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SIT Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples
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Program Administrator:
SIT Country:
Nepal
Host Institution:
SIT Program House
Location:
The program is based in Kathmandu and is augmented by field excursions to rural areas in the lower Himalayas and the Terai tropical jungle remnants.
Duration:
Fall term
Winter/Spring Semester
Language:
English
Language:
Nepali
Class Format:
Classes Primarily with US Students Housing:
Host Family
Other
Requirement:
Good academic standing, minimum 2.5 GPA, at least one year college-level courses completed.
Mandatory Application Checklist:
Program Details:
The SIT Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples study abroad program examines the diversity of Himalayan societies across the South Asian sub-continent, with special emphasis on the Tibetan experience and identity. Through thematic lectures and field work, students explore issues of cultural preservation, religious revival, and sub-regional geopolitics and are challenged to consider the contemporary and historic linkages connecting different Himalayan communities. Questions of self-identification and recognition, as well as issues of diaspora, exile, and migration, are important topics for analysis in this program.
Program Costs:
Academic emphasis:
Anthropology
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Geography
History
Liberal Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Sociology
