Examine urban epidemiology and the challenges and inequities in public health policy in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Misiones. Explore how Argentina’s healthcare system is organized by interacting with professionals, experts, and the national Ministry of Health. Learn Spanish language skills related to public health issues, and practice through daily interactions with lecturers, healthcare practitioners, and host families.
This program offers accommodation options, including residential housing and homestays. Please visit the SIT Study Abroad website for details on the program highlights and details of coursework, educational excursions, and housing.
EARN A MINOR
Students studying on this SIT semester-length program can choose to simultaneously complete a minor, with no additional coursework or cost. At SIT, a minor is a minimum of 16 credits taken within a content area. This standout credential can help boost your future job or graduate school applications.
SIT’s program in Argentina offers the opportunity to earn a minor in global health or Latin American studies. Through this program, you’ll examine urban epidemiology and the challenges and inequities in public health policy in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Misiones. You will also learn Spanish language skills related to public health issues and practice through daily interactions with lecturers, healthcare practitioners, and host families.
THE SIT DIFFERENCE
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MONEY MATTERS
SIT has given an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in recent years and is committed to ensuring you have the information necessary to apply for such funding. Our program costs include academics, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Meal arrangements vary by program. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information. Learn more about financial aid.
HEAR FROM A FORMER STUDENT
"I am studying public health and looking to pursue a career in health care and have felt that this program helped me an incredible amount not only with improving my Spanish and understanding another country's public health system, but also with understanding the importance of how the social determinants of health shape not only the individual's, but community's experiences with health."
THIS IS SIT
SIT is a leader in immersive, field-based study abroad programs for undergraduates. We offer programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs in multiple locations. In addition to our rich history, our programs’ unique qualities – including exceptional locations, independent research, cultural immersion, and deep local networks – make our programs an ideal choice for an extraordinary, transformative study abroad experience.
Visit our website to explore program itineraries and excursions, hear from former students, and learn more about our expert faculty.
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