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Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

w w w.bes t semes t er.com / usp/ o v er v ie w/

USPT H E

Uganda StUdieS Program

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euSe students live most of the semester

with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms, a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student

experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

w w w.bes t semes t er.com / usp/ o v er v ie w/

USPT H E

Uganda StUdieS Program

w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r .c o m / u s p

a p

ro

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e

uSe students live most of the semester with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms,

a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

w w w.bes t semes t er.com / usp/ o v er v ie w/

USPT H E

Uganda StUdieS Program

w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r .co m / u s p

a p

ro

gr

am

of

th

e

uSe students live most of the semester with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms,

a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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more?

Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/overview/USPTHE

Uganda StUdieS Program

www.bestsemester.com/usp

a p

ro

gr

am

of

th

e

uSe students live most of the semester with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms,

a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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Still want to know

more?

Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/overview/USPTHE

Uganda StUdieS Program

www.bestsemester.com/usp

a p

ro

gr

am

of

th

e

uSe students live most of the semester with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms,

a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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more?

Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/overview/USPTHE

Uganda StUdieS Program

www.bestsemester.com/usp

a p

ro

gr

am

of

th

e

uSe students live most of the semester with Ugandan and other African students in the UCU Honours College dorms,

a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

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of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/

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Your whole life you’ve been surrounded by people who look like you, talk like you and even think about God like you. Assumptions you’ve

subconsciously held – from your definition of poverty, to what being a Christian even means. It’s time to ask big questions.

It’s time to marvel at everything from the hospitality of your Ugandan hosts, to the magnificent hills and valleys of the

Rwandan countryside. Participate in Ugandan community and learn much about your own identity in the process. Be exposed

to the social and economic injustice present in East Africa, explore the Biblical perspective of injustice and then wrestle

with faithful Christian responses. Your semester at the Uganda Studies Program will be time spent in society, nature, and spirit

in the raw. Be ready to be changed.

The uganda Studies Program is offered in partnership with Uganda Christian University (UCU), a CCCU affiliate member in Mukono, Uganda—15 miles from the capital city

of Kampala. The large hillside campus is a perpetual summer paradise, with temperatures in the 70’s, views of Lake Victoria

and Red-tailed monkeys feasting on mangos. The University setting also means that you’ll have the unique opportunity to

get to know Ugandans in your stage of life, asking the same questions you are asking-about studies, faith and their future.

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a setting conducive to friendships that often end up being the core of the student experience. Students also spend two weeks with a host family within walking distance

of campus and another week with a rural host family.

iMMe students live the entire semester with a host family within walking distance of the university, in addition to one week

with a rural host family. The semester long homestay allows students to truly be adopted as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. IMME students also spend

several weekends traveling to different places in Uganda, learning from Ugandans and expatriates involved in Christian ministry and development work.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/student_life/

Recommended & Required Credits

Uganda StUdieS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditselectiVe course #2 or core course #4 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

interCUltUral miniStry & miSSionS emphaSiS

Faith & action in the ugandan context 4 creditsimme practicum 3 creditscore course #1 3 creditscore course #2 3 creditselectiVe course #1 or core course #3 3 creditstotal CreditS 16 CreditS

all students are required to take Faith & action in the ugandan context (4 credit hours).in addition, students choose two core courses focused on the african context and elective courses based on their chosen emphasis.

Core CoUrSeS on the afriCan Context

aFrican literature 3 creditseast aFrican history From 1800 to independence 3 creditseast aFrican politics since independence 3 creditsaFrican traditional religions, islam and christianity in contemporary uganda 3 credits

eleCtive CoUrSeSadditional electives may be available when students register in uganda.

understanding the old testament 3 creditsunderstanding the new testament 3 creditsunderstanding worldViews 3 credits understanding ethics 3 creditshealth & wholeness 3 creditsintroduction to ugandan politics 3 creditssocial work practicum 6 creditsuse practicum* 3 credits*required for Intercultural ministry and missions emphasis (Imme)

the Junior Field experience provides students with opportunities to integrate social work theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting. students will complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in uganda. each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the uganda studies program (usp) staff supervisor (msw).

senior level Field experience is available. please contact the usp to coordinate specific requirements.

from Sudan to South Africa to suburban America, USP alumni are seeking ways to live

faithfully in a fallen world. Many students leave Uganda with a deep desire to return to Africa or go elsewhere overseas.

Others have a renewed—and often surprising—conviction to return to their own cultural context and seek creative ways to live out the Gospel. Whether your long-term goal is to live in America or the Amazon, you’ll be connected with hundreds of other USP alumni who are a little further down the road of discovering what life after graduation means. You’ll have

the opportunity to connect with these alumni and learn more about the organizations, jobs and opportunities they’ve

explored since leaving the Uganda Studies Program.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/alumni/

Applicants to the uganda Studies Program will apply to either the Uganda Studies Emphasis (USE) or the

Intercultural Ministry and Missions Emphasis (IMME).

To help put the Uganda experience in perspective, USP students spend a week in Rwanda traveling and hearing from church leaders,

missionaries, and visiting different ministries and organizations. While some time is spent looking at the 1994 Genocide, most of the focus is on what Rwandans and others are doing to build up society

and the church. Rwanda has been recognized as a recent success story and is a great case study for both issues of governance and

civil society development.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 16 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.bestsemester.com/usp/academics/