Various Locations: SIT Study Abroad
Not your ordinary study abroad experience!
SIT offers immersive programs in a wide range of locations from Europe to Southeast Asia. These unique programs emphasize key global issues and experiential learning, and are a great fit for variety of majors. The programs are designed to take students out of the classroom and into the host country through excursions, hands-on activities, and a culminating internship or research project. For a full list of programs - click on the link at the bottom of the page!
Why Study Abroad Through SIT?
鈥淪eeing a city like this gives me some hope for sustainable development and post growth plans. People here are really conscious of their ecological footprint and work to lower it as much as possible. This is inspiring me to try and make big changes when I return home.鈥 - HL黑料门不打烊 Study Abroad Alum
SIT is a leader in the field of international education, and its study abroad programs are unique in their emphasis on total integration, field-based and experiential learning, and independent student research.
For more information on the specific courses available on different programs, visit the program pages on the .
Each SIT Study Abroad program comprises several of the following academic components:
- Interdisciplinary Seminars focused on global issues merge student experiences with academic theory to examine critical issues from multiple perspectives.
- Educational Excursions are an integral part of each program and provide comparative perspectives on program themes and opportunities for engagement.
- Intensive Language Study:聽Programs typically offer language study at the intermediate and advanced levels and/or beginning instruction in less commonly taught languages.
- Fieldwork Methods and Ethics prepares students to undertake a research project or internship and also helps students examine the impact of their work on local communities.
- Independent Study Project (ISP): the ISP allows students to design and pursue a research project related to the program themes.
- Internship: students work with a local entrepreneur, small business, nonprofit, or NGO related to the program themes.聽This internship course is NOT approved for internship credit at HL黑料门不打烊 (it will usually transfer back as general elective credit). Please contact IP for more information.
Housing & Meals
- Housing arrangements vary by program, but all include a homestay for at least a portion of the program. Homestay placements are arranged by a local homestay coordinator who screens and approves each family. When not living with a homestay family, students stay in guest houses, educational institutions, hostels or small hotels, depending on local conditions and customs.
- All meals are included in the program, generally at the homestay, or with the program group.

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