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Nepal: Culture and Development

  Nepal
  • Kathmandu: 
  • Kathmandu

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

Description: The School for International Training's Study Abroad programs offer field-based study in over 57 countries. Students earn 16 semester credits on a 15-week experience designed to encourage a global awareness that enables people to live and act in an interdependent world. Groups of seven to 25 students are lead by one or two academic directors.

Renowned for its dramatic scenery, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the remnants of tropical jungles in the Terai, Nepal is also a land of contrasting and complex ethnic and linguistic groups. Many of Nepal's traditional communities have been shaped by their physical environment and the availability of natural resources. Today, the demands of a developing country, a growing population, and expanding tourism are placing increasing pressure on already scarce resources.

Your study of this changing region is based in Kathmandu and is augmented by field excursions to rural areas in the lower Himalayas and the Terai. Through an examination of topics ranging from the role of women in natural resource management to rural religious practices, you gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges Nepalis face as they balance their desire for development with the preservation of Nepal's fragile environment.

Highlights: Five weeks homestay in the Kathmandu Valley plus a ten-day homestay with a rural family. Educational excursions to Bhaktapur, Manang, and the Terai (conditions permitting)


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Subject Areas :
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies
  • Culture
  • Development Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Geography
  • Intensive Language
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Social Sciences
  • Cost in US$: contact sponsor

    Experience Required: no

    Application Process Involves:

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

    Post Services Include:

    • Exit DebriefingAbroad
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    • 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




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