South Asia StudiesThere are three semester or yearlong programs that are pre-approved by Penn Abroad for students to receive transfer credit, two in India and one in Nepal:
The SIT India Program (New Delhi, India) The "SIT India: Public Health, Policy Advocacy, and Community" program studies the relationship between public health and the community in a field-study context. Students analyze specific case studies that illuminate the problems, prospects, and potential methods of promoting health. The policy advocacy efforts for the right to health on the national and international level are examined, along with relevant best health practices international bills of rights. The program facilitates experiential learning and the values of active global citizenship for all students. The program is based in Delhi and runs for a semester --during fall and again spring. For more information visit the Penn Abroad program website.
The Alliance for Global Education -Contemporary India (Pune, INDIA) The Alliance's Contemporary India program is based at Fergusson College, one of India's oldest and most prestigious liberal arts colleges. All alliance students are able to enjoy the best of campus life while having a welcoming program center dedicated to Alliance courses and activities. The Pune staff with their extensive professional experience in study abroad in India and will work to maximize students' learning both inside and outside the classroom. Students are required to study 5 courses on the Alliance Contemporary India program. These include the Alliance’s two course courses, Contemporary India and the Internship/Directed Research/Documentary Film course as well as the Hindi language course. In addition, students must pick two additional courses from the Alliance's menu of electives. The program runs for a semester in fall and spring. For more details visit the Penn Abroad program website.
Cornell-Nepal Study Program (Kirtipur, NEPAL) The Cornell-Nepal Study Program (CNSP) is a joint venture between Cornell University and Tribhuvan National University of Nepal initiated in 1993. Courses are taught in English at the program facility, near the main Tribhuvan campus in the medieval town of Kirtipur, near Kathmandu, by Nepalese faculty from the Tribhuvan University Department of Botany and Sociology/Anthropology. The Cornell-Nepal Study Program supports the work of both Nepalese and North American students and faculty through a challenging academic program of class work, research, and field work. The CNSP is the first and only study abroad program in Nepal to draw together students from American universities to live and study with Nepalese peers in residential program houses. This year-long program runs from fall through spring and gives undergraduates an initial exposure to academic study, research, and cultural immersion in a developing country. For more information, visit the Penn Abroad program website.