India: National Identity and the Arts

  India

Delhi

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: September to December/February to May

Description: Explore India's living legacy of an ancient civilization through its ever-changing traditional and contemporary arts community. India presents an unparalleled diversity of religions, languages, and cultures. Its art, architecture, music, theater, and dance offer a dramatic reflection of the nations intricate cultural mosaic.

Based in Delhi, a city with a rich artistic heritage and a lively contemporary arts scene, the program helps students develop an appreciation of India as a center of Asian civilization rather than a stereotypical nation beset by problems of the developing world.

Highlights: Five weeks with a family in Delhi, as well as a short village homestay.

Four-week Independent Study Project.

Field excursions to regional arts communities illustrate historical legacies of Indian culture and provide students with opportunities to visit monuments and interact with craftspeople practicing traditional art forms. Intensive Hindi language instruction and interdisciplinary seminars complete the study of art as a window through which to view this complex nation.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: contact sponsor

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 12-15

Scholarships are Available. To make study abroad opportunities available to a wide range of students, SIT Study Abroad offers a variety of scholarships. We base all scholarship awards on need and merit. Awards range from $500 to $5,000. For a full list of scholarships, and to download a scholarship application,please visit our web site.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

SIT Study Abroad's Mission Statement: SIT Study Abroad is the accredited higher education institution of World Learning, a private, nonprofit international organization promoting international and intercultural understanding, social justice, and economic development through education, training, and field projects around the globe. SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens through SIT Study Abroad, undergraduate, field-based academic programs operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, and thorough short-term professional training and graduate degrees in language teaching, conflict transformation, international education, social justice in intercultural relations, management, and sustainable development.

Year Founded: 1932