Credits
5
Prerequisites
2 semesters Spanish
Courses taught in
Spanish
Dates
Jun 12 – Jul 21
Program Countries
Chile
Program Base
Online
Critical Global Issue of Study
Education & Social Change
Gain professional, intercultural experience interning with a Chilean educational community, social organization, or labor union.
5
2 semesters Spanish
Spanish
Jun 12 – Jul 21
Chile
Online
Education & Social Change
This virtual internship and online seminar will focus on the role of Chilean educational institutions, social organizations, and communities working for social change. Chile has a history of human rights violations and deep social and economic inequities. Recent protests have been led by students, teachers, community members, and workers to obtain social benefits for marginalized populations.
Your program will begin with an introduction to the broader cultural, social, educational, and political contexts of Chile. Seminar discussions will include workplace norms and the ethics of interning in another country. After your placement, you will complete an online internship with an organization working in sectors such as education, human rights, collective and historic memory, gender and LGBTQI+, migration, indigenous communities, or another field related to your interests and career goals.
You will be expected to devote approximately 37.5 hours a week both on synchronous and asynchronous course activities. Synchronous activities may include orientation sessions, seminar country and theme specific lectures, initial meetings with your internship advisor, group reflection sessions, and project presentations. Frequency, duration, and scheduling of synchronous activities will be determined the first week of the course in conversation with participants to find mutually convenient times. In the event that a student cannot attend a live session, every effort will be made to provide a recording, transcript, or summary for off-line viewing.
Asynchronous activities may include seat time at your internship, break-out groups, check-ins with your academic director, internship coordinator and your internship mentor, writing progress reports, discussion boards, completing assignments and a final paper, and using audio or video to record reflections on the internship experience. Students are required to demonstrate a strong online presence by participating in group discussions, answering questions, and interacting with course participants and staff.
Two semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
The following syllabi are representative of this program. Because courses develop and change over time to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, actual course content will vary from term to term.
The syllabi can be useful for students, faculty, and study abroad offices in assessing credit transfer. Read more about credit transfer.
Virtual Internship & Seminar – syllabus
(ITRN 3005 / 5 credits)
Research analyst at Vera Institute of Justice, New York, NY
Legislative press aide in the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC
Enrollment specialist at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, MA
School-based clinician at Association House of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Research scientist at Albany Molecular Research Inc., Indianapolis, IN
The tuition for this program is $2,009. You may be able to use financial aid from your home school, if applicable. Contact your study abroad, advising or financial aid office for more information. SIT Admissions is also available for questions.
Chile has a long and vibrant history of civic activism and social change—from resistance against the brutal Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s and 80s, to recent protests led by students, teachers, and workers to obtain social benefits for marginalized populations. With this rich learning environment in mind, in the fall of 2020 SIT launched the Chile: Virtual Internship in Education & Social Change Organizations, an online program that connects students from their homes around the world with Chilean organizations and educational communities at the forefront of progress in Chile today.