Credit Programs

Study Abroad in South Africa

The Art & Design Education Department at Pratt Institute is offering a five-week study abroad program this summer in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Port Elizabeth, located at the southeastern tip of the country, along the Algoa Bay, is known not only for its scenic beauty and rich culture but for its important history as the home of Nelson Mandela and many other African National Congress leaders. The program is open to students from other colleges and universities in any discipline as well as public and private school teachers and museum educators.

Curriculum
Students choose two of the following courses for either three undergraduate or graduate credits each:
Fieldwork in Art and Design Education
Ethnographic Documentation
Puppetry and Performing Objects
South African Arts and Culture

Cost
Application Fee- $40 fee which will be fully refunded for admitted students
Graduate tuition per credit- $1070
Undergraduate tuition per credit- $968
Pratt Study Abroad fee- $365
Excursions- $500
Student Housing- $700 (subject to change)

Note: Airfare costs will be assumed by the students. Group discounts will be arranged by the
department, with a stopover in Dakar already included in the program fee.

Extra-Curricular Activities

The program will also involve ongoing studio work, field trips to artists'studios, museums, galleries, and schools with guest lectures by local South Africans. Possible weekend excursions may include visits to Kragga Kamma Game Park, Addo Elephant Park and Tsitsikamma, the National Park on South Africa's coast.
The fifth week of the program is set aside for planned excursions to Knysna, one of South Africa's most traveled destinations, Cape Town, the summit of Table Mountain, and Oudtshoorn for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. It includes a two day layover in Dakar, Senegal at the beginning of the program with a guided tour of the city.

Please visit our website for application materials and additional course information at:
http://www.pratt.edu/art_design_education_ug

For more information, please contact us at
718-636-3637 or ajohnso4@pratt.edu

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