SIT Study Abroad: Immersive Programs in Global Locations

Not your ordinary study abroad experience!

SIT offers immersive programs in a wide range of locations from Europe to Southeast Asia. These unique programs emphasize key global issues and experiential learning, and are a great fit for variety of majors. The programs are designed to take students out of the classroom and into the host country through excursions, hands-on activities, and a culminating internship or research project.

Student meets a local in Indonesia studying abroad and poses with coconuts and water.

Why Study Abroad Through SIT?

“Seeing a city like this gives me some hope for sustainable development and post growth plans. People here are really conscious of their ecological footprint and work to lower it as much as possible. This is inspiring me to try and make big changes when I return home.” - Rollins Study Abroad Alum

SIT is a leader in the field of international education, and its study abroad programs are unique in their emphasis on total integration, field-based and experiential learning, and independent student research.

For more information on the specific courses available on different programs, visit the program pages on the SIT website.

Each SIT Study Abroad program comprises several of the following academic components:

Interdisciplinary Seminars focused on global issues merge student experiences with academic theory to examine critical issues from multiple perspectives.
Educational Excursions are an integral part of each program and provide comparative perspectives on program themes and opportunities for engagement.
Intensive Language Study: Programs typically offer language study at the intermediate and advanced levels and/or beginning instruction in less commonly taught languages.
Fieldwork Methods and Ethics prepares students to undertake a research project or internship and also helps students examine the impact of their work on local communities.
Independent Study Project (ISP): the ISP allows students to design and pursue a research project related to the program themes.
Internship: students work with a local entrepreneur, small business, nonprofit, or NGO related to the program themes. This internship course is NOT approved for internship credit at Rollins (it will usually transfer back as general elective credit). Please contact IP for more information.

The following list indicates the SIT programs that are Approved Rollins Programs. To find out more about each program - visit the SIT website. Make sure to cross-check with our approved programs list below as NOT ALL PROGRAMS ON THE SIT WEBSITE ARE APPROVED.

Rollins does NOT guarantee that Rollins students will be allowed to participate on any program to a country rated Level 3 by the State Department. Requests to participate on these programs will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Climate | Environment

ARGENTINA: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica
AUSTRALIA: Sustainability and Environmental Action
ECUADOR: Comparative Ecology and Conservation
ICELAND: Climate Change and the Arctic
MADAGASCAR: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
PANAMA: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
PORTUGAL: Sustainability and Environmental Justice
TANZANIA: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology
TANZANIA: Zanzibar—Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management

Development | Economy | Inequality

CAMEROON: Development and Social Change
GHANA: Globalization, Cultural Legacies & the Afro-Chic
MALAWI: Sustainable Development Practice
NEPAL: Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya
VIETNAM: Culture, Social Change, and Development

Global Health

ARGENTINA: Public Health in Urban Environments
CHILE: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment
INDIA: Public Health, Gender, and Sexuality
JORDAN: Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action
KENYA: Global Health & Human Rights

Peace | Human Rights | Social Movements

ARGENTINA: Social Movements and Human Rights
CHILE: Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development
MOROCCO: Multiculturalism and Human Rights
SOUTH AFRICA: Multiculturalism and Human Rights
SPAIN: Social Movements, Democracy & Cultural Identity

Media | Arts | Social Change

INDONESIA: Arts, Religion, and Social Change

Migration | Identity | Resilience

BELGRADE, BUDAPEST & VIENNA: Comparative European Perspectives on Conflict & Democracy
CZECH REPUBLIC: Human Rights & Refugee Integration
JORDAN: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East
MEXICO: Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities
MOROCCO: Migration and Transnational Identity
NEPAL: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples
NETHERLANDS: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender
PERU: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
PORTUGAL: Multimedia Storytelling & Intercultural Communication
SAMOA: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
SOUTH AFRICA: Social and Political Transformation
TUNISIA & ITALY: Politics and Religious Integration in the Mediterranean

Housing & Meals

Housing arrangements vary by program, but all include a homestay for at least a portion of the program. Homestay placements are arranged by a local homestay coordinator who screens and approves each family. When not living with a homestay family, students stay in guest houses, educational institutions, hostels or small hotels, depending on local conditions and customs.
All meals are included in the program, generally at the homestay, or with the program group.

Costs

Program Fee

Most Rollins financial aid and scholarships will apply to the semester abroad.
Tuition: $31,475
Housing: $5,315
Meals/food: $3,425
Also Includes

Orientation, educational excursions and activities, program administration, and emergency insurance.
Need-Based Scholarships

Scholarships based on financial need are available to off-set costs associated with international airfare and other costs associated with study abroad. Students can apply for scholarships through the Rollins program application. SIT also has additional scholarships that students may apply for and offers a matching grant for all Pell grant recipients.
Living and Working

Having a credit card while abroad is very helpful.