{"id":2136,"date":"2020-09-09T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/?page_id=2136"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:35:49","slug":"cuba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/program-options\/ramapo-programs\/cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramapo in Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ramapo College in CUBA<\/h3>\n
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Why Cuba?<\/h3>\n

Program options provide opportunities to gain an understanding into the historical & contemporary realities or social work<\/strong> <\/em>environments of Cuba, and how culture<\/strong><\/em> is an integral component.
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Nothing looks better on your resume<\/em><\/strong> than the unique experience of living and learning in other global contexts.<\/p>\n

S<\/em><\/strong>cholarships<\/strong><\/em> available.<\/p>\n

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Ramapo College has been operating study abroad programs in Cuba since 2004. Currently, we are offering the following program opportunities:<\/em><\/p>\n

Revolution & Evolution<\/span><\/a>Global Clinical Social Work in Cuba: A Community-Based Approach<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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Academic Program<\/h3>\n

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The program is designed to provide students with varied disciplines, the opportunity to participate in this program. All students will enroll in LLAS 325 \/ INTL 325 – Cuba: Revolution and Evolution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Description:
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The Revolution and Evolution course in Cuba introduces students to the country\u2019s history and culture by focusing on the themes of revolution and evolution. As an interdisciplinary program, this course seeks to expose students to how politics and aesthetics have undergone change under socialism, and how Cubans have negotiated their lives in an increasingly interdependent and unipolar world. Students will come to appreciate an historical event–a revolution–as a process that needs to take into account a changing global scenario. The historical perspective will serve to explain the evolving nature of U.S.-Cuba relations. Additionally, students will use lectures, reflection sessions, and various interactions with students, academics, professionals, and everyday Cubans to learn how the \u201creal\u201d Cuba compares and contrasts with representations of the island in U.S. popular culture and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The course will be divided between pre-travel meetings at Ramapo, two weeks in Cuba, and one post-travel activity at Ramapo. Prior to the trip, students will complete readings and film screenings that will help familiarize them with the topics and places they will encounter in-country. In Cuba, 14 days will be spent in Havana and two days in Las Terrazas \/ Vi\u00f1ales. During this time, students will complete writing assignments and take digital photographs.<\/p>\n

Students will explore the theoretical and political implications of Cuban literature, history, and visual culture in a variety of social spaces, from art galleries and architectural tours, to museums and cultural salons.<\/p>\n

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Field Excursions<\/h3>\n

\"CubaThe program will include the following field excursions, to both complement the academic course, as well as provide insights into the culture and context of Cuba:<\/p>\n