In addition to taking the above courses, students will also need to enroll in one of the following two courses:
Independent Study Project
Independent Study Project – syllabus
(ISPR3000 / 4 credits)
Students may choose to pursue a research-based Independent Study Project (ISP) conducted in Uganda in an approved location appropriate to the project. In consultation with the academic director, the ISP can be completed in Kampala or other areas of Uganda, and helps to integrate the information gained through the Development Studies and the Research Methods and Ethics courses and, as appropriate, Luganda language studies. The ISP provides the opportunity to analyze development theories using data and reflections from field-based experience. Regular sessions are coordinated for students to share their progress, challenges, and experiences with each other and with faculty mentors in order to become more effective researchers and consultants. Sample topic areas: environmental conservation and development; rural finance self-help groups and poverty alleviation; decentralization, participatory processes, and community empowerment; health, education, and the effectiveness of the Millennium Villages Project.
Sample ISP topics:
- Environmental conservation and development
- Rural finance self-help groups and poverty alleviation
- Healthcare systems and management of epidemics
- Refugee education, health, and food security
- Decentralization, participatory processes, and community empowerment
- Health, education, and the effectiveness of the Millennium Villages project
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OR
Internship and Seminar
Internship and Seminar – syllabus
(ITRN3000 / 4 credits)
Popular discourse of the 1990s and early 2000s portrayed Uganda as a successful development case. Progress in the women’s emancipation, microfinance, democracy, human rights and civil liberties, HIV/AIDS awareness, and poverty reduction attracted attention of international development agencies and scholars. This internship experience is intended to place students in organizations that work on a myriad of these development issues as a way to enable them to appreciate the history, complexity, challenges, and opportunities of international development from the vantage point of their internship placement.
Sample internships:
- Promoting social accountability, equality, and democratic governance at Foundation of Human Rights Initiative
- Working in refugee settlements or transitional camps or providing support to urban refugee populations through the Office of the Prime Minister’s Department of Disaster Preparedness or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Supporting efforts to provide humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers at UNICEF
- Working in departments on wetlands, forestry, and environmental services at the Ministry of Water and Environment
- Assisting an immigration and anti-human-trafficking task force at the Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Participating in constructive, creative, and cooperative approaches to conflict resolution at the Centre for Conflict Resolution
Other potential internship sites:
- Amnesty International
- Uganda Red Cross
- The AIDS Support Organization
- Care International
- Association of Uganda Women Lawyers
- Ministry of Gender and Social Development
- Slum Aid Project
- International Alert
- SIETINI
- Akina Mama wa Africa Reproductive Health Uganda
- Kapchorwa Association of Civil Society Organizations
- TPO
Other potential internship sites:
- Amnesty International
- Windle Trust International
- Uganda Red Cross
- The AIDS Support Organization
- Care International
- Association of Uganda Women Lawyers
- Ministry of Gender and Social Development
- International Alert
- The South and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SIETINI)
- Akina Mama wa Africa Reproductive Health Uganda
- Kapchorwa Association of Civil Society Organizations
- Transcultural Psychosocial Organization
- Bank of Uganda
- Centenary Bank
- Uganda Women’s Network