Programs in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management

The World...and SIT'S Place in it.

Today's global realities of poverty, war, disease, ignorance, and social injustice can, when viewed in the aggregate, seem overwhelming. Our challenge as citizens is to frame large problems in ways that enable people of goodwill to contribute to workable solutions.

In these times of uncertainty and international conflict, if the best elements of the human condition are to survive, organizations worldwide must continue to work to eliminate hatred, violence, and misunderstanding among people, cultures, and nations.

SIT is committed to the concept that peace and social justice can be achieved through understanding. The School is heir to seven-plus decades of experience in training citizens from all over the world to bridge the borders that divide.

What is PIM?

SIT's Programs in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management (PIM), are master's programs with a difference. Although tailored to focus on specific degree areas, they share a common goal: to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to function in an intercultural setting--whether internationally or in the US.

PIM Degree Options

These PIM degree options are described in depth in the following pages:

• Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation
• Master of Arts in International Education with concentrations in International Education Advising and Educational Exchange Management
• Master of Arts in Social Justice in Intercultural Relations with concentrations in Community Development and Social Action Training, Human Resource Development and Training and Diversity Leadership
• Master of Arts in Sustainable Development with concentrations in Community Development and Social Action Training and Development Management
• Master of Science in Organizational Management
• Master of Arts in Intercultural Service, Leadership and Management, a self-designed combination of courses from other degree areas

All PIM programs involve an academic year of on-campus study (September to May), including courses, projects and group work, followed by a professional practicum of at least six months, anywhere in the world. The final phase is the capstone research paper that builds on the coursework and practicum experience and is presented at the culminating event of the program, the Capstone Seminar.

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