HDFS 499

Spring 2019 All Classes

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Special topics in human development, family studies, or community development.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to a maximum of 12 hours as topics vary.

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HDFS 499 class schedule data for spring 2019
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	68363	Lecture-Discussion	GH	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	5 Christopher Hall	Lleras, C	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/19-05/01/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Research Exp Ghana West Africa Section Info: Research Experience in Ghana, West Africa. This course focuses on ethnic identity development in the family context with an emphasis on Africans and people of African descent. We will examine why and how learning about identity, family, and community in historical and contemporary Ghana can provide insight into identity development for African Americans in the U.S. This course will consist of lectures, in-class discussion and exercises to familiarize students with Ghanaian history and culture, family and identity theories, and qualitative research methods. The 3-week experience in Ghana will consist of guided fieldwork, direct community engagement and visiting historical sites related to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Instructor approval required - contact Christy Lleras at clleras@illinois.edu or the ACES Study Abroad Office at 333-3638 for application. Application due by October 15, 2017. Additional Study Abroad cost is approximately $5,700. Travel dates for 3-week experience: June 1, 2019 through June 21, 2019. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.