Travel Courses

How far will you take your education? ACPHS currently offers for-credit courses that entail travel to Belize, Senegal, and Central and South America. Read more below.

Program Overview
Location: San Ignaco, Belize
Credits: 3 HUM / 1 IPPE
Prerequisite: HUM 101 
Instructor: Dr. Kevin Hickey (ACPHS)
Program Fee: Approximately  $3,000 (includes housing, food, lectures, excursions and airfare)
Course Offered: Fall semester
Travel: 2 weeks in January

Coursework
Culture, Customs and Health of Belize begins here at ACPHS with a fall semester course taught by Professor and trip leader, Dr. Kevin Hickey. You will spend the semester preparing for your travels by deepening your knowledge of Belizean and developing countries’ health & healthcare by:
> Attending weekly classes focused on the people, ecology, history, art, customs, current events, economy and health of Belize
> Creating and delivering presentations on tropical diseases & developing world healthcare
> Practicing basic health clinic skills
> Preparing pamphlets and informational skits you will utilize when educating Belizean patients

Program Highlights
From providing medical care to embracing the local culture, your time in Belize is designed to strengthen the studies you completed in the fall semester.

Medical Work
You will have the opportunity to apply your patient care skills by traveling to surrounding villages and:
> Creating and working at “pop up” health clinics
> Walking door to door offering home visit medical screenings
> Educating school children on health and hygiene

Cultural Immersion
Your studies on Belizean culture will come to life by:
> Attending lectures and workshops
> Becoming part of your local homestay family (two or more ACPHS students per home)

Excursions
You will have the opportunity to further embrace the natural beauty of Belize through excursions including:
> Exploring the Maya ruins
> Hiking national parks
> Caving
> Snorkeling in the world’s second longest barrier coral reef

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Program Overview
Location: Senegal, West Africa
Credits: 3 HUM, 1 IPPE
Prerequisite: HUM 101
Instructor: Dr. Kevin Hickey (ACPHS)
Program Fee: Approximately $2,500 + airfare (includes housing, food, lectures and excursions) 
Course Offered: Spring semester
Travel: 3 weeks beginning in June

Coursework
Culture and Customs of Senegal begins here at ACPHS with a spring semester course taught by Professor and trip leader, Dr. Kevin Hickey. You will spend the semester preparing for your travels by:
> Attending weekly lectures focused on Senegalese culture, customs and art
> Traveling to NYC for a day with Africana specialists Dr. Eloise Briere, Dr. Cheikh Ndiaye, and Dr. Hickey to study African art & visit New York City's Little Senegal
> Maintaining a travel journal to be shared with ACPHS staff, faculty and students

Program Highlights
From interning to siteseeing, your time in Senegal is designed to strengthen the studies you completed in the spring semester.

Cultural Immersion 
Your studies on Senegalese culture will come to life by:
> Attending lectures in the capital, Dakar, at the West African Research Center
> Becoming part of your local homestay family (2 students per home)
> Participating in cultural day trips to Gorée Island, concerts and sporting events

Internships
You will have the opportunity to build relationships with locals and gain a deeper understanding of Senegalese health and lifestyle by participating in your choice of internship from the categories of:
> Healthcare
> Art therapy
> Orphan care
> Women’s issues
> The environment
> Urban planning
> Teaching

Tour of Senegal
Your Senegalese experience will conclude with a 10-day guided tour of the country. Highlights include: 
> Visiting a Catholic monastery and the Holy Sufi City of Tuba
> Traveling by horse-drawn carts to Professor Ndiaye’s village
> Staying at a coastal “artist resort” 
> Experiencing wildlife safaris

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