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Academic Program

The Arts and Sciences program allows students to take Kiswahili language and additional CIEE courses taught by faculty from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) on East African/Tanzanian history, politics, literature, and development studies. While the courses are for CIEE students only, participants on this program can interact with local UDSM students through immersion into the cultural and social life of the University and the surrounding community.

What You'll Learn

The Arts and Sciences program enables students to gain an understanding of contemporary Tanzania, to understand Tanzania’s role in East Africa, and to explore diverse African perspectives through Kiswahili language and CIEE area studies courses. These goals are met through coursework, a variety of community engagement opportunities, and field-based activities.

Academic Culture

Teaching methods at the University normally involve a combination of lectures, tutorials, and seminars. The system is geared towards serious students who are motivated, self-sufficient, and deeply interested in the subject matter. Courses typically involve three to four contact hours each week.

The CIEE Arts and Sciences program has been recently modified to make it compatible with a North American academic calendar. The UDSM academic calendar is not currently conducive to direct enrollment options, although CIEE students have the opportunity to interact with local UDSM students on campus throughout most of the year.

Nature of Classes

Students take classes with CIEE students and other international students.

CIEE Language Commitment

At all program locations where English is not the primary language, CIEE encourages participants to use the local language whenever possible.

Internship

Qualified students may participate in a CIEE Internship for credit. Students must submit a proposal and receive permission from their home institution prior to the start of the semester to enroll in a CIEE Internship. More information on the CIEE Internship can be found in the course list.

Grading System

Kiswahili language courses and CIEE area studies courses follow a continuous assessment model that includes written assignments, projects, research exercises, essays, and written and oral examinations.

Program Requirements

CIEE students enroll in a semester-long Kiswahili language course, the CIEE Kiswahili Language and Culture Practicum, and typically take four additional CIEE elective area studies courses. All courses are taught in English. Enrollment in the CIEE Internship requires students to complete a pre-departure proposal and approval process before the start of the semester.

Credit Description

Total recommended credit for the semester is 16 semester/24 quarter hours and 31 semester/ 46.5 quarter hours for the academic year.

The Kiswahili Language and Culture Practicum has 20 contact hours and recommended credit of 1 semester/1.5 quarter hours. The Kiswahili courses and the CIEE electives have 45 contact hours and recommended credit of 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.

Courses

Required CIEE Courses

AFST 1001 TANZ
Kiswahili Language and Culture Practicum
This course is designed to help students practice and interact in Kiswahili during visits to local historical and cultural sites, while engaged in various community-based learning projects. This is a task-based course and requires students to take the lead in completing tasks or research projects of personal interest. This course also serves as a language clinic, so that students can have all of their questions related to Kiswahili learning answered.

SWAH 1001 TANZ Beginning Kiswahili
SWAH 2001 TANZ Intermediate Kiswahili
SWAH 3001 TANZ Advanced Kiswahili
Kiswahili (Swahili) language courses are taught by faculty from the UDSM Institute of Kiswahili Studies and are offered at all levels, from beginning through advanced. Students with prior Kiswahili training are given a placement exam upon arrival in Tanzania.

CIEE Elective Courses

AFST 3001 TANZ
Development Perspectives: Theories, Methods, and the Case of Tanzania
This course examines issues related to development and change within the context of a group of diverse societies often referred to as the Third World. Students research the impact of colonialism and its legacies on these societies; the changing character and meaning of development in the context of environmental changes; and the nature of relationships between men and women, class and ethnicity, and tradition and modernity. The course examines the politics of identity and indigenousness, the significance of democracy for developing civil society and human rights, and the role of state institutions in fostering development and change. The course encourages students to undertake comparative analyses of different approaches to development around the globe. Additionally, the course exposes students to global, political, and socio-economic trends and relations, and their implications for Tanzania, Africa, and the developing world.

ENVI 3001 TANZ
Environmental Issues in East Africa
This course takes a multidisciplinary approach that addresses the physical and life sciences as well as the human dimension of environmental issues in East Africa. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to understand the complex nature of environmental science issues through the interdependence of physical, chemical, and biological processes. The course enables students to explain the various aspects of the exploitation, and management of the environment and its resources in the context of environmentally sustainable development in East Africa. Students gain the ability to explain some of the ways in which humans have modified natural environmental processes and also to evaluate a range of techniques by which the human impact on the environment in East Africa can be assessed and managed. Some of the topics for the course include water, soil, and energy resources, minerals, wildlife, forests, renewable energy, environmental policy, and public participation.

HIST 3001 TANZ/AFST 3003 TANZ
History of East Africa
This course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the history of the region in precolonial times and includes topics such as the rise of complex societies and long-distance trading networks. The second part focuses on the colonial and post-colonial period. Lectures and selected readings situate the colonial and post-colonial East Africa in a broader context of Capitalist expansionism and African people’s response and initiatives within this setting. The course includes various examples from Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar.

INRE 3001 TANZ/AFST 3002
African International Relations and Foreign Policy
This course seeks to give students the historical perspective and analytical capability to understand major issues on the African international agenda. The student is expected to develop an informed, thoughtful, and independent opinion on the multiple factors that influence African states’ policies and actions. This is accomplished through analysis of the evolving African state system, combined with an understanding of the political dynamics and practical diplomacy of the international state system. The roles of the African Union, sub-regional organizations, domestic constituencies, and non-state actors (ranging from NGOs to rebel forces) are included in the course discussions.

INSH 3003 TANZ
Internship
Qualified students may undertake an internship for credit while in Dar es Salaam. Internships are typically arranged with local NGOs and private institutions in the areas of health, education, and development. To be considered for an internship, students must submit a clear statement of purpose, including specific areas of interest and a résumé. Students must receive permission from their home institution to enroll in an internship. Upon receipt of the approved plan, the Resident Director explores internship placements and, after arrival, meets with the student and the organization director to work out additional details of the student’s internship. Total hours: 135. Recommended credit: 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours.

LITT 3001 TANZ/AFST 3004 TANZ
African Literature
The aim of this course is to help students critically appreciate African Literature. The course traces the evolution of African Literature from its oral tradition to the contemporary written form. Its central focus is the critical and theoretical study of representative literary works from the African continent available in English. The course includes discussion of language problems within African literature and the role of African women writers in African literature.

This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to changes as a result ofongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Syllabi for the CIEE courses listed above are available upon request.


CIEE Study Center Syllabi
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Faculty

With the exception of the CIEE Language and Culture Practicum course, all courses are taught by the faculty of the University of Dar es Salaam.

Cultural Activities

Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of local and regional field trips and excursions. These may include the National Museum, Kariakoo Market, Bongoyo Island Marine Reserve, and Bagamoyo. Past overnight and multi-day field trips have included destinations such as Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Ruaha, Udzungwa, Olduvai Gorge, and Zanzibar. Please be aware that destinations for activities, field trips, and excursions change each semester.

Community Engagement and Independent Studies
The Arts and Sciences program offers students the opportunity to participate in a variety of community engagement (volunteer) projects throughout the semester. Highly motivated students may also do a forcredit CIEE Internship with a local school or organization.

Immersion

Immersion in the local culture is a priority at CIEE Study Centers around the world. CIEE participants make the most of their program through CIEE-guided excursions, field study and internship programs, volunteering, conversation exchanges, homestays, and special events. Every effort is made to match CIEE students with Tanzanian roommates when the local students are on campus.