University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Winter 2025: South Africa AFRA/HDFS

Program Dates January 03, 2025 - January 29, 2025
This program is closed.

Program Overview This program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants. Interview appointments and acceptance decisions are at the discretion of the faculty director.

This program's deadline has been changed to 10/11/2024.

All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 6-8 weeks (2 months) to process a passport.

Traveling and studying abroad at this time poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad must be prepared to adapt to evolving situations and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country which are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) and world events as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

Given its 11 official languages and the transition from Apartheid to Post-apartheid, South Africa is a land of contrasts that provides the opportunity for students to become exposed to a culture that is not only rich in diversity, but also continues to be a work-in-progress as it comes to grips with social issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty, and education. It is, some argue, a first-world country and a third-world country simultaneously.

All students will take HDFS 335 (Culture in Context) which will consist of an overview of the History of South Africa, taught by a South African historian and professor from the Univ. of Pretoria, as well as a range of cultural excursions and guest speakers to provide students with greater insight into South Africa's history and culture. In addition students will enroll in either HDFS 202 (Diversity and Families) or AFRA 206 (Survey of African American Culture).

Students will stay in hotels in Pretoria (City Lodge-Lynnwood) and Cape Town (The Commodore) and a safari camp/lodge in the Madikwe Game Reserve. Accommodations are double, multi-bed rooms, meaning each student will have their own bed, yet be housed two students per room. Breakfast is included at both locations (Pretoria and Cape Town), as well as at Madikwe. Several lunches and dinners are included as well.

Please see the flyer in the File Downloads section, below, for information session details.

The Program Fee includes housing, academic and cultural excursions and associated transporation, breakfast daily, and international medical insurance.

The Program Fee does NOT include airfare to/from South Africa, nor airport transfers within the U.S. The program officially begins when students arrive in Cape Town. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimated airfare.

ACCESSIBILITY: Participants with disabilities should know that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. But UD students with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to study abroad. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. All students must enroll in at least 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. The program is open to all undergraduate students.

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year	$3,648.00	$9,798.00
Final Program Fee	$5,010.00	$5,010.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$30.00	$30.00
Total to be charged to UD account	$8,688.00	$14,838.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$2,000.00	$2,000.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

• An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-May.
• The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
• Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
• All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:


Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on October 11, 2024
Recommendation also due by 5pm on October 11, 2024
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: October 02, 2024

Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants. Interview appointments and acceptance decisions are at the discretion of the faculty director.



Interest Meetings:
03/06/2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, ALW 209
03/07/2024, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Meeting ID: 823 828 7782 https://udel.zoom.us/j/8238287782?omn=93099398624
03/14/2024, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Meeting ID: 823 828 7782 https://udel.zoom.us/j/8238287782?omn=93099398624
03/18/2024, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, ALS 220
03/21/2024, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Meeting ID: 823 828 7782 https://udel.zoom.us/j/8238287782?omn=93099398624
04/03/2024, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, ALS 220
04/09/2024, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Meeting ID: 823 828 7782 https://udel.zoom.us/j/8238287782?omn=93099398624


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.