School for International Training Graduate Institute

A Global University

Develop your intercultural skills and earn your graduate degree with semesters and residencies in up to four countries.

Fast Facts

• 5 global master’s degrees, 3 online doctoral programs, 2 certificates
• 40 learning centers in 29 countries for student learning and cultural immersion
• Scholarships available for global master’s degrees, including an NPCA scholarship and Coverdell Fellowships
• Small, personalized cohorts enhance collaboration with faculty and advisors
• Trained the first Peace Corps Volunteers in the 1960s

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The Original Global Campus

Celebrating 60 years as the only U.S.-accredited university tied to an international NGO, School for International Training’s (SIT) global campus comprises nearly 40 learning centers in 29 countries. These learning centers offer one-of-a-kind opportunities for in-person learning, cultural immersion, and face-to-face interaction with faculty, peers, and community partners whose perspectives are non-western and decolonial. Whether your goal is to work in the United States or abroad, SIT prepares you to become a professional with the skills to work within diverse environments.

Study A Critical Global Issue in Up to 4 Countries

With SIT Graduate Institute’s full-time, global master’s programs, you’ll study a critical global issue in up to four countries. You’ll witness firsthand the challenges, successes, and vastly differing perspectives of communities on the front lines of climate change, migration, development, diplomacy, or education. During your final semester, you’ll complete a practicum in a location of your choice, working directly with an organization responding to these challenges.

Sample curriculum for Global Master of Arts in Sustainable Development Practice

• Semester 1: Ecuador
• Semester 2: South Africa, Malawi
• Semester 3: Practicum in a country of your choice

Earn a Doctoral Degree to Level Up Your Career with Residencies Around the World

Our online doctoral programs are designed for working professionals aiming to advance their careers. Through courses on theory, research methods, applied practice, and professional development, and with brief residencies, you will be prepared to create innovative solutions to address the most critical global issues facing communities worldwide. Transfer up to 12 graduate credits from a relevant master’s program toward the EdD and up to 15 toward a PhD.

Sample curriculum for a Doctorate in International Relations:

• Year 1 Residency: Serbia
• Year 2 Residency: Jordan

A Partnership as Old as the Peace Corps Itself

SIT and the Peace Corps have a shared history tracing back to the early 1960s, when Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, called on SIT’s precursor, The Experiment in International Living, to train the earliest Peace Corps volunteers. That partnership paved the way for the establishment of SIT in 1964. Today, SIT offers graduate and doctoral programs through SIT Graduate Institute, with many of our alumni also serving in the Peace Corps.