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SIT Study Abroad Cameroon: Development and Social Change

Term To Study: Spring 2020
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2019
Program Starts: Jan 05, 2020
Program Ends: May 01, 2020
Major 1: Economics
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Major 2: Political Science & Government
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Major 3: Human Services
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Program Category: Multi-Country
Program Type: Internship
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Cameroon Yaounde
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Program Description

Examine development and the changing cultures, politics, and economy of Cameroon and explore the immigrant experience of Cameroonians in France.


Program Highlights
-Spend a week in France.
-Choose between an internship and independent study.
-Explore Cameroonian cultures, dance, and art.
-Receive intensive French language instruction and learn basic Pidgin English or Fulfulde.
-Learn about the negative effects indigenous communities face when their traditional way of life is replaced by a “western” lifestyle.
-Learn from development experts and high-profile Cameroonian leaders.
-Study, travel, and socialize with Cameroonian students for the majority of the semester.
-Examine how modernization and westernization are changing society, politics, and the economy in Cameroon.

Quick Facts

Population: 65630692
Capital: Paris
Per-capita GDP: $ 35600
Size: 643801 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 01:00 hour) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

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