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

Program timeline and courses

The Tanzania Program is a fall semester program for well-prepared, motivated students seeking to study and conduct field work in the natural and social sciences.

The program is both physically and academically challenging. Only well-qualified students with strong recommendations from faculty should apply to participate.

Right: Taking measurements in the field. (Photo courtesy of Russ Tuttle)

Orientation

On July 29, 2008, Immediately prior to traveling to Tanzania, program participants will attend a pre-departure orientation at the ACM office in Chicago. This will include discussions of the program schedule, a review of the personnel in Dar es Salaam, security and health in Dar and in the field, and cultural differences between Tanzanian and United States citizens.

The orientation will conclude with a panel of program “veterans” who discuss aspects of the program they encountered. When possible, a former director of the program will attend.

Program timeline

Weeks 1-4:

Intensive Kiswahili and Methods Course at the University of Dar es Salaam

Kiswahili, Human Evolution, Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem and Methods Course at the University of Dar es Salaam

Break

Human Evolution, Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem and Field Project at Tarangire

Field Project at Tarangire and Endulen/Laetoli

Human Evolution, Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem and Field Project at Tarangire and Endulen/Laetoli

Papers, exams and presentations at the University of Dar es Salaam

Right: The “degree tree,” a favorite meeting spot on the UDSM campus. (Photo courtesy of Katie Adelsberger)

Courses

• Kiswahili - University of Dar es Salaam faculty, 4 credits
• Human Evolution - Dr. Audax Mabulla, 4 credits
• Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem - Dr. Jonathan Kabigumila, 4 credits
• Methods Course and Field Project - Dr. Susan Swanson, 4 credits