Uganda Studies Program

The Uganda Studies Program will begin in Spring 2004. Many details are yet to be worked out but the general shape of the course is clear.

The Uganda Studies Program, pending final approval, will begin in Spring 2004. Many details are yet to be worked out, but the general shape of the course is clear.

• About fifteen students from CCCU colleges will live with about forty African counterparts in the "Honours College" complex of dorms in the center of the campus.

• CCCU students will learn Luganda, the local Bantu language and will spend time living with local Ugandan families and worshiping with them. (Classes will be conducted in English.)

• CCCU students will take at least two courses in African history and culture, African religions, and African literature. In addition, they will choose courses from the regular curriculum.

• The University will have at least one visiting professor. In Spring 2004, for instance, Dr. Malcolm Reid, from the Gordon College philosophy department, will be resident in Uganda.

• The Honours College will provide an environment for American students to interact with their peers, in fellowship and prayer and discussing Friday video shows. The College will have a Ugandan Coordinator and American Resident Advisors. The first RA's are recently married Wheaton graduates.

• CCCU students will also meet together to process their experience. They will take several planned trips and be exposed to rural Africa, as a tourist, to sites like game parks.

The first students in the Uganda Studies Program will be "pioneers." Before long, we believe the program will become a popular option for many students at CCCU colleges who are seeking to broaden their cultural horizons.

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