Public Health in Uganda

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Location:

Kampala, Uganda

Description:

'Public Health in Uganda' enters its third dynamic year under the continued direction of Prof. Kearsley Stewart, and is based at Makerere University in Kampala.  
 
The core public health course focuses on four modules: HIV/AIDS, Basics of Public Health, Environmental Health and Mental Health.  Students attend lectures by some of the world's leading HIV/AIDS authorities, including the researcher who published the first paper on HIV/AIDS in Uganda in 1985 in the Lancet journal. In addition, students spend time at the largest and oldest community-based HIV/AIDS research study in Africa.  
 
Student research, working with a wide variety of professors and community organizers, features community development and infectious disease prevention, among several other topics. The intimate, seminar style of the program allows individualized projects tailored to each student.  
 
Students are also grounded with a solid political, historical and cultural context through a comprehensive political economy course, language training and excursions to notable historical, cultural and ecological sites, as well as to rural areas outside Kampala. A multimedia course component also allows students to use professional video and audio equipment to create documentary pieces for the IPD multimedia blog and promotional videos for NGOs with whom students work closely. Students are not required to have multimedia or video production experience, as training is provided on-site.

Terms:

Spring Quarter - APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 2, 2009

Sponsor:

Northwestern University, in partnership with Makerere University

Website:

Public Health in Uganda: Performance and Health Communication


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Northwestern Requirements

None; but students will take Luganda on campus before departure and during their program abroad.

Academic Specialties

Public Health, Communications, Theatre/Dance, Radio/TV/Film, and Pre-med.

Course Type

A set curriculum of courses is offered:
  • Public Health in Uganda
  • Research in Public Health
  • Contemporary Uganda: A Political Economy Perspective
  • Ugandan Language and Culture

Additional Information

All participants in programs sponsored by the Office of International Program Development must purchase health insurance coverage from HTH Worldwide. Read about HTH costs and enrollment.

The deadline for application to IPD 2010 spring programs is November 2, 2009. However, Public Health in South Africa is already full.

Housing

Dormitories on campus

Program Costs

Spring 2010: TBA

  • This will include tuition for four courses, housing, excursions, class materials, and estimated international airfare from Chicago to Kampala.  Students are responsible for the Study Abroad Administrative Fee, health insurance, meals and personal expenses.

Approximate Program Size

12-15 students

Application Requirements

Prior to receiving an application, all Northwestern students must complete the following steps:
  1. Complete the mandatory Study Abroad 101 Quiz on Blackboard. E-mail studyabroad@northwestern.edu (include your name and NetID) to register for this quiz.
  2. After receiving a score of 90% or above, students can pick up the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad at the Study Abroad Office. This application is not available online.
Northwestern students must complete two applications for this program:
  1. IPD program application and interview with the IPD office.
  2. Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad.

Contact Returnees

Northwestern students may enter this section of the site for a list of students who participated in this program.