Study Abroad - May Term Trip To South Africa
Social Works partners with the Department of Psychology to co-lead a 15-day trip every other May to South Africa to help students learn about the history and culture of South Africa. The central goal of this experience is for students to learn about and understand the struggles that South Africa has gone through leading up to institution of apartheid, during the apartheid years, and post-apartheid.
In the 2-credit preparatory class, students will learn about different approaches used to try to resolve these conflicts and their impact. Students will learn how to apply theories/frameworks from social work and psychology to make sense of these conflicts and changes.
Throughout the trip, we make stops in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. We visit a number of historic sites such as Robben Island, the prison where Nelson Mandela was held, and the Districts Six Museum, a museum that captures what life was like for the diverse group of people that lived in district six until the implementation of apartheid and the forced removal of the non-White residents. In Cape Town the students also take part in a service learning project working with a local agency that houses students in need of a stable environment so that they will be able to finish secondary school and attend university.
For more information, contact:
- Dr. Badiah Haffejee (haffejeeb@etown.edu)
- Dr. Michael Roy (roym@etown.edu)
or
From the Department of Social Work
Etown Students Abroad
Learning through history in South Africa
Study abroad students outside of the Victor Verster Prison, where Nelson Mandela was held. This is just one of the historical experiences that students have had on these trips abroad.