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SIT/Nepal: Development and Social Change (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 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
Fall 2025 03/15/2025 03/15/2025 TBA TBA
Spring 2026 10/15/2025 10/15/2025 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: Nepali
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, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Communication, Contemporary Global Studies, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science/Studies, Health and Exercise Science, Health Policy and Adminstration, History, Humanities, Politics and International Affairs, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Program Term: Fall, Spring Program Sponsor: SIT
Program Description:

Witness the challenges Nepal faces as it works to balance tradition and progress and negotiate economic, political, and social change during a dynamic period in its history.

nepalThis program examines the multidimensional ways in which development is reshaping a traditionally rural society into one that is rapidly becoming globally connected and modern. Through both classroom and field activities, students investigate the social, political, cultural, environmental, and economic forces that are reshaping rural and urban communities. Study how international development, political conflict, an emerging civil society, and global markets are all working to redefine Nepal in the twenty-first century.

Major topics of study include:

  • Economic development, the emerging middle class, and labor migration
  • Climate change and environmental concerns in the Himalayas
  • Development theory and defining development in Nepal
  • Redefining development, social capital, and civil society
  • Ethnicity, nationhood, and social and political change
  • Causes and conditions for change and conflict
  • Caste, class, gender, and religion in Nepal 



NOTE: The U.S State Department currently has a Travel Warning posted for Nepal. (http://travel.state.gov/).  Students must meet with an advisor to discuss the petition process to apply for this program.