It also included a wide array of contemporary social, economic and political issues unfolding in contemporary Cuba. Most lectures and field trips were outside the classroom in Havana, Trinidad, and Varadero. In 1999 the four-week program, open to both undergraduate and graduate students, consisted of one required and one elective class for each student, each course valued at three credit hours. The Tulane Univ. Students may take a maximum of two courses, each granting three credit hours.
Housing is in dorm-style residences.
The Drake Univ. Students traversed the country, visiting educational and historic sites and meeting with Cuban leaders and students in many fields. The Center for Cross Cultural Study, based in Amherst, Massachusetts, in collaboration with Willamette Univ. Hosted by the Univ. Four academic credits are awarded.