Location
  • South Africa
    • Cape Town
Term
Academic Year, Fall, Spring

Program Details

Program Type
Provider
Degree Level
Bachelors
Housing
Apartment
Language
English

Pricing

Starting Price
14130
Price Details
See website for details. Scholarships available!
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Classes Travel Insurance
What's Not Included
Activities Airfare Meals SIM cards Transportation Visa
Jan 03, 2022
Dec 16, 2015
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About Program

Social justice, diversity, and innovation

Founded over 60 years ago, University of the Western Cape (UWC) played a critical role in the history of South Africa’s transformation, and maintains a mission devoted to access, equity, and inclusion, with a commitment to excellence in teaching, learning and research.

Its proud history in the liberation struggle distinguishes its academic role in fostering cultural diversity and in seeking creative solutions to a transitioning society’s needs. Synonymous with student activism and politics, the University is also well known for its academic strengths in humanities, law, health sciences and nursing. It’s home to 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students in seven faculties, and maintains international partnerships from all over the world.

Located in the Cape Town suburbs, about fifteen miles from the city, the campus includes a nature reserve and mountain vistas to the east and west.

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with Arcadia Abroad for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

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Program Highlights

  • Arcadia excursions enhance cultural immersion and provide meaningful context
  • Access to student clubs and societies and outdoor activities will round out your campus experience, while Arcadia program components will help you reflect on your experience in South Africa in a holistic and insightful way
  • The Arcadia Cornerstone Course, South Africa: History, Politics, and Culture, features associated co-curricular excursions and is taken alongside other South African program students
  • You’ll also take 3-4 courses at UWC
  • Founded over 60 years ago, University of the Western Cape (UWC) played a critical role in the history of South Africa’s transformation

Scholarships

Arcadia Abroad Scholarships & Financial Aid

Arcadia Abroad Offers Need-Based Scholarships
Did you know that Arcadia Abroad provides financial aid to around 70% of students who apply for it? The scholarships are open to all current Arcadia Abroad applicants. Arcadia Abroad values equity, diversity, and inclusivity when awarding scholarships. Students who apply for scholarships will have the opportunity to write a 300-word essay. The deadline for applications is ongoing, so apply today!

Value
$500 - $2,500

Program Reviews

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  • Fun 4
  • Housing 5
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Emani
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Be prepared to Change

As a Black person (from America) I admit I should have been prepared to learn more about myself through an experience in an African country, but nothing could have prepared me for the cultural exchanges I was influenced by. One of my close peers an African-American Studies major stated that she chose South Africa for its deeply rooted and controversial race history, but me on the other hand I was fascinated by the scenery Cape Town could provide me. One day while in a terribly long line at the University of the Western Cape while waiting to print I struck up a conversation with one of my local peers. Granted this man was a stranger but something motivated me to want to speak to him in this moment. I asked him something about campus or what his major was and he automatically pin pointed me as an "American" my North Carolinian accent gave me away. He then did something that completely took me off guard. He asked me if I thought being a Black person in the United States gave me more credibility than being Black in South Africa. I responded quickly babbling something to the effect of "no I still feel just as Black or authentic here in Cape Town. If I could go back to that moment I would have told him the truth that I had never before been faced with questions of my identity more than I did while in South Africa. That while interacting with Black people from so many different walks of life and experiences I desired to know a tribal language and be able to trace my lineage back to one specific area, other than the plantation that my fore-parents were born. So thank you mystery man and Cape Town for making me formulate questions to deeply rooted areas of my identity I am not sure I will ever fully understand. I am so grateful for this city and I wish that before I started my program I would have been more prepared to change.

What would you improve about this program?
There should be better communication about the University of the Western Cape to the students that attend school there. The students that went to the University of Cape Town were more supported because the program staff knew more about the campus and resources. However, as a student that went down a less traveled path I do not feel that I was supported as well as I should have.
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