Education Studies

Study at NYU ACCRA

During your semester at NYU Accra, you’ll experience the city itself as your classroom. Famed for its crafts, music, and welcoming people, contemporary Ghana is a bridge between an ancient heritage and the new global community.

• Experience the diversity and complexity of a country whose history has transformed Africa and the world.
• Investigate questions of international development and education policy.
• Explore how local and international actors think about the role of education in international development, and how that translates into practice.
• Learn about the practical challenges and opportunities of implementing education programming in developing countries. Which programs and approaches are most successful, and why?

Accra: Courses and Electives

Core Courses 

• APSY-UE 9020 Human Development 
• HIST-UA 9573: Cocoa and Gold 
• NUTR-UE 9187: Introduction to Global Issues in Nutrition The African Perspective 

Specializations 

• SCA-UA 9124 Documenting the African City 
• SCA-UA 9634 Global Connections: Accra 
• SOC-UA 9970 Topics: Globalization & The Developing World 
• UNDSW-US 9110 Inequality

Student Life

Our on-site staff will provide support for you during your time abroad. We’ll help you connect with your host culture throughout your stay with orientation, trips, student clubs, and language exchanges. Housing is guaranteed to all students and will vary by location.

Further Opportunities

We offer many core, liberal arts, and content elective courses abroad that allow you to explore your interests across continents and cultures.

The internship program at NYU Accra is many students’ favorite part of their time abroad. Our faculty and staff have developed relationships with numerous community- and school-based organizations in order to match your interests and skills with a local group that will allow you to gain hands-on experience and build strong relationships in the city. Students often enjoy their internship work so much that they choose to take part in the volunteer program that the site staff have developed as well.

No matter where you choose to spend a semester abroad, you’ll gain new experiences and exposure to a wider world.

Please talk with your academic adviser about making our global locations work with your program of study.