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SIT/India: Public Health, Gender, and Sexuality (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Bangkok, Thailand; Delhi, India
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: SIT/World Learning 
  • Restrictions: WFU applicants only
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 10/15/2024 10/15/2024 TBA TBA
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term GPA Requirement: 2.50 Click here for a definition of this term Class Status: 2 semesters completed
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Language Courses Offered: Hindi
Click here for a definition of this term Prior Language Study Required: None Click here for a definition of this term Housing: Homestay, Hotels
Click here for a definition of this term Open to non-WFU Students: No Click here for a definition of this term Academic Areas Offered: American Ethnic Studies, Biology, Communication, East Asian Studies, Education, Humanities, International Studies, Internships, Politics and International Affairs, PreMed, Sociology, Womens & Gender Studies
Program Term: Fall, Spring Program Sponsor: SIT
Program Description:

students with local activist

Explore the links between public health, policy advocacy, and community, with a focus on women, children, tribal, and other marginalized and vulnerable populations in India.

This program studies the relationship between public health and community in a field-study context. Students analyze specific case studies that illuminate the problems, prospects, and potential methods of promoting health. Policy advocacy efforts for realization of right to health on the national and international levels are also examined, along with relevant public health schemes and programs.

Major topics of study include:

  • Social determinants of health (poverty, oppression, caste, and hierarchy) and health equity and social justice
  • The scourge of malnutrition, failure of the health system, and response of the community 
  • The political economy of health (globalization, the WTO, the IMF, and World Bank)
  • Regional and grassroots approaches to improving access to healthcare
  • “Health” and its relationship to human fulfillment
  • Status of reproductive and child health