SIT Study Abroad: IHP Death & Dying: Perspectives, Practices & Policies
Hosted by
- Ghana
- Accra
- Indonesia
- Bali
- Mexico
- Oaxaca
- United States of America
- New York
Frequently asked questions
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This program starts at $27,537 USD. For full pricing, visit the provider’s website.
Yes, the program includes housing. Participants stay in dormitories or with a host family.
The program fee includes accommodation, activities, classes, meals, and travel insurance.
This program is a multi-country program, spanning 4 countries, including Ghana, Indonesia, and Mexico.
About Program
Explore how death is understood, celebrated, and politicized across cultures in New York City, Ghana, Mexico, and Indonesia. Examine how this “taboo” subject inspires art, social movements, and cultural identities while challenging American death illiteracy. Learn from deathcare workers, spiritual leaders, and grassroots organizers. Study cultural practices from Ghana’s celebrations of life to Mexico’s rituals and Indonesia’s traditional art to see how societies confront mortality and create meaning through death.
This program offers the choice to do a minor in global studies or medical humanities. The global studies minor examines the interconnectedness of people, places, and systems across the world, exploring global issues through cultural, sociological, and historical lenses. The medical humanities minor explores the human experience through interdisciplinary study in literature, history, culture, philosophy, and the arts.
Program Highlights
- Examine how different cultures conceptualize and celebrate death.
- Participate in “death over dinner” conversations with local leaders and communities.
- Learn to interpret the symbolism, history, and aesthetics of cemeteries.
- Critique and define ethical approaches to dark tourism.
