Academics

Academic Program

The Ghana Program is a fall or spring 15-week semester program that focuses on development issues in Africa, combining relevant coursework with hands-on community service learning opportunities for students in local NGOs. Program participants enroll in three courses in addition to a supervised community service learning project. Topics explored in program coursework include the role of women in development, urbanization, crime and corruption, culture and development; as well as contemporary cultural and social issues in Ghana today.

In addition, students take a course in modern Twi, one of Ghana’s commonly spoken indigenous languages. Through their service learning placements, students will have opportunities to experience for themselves the complexities of ethnic, economic and gender identities within Ghanaian communities.

The following courses are offered each semester:

Modern Twi
Ghana Today
Development Issues in Ghana
Service Learning Project

A listing of course descriptions and syllabi can be found at:

AHA Ghana Course Descriptions .

As part of the program, excursions and field trips are organized to historic and cultural sites in and around Accra/Legon.

Site Director
Dr. Michael Williams, the site director, earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Notre Dame.  Dr. Williams has taught various courses at the University of Ghana and is the Executive Director of the AYA Centre.  He has worked with University of Oregon students on multiple study abroad programs since 1994.

Registration and Credits

Students participating in this program will be registered at the University of Oregon and will receive UO credits for courses taken in Ghana.  Course work will be reviewed and evaluated by appropriate academic departments at the UO.

Students are responsible for making sure that the courses they plan to take in Ghana will meet major and minor requirements.  Students are advised to consult with their academic advisor about their plans to study in the Ghana program.

Course Equivalencies

Courses in this program are approved on a periodic basis.  The attached course equivalency shows the most recently approved courses.  Courses that do not appear on this sheet will be approved for UO credit.

The AHA - Ghana program is a new offering for UO students. All courses must be approved.

Program Provider Website

For general information on the AHA Ghana program:   http://ahastudyabroad.org/programs/ghana
For general information on the Aya Centre:   http://www.ayacentre.com

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