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Marquette University South Africa Service Learning Program

Location: South Africa: Cape Town (Kaapstad)

Term: Fall, Spring

Dates: Fall Semester (July-Nov.); Spring Semester (Jan.-June)

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/abroad

Office of International Education Holthusen Hall, 4th Floor P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 United States

Call Us

Phone: 414-288-7289

Fax: 414-288-3701

Description

The Marquette University South Africa Service Learning Program offers students the unique opportunity to pursue the dual path of academic coursework and real-world learning. While students attend weekly classes at the University of Western Cape, a school which played a key role in ending apartheid, they also work part time at local nonprofit organizations. From educational to health awareness organizations, these nonprofit placements allow students to truly become a part of the community they are studying. In this single program, students integrate rigorous academic studies with direct immersion in another culture, gain rare insight into the leadership needed for a more peaceful world, and become catalysts for positive change.

You will also have the opportunity to visit significant South African historical and cultural sites, such as Table Mountain, historic District 6 in the city's center and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners were incarcerated during apartheid. In addition to a spectacular array of wildlife unique to South Africa, you will experience powerful literary and artistic voices, traditional music, delicious foods and diverse architecture.

Highlights

The South Africa Service Learning Program, in conjunction with the University of the Western Cape, builds upon Marquettes strong tradition of service learning. The program offers you the unique opportunity to increase their understanding of the people, history, culture and traditions of South Africa through integrated academic course work and direct immersion into the culture through community-based service.

You will have the opportunity to put your education to work through serving with a community-based organization two days a week during the semester. These service learning sites let you make a difference in the ongoing transformation of South Africa through working on community education, health issues, gender inequities, sustainable living and youth education

The selected organizations provide services for and advocate on behalf of people whose voices are not heard and who continue to struggle with injustice and pervasive poverty. They encourage those they serve to empower themselves and to be voices for change.

To help ensure a positive experience, a full-time resident director is on site in South Africa to guide you and help you delve more deeply into issues you encounter as you immerse yourself in South African society.

Housing: Students live in a communal house arranged by the program. Transportation is provided to and from classes and service learning placements.

Duration/Deadlines:
- Fall Semester (July - November) Application Deadline: October 1st
- Spring Semester (January - June) Application Deadline: March 1st

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$:

17,880

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Program Cost Includes: tuition, housing, transportation, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions. Visa not included.

Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

    2.75 GPA
This Program is open to

American Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Group living

Participants Travel to South Africa

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • In-Person Interview when Feasible
  • Letters of Reference
  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Transcript
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
10 - 14 days
Post Services Include
  • Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Marquette University's Mission Statement

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

Year Founded

1881

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