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Brazil: Public Health, Race and Human Rights

SIT Study Abroad
Eric Wirth
PO Box 676
Brattleboro, VT  05301
Int'l Phone: 802-258-3214

Website: www.sit.edu/studyabroad/overview_brh.cfm
E-Mail:

Site:
Western Hemisphere: Brazil: Salvador da Bahia


Dates: Sep-Dec & Mar-Jun

Subject: Field Study, Health Care And Hospitals, Homestay, Independent Study, Medicine, Portuguese Language, Public Health, Social Policy

Eligibility:
Level: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Requires: 2.50 GPA, None, although a background in Portuguese, Spanish, or another Romance lang highly recommended

Credit:
Undergrad Credit: Available
Undergrad: 16 per term
Grad Credit: Available
Document Awarded: Transcript

Cost:
Overall Program Costs: Contact sponsor
Nonrefundable fee
Cost Range: Contact Sponsor For Program Costs

Instruction:
Instruction Language: English, Portuguese
Format: Directed Field Study, Independent Study Format, Language Study, Lecture, Seminar
Students: US

Housing:
Housing Arrangement: Arranged By Program
Housing Type: Homestays, Hostels, Hotels

Deadline: Nov 1 for fall; May 1 for spring

Other Info:
US Accredited Sponsor: Yes
Year Program Began: 2006
Orientation Location: Abroad
Activities: Cultural Events Activity, Excursions Activity
Misc: Visits to public health svcs, a quilombo community, an African Brazilian temple, alternative medicin
Financial Aid: Scholarships