Credits
6
Prerequisites
None
Language of Study
French
Courses taught in
English
Dates
Jun 3 – Jul 16
Program Countries
Switzerland
Program Base
Geneva
Critical Global Issue of Study
Global Health and Well-being
Explore global health issues and compare public health systems within the framework of international and sustainable development, humanitarian action, human rights, and social justice.
6
None
French
English
Jun 3 – Jul 16
Switzerland
Geneva
Global Health and Well-being
Geneva is the world capital of public health and sustainable development organizations, making it the ideal place to study global health and development policy. You will build your understanding of these issues through a combination of in-class lectures by academic and policy experts and site visits and briefings with leading intergovernmental and nongovernmental health and development agencies in Geneva. While on your program, you may have opportunities to meet with experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), International Committee of the Red Cross, and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), among others.
None required, but students with at least basic French proficiency will be at a linguistic advantage.
While on the program, you will visit leading global health agencies in Geneva, the global capital for intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations focused on health, humanitarian action, and human rights. The city is home to agencies including the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Stop TB, the Global Fund, United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights, the World Food Program, the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Environmental Program, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and the South Centre*, among others. These site visits will provide opportunities to learn from and engage with experts on issues related to public health, development, and social justice, through briefings and lectures.
*SIT Study Abroad will arrange site visits with a number of the organizations above, as well as others that may not be listed here. However, site visits with specific organizations cannot be guaranteed at this time and are subject to change based on scheduling and availability.
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.
Global Health and Development Policy – syllabus
(IPBH-3000 / 3 credits)
This course introduces global health while elaborating on the institutional and government complexities of Geneva as the world capital city of health and humanitarian action, while also investigating the specific contribution and impact of development agencies on public and global health. The specific experiential learning approach combines in-class lectures by academic and policy experts and site visits and briefings at the headquarters of intergovernmental and nongovernmental health and development agencies.
Beginning French I – syllabus
(FREN-1003 / 3 credits)
Intermediate French I – syllabus
(FREN-2003 / 3 credits)
Advanced French I – syllabus
(FREN-3003 / 3 credits)
A diverse group of students representing different colleges, universities, and majors study abroad on this program. Many of them have gone on to do amazing things that connect back to their experience with SIT. Recent positions held by alumni of this program include:
Innovations analyst at Duke University’s Innovation and Technology Policy Lab, Durham, NC
Associate consultant with Bain and Company, Boston, MA
Research intern at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Intern at the World Health Organization, Venice, Italy
Intern at MD Anderson Cancer Institute, Houston, TX
SIT Study Abroad is committed to making international education accessible to all students. Scholarship awards generally range from $500 to $5,000 for semester programs and $500 to $3,000 for summer programs. This year, SIT will award nearly 1 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students.
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