Field Study Programs

Field Study Programs Offer:

  • Rigorous academic programs through a field-based, experiential approach
  • Undergraduate research through an Independent Study Project or Internship & Seminar option
  • Cultural immersion through fieldwork, intensive language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families
  • Small group of students in each program, supported by faculty and staff, homestay families, in-country experts, and community members
  • Access to extensive local resources and networks

Sponsored Programs

DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMY, AND INEQUALITY

Witness firsthand the innovative solutions communities are pursuing to build healthier, more livable, equitable, and sustainable societies.

  • Argentina - Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America
  • Ecuador - Development, Politics, and Languages
  • Nepal - Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya
  • South Africa - Social and Political Transformation
  • Vietnam - Culture, Social Change, and Development

GLOBAL HEALTH

Explore the strengths and limitations of diverse wellness systems, healthcare delivery models, and related healthcare policies.

  • India - Public Health, Gender, and Community Action

MIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND RESILIENCE

Study the often complex roots of historical, sociopolitical, economic, and transnational forces that shape countries and regions.

  • Jordan - Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East
  • Morocco - Migration and Transnational Identity
  • Netherlands - International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender
  • Peru - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
  • Samoa - Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
  • Tunisia and Italy - Politics and Religious Integration in the Mediterranean

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Explore the relationship between environmental and resource management policies, socioeconomic objectives, and ecological realities.

  • Australia - Sustainability and Environmental Action
  • Panama - Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation

PEACE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Examine the role of civil society and mass groups—including labor, environmental, indigenous, and gender—in relation to improved social conditions and human rights.

  • Argentina - Social Movements and Human Rights
  • Morocco - Multiculturalism and Human Rights
  • Switzerland - International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy

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  • Cambodia - Climate Change, Ethics, and Conservation
  • Chile - Wild Patagonia: Fire and Ice
  • Costa Rica - Sustainable Development Studies
  • Kenya - Wildlife, Water, and Climate Resilience
  • Panama - Tropical Island Biodiversity
  • Peru - Biodiversity and Development in the Amazon

For more information visit SIT Study Abroad or SFS Study Abroad.