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IES Abroad Cape Town Summer – Health Studies
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Spend your summer living and learning in Cape Town, South Africa nestled at the base of Table Mountain. The nearly continuous layer of clouds that gather at the top is known as the table cloth and makes Cape Town's backdrop even more lovely. Cape Town lies on the southern tip of Africa and is a prime example of the juxtaposition that is created between developed and underdeveloped areas mergi...
Spend your summer living and learning in Cape Town, South Africa nestled at the base of Table Mountain. The nearly continuous layer of clouds that gather at the top is known as the table cloth and makes Cape Town's backdrop even more lovely. Cape Town lies on the southern tip of Africa and is a prime example of the juxtaposition that is created between developed and underdeveloped areas merging within the same city. The Summer Health Studies program focuses on South Africa's efforts to provide health care to the poorer rural and urban populations. Students interested in a career in the health field can earn six credit hours while witnessing the the issues and efforts to improve health care in South Africa. Students will explore more than the city with a week-long excursion to nort...
Program Highlights
Course studies health care services, prevention, treatment of diseases, and the attempt to end South Africa's rampant issue of HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis.
Students spend 16-20 hours a week in service learning settings within communities.
Students experience health care from many vantage points with field trips to health facilities in Cape Town and rural areas.
Live with locals in a week-long rural homestay - become part of everyday life and try native meals.
Build an incredible base of knowledge and participate in IES' arranged field trips which have included sites like: Kruger National Park, Johannesburg, and Soweto Township.
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- Cape Town, South Africa
- Summer
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- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
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Perfect study abroad experience!
by: Jolie Stocki - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Cape Town Summer – Health StudiesI had the time of my life studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa! The city has every type of vacation you could want in one: beaches, beautiful landscapes and mountains for hiking, a vibrant nightlife, downtown shopping, art, and events, historical sites and museums, vineyards and wine-tastings, and much more! There is so much to explore and the time truly flies by. For classes, I took community health, and nutrition & HIV. The teachers were passionate and engaging, and I learned so much fro...
Amazing summer in Cape Town
by: Paige Baal - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Cape Town Summer – Health StudiesBefore I left to study abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, I was expecting to learn about public health in a new setting. My experience in Cape Town exceeded all of my expectations. Arranged by IES, we lived in a new hotel/dorm setting in a safe and upscale area of Cape Town (it even had a market inside!). Every weekday, we did service learning at different hospitals and clinics around and outside of Cape Town. We were able to shadow doctors, dentists, physical therapists, and pharmacists. I lear...
Get everything in just 6 weeks!
by: Sabrina Nguyen - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Cape Town Summer – Health StudiesI am so incredibly happy that I decided to take this program. It involves a lot of field trips already scheduled within the program, consisting of all the places you have to see if you're in South Africa. If I were to schedule these things on my own, I wouldn't have known to cover every single item, and each experience was higher than my expectations ever were. We stayed in a nice and safe area, but it was also important to explore and understand the townships and the levels of disparity wit...
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Locations
- Cape Town, South Africa
Types and Subjects
- Subjects & Courses
- Culture
- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
Availability
Years Offered: 2020
- Summer
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
- All Nationalities
Cost per week
Accommodation Options
- Apartment/Flat
- Guest House
Qualifications & Experience
- High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
Application Procedures
- Written Application
- Transcript
- Online Application
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Federika Garcia Muchacho 2013
Participated in 2013
Federika Garcia Muchacho is a 21 year old student from Venezuela studying nutrition and dietetics at Simmons College in Boston, MA. Federika attended ...
Federika Garcia Muchacho 2013
Participated in 2013
While researching for study abroad programs and providers around the world I found IES Abroad. Their webpage was easy enough to find information, they had compelling descriptions of their programs, multiple locations as well as opportunities for students in health and science fields. Furthermore, the application was not overwhelming at all and the help I received from the advisors at IES throughout the application process was incredible. My first study abroad was in Cape Town, South Africa in 2013 and the experience was extraordinary. IES made my travel seem like a breeze, the program was completely organized, the classes interesting, and the fieldwork experience the best I have had so far.
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