In Spring 2025, Sociology and Journalism are offering a team-taught, 6 credit, Experiential Learning course that includes travel to South Africa.
Students need to register for one of the following:
These classes will meet during the Spring semester on Tuesday and Thursdays from 11:00am to 12:15pm.
During Spring semester, the course will explore specific histories, locations, and ‘ways of being’ that define race, racial boundaries, identities and institutions locally and globally. The course will center on tourism, enabling the exploration of the ways race (whiteness) has intersected with globalization (colonization, capitalism, neoliberalism) to create emigration patterns and tourism industries that mirror deep settler colonization. Students will learn journalistic interviewing, observation, and document search techniques.
On May 9th, following Spring semester, the students and faculty will fly to South Africa as a group. During the travel portion of the course, students will utilize the journalism skills and sociological theory learned during the semester to explore historical, natural, social, cultural, and economic nuances of race and tourism.
Faculty are working with EduAfrica, an organization that in South Africa, to have two of their staff will accompany the group throughout the entire trip.
The group will depart from O’Hare Airport on Friday, May 9, 2024 and depart from South Africa on Friday, May 23, 2024. The flight from Chicago to South Africa includes a layover in London. The group will explore London for one day.
Once in South Africa, travel will include:
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If you are interested but have additional questions, please reach out to Professors Heather Dalmage (hdalmage@roosevelt.edu) and Anne-Marie Cusac (acusac@roosevelt.edu).
If you have logistical questions, you can book an appointment with the Office of International Programs through Navigate360.
You will need to discuss with your academic advisor which course option works best for your program of study and register for this class as you do for all of your Spring 2025 courses. Once you have done that, you can complete the application.
Complete the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Travel Course Application.
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Yes, the deadline to commit is Monday, December 1st. A $500 non-refundable payment must be made by the deadline.
Estimated cost is: $5,600*
The estimated amount is based on the current cost of flights. Students will receive a refund if not all of the estimated cost is used towards flights and programmatic costs.
Late Enrollment 1st Payment: $2,000 (Due January 15)
1st Payment (for students who have already submitted the $500 deposit): $1,500 (Due January 15)
2nd Payment: $1,600 (Due February 15)
3rd Payment: $2,000 (Due March 15)
*Please note that this total amount does not include the travel health insurance that students will need to purchase separately. Prices will vary but should be less than $100.
That will depend upon how much you’d like to spend in art markets, or to purchase gifts and other items.
Yes. Please note that your passport must be valid 6 months past the date of your return to the United States on May 23, 2024.
American passport holders do not need a visa to travel to South Africa. If you hold a different country’s passport, you will need to review the requirements on South Africa’s consulate website about your country’s specific requirements.
No.
Yes. If your current health insurance does not extend to any coverage outside of the United States (this would be outlined in your insurance plan policy), the Office of International Programs recommends that students purchase Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI) Travel Insurance.
Policies can be found here – they start at $34/month for the most basic plan and $56 for the more comprehensive plan. Once you review the plans, you can select "Enroll Now". Keep in mind you will need this insurance for the month of May 2024 while you’re abroad.
The Office of International Programs will collect proof of insurance in early 2025.
Yes.
Final work is due on our return from travel. Final grades will be entered then.
Congratulations! Yes, the trip begins immediately after graduation ceremony.
Yes. Please check with the Office of International Programs if you will need additional documents to visit South Africa or the UK.
Yes!