Capstone Course in South Africa!

HDEV 300I

Death and Dying

Professor and Group Leader:

Dr. Pamela Roberts, Professor of Human Development, CSULB.  She developed HDEV 300I and teaches the course on campus every year.  Her research area is emerging bereavement rituals.

Contact information for Dr. Roberts:  proberts@csulb.edu    (562) 985-8530.

General Course Information:

HDEV 300I explores the social, cultural and individual aspects of the death experience (the course counts for GE capstone credit in either category D2 or E).  Topics include: socialization about death, religious perspectives, afterlife, caring for the dying, personal death, bereavement, death ritual, suicide, euthanasia, capital punishment, war and AIDS.  All topics are examined in light of life-span, cultural and gender diversity.

HDEV 300I in  South Africa:

The three week course will compare the experiences of various cultural groups within South Africa to those in the United States.  Students will work in township projects for children who have lost loved ones to AIDS, hear lectures from hospice and other community workers, and take fieldtrips to sites that provide a context for death and dying in South Africa, including: Robben Island, District 6, The Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. 

Travel Fees:

Travel fees will be paid directly to the travel agency and are $4265. 

This cost includes:

• Roundtrip airfare from LAX to South Africa
• Air transport within South Africa
• Course related land transportation
• Accommodations in apartments (double occupancy rooms)
• Fieldtrip costs (including safari)
• Breakfast and dinner - on safari
• Travel liability insurance

This cost does not include:

• UCES course fee
• Other meals
• Passport
• Immunizations
• Personal items (souvenirs, etc)

Financial Aid

Students are encouraged to apply for scholarships, grants or student loans to cover the cost of the course travel fees.

For an updated pdf of the complete itinerary, course assignments, and travel arrangements click here.