, students explore what lies beyond the rhetoric of the "development industry" as students learn about the diverse strengths and needs of this changing nation and region.
Lecturers are drawn from institutions such as:
- Makerere University
- Uganda Change Agent Association
- Sustainable Empowerment for Economic Development
Browse this program's Independent Study Projects/Undergraduate Research
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Tori Hogan, Duke University graduate and 2002 participant on this SIT Study Abroad program, has founded Beyond Good Intentions, an organization committed to uncovering more innovative and effective approaches to international aid worldwide. Shot on location in eight different countries, the organization's ten-episode film series meets with countless aid workers and recipients, working to identify new approaches to helping communities in need. |
| SIT Uganda alum obtains job with global nonprofit organization in Malawi. Learn more. |
Dara Carroll, Northwestern University graduate and Fall 2008 student on this SIT Study Abroad program, was awarded the Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship, an annual award that returns SIT Study Abroad alums to their host countries to conduct development projects that benefit human rights. She will return to rural Uganda in August to advocate on behalf of those suffering from mental illness and to devise a program for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. “We’ll be collaborating to find a way to promote a model where patients are valued and seen as contributing members of the community, not just dependents,” said Carroll. Read more...
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Duration: 15 weeks
Program Base: Kampala
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Prerequisites: Coursework in development studies recommended Read more...
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