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A POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM

OVERVIEW AND PAST PARTICIPANTS

OVERVIEW

Schedule: 2008/2009

SEMESTER PROGRAM:

AUGUST 29 - NOVEMBER 22, 2008

SEMESTER PROGRAM:

JANUARY 9 - APRIL 4, 2009

FIRST IMMERSION PROGRAM:

MAY 26 - JUNE 18, 2009

SECOND IMMERSION PROGRAM:

JUNE 23 - JULY 16, 2009

Aim of the Program:

AN APPROPRIATION AND/OR ARTICULATION OF AN INSIDERS UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICAN CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH:

  1. UNIQUE COURSES OF TWELVE WEEKS DURATION (SEMESTER PROGRAMS) AND THREE WEEKS (IMMERSION PROGRAMS) 

  2. ACADEMIC AWARDS BY SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA/USA, AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY

  3. HIGHLY SKILLED AFRICANIST LECTURERS

  4. PERSONAL FIELD ASSISTANTS

  5. DIRECTED PROFESSIONAL FIELD RESEARCH

  6. A FIFTEEN PAGE RESEARCH/INTEGRATION PAPER PER COURSE

  7. GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT ISSUES ARISING FROM COURSES ORGANIZED AND DIRECTED BY STUDENTS

  8. FIELD RESEARCH WORKSHOPS ON TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

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Application Deadline:

NOVEMBER 15, 2008 

for JANUARY 9- APRIL 4, 2009 SEMESTER PROGRAM

APRIL 1, 2009 

for MAY 26 - JUNE 18, 2009 FIRST IMMERSION PROGRAM 

MAY 1, 2009 

for JUNE 23 - JULY 16, 2009 SECOND IMMERSION PROGRAM

JULY 1, 2009 

for AUGUST 28 -NOVEMBER 21, 2009 SEMESTER PROGRAM


MIAS STUDENT CATEGORIES 1989—2007

TOTAL 
STUDENTS
YEAR AFRICAN FOREIGN FOREIGN 
RESIDENTS
COURSE 
REGISTRATION
27 1989 9 (33%) 5 (19%) 13 (48%) 42
35 1990 11 (31.5%) 11 (31.5%) 13 (37%) 66
25 1991 11 (44%) 1 (4%) 13 (52%) 36
54 1992 27 (50%) 23 (43%) 4 (7%) 91
49 1993 19 (39%) 6 (12%) 24 (49%) 84
47 1994 21 (45%) 10 (21%) 16 (34%) 72
44 1995 25 (57%) 5 (11%) 14 (27%) 62
52 1996 27 (52%) 11 (21%) 14 (27%) 90
53 1997 21 (37%) 23 (43%) 9 (17%) 72
43 1998 23 (53%) 8 (19%) 12 (28%) 63
35 1999 19 (54%) 1 (2%) 15 (43%) 63
64 2000 26 (41%) 17 (26%) 21 (33%) 92
48 2001 24 (50%) 4 (8.3%) 20 (42%) 70
73 2002 38 (44%) 16 (30%) 19 (26%) 106
99 2003 55 (55%) 20(20%) 24(25%) 137
88 2004 43 (49%)  16 (18%) 29 (33%) 143
69 2005 37 (54%) 9 (13%) 23 (33%) 124
72 2006 48 (66.7%) 7 (9.7%) 17 (23.6%) 134
79 2007 47 (60%) 4 (5%) 28 (35%) 133

TOTAL: 1056

Years = 19

531 (50%) 197 (19.8%) 328 (30.7%) 1680

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS = 1056

CATEGORIES

 

PERCENTAGE (%)

531 AFRICANS   50% AFRICANS
328 FOREIGN RESIDENTS   31% FOREIGN RESIDENTS
197 FOREIGNERS   19% FOREIGNERS

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