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All CCSA Summer Programs 2009   |   USA CCSA Program Application
For more information contact: intledu@usouthal.edu or USA CCSA Faculty

CCSA

USA CCSA GHANA SUMMER 2009 Course Syllabus for:  

A Comparative View of African-American and Ghanaian Health and Aging
June 8 - June 23, 2009 Accra, Cape Coast and Kumasi, GHANA
Taught by: Dr. Denise McAdory, USA Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work dmcadory@usouthal.edu

Course flyer (pdf)   Course Syllabus

Students will explore health & aging parallels between elderly Ghanaians and Black elders in America. Comparative health issues will be explored including socioeconomic disparities, intergenerational family structure plus the emotional/spiritual aftereffects of slavery. Particular attention will be given to:

Family Dynamics

Mental health issues

Diet and the development of home remedies

Since elders are the focal point of families in Ghanaian and Black culture, students will have the opportunity to explore the art of story-telling and/or oral history which are used to pass information from generation to generation.

As part of the program, students will have the opportunity to explore excursion locations such as: Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, W.E. B. DuBois Cultural Center University of Ghana.

This course will offer students 3 semester cr. hrs., additional courses and credit available. http://www.ccsa.cc/Ghana_Courses.html
Course flyer (pdf)   Course Syllabus
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Westminister Cathedral
Regent's Park Mosque
Avebury Hill Stonehenge
Rural Parrish Church

All CCSA Courses and Program Information
  • OTHER USA CCSA Summer 2009 programs (3 credit hour courses)
    • LONDON: Tolkien and War - This course will consider the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien in the twin contexts of his heroic medieval sources and the unprecedented violence of the first half of the twentieth century.
      (Contact: Dr. John Halbrooks, jvhalbrooks@usouthal.edu, USA English Department)
    • LONDON: God and Government in Great Britain - Englands uniquely rich religious history and unparalled density of religious sites makes it an ideal setting for this course which will examine the intersection of Religion, Government, and Society in the English context.
      (Contact: Dr. Doug Marshall, damarshall@usouthal.edu, Sociology/Anthropology Dept.)
    • LONDON: History of World War II - This course is designed to cover the Second World War, focusing on Britains role and the European theater much more than might be possible or desirable if the courses were taught in the United States.
      (Contact: Dr. Dan Rogers, drogers@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, USA History Dept.)
    • GHANA: A Comparative View of African-American and Ghanaian Health and Aging - Explore the parallels between elderly Ghanaians and Black elders in America.
      (Contact: Dr. Denise McAdory, dmcadory@usouthal.edu, USA Sociology and Anthropology Dept.)
All CCSA Summer Programs 2009   |   USA CCSA Program Application
For more information contact: intledu@usouthal.edu or USA CCSA Faculty

The University of South Alabama is a member of a consortium of 24 colleges and universities called the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA). The purpose of CCSA is to organize and administer study abroad programs in English speaking countries on behalf of the member institutions. Currently there are programs scheduled for London (winter and summer), Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, Belize, Ghana, India and Hong Kong.

At the core of all these programs are credit courses taught by faculty from the participating colleges and universities.

Each year faculty from USA and other member institutions offer a selected number of program in at the CCSA host locations.  To find out more about these program offerings and for complete information on these programs check the CCSA website: www.ccsa.cc or contact the

USA Office of International Education at intledu@usouthal.edu
Alpha East 320 (460-7053)

or talk to one of the faculty listed below:

Dr. Woody Hannum (History) ( ehannum@usouthal.edu), Chair USA British Studies/CCSA Committee
Alpha East 101 (460-7053)
British Studies/CCSA Committee 

Susan Santoli (Education)
Jason Guynes (Visual Arts)
Daniel Rogers (History)
Ellen Harrington (English)
David Bowers (Criminal Justice)
Robert Coleman (Honors/English)
Lary Dilsaver (Earth Science)
Stephen Morris (Political Science)
Diane Gibbs (Visual Arts)
Marla Sklopan (Financial Aid)
James Aucoin (Communications)
Leon Van Dyke (Drama)
Janice Sauer (Library)
David Johnson (Arts and Science)
Patricia Mark (Communications)
Becky McLaughlin (English)
Kevin Meeker (Philosophy)
Vaughn Millner (Interdisciplinary Degree)
Thomas Wells (Continuing Education)
Lois Wims(Arts & Science)
Jim Ellis and Ana Burgamy (International Education)

Looking for Study Abroad Programs? Try Searching:
USA Study Abroad Options | Cooperative Center for Study Abroad
www.studyabroad.com | www.goabroad.com | www.iiepassport.org
Need help? email us at: intledu@usouthal.edu with details on your interests.
The University of South Alabama provides equal educational opportunities to and is open and accessible to all qualified students without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or qualified handicap/disability with respect to all of its programs and activities.
For more information on International Programs, please contact Ana Burgamy.
FAX: (251) 460-6228 or Phone: (251) 460-7053 or E-mail: intledu@usouthal.edu
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