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Tanzania from Conservation History and Peace Studies Perspectives-
Summer 2010
Program Description
During this program, students will study conservation history, peace and development in three environments: mountain, rift valley, and island/coastal. Students will visit Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengetti National Park, and Zanzibar. Students will have the opportunity to work alongside Tanzanian students as we study the mountain ecosystem of Kilimanjaro, forest and wildlife of Arusha National Park, three Craters of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the rift valley ecosystem of the Serengetti (“endless plain”), Dar es Salam’s urban environment, and the island/coastal ecosystem of Zanzibar. In addition to studying cultural and environmental conservation, we will study both the history of humanity’s interaction with the landscape and the various ways that development is encroaching on sensitive areas as well as how Tanzanians are adapting through sustainable and community based forms of development. There will be ample time for the students to explore the towns and cities we stay in and interact with Tanzanians. Swahili lessons will also be available free of charge for interested students. The course of study will focus on the interrelations between conservation, ethics, development, and peace. Students will earn six credit hours in two courses.
Housing
Housing includes hotels and tent camping in Arusha National Park.
Program Dates
May 30-June 20, 2010
Application Deadline
February 1, 2010
A $300 nonrefundable deposit is due at the time of application.
The first program installment of $2400 is due by March 1, 2010.
The second program installment of $2400 is due by March 15, 2010.
Tuition is paid separately.
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Program Cost
The program cost of $5100.00 includes two meals a day, air and ground transportation; ecological tours of Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro Craters; Spice farm tour; Prison and Chumbe Islands; a safari in Serengetti national Park; a two day camping trip to Arusha National Park; entrance fees into three game parks; and a package tour to Zanzibar. Tuition is paid separately. Cost is subject to change.
Scholarships are available for this program. Please visit: http://www.kennesaw.edu/studyabroad/financial.html for more information.
Courses
Students will earn a total of six credit hours in two courses.
SA 4490: East African Conservation History (3 credit hours - Equivalent to HIST 3392)
This course will attempt to develop a meaningful historical understanding of the exceptionally varied African landscape and the long history of humanity’s cultural and material efforts to control it.
SA 4490: Peace and Development (3 credit hours - Equivalent to PAX 3780)
Students will study the foundational conceptions of peace as they apply to theories of development. Special attention will be given to peace and development issues as they relate to three environments in Tanzania: mountain, plains, and coastal/island. Topics of study include eco-tourism, agricultural practices, environmental education, development as freedom, and peace building in Tanzania. Students will work with Tanzanian students on service learning projects in Moshi and Zanzibar.
Contact:
Dr. Ryan Ronnenberg, Assistant Professor of History
770-499-3463; nuruemmanuel@gmail.com
Tom Pynn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Coordinator of the Peace Studies Program
678-797-2049; tpynn@kennesaw.edu
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