CIEE Summer Cambodian Studies Program in Siem Reap, Cambodia

  Cambodia

Siem Reap

Term: Summer 
Dates: 7 weeks: late June - early August

Description: The Cambodian Studies summer program helps students understand Cambodia's history and culture from ancient times to the present, with particular focus on the Khmer Rouge regime and its aftermath. Students study the challenges of nation building, reconciliation, and democracy in post-conflict countries while exploring Cambodia's economic and cultural transformation as at it opens up to the world.

Academic Program
The Cambodian Studies program offers students the opportunity to explore Cambodian culture, history, and contemporary political and social issues through coursework, cultural exchange with Cambodian students, and extensive field visits.

Academic Culture
Classes are held Monday through Friday, with some weekend days on field excursions. Most classes are similar in style and structure to American university classes, but students should be flexible in adapting to new teaching styles and ways of organizing academic material when appropriate. The class format typically includes lectures, discussions, visits to field sites, and individual projects.

Highlights:

• Witness the ongoing Khmer Rouge tribunal and learn about justice and reconciliation in a post-conflict country
  
• Excursions to Siem Reap, the Angkor World Heritage Site, Khmer Rouge genocide memorial sites, and a rural Khmer village.
  
• Three-week homestay in Phnom Penh with the family of a Cambodian university student; classes with Cambodian students.

Cultural Reimbursement Program
To provide students with opportunities to enrich their study abroad experience, CIEE offers a Cultural Reimbursement Program. CIEE students are reimbursed for a variety of cultural events such as passes to Angkor and other heritage sites, local movies, theater and concert performances, and visits to local museums.

Immersion
Volunteering
Students visit development projects together with Cambodian students, and may choose to volunteer with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Past students have taught English in Wat Damnak's educational NGO, the Life and Hope Association, or found opportunities to volunteer with NGOs working in education, environment, or health.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Please check the CIEE website for current program pricing

Experience Required: yes

Overall GPA 2.75

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Cambodia Independently

Scholarships are Available. We have several scholarships that students can apply for. Contact CIEE for details.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

CIEE's Mission Statement: Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world." Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever. As we look ahead, we reaffirm our commitment to the principles and values that guide this mission statement.

Year Founded: 1947