Registration Open for Swahili Language with a Health Focus Course – CAS LE491
BU’s African Study Center is offering a Swahili Language class on the Medical Campus for Spring 2016. MPH Students interested in working in East Africa and/or participating in the proposed Global Health Summer Field Course in Tanzania, are encourage to enroll in this class – CAS LE491 – as soon as possible, via student link. The course is offered for 2 credits. It is also possible to enroll in the class for 1 credit.
This intensive language course will be scheduled for 2 hours, twice a week, and is comparable to a 4 credit undergraduate language course. The class will emphasis Swahili language useful in conducting fieldwork and surveys, as well as cultural specific notions of health. Much coursework occurs during class time. The meeting time of the course will be determined based upon when enrolled students are available. (Depending on interest, more than one section may be offered). Those interested, should register as soon as possible, and be responsive to communication from the African Studies Center, when they work out the class schedule in early January.
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- Credits from language courses, will not count toward your MPH degree.
- Students who can fit the course into their full-time course load (12 – 18 credits) can do so without additional tuition expense.
- A follow-up course may be taught during Fall semester (2016) for returning students who want to further develop their language skills.
