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SIT Study Abroad/ IHP Human Rights Movements, Power, and Resistance (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Amman, Jordan; Kathmandu, Nepal; New York, United States; Santiago, Chile
  • Program Terms: Fall, Semester, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: SIT/World Learning 
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Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Class Status: 2-sophomore, 3-junior, 4-senior
Housing Options: Guest House, Homestay, Hostel/Hotel Click here for a definition of this term Areas of Study: African Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Communication, Criminology, Culture, Economics, Education, Gender Studies, Government, Health & Human Services, History, Human Rights, Humanities, Independent Study, Interdisciplinary Design, International Relations, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Liberal Arts, Mass Communications, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Minority Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Public Health, Social Policy & Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Women's Studies, Womens Studies
Program Type: field study, study abroad Minimum GPA: 2.5
Click here for a definition of this term Program: Direct
Program Description:

SIT Study Abroad/IHP Human Rights: Movements, Power, and Resistance

Investigate the historical and social contexts of human rights movements, including the roles of culture, identity, political economy, and international law.
 

WHY A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS?

Go beyond the halls of power to learn how individuals and communities are giving momentum to grassroots, human rights movements across four countries. Connect with groups working for immigrant and gender rights and against structural racism in New York City, and critically examine the deep roots of human rights movements throughout the United States. Travel next to Nepal, Jordan, and Chile, where you’ll meet with scholars, members of Parliament, feminist leaders, staff of international non-governmental organizations, United Nations officials, indigenous community members, and refugees. Gain deeper insight into multilayered perspectives on human rights, often against the backdrop of governments in tectonic shift, and understand pathways to enacting human rights-based change. Explore how COVID-19 has shifted the conversations on human rights and highlighted global economic inequity. Along the way, you’ll explore how to live, act, teach, and learn in ways that affirm human dignity, uproot oppression, and advance collective struggles for rights and justice everywhere.

Please visit the SIT Study Abroad website for details on the program highlights and details of coursework, educational excursions, and housing.

MONEY MATTERS

SIT is an all-inclusively priced study abroad program – including academic costs, excursions, accommodations and meals, airport transfers, and health insurance. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.

SCHOLARSHIPS

SIT has awarded an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in the past three years. All scholarships and grants are need-based. Awards generally range from $500 to $5,000.  

CONTACT SIT STUDY ABROAD

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Request more information or email us: studyabroad@sit.edu
Call an admissions counselor: 888-272-7881
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