This program seeks to combine community service with academic reflection while addressing real issues to gain a sense of 'socially responsible knowledge,' and offers a unique opportunity to study in a developing global south nation in contrast to more common discussions on western, Euro-centric planning practices.
The service-learning component is critical as it provides students with the invaluable opportunity to practice in-class techniques in problem solving, and affords students to serve fellow human beings.
By participating in this program, students will have experience with:
- community-defined project work
- sustainable development
- discipline-appropriate research methodology
We achieve these goals through a variety of course work, including team projects, students' collaborative research, and analysis and comparison of theoretical frameworks appropriate for working in developing countries.
Students will be enrolled in a spring semester course and travel over spring break.