Monday, January 28, 2013

Summer Field Study Programs in Yucatan, Mexico. Teach English, Maya Health & Healing, Ethnography, Spanish


osea Field Study Abroad 2013


Ethnography Field School, 7 weeks 8 credits.

Ideal for students seeking comprehensive training in ethnographic methods with cultural immersion in Mexico. Participants design and conduct independent field research on topics of their choosing such as tourism, global youth culture, heritage, sustainable community.  June 9-July 27

Maya Health and Healing, 4 weeks 6 credits

Intensive course in medical anthropology  “shadowing” midwifes, bone-setters, spiritualists, herbalists, allopathic doctors in rural clinics, and other specialists of non-invasive surgery. Ideal for medical anthropologists and Pre-Med students interested in social medicine. Choice of two sessions:  (A) Jun 9 to July 6  and (B) June 30 to July 27.

Teach English Community Action Research, 6 weeks 8 credits

Participants become English teachers for Maya children and Ethnographers in a community action research project that uses Maya folklore and heritage as the content of language learning. Participate in Maya cultural revitalization . June 23-Aug 2

osea courses are accredited through its partner

the Facultad de Antropología of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán


OSEA also offers


7-Day Intensive Spanish Courses


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