Spring 2025 Sustainable Development GU4400 section 001

Sustainable Development in Rwanda

SDEV IN RWANDA

Call Number 11151
Day & Time
Location
T 12:10pm-2:00pm
To be announced
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Lisa Dale
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This travel course will give students the opportunity to explore what sustainable development means in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Satisfying the workshop requirement for SDEV majors, the course is organized around two projects that students will tackle in teams. Ahead of traveling to Rwanda, three main activities will structure the course. First, students will learn about colonial history and current sustainable development efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Second, they will be organized into teams to pursue preliminary research on one of two projects. Third, they will be paired with an undergraduate student at the University of Rwanda and begin regular correspondence using WhatsApp. The travel week will be held over spring break. We will be based in the capitol city Kigali, with some in-country travel to explore beyond the urban core. Students will work in teams alongside their University of Rwanda peers to advance the goals of their project. When we return to the U.S., the final weeks of the class will be devoted to focused team work, as students complete their projects.

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth Institute
Enrollment 10 students (10 max) as of 9:05PM Monday, December 2, 2024
Status Full
Subject Sustainable Development
Number GU4400
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20251SDEV4400W001