Tanzania: the country ... travels

Field sites: Northern Tanzania

In the city: Dar es Salaam ... the University

Living arrangements

Links ... maps ... photo album

Program timeline and course listing

Courses: Kiswahili ... Human Evolution ... Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem ... Methods course and Field project

Academic info: eligibility ... credit and grades ... faculty ... costs ... how to apply

Contacts: campus program advisors... ACM office

Academic information

Fall 2008 dates ... enrollment ... eligibility ... credit and grades ... faculty ... living arrangements ... costs ... how to apply

Fall 2008 dates

July 29 - November 23, 2008

Enrollment

Maximum of 20 students

Above: Student with a Maasai friend who was a guide for the ACM group on a long trek to the Lake Eyasi Basin. (Photo courtesy of Alison Smith)

Eligibility

Juniors and seniors with prior course work in the natural sciences. Recommended: background in the field methods of archaeological, biological, anthropological, ethnographic or geological studies. Students must be willing to engage in an intensive study of Kiswahili during the initial stages of the program.

Credit and grades

Recommended credit is 16 semester hours or the equivalent. Students should consult the campus program advisor or off-campus studies officer for their college’s credit and grading policies for this program. The amount and distribution of credit should be determined in advance.

Above: A course lecture at the field camp near Lake Eyasi. (Photo courtesy of John and Robin Greenler)

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