Summer in Pune!

ABOUT SUMMER IN PUNE

This seven-week program offers research and internship opportunities in development organizations spanning global health, microfinance, environmental studies, and gender studies. Whether surveying micro-finance entrepreneurs or evaluating local HIV awareness campaigns, you will spend your summer interacting with and learning from the citizens of Pune.

SUMMER IN PUNE BENEFITS

• Don’t just study contemporary India – live it! Immerse yourself in the cultural capital of Maharashtra, with a thriving university scene and active development community leading the next generation of Indian innovation
• Take advantage of our centrally-located program center at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics for easy access to nearby shops, restaurants, entertainment and transportation throughout the city
• Gain valuable field-work experience in a wide variety of academic areas and boost your resume by participating in a summer internship or directed research project
• Make lasting connections in your host community by living with Indian families and learning Indian customs that might be difficult to experience in any other way

Courses:  This 6-credit term is comprised of an India-focused sociology course and an internship or directed research project.

• Contemporary India (3 U.S. semester credit hours) A political, historical, and social survey of post-Independence India as a complex yet unified multi-cultural, multi-linguistic, religiously pluralistic democracy and rising major global power, this core course gives students the ability to understand current events they see around them, contextualized within a historical framework. Topics include: colonialism, nationalism, and independence; Gandhi, social activism and the 1960s; gender and caste; 20th century literary, religious and philosophical movements; and recent history from 1990 to the present.
• Internship or Directed Research (3 U.S. semester credit hours) Students are matched with internship and research placements based upon academic interests articulated in the application and pre-departure process. Internships require students to thoughtfully and critically integrate the academic, experiential, and professional within an organizational context, whereas directed research involves a formal research project carried out within an organization, a library, or the field. Conducted under close academic supervision, all field components involve a minimum of 155 contact hours and entail a final paper or project with accompanying presentation.