South Africa

Basic Information

This program consists of once-a-week class throughout the spring semester where readings, videos, discussions, travel prep will be covered. The classes will travel immediately after PLNU graduation and spend almost 4 weeks traveling throughout South Africa. Students in both classes will travel together to South Africa and spend the first week together in the central part of the country. Then, the classes will split. Dr. Gailey’s class will visit microfinance organizations in northeast South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, and southeast South Africa while Dr. Gates’s class will visit various theological/sociological places in central South Africa and then take a train trip to Cape Town. 

South Africa - Sponsored by the CJR

Travel to South Africa after studying the country’s cultures, history, politics, economics and Christianity for months before you even step foot on a plane.

You will spend four weeks in South Africa living in peoples’ homes and experiencing contemporary life in South Africa. This trip is the incredible opportunity to visit many of the historic sites you read about in class such as Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.  Other important sites include an AIDS clinic and small business development center, rural and urban schools, and a soccer stadium.

Course meets Tuesdays from 2:30-5:30 pm SP11

South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland - Sponsored by the CID 

This is one of the most stimulating, exciting and amazing ways to cover a business major’s upper division economics requirement. Students will explore the microfinance efforts on the ground, while travelling through a beautiful area of Africa. Students will also visit at least 4 different organizations engaging in international economic development.

Course meets Thursdays from 230-4:30 pm SP11

These programs are hosted by the Center for Justice and Reconciliation and the Center for International Development. 

Click here for more information on both program options.

Trip Details

Dates:

• Class: Spring Semester (meets weekly)
• Next Trip: May - June 2013

Cost (Subject to Change):

• Airfare: Prices fluctuate.SA Soweto Memorial
• Transportation fee: $1,800 (includes in-country lodging, transportation, access to parks, museums, food for hosts).
• Food: $6-$8/day ($180-$240)

• Airfare: Prices fluctuate.
• Course Fee: TBD (includes in-country lodging, transportation and most meals)

Credits: 4 units, 6 units or 10 units

• SOC360 Race and ethnicity: South Africa and the United States in Comparative Perspective (3 units)
• THE490 Special Topics in Religion:  Theology from African Perspectives (3 units)
• ECO490 Special Topics in Economics: Microfinance in South Africa (4 units)

Application Deadline:

October 2012. More information to come!

Click here for the application.