SIT in Jordan
Region: Middle East and North AfricaCountry: Jordan
City: Amman & other locations
Language: English,Arabic
Term: Fall-Spring
Semesters of language study required: 2 terms of Arabic
Sponsoring Institution: School for International Training SIT
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Modernization and Social Change in Jordan
A field study program designed for students to examine crucial issues in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a moderate Arab state coming to terms with political responsibility, social change, and the effects of regional conflict. Jordan has made enormous strides recently in health care, literacy, and democratic and economic reform. However, it remains challenged by a lack of natural resources, environmental concerns, economic and social issues, and the impact of Palestinian immigrants and refugees, who now make up more than half of the nation’s population. More recently, Iraqi refugees have been pouring into the country and changing the demographic and physical landscapes of the capital.
Based in the capital city of Amman, students conduct academic fieldwork within Jordan. A one-week visit to Egypt, conditions permitting, offers students additional regional insights.
- Arabic Language Course
- Interdisciplinary Seminar in Social Change& Culture
- Ethnographic Field Study Seminar
- Independent Study Project
- Rural homestays
- Educational excursions around Jordan
For more information, consult and or SIT in Jordan