Credits
8
Prerequisites
None
Courses taught in
English
Dates
May 29 – Jul 23
Program Countries
Serbia
Program Base
Belgrade
Critical Global Issue of Study
Peace & Justice
Explore justice, human rights, and memory in post-conflict societies and contribute to the work of an important organization with a meaningful internship.
8
None
English
May 29 – Jul 23
Serbia
Belgrade
Peace & Justice
This internship and seminar program invites you to explore transitional justice, human rights, and memory politics in post-conflict societies. You will first attend a series of lectures introducing the sociopolitical and historical context of the Balkans in recent decades, including the break-up of Yugoslavia, the wars of the 1990s, and post-war processes of transition as related to peacebuilding and social change. You will be introduced to the work of local civil society actors including those focused on memory activism, human rights, and other forms of engaged citizenship. Following this introduction, you will be matched with a local organization and mentor to complete your internship.
None
This excursion will travel to Vojvodina, the northern part of Serbia. In Novi Sad, Serbia’s second largest city, learn about the history of the region, and get a broader perspective of local activism. Visit cultural centers and enjoy the beautiful Danube river. North of Novi Sad, in Subotica, on the border with Hungary, learn about the demographic diversity of this region and its visions of the past and the future.
Please note that SIT will make every effort to maintain its programs as described. To respond to emergent situations, however, SIT may have to change or cancel programs.
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.
Internship & Seminar – syllabus
(ITRN 3005 / 5 Credits)
This seminar is an eight-week course that offers students the opportunity to complete an internship with a Belgrade civil society organization, local community organization, or research organization. The aim of this internship is to enable students to gain valuable experience and enhance their skills in a career field and professional environment related to the topics studied at the program, including peace and conflict studies, transitional justice, human rights, and refugee studies.
SIT will use its extensive network in Serbia to facilitate internship placements for students. The organization and the student’s internship activities, including the Internship Learning Agreement, is set by the program, and must be approved by SIT’s academic director. SIT will maintain oversight over internship placements in line with SIT academic policies and student health and security guidelines. Ultimately, each student will need to take responsibility for making optimal use of their time, the resources available at the organization and to be proactive in engaging with local experts to achieve internship objectives. More so, each student will be responsible to maintain ongoing communication with their mentor placed by the organization and the SIT internship coordinator. Students will attend weekly reflection sessions to review the progress of the internship, learning associated with the internship experience, and to draw out broader issues related to program themes, positionality, culture and ethics in the context of the internship.
Each student will be required to submit a final paper in which they process their learning experience on the internship, analyze an issue important to the organization, and apply what they are learning at the internship organization to the core themes of the program.
Serbian I – syllabus
(SERB 1003 / 3 credits)
Serbian II – syllabus
(SERB 2003 / 3 credits)
Serbian III – syllabus
(SERB 3003 /3 credits)
This course emphasizes speaking and comprehension skills through classroom and field instruction. Students are also introduced to the Cyrillic script. Students are placed in beginning or intermediate, or advanced classes based on an in-country evaluation, including oral proficiency testing.
Recent positions held by alumni of this program include:
Fulbright research scholar in Serbia, Bosnia, or Kosovo
Fulbright scholar teaching English in Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia, or Kosovo
Global networks program manager at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, New York, NY
Senior program assistant at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), Washington, DC
Leading team member with International NGOs assisting migrants on the Balkan route
Graduate studies in Peace and Conflict Studies, European studies, political science, anthropology with focus on southeast Europe
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