Mongolia Field Studies Program

The Mongolia field studies program combines travel, course work, intensive language study, and the opportunity to conduct independent research and/or internships.

Students begin the program with the World of Mongolia seminar at the University of Pittsburgh, which introduces them to Mongolia’s language and culture. Students not only spend extensive time in Mongolia but also travel to Russia, China, and other neighboring countries. By traveling through northern Asia, students are introduced to the reality of Mongolia’s landlocked position between China and Russia.

Students will receive a total of nine credits for the in-country portion of the program, which includes opportunity for independent research and internships (three credits), intensive Mongolian language study (three credits), and lectures on contemporary Mongolia at the National University of Mongolia (three credits).

With the mentorship of a Pitt faculty member and a Mongolian counterpart, students have gone into the field to research prehistory in the Gobi and to document the dynamic changes in contemporary Mongolia as it transforms itself economically from a socialist past to a market-based future.

For more information about the program, download the program booklet (PDF).