INQ-277 | Exploring Ghana through Service

Crosslisted As: SOCI277

Topic Description:

This course offers the opportunity to explore Ghana, often considered a success story in African development, through the lens of service and travel. We will spend time working with established service organizations that deal with poverty and healthcare, in urban and rural parts of the country. To do this effectively and to gain as much as possible from our experiences, we will learn about Ghana’s colonial and postcolonial history and culture, as well as about the country’s major social institutions: government, healthcare, education, and religion. The course will include visits to important national sites as well as local institutions and markets, to supplement our service. There will also be time to explore Ghana’s history and natural history firsthand, with day trips to locations away from our service sites

Course Types Offered: Travel

Topic Approved: February 2012