Minnesota Studies in International Development - Ghana
Learning Abroad Center, University of Minnesota
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Location:
| Accra - Ghana | |
Highlights:
| MSID aims to put students in direct contact with the social and economic realities of communities ... | |
Term(s):
| Fall, Spring, Academic Year | |
Language:
| English | |
English Instruction:
| Yes | |
Academic Credit:
| (16 - 32) | |
Subject Area(s):
| African Studies, Agriculture, Conservation, Development Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, ... | |
Accommodations:
| Homestay | |
Participants:
| Undergraduates, Graduates | |
Eligibility:
| Other: Junior, senior, graduate student, or individual with a bachelor’s degree
* 2.5 GPA
* Coursework related to development and/or Ghana or West Africa, or volunteer or social services experience
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Description:
| Ghana is a study in contrasts. Although English is the official language, a hundred African tongues are spoken. A string of coastal forts and castles recall the tragic days of the European slave trade; yet Ghana was the first British colony in Africa to achieve independence. The dry, Muslim north contrasts with the humid, Christian south. Accra is a city of nearly two million; yet most Ghanaians ... |
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