Study Abroad Programs for South Asia

Programs Sponsored by the University of Washington

• Ecology and Society in the Indian Himalayas: UW's New Program in Nainital, India. Learn Hindi, study ecology and agriculture, and work on local projects in the beautiful and remote Indian Himalaya
• Semester in South India – Mysore, Karnataka: A University of Iowa program in affiliation with the UW South Asian Studies program
   

  August 15th to December 15th.
  
  The first two months of the program, students complete coursework in Mysore. Travel time is built in to the third month of the program, beginning with a one week tour of Karnataka, and the following three weeks for vacation. Finally, students return to Mysore and have one month to complete an independent project or internship.

  Located in Mysore, a lovely mid-sized city in the southern state of Karnataka, the University of Iowa’s Semester in South India program allows students to explore India’s rich classical heritage and the contemporary forces that are rapidly reshaping this powerful nation. Through classes, fieldtrips and independent study, students learn firsthand the depth of India’s past, the issues faced by its society today, and the questions it faces for the future.

  Dr. M.S. Nagaraja Rao, former Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, serves as the Program Director. Faculty and guest lecturers are drawn from a variety of educational institutions in Mysore and Bangalore. The program includes the following courses: Indian Culture and Civilization), focusing particularly on Karnataka (6 s.h. required); Science, Technology and Sustainable Development; Indian Women: Tradition and Change; and intensive Sanskrit, Kannada, or Hindi Language (all 3 s.h. elective). Students also have a choice of 1 s.h. courses including yoga, mridangam (drum), sitar, bharatanatyam (dance) and Carnatic vocal music.

  The Fall 2005 program fees for University of Iowa students were $5300 for residents and $6756 for nonresidents. The program fee for students from other universities was $7256. A modest increase is expected for Fall 06. The program fee includes tuition and fees, excursions, housing in Mysore, meals, and medical evacuation insurance. Other expenses include airfare (approximately $1500), vaccinations (up to $700), and personal expenses ($500 to $1,000). The application fee is $35.

  Contact Keith Goyden keithgo@u.washington.edu, Coordinator, UW South Asia Study Abroad Programs

Programs Sponsored by Other Institutions

• ACM
• American Institute of Indian Studies
• Antioch College
• Davidson
• Emory University and Drepung Loseling Monastery
• Iowa
• Missouri Southern State College
• Penn
• SIT
• University of Virginia
• University of Wisconsin