Description

During their semester-long stay, students will live and attend classes at Sarah Campus of The Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. They will also have a chance to experience the daily life of the Tibetan community at Dharamsala. As researchers, interns, or volunteer workers, students will have occasion to interact with Tibetan college students, physicians and medical researchers, members of the Tibetan parliament and cabinet ministers, lawyers, religious scholars, linguists, historians, monks, and heads of various NGOs. Students will also have opportunities to attend religious ceremonies and teachings by the Dalai Lama. They will experience and engage in the challenges and possibilities that confront the Tibetan community, which is striving to preserve traditional cultural values and identity in the context of globalization.

Highlights

- Opportunity to develop social science research skills
- Unique opportunity to work with and learn from the Tibetan community in India
- Small, intimate program

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

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Experience Required

yes

Two semesters of college level work.

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Transcript

Miami University's Mission Statement

Miami Mission Statement - The Engaged University Miami University, a student-centered public university founded in 1809, has built its success through an unwavering commitment to liberal arts undergraduate education and the active engagement of its students in both curricular and co-curricular life. It is deeply committed to student success, builds great student and alumni loyalty, and empowers its students, faculty, and staff to become engaged citizens who use their knowledge and skills with integrity and compassion to improve the future of our global society. Miami provides the opportunities of a major university while offering the personalized attention found in the best small colleges. It values teaching and intense engagement of faculty with students through its teacher-scholar model, by inviting students into the excitement of research and discovery. Miami's faculty are nationally prominent scholars and artists who contribute to Miami, their own disciplines and to society by the creation of new knowledge and art. The University supports students in a highly involving residential experience on the Oxford campus and provides access to students, including those who are time and place bound, on its regional campuses. Miami provides a strong foundation in the traditional liberal arts for all students, and it offers nationally recognized majors in arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and fine arts, as well as select graduate programs of excellence. As an inclusive community, Miami strives to cultivate an environment where diversity and difference are appreciated and respected. Miami instills in its students intellectual depth and curiosity, the importance of personal values as a measure of character, and a commitment to life-long learning. Miami emphasizes critical thinking and independent thought, an appreciation of diverse views, and a sense of responsibility to our global future.

Year Founded

1809