Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Study Abroad with SIT!



Argentina
Photo by IU student Courtney Miller, SIT participant (Argentina)
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDIES MAJORS:
Learn about study abroad options 
with the School for International Training

The Office of Overseas Study will host an information session for International Studies majors at 4 p.m. Friday, February 15, in the Leo R. Dowling International Center (Nugent Room). Join IU and School for International Training staff to learn about study abroad programs and financing opportunities.

Information Session 
Friday, February 15
at 4 pm
Office of Overseas Study
Leo R. Dowling 
International Center 
111 South Jordan Avenue
SIT study abroad programs are small, theme-based programs for summer, semester or academic year with a focus on experiential, interdisciplinary curriculum.
Each program includes several of the following academic components:
  • Interdisciplinary Seminars
  • Excursions and site visits
  • Intensive Language Study
  • Research Methods and Ethics
  • Independent Study Project Case Studies
  • Practicum/Community Project
Programs in dozens of countries on various critical global issues, including:
  • Arts, Media, and Social Change
  • Development, Urban Studies, and Entrepreneurship
  • Global Health
  • Multiculturalism, Migration, and Indigenous Peoples
  • Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity, and Environmental Policy
  • Post-Conflict Transformation
  • Social Movements, Education, and Human Rights
Housing in homestays
  • Most programs include at least one homestay experience.
  • Many programs offer more than one homestay, sometimes in both urban and rural areas.
  • When not in homestays, students stay in appropriate lodgings that may include guest houses, educational institutions, camping, or small hotels.
Costs
  • Check SIT website for program costs
  • Guaranteed scholarship of $1,500 for each Indiana University student

For more information, visit www.sit.edu/studyabroad or e-mail us.

Office of Overseas Study • Leo R. Dowling International Center
111 South Jordan Avenue • Indiana University



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