Students will visit significant historical, cultural, and ecological sites in various towns including St. Marc, Gonaives, and Kenscoff. Additional activities will include presentations by local experts, participation in local cultural activities and meetings with civic and political leaders. Students are expected to attend two preparatory sessions at UMass Boston, read the assigned materials, and be prepared to participate in class discussions. In addition to attending daily classes, fieldtrips to Museums and historical sites, participants will work in small field projects. Caraibes occupies a modern facility with living spaces and kitchens.
Participants can stay and eat on the campus.
The Independent Study project will be completed upon the participants return from Haiti. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be awarded six credits from the Africana Studies Department. By special permission, students may receive credit for independent study from the Political Science Department or the International Relations Program. Professor Marc Prou , the program director, is a member of the Africana Studies Department and also the director of Pthe Haitian Institute. He has considerable travel and study experience in Caribbean countries.