School for International Training Programs

The College Semester Abroad program of the School for International Training (SIT) provides a unique opportunity to experience other cultures through language study, a homestay, and cross-cultural orientation. Each participant, in consultation with the academic study director on site, plans and completes an independent study project. SIT currently offers the following semester programs in Spanish which include an introduction to the geography, history, politics, economics, anthropology, religions, and arts of the country. Most also include intensive language instruction. To undertake any of the following programs, the student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher at the end of the term preceding the start of the program and have satisfied the program prerequisites, if any. Each program awards four Cornell course credits. The following programs are related to the Hispanic world:

•  Argentina: Art, Memory, and Social Transformation (Summer)
•  Argentina: Public Health in Urban Environments
•  Argentina: Social Movements and Human Rights
•  Argentina: Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America
•  Bolivia: Multiculturalism, Globalization, and Social Change
•  Chile: Comparative Education and Social Change
•  Chile: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development
•  Chile: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment
•  Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation
•  Ecuador: Development, Politics, and Languages
•  Nicaragua: Youth Culture, Literacy, and Media
•  Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
•  Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Website: School for International Training