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Uganda/Rwanda: Post Conflict Transformation

Coursework

The syllabi can be useful for students, faculty, and study abroad offices in assessing credit transfer. Read more about credit transfer.

****We are in the process of developing the course materials and syllabi for this program, which begins in the Spring 2009 term.  Please make sure to watch the web for updates.****

Intensive Language Study: Luganda
(LUGA1000/2 credits/30 class hours)
Emphasis on beginning speaking and comprehension skills through classroom and field based instruction.  Classes are taught three to four hours daily in Kampala.  Language practice during the homestay augments formal instruction.

Intensive Language Study: Kinyarwanda
(KINR1000/2 credits/30 class hours)
Emphasis on beginning speaking and comprehension skills through classroom and field based instruction.  Classes are taught three to four hours daily in Kigali.  Language practice during the homestay augments formal instruction.

Peace and Conflict Studies Seminar
(PEAC3000/6 credits/90 class hours)
An interdisciplinary course, conducted in English, with required readings. This seminar examines the historical, political and social dimensions of the conflicts in the Lake Victoria Basin, with particular emphasis on the conflict in northern Uganda and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.  Lectures and discussions led primarily by professors from Makerere Univeristy Human Rights and Peace Center in Kampala, and the National University in Butare, Rwanda, along with NGOs and other practitioners in each country. 

Independent Study Project
(ISP3000/4 credits/120 class hours)
Conducted in Kampala, Kigali or other location appropriate to the project.  All topics must be approved by the Academic Director and local review boards to insure ethical compliance. Sensitive topics, particularly those that would require extensive interviews with genocide survivors or victims of violence, will not be allowed.  Sample topic areas include: migration in northern Uganda; economic disparity among returned Rwandans; the planned role of genocide memorials in reconciliation; planning for peace: a look at peace camp curriculum; language use in contemporary Rwanda; national holidays and celebrations as markers of identity development; local perspectives on peace negotiations; print and radio coverage of conflict in Uganda; traditional political structures; economic dimensions of conflict

Field Study Seminar
(ANTH 3500/2credits/30 class hours)
A course in the concepts of learning across cultures and from field experience. Introduction to the Independent Study Project. Material includes cross-cultural adaptation and skills building; project selection and refinement; appropriate methodologies; field study ethics; developing contacts and finding resources; developing skills in observation and interviewing; gathering, organizing, and communicating data; maintaining a field journal.