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Globalization: A Jamaican Case Study

Course Location: Petersfield, Jamaica
Course Dates: March 7, 2009 – March 14, 2009
Academic Credits: 2 credits, Sociology and Anthropology, SOCA 293 through West Virginia University
Academic Instructor: Monica Frölander-Ulf, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Social Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Course Description
This two-credit course traces the historical development and present dynamics of the global economy over the last 500 years in the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica, with a specific focus on the sugar industry and tourism. The one-week service-learning component in Jamaica provides a learning environment in which students can directly observe and experience the impact of globalization on the lives of people in a community. The location is ideal for our academic inquiry: our host organization was founded as an outgrowth of the sugar workers’ cooperative at Frome sugar estate, and Negril, a major tourist resort, is only about an hour away from the community in which we will be living. Participating in community service projects encourages us to consider the complexities and conflicts inherent in international relationships. Our work with our host organization, the Association of Clubs, gives us an opportunity to develop mutually enriching relationships across cultural and national boundaries.

Program Fee: $1463 (before 12/31)* $1713 (before 2/15)** $1963 (after 2/15) Apply Now

The Program Fee includes room and board, local programming, staffing, and transportation, university credits, international health insurance, a contribution to the local community organization, and recreational and cultural activities.

Students are responsible for international airfare, passports and/or visas, immunizations and any books or required course materials.

* Students who are accepted and hold their place with a non-refundable $500 deposit by December 31, 2008 receive a $500 tuition discount.

** Students who are accepted and hold their place with a non-refundable $500 deposit by February 15, 2009 receive a $250 tuition discount.