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The Payson Center for International Development is excited to offer six courses in four locations as part of the 2008 Summer Institute. The Summer Institute offers intensive, 2 week long courses worth 3 credits each. All courses offered in the Summer Institute are open to graduate students, undergraduate students, and non-Tulane students and professionals. The Summer Institute courses have been conveniently scheduled to accommodate students that may be interested in participating in multiple courses.
Due to the overwhelming success of last year’s Summer Institutes in Rome and Geneva, we have decided to offer three new courses in Uganda this year. This is a new and exciting opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students interested in international development to study abroad in a developing country.
Please click on the links below to access the required forms and to learn more about the courses we are offering this summer. Feel free to email Jackie Loonstra at summer@tulane.edu if you would like to request more information or have specific questions regarding any of the programs. Please scroll down for:
June 2, 2008 - June 13, 2008
New Orleans- Methods of Evaluation
June 30, 2008 - July 11,2008
Geneva, Switzerland- Intro to Human Aspects of Disasters and Complex Emergencies
July 14, 2008 - July 25, 2008
Rome, Italy- Food Aid and Food Security in Humanitarian Settings
July 28, 2008 - August 8, 2008 (AM)
Entebbe, Uganda- Program Management of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and TB in Developing Countries
July 28, 2008 - August 8, 2008 (PM)
Entebbe, Uganda- Information and Communication Technology for International Development
Location: New Orleans
Dates: June 2, 2008 – June 13, 2008Course Description:
This course will provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts, principles, and practices in monitoring and evaluation of public health and development programs. The course is intended to 1) provide an introduction to program monitoring and evaluation, 2) provide basic professional skills for developing M&E plans, and 3) provide a foundation for more specialized classes offered in the areas of monitoring and evaluation and operations research.Course cost: Normal Tuition rate for your program ($1800 for Payson Grads, $2547 for Undergrads, $2496 for SPH students)
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Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Dates: June 30, 2008 – July 11, 2008Course Description:
This course, administered in partnership with the International Center for Migration and Health (ICMH), (hyperlink to www.icmh.ch) will focus primarily on disaster relief and reconstruction. Individual lessons address a variety of subtopics such as rapid assessment, psycho-social health, reproductive health, monitoring and evaluation, relief organizations, communicable diseases, and management of IDP and refugee situations. Class will be broken up into morning (9am to 12pm) lectures and afternoon (2pm-5pm) guest lecturers and fieldtrips to places such as the UN, the Red Cross, UNOCHA, UNHCR, the WHO, the ICMH, etc. The course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and is worth three credit hours.Program Fee: $3300 for grads / $3700 for undergrads.
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: July 14, 2008 – July 25, 2008Course Description:
This course will explore the dynamics of the use of food aid, the largest single componnt of humanitarian emergencies. The course will review policies that guide the use of food aid, as principal controversies surrounding the use of food aid in emergency and transition settings. The course will also explore assessment techniques used to gauge the vulnerability of affected populations and their needs for food-based interventions. Lastly, the course will explore the food aid managment system and its logistics. Field visits will be conducted to the principal UN agencies involved in food aid as well as diplomatic missions that determine food aid policies.Program Fee: $3300 for grads / $3700 for undergrads.
Location: Entebbe Uganda
Dates: July 28, 2008 – August 8, 2008 (M-F, mornings)Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide learners with the basic knowledge and skills of concepts, principles, and methodologies in strategic planning, management and evaluation of development programs. The course will focus on HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB prevention and intervention projects, however, the introduced methods and principles can be applied to the context of many types of program activities. The course is organized into four parts:
- Historical, epidemiological, and biological aspects of HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB prevention and care;
- Understanding and measuring behavioral, sociological, and cultural factors of prevention and care;
- Institutional strategic planning and management; and
- Monitoring and evaluation of prevention and intervention programs.
Program Fee: $2900 for grads / $3350 for undergrads (3 credits) OR-
Program Fee: $3800 for grads / $4500 for undergrads to take BOTH 'ICT for Development' and 'Project Management of HIV/AIDS, TB, & Malaria" (6 credits)
Location: Entebbe Uganda
Dates: July 28, 2008 – August 8, 2008 (M-F, afternoons)Course Description:
This course explores the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICT) on international development. The initial part of the course introduces a macro perspective, focusing on various technologies and ways in which they can be applied. To better understand the application of different ICT project management tools in development planning, implementation, and evaluation, we start by defining the outcomes expected. Terms such as quality of life, improved economic conditions, empowerment, and greater participation in society are all used to qualify the end product of development projects. The second half of the course focuses on interdisciplinary theoretical approaches and methodologies as applied to practical group research projects, which will be selected from local and international solutions to specific ICT related development problems.Program Fee: $2900 for grads / $3350 for undergrads (3 credits) OR-
Program Fee: $3800 for grads / $4500 for undergrads to take BOTH 'ICT for Development' and 'Project Management of HIV/AIDS, TB, & Malaria" (6 credits)
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The program fees listed below for the courses in Geneva, Rome, and Uganda are inclusive of your tuition for the credit hours. Housing, listed meals (see table), fieldtrips, and SOS insurance are also included in the program fee. We have endeavored to make our program fees as reasonable as possible and we believe that the slight additional cost associated with the abroad programs is well worth the experience. In fact, undergraduates and some graduate students taking both the 'Program Managment' and 'ICT for Development' Uganda courses will actually pay less for the classes than they would if they took 6 credit hours on campus during the summer. In addition to program fee, students are responsible for the cost of their flights, visas (Uganda), unincluded meals, international health coverage (which we can obtain for you for an additional cost of $10.50/wk), and any other incidental costs.
*For the New Orleans "Methods of Evaluation" course, students will pay the tuition of their 'home' program. Please note that normal tuition varies from program to program. Regular on-campus tuition for 3 credit hours in Summer 2008:
The Payson Center does not offer any scholarships, fellowships, or funding to students participating in the Summer Institutes, nor do we have specific information on scholarships or fellowships elsewhere. If you are interested in finding funding for your studies with the Summer Institute, we encourage you to visit the 'Scholarships and Fellowships' portion of our website for helpful links.
To apply, please fill out an application form and email it to summer@tulane.edu or fax it to the Payson Center at (504) 865-5241, Attn: Summer Institute. You will have to download the form, save it to disk, and send it as an attachment in an email. Space is limited for all courses and acceptance and enrollment is on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. The final application deadline has been extended to Friday, April 18, 2008. All applications submitted after April 15 must include a deposit check. If you are not accepted into the program, we will return your deposit (once accepted, the deposit is non-refundable).
Download Summer Institute Application
There is no application fee but we require a non-refundable deposit of $350.00 for each course. Your spot will not be reserved until we receive this deposit. The remainder of the program fee (also non-refundable) is due by the start of the course. Please make all checks payable to Tulane University. Checks may be hand delivered to the Payson Center (300 Hebert Hall) or may be mailed to the following address:
Payson Center
ATTN: Summer Institute Coordinator
300 Hebert Hall
6823 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70125
Non-Tulane participants seeking credit should apply first to the Summer Institute program. Once accepted to the Summer Institute, non-Tulane students seeking credit must apply as a non-degree student to the University as outlined below. Non-degree students may take up to 9 credit hours through the university.
Non-Tulane Graduate Students and Professionals must apply to the Payson Center as a non-degree student. You will need to submit the following to Sheila Favalora in the Payson Center:
Undergraduates must apply to the School of Continuing Studies as a visiting non-degree student. The School of Continuing Studies has an open admissions policy but students must submit the following to gain admission:
Participants will need to submit the following required forms for participation:
"I enjoyed the summer course the Payson Center offered in Rome on food aid and food security in humanitarian settings. The course was very well-organized and included an excellent range of guest lecturers and organizational visits. I am amazed at how much information the professors were able to include in a two-week course. The course also built well on the practical experiences of the professors . . . and was excellent for networking with international organizations in Rome and Brindisi." -M.S. Student, Payson Center
"I just completed the Summer Institute courses in Geneva and Rome through the Payson Center. They were my last two classes as an MPH candidate and I couldn't have ended my coursework in a better way. The Geneva course was excellent as an overall look at humanitarian work, and the Rome course offered the most practical experience I've had in a class at Tulane. I was impressed with the response from the WFP, the US Mission, UNHDR, and other speakers from the many UN agencies who generously gave their time to students in response to Tulane. It was an excellent and invaluable experience for me." -MPH Student, Tulane SPHTM
"A terrific class." -Undergraduate, Tulane
"Wonderful class this summer- truly inspiring." -Undergraduate, Tulane
"I had a tremendous time this summer in Geneva, both in and out of the classroom. I enjoyed the opportunity to visit various UN agencies to observe their work in action, as well as the opportunity to hear from guest speakers highly involved in relief efforts globally. I thank Dr. Carballo for sharing his experiences with us and passing on some of his prodigious knowledge of intervention in post-conflict and post-disaster environments. I cannot extol this course enough and I would highly recommend this course to students interested in international health and development." - MPH Student, Tulane SPHTM
Please contact Jackie Loonstra with the following information:
