Environment, Culture, and Peacebuilding

  Kenya

• Nairobi: 
Nairobi

Term: Summer 
Dates: May 24, 2010 - July 2, 2010

Description: Berkeley Summer Sessions offers exciting Travel Study programs that give you the chance to combine international travel with academic achievement. Courses are taught by regular rank UC Berkeley faculty, faculty of host institutions, and UC Berkeley graduate student instructors.

Highlights: Study environment, culture, and peacebuilding using Kenya as an in-depth case study. This course examines the nexus of environment and politics to better understand why conflict erupts and how peace might emerge. You will explore these issues through insights from environmental science, history, and political science, as you learn about local conditions in Kenya and how they form part of global patterns. A number of educational visits and tours across the country will provide you with a rich and empirical appreciation of specific challenges, including human/wildlife conflicts, and on-the-ground government and local community responses to these challenges. You will be joined in class by students from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, and will work together in teams to do research and conduct informational interviews with NGOs in Nairobi. Home to many international organizations, including the United Nations Environment Programme and the UN Office in Africa, Nairobi is an established hub for development, business, and culture.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: $5,497 - $5,665

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

University of California, Berkeley, Summer Sessions's Mission Statement: UC Berkeley Summer Sessions is committed to offering high quality, innovative academic courses and experiential education opportunities during the summer. By opening our doors to visiting students and continuing our service to UC Berkeley students, we support the University's goals of educating a broad and diverse student population. Our commitment to providing superior service and unrivaled learning opportunities extends to our students, campus units and departments, and all external partners.