Opportunity

The Office of International Education, the African American Studies Department and the VCU Psychology Department are pleased to offer a unique opportunity for students to conduct research in Ghana.

Information

This study abroad program will provide an educational experience in designing and conducting research in a non-western cultural environment. Participants will study important issues in cultural psychology, learn about Ghanaian culture and conduct research. Students will explore Ghanaian society while identifying and describing cultural themes and perspectives in the field of cultural psychology. This program will take you on an academic and experiential journey into the captivating complexity of Ghanaian culture.

Dates of the program: May 21-June 6, 2010

Cost: $1,820 plus airfare and VCU tuition.

http://www.international.vcu.edu/abroad/programs/vcu/programdetail/p45.aspx

Requirements

Applications will be accepted until March 26, 2010 or until participant space is full.

This program is open to students from varied backgrounds and assumes students have some background in one or more of the following by May  2010:

- Statistics (equivalent to an undergraduate course in applications of statistics)
- Research methods in a Social Science/Humanities area
-African American Studies, African Studies, International Studies, (equivalent to at least one undergraduate course in either)

Students must have a 2.0 GPA or higher in order to participate in the VCU summer study abroad program.

Contact

Professor Vivian Dzokoto, Ph.D.
vdzokoto@vcu.edu

VCU Education Abroad
phone: (804) 827-STUA

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