Summer Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius

Course dates: TBD, contact Dimitris Xygalatas for more information.
Application Deadline: Feb. 1st, 2025

About the Program

Landscape view of the coast of Muritius on a sunny day.

Overview

The UConn Summer Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius is a faculty-led summer program for students looking for hands-on field experience and interested in interdisciplinary social scientific research.

Participants have the opportunity to conduct their own projects as well as to participate in faculty-led research. The program follows a problem-focused approach and instruction moves beyond traditional disciplinary lines, drawing from a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, from interviews and surveys to behavioral experiments and physiological measurements.

In contrast to most other study abroad programs, this program does not consist of taking classes at another university. Instead, lessons are held in a variety of locations related to the course material. Students will have the opportunity to interact with the local community, participating in their rituals, meals, and other activities, and get a first-hand experience of the Mauritian way of life.

Location

The UConn Summer Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius is a faculty-led summer program for students looking for hands-on field experience and interested in interdisciplinary social scientific research.

Participants have the opportunity to conduct their own projects as well as to participate in faculty-led research. The program follows a problem-focused approach and instruction moves beyond traditional disciplinary lines, drawing from a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, from interviews and surveys to behavioral experiments and physiological measurements.

In contrast to most other study abroad programs, this program does not consist of taking classes at another university. Instead, lessons are held in a variety of locations related to the course material. Students will have the opportunity to interact with the local community, participating in their rituals, meals, and other activities, and get a first-hand experience of the Mauritian way of life.

Apply to the Field School


Application deadline for summer 2025:

February 1st, 2025

Learn more and apply via the UConn Experiential Global Learning website.

For questions, please email the course instructor.