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SENEGAL:
MINNESOTA STUDIES IN INTL DEVELOPMENT
The Minnesota Studies in International Development
(MSID) program in Senegal focuses on problems of development and
social change through grassroots internships in poor communities.
The program is divided into three phases: nine weeks of classroom
work in Dakar, the capital of Senegal; four weeks (fall) or ten
weeks (spring) in a field study placement with an agency or development
project in a rural community; and a week-long final seminar. The
longer spring semester (21 weeks, from mid-January to mid-June)
permits an internship of greater depth than the 15-week fall semester.
Course topics include theories and topics of development, cross-cultural
seminar, national and regional history, economics, and culture.
Field study placement categories include public health, education
environmental protection, social services, women in development,
agriculture, and small business, involving a minimum commitment
of 30 hours a week. Students study intensive Wolof, the predominant
ethnic language of Senegal, during the phase of the program in Dakar.
Content courses are taught in French, the national language of Senegal,
which is essential to communicating with local people. Housing is
in homestays with local families. Eligibility: French through the
200 level (4 semesters).
The Global Campus
University of Minnesota
230 Heller Hall 271
19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
PH: 612-626-2223 | Fax: 612-626-8009
tgcsaaex@umn.edu
Program Adviser: Director of Off-Campus Study, X4850, OCS Office,
Forum North Lounge
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