Switzerland

SIT: Switzerland, Global Health and Development Policy

Switzerland

Program Administrator:

SIT

Country:

Switzerland

Host Institution:

Students are based in Geneva with excursions to France and Croatia. Grounded in a framework of social justice, this program focuses on vulnerable groups, and critiques organizations that respond to their needs.

Classroom seminars are supplemented by lectures and briefings at international and nongovernmental organizations, including the University Hospital of Geneva , the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the World Health Organization.

Interactive research studies and field excursions in Switzerland and France deepen students' understanding of the challenges faced by organizations that foster public health, human rights, peacebuilding, multilateral diplomacy, environmental accountability, and sustainable development.

Location:

Geneva is a city in western Switzerland on the shores of Lake Geneva. It is an international center for many reknown international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Excursions include Paris, France, Bern and Lugano, Switzerland and Zagreb, Croatia.

Duration:

Fall/Winter Semester

Language:

English

Language:

French

Class Format:

Classes Primarily with US Students

Housing:

Host Family

Requirement:

2.75 GPA, Sophomore standing.

OSU Study Abroad Program Deadlines

Mandatory Application Checklist:

SIT Application Checklist

Program Details:

To learn more about the program and coursework, visit the SIT: Switzerland, Global Health and Development Policy page.

Program Costs:

SIT program fee + $350 IDEA study abroad fee

Academic emphasis:

Political Science

Pre-Pharmacy

Public Health

SIT Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy

Switzerland

Program Administrator:

SIT

Country:

Switzerland

Host Institution:

School for International Training Study Center in Switzerland

Location:

With its long history of neutrality, independence, and protection of the disenfranchised, Geneva is the world's capital for international organizations dedicated to conflict transformation, social justice, and sustainable development.

Duration:

Fall term

Winter/Spring Semester

Language:

French

Class Format:

Classes Primarily with US Students

Housing:

Host Family

Requirement:

Minimum 2.5 GPA. Previous college-level coursework and/or other significant preparation in international relations studies or a related academic discipline, such as political science or pre-law coursework, as assessed by SIT.

OSU Study Abroad Program Deadlines

Mandatory Application Checklist:

SIT Application Checklist

Program Details:

Visit the SIT website

Program Costs:

Visit the SIT website

Academic emphasis:

Anthropology

Economics

History

Liberal Studies