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Winter Term 2019 TOP: FOUR COMMUNITIES SENEGAL - 1959 - GLST 291
Registration for this term is over. Changes or corrections to registration now by petition only. Students should contact their academic advisor.
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Catalog Description : This topics course will allow students to experience sites that highlight global issues (political, religous, environmental, or cultural) through a one- or two-week field experience accompanied by at least one professor. Students should register for this course in the term prior to the planned travel. Some field experiences will require registration in the term following the field experience in order to complete a research project.

Topic for 2018-19: Four Communities of Senegal
This class prepares students for a December trip to Senegal. It will give students the opportunity to experience the largest slave trading center on the Atlantic coast, and spend time in the current capital, Dakar. Students will learn about the lasting legacy of colonialism, the practice of Islam in Africa, and the challenges of urbanization in developing countries. This course will be conducted in English. Students will complete and present independent research during winter term.



Attributes: GER Global Diversity, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs


Term

Winter Term 2019

Instructors

Martyn Smith, Lifongo Vetinde

Course

GLST 291

Grade Mode

Standard IP

Title

TOP: FOUR COMMUNITIES SENEGAL (G)

Final Exam

Arranged

CRN

1959

Status

Active

Class Time

Arranged

Start-End Date

Jan 03, 2019-Mar 13, 2019

Campus

Appleton Main Campus

Units

3

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Maximum

Number registered

Enrollment:

Unlimited

3