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Locations: Amman, Jordan; Kathmandu, Nepal; New York, NY, United States; Santiago, Chile;
Program Terms: Fall Semester, Spring Semester
Homepage: CLICK TO VISIT
Program Sponsor: SIT/World Learning

Dates / Deadlines:

Dates / Deadlines:
Term	Year	App Deadline	Decision Date	Start Date	End Date
Fall Semester	2024	01-APR-2024 **	Rolling Admission	28-AUG-2024	10-DEC-2024
NOTE: You must submit an application to UVA and your outside program provider. The deadline above is for UVA’s application. The deadline for your outside program application may be earlier. Confirm the outside program’s application deadline on their website.
** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
Indicates that deadline has passed

Fact Sheet:

Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Class Status:	2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year	Minimum GPA Requirement:	2.5
Click here for a definition of this term Language Requirement:	none	Click here for a definition of this term Open to Non-UVa Students:	No
Housing:	Homestay, Hotel, With program group	Language Courses Offered:	No
Language of Instruction:	English	Click here for a definition of this term Credit Type:	Transfer Credit
Click here for a definition of this term Program Type:	Study center	Click here for a definition of this term Tuition Payments Made To:	Program Provider
Click here for a definition of this term Education Abroad Advisor:	Boris Escalona Berbetty	Click here for a definition of this term Application Fee:	Yes
Click here for a definition of this term Study Abroad Administrative Fee:	Yes	Click here for a definition of this term Subject Area:	African-American & African Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Communications, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Foreign Affairs, Global Studies, History, Independent Study, Law, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Minority Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Women, Gender & Sexuality

Program Description:

SIT Study Abroad/IHP Human Rights: Movements, Power, and Resistance

Investigate the historical and social contexts of human rights movements, including the roles of culture, identity, political economy, and international law.

WHY A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS?

Go beyond the halls of power to learn how individuals and communities are giving momentum to grassroots, human rights movements across four countries. Connect with groups working for immigrant and gender rights and against structural racism in New York City, and critically examine the deep roots of human rights movements throughout the United States. Travel next to Nepal, Jordan, and Chile, where you’ll meet with scholars, members of Parliament, feminist leaders, staff of international non-governmental organizations, United Nations officials, indigenous community members, and refugees. Gain deeper insight into multilayered perspectives on human rights, often against the backdrop of governments in tectonic shift, and understand pathways to enacting human rights-based change. Explore how COVID-19 has shifted the conversations on human rights and highlighted global economic inequity. Along the way, you’ll explore how to live, act, teach, and learn in ways that affirm human dignity, uproot oppression, and advance collective struggles for rights and justice everywhere.

Please visit the SIT Study Abroad website for details on the program highlights and details of coursework, educational excursions, and housing.

MONEY MATTERS

SIT is an all-inclusively priced study abroad program – including academic costs, excursions, accommodations and meals, airport transfers, and health insurance. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.

SCHOLARSHIPS

SIT has awarded an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in the past three years. All scholarships and grants are need-based. Awards generally range from $500 to $5,000.

CONTACT SIT STUDY ABROAD

Visit our website: studyabroad.sit.edu
Request more information or email us: studyabroad@sit.edu
Call an admissions counselor: 888-272-7881
Contact a former student.
Apply to SIT

Read about our admissions process here.

Please Note: Regions within Jordan are considered by the U.S. Department of State to be "High Risk", and/or have an advisory of "Reconsider Travel" or "Do Not Travel". Consult http://iso.virginia.edu/travel-alerts-notices-warnings and https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html to see if, based on your travel for university related purposes, you must submit a petition as part of your Education Abroad application per the UVA Policy on Student International Travel.

EDUCATION ABROAD