Zambia Field School: Methods

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Title: Zambia Field School: Methods Credits: 3 credits Dates: June 24 - July 29 in Summer 2018 (NB: plus mandatory online and in person orientations and IRB training in March, April for accepted students, though the registrar probably doesn’t care about that) Course Description: This course is part of a two-course field school program in Zambia led by GU Faculty; students must register for both HIST 210 and HIST 313. This course introduces students to an array of interdisciplinary methods from the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Students train with international experts in fields such as Archaeology, Oral History, Paleoclimatology, Soil Science, and Linguistics and participate in the collection of data in the field as part of a research project on central African environmental and cultural history. Although not required, students have the opportunity to continue working with the data they collect and to contribute as co-authors on scholarly publications after the field season.