Study Abroad
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Please read the following carefully!
- Study Abroad is currently suspended through spring quarter 2021 due to COVID-19.
- UW Study Abroad has cancelled international UW Programs (Faculty-led Programs) for Summer Quarter (Summer Full-term, Summer A, and Summer B terms). If you have applied to one of these programs, you have been emailed directly. We have not yet made decisions about Early Fall and Autumn 2021.
- There are a number of Partner Programs and Exchanges that are still open for summer 2021 and beyond.
- Below is a preview of our intended upcoming programs. This list is subject to change. Some programs are already open to applications and some are pending approval. Check back regularly for updates.
- We encourage you to consider alternate options for summer and beyond. Visit our COVID-19 Updates page for more information.
Summer 2021
Summer A term
UW Programs (domestic)
CHID Chimacum, WA: Global and Local – Intersecting Ecologies on the Olympia Peninsula
Virtual Language Programs
Virtual Internships
Coming soon! UW Study Abroad will be launching a virtual internship site for UW students to learn globally and virtually. With the advent of COVID-19, there are variety of options for students looking to expand their worldview and experience. We work with international partners to provide you with varied options, programming, and support.
UW Exchanges
- University of Auckland Direct Exchange
- University of Canterbury Exchange
- University of Melbourne Exchange
- University of Sydney Exchange
- University of Western Australia Exchange
UW Partner Programs
- CIEE Summer Ancient + Modern Japan in Kyoto, Japan
- CIEE Summer Global Internship Program in London, England
- CIEE Summer Global Internship Program in Prague, Czech Republic
- CIEE Summer Psychology in Prague, Czech Republic
- DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia: Copenhagen, Denmark
- IES Abroad Auckland Direct Enrollment – University of Auckland
- Seoul National University International Summer Institute
- SIT Study Abroad Jordan: Intensive Arabic Language Studies
- Yonsei University International Summer School (6-week program)
Early Fall 2021
UW Programs
- Art London: Art Past and Present
- Business Australia: Business, Government, and Society
- Business India: Indian Society and Organizations in twenty first century
- Business and Globalization- The Celtic Phoenix Takes Flight
- CHID Hawaii: Justice for Hawai’i
- CHID Friday Harbor: InVivo Art, Science, and Society
- CHID Italy: History and Human Ecologies in Central Italy
- CHID Viet Nam: Building for Peace in the Wake of War
- Design London
- English London: Shakespeare on Stage – London and Stratford Upon Avon
- Education Rome: Gender & Multiculturalism
- Engineering Rome
- Engineering & Oceanography Australia: Autonomous, and Robotic Observations of Marine Ecosystems
- Engineering Switzerland: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Abroad
- Honors Spain: Spain’s Basque Country to the Camino de Santiago – Identity, Language, and Memory
- Honors / Drama Rome: Staging the City, Performance, Power, and Identity from Empire to Mussolini
- iSchool Korea: Information, Culture, and Technology in Modern South Korea
- iSchool and Honors Netherlands: Dutch Designs – Innovation in Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Netherlands
- JSIS Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean: Travelers, Migrants, and Tourists
- Landscape Architecture Iquitos: Urban Development and Human and Ecological Health in the Amazon Rainforest
- LSJ/Disability Studies Jamaica: Disability, Aging, and Development in Jamaica
- Nursing/Public Health Japan: Japan: Health Impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Program on the Environment Morocco: Agriculture, Sustainability, and Development
- School for Environmental & Forest Sciences Costa Rica: The Cultural and Natural History of Costa Rica
- Sociology & OMAD Spain
- Spanish Oaxaca: Windows to Oaxaca
- Urban Design & Planning Italy: The Sustainable Landscape – History, Culture, and Agriculture in Tuscany
- UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Peru: Andes to Amazon – Biodiversity. Conservation and Sustainability in Peru
- UW Tacoma South Africa: Racism, Education and Development
Spring Break 2022
UW Programs
- JSIS Greece: Greece in Relation to Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean: Travelers, Migrants, and Tourists (Spring Break)
Spring 2022
UW Programs
- CHID Prague: History, Memory, and Human Rights in Central Europe
- English London: Spring in London
- Creative Writing – Sacking Rome
- Germanics Austria: Spring in Vienna
- Landscape Architecture Nepal: InterAction Nepal
- Music Leon: Music of Spain and its Diaspora
- Spanish Leon: Advanced Spanish
Questions?
If you have questions about the availability of a particular program, you can write to us at studyabroad@uw.edu.
You can learn about the distinction between UW Programs, UW Exchanges, and UW Partner Programs on our Programs at a Glance page.
Autumn 2021
UW Programs
- Anthropology Rome: The Culture and Politics of Food
- Architecture Rome: Health and Human Safety in the Eternal City
- Art + Art History Rome: Materials, Making Meaning
- CHID Paris: Art, Literature, and the Avant-Garde in the City of Light
- CHID Prague: History, Memory, and Human Rights in Central Europe
- Communication Spain: Spain in Transition – Storytelling, Separatism, and Synthesis
- Engineering Italy: Engineering Fundamentals in the Eternal City
- French Studies Nantes
- Landscape Architecture Italy
- Spanish Cadiz: Autumn Semester
- Spanish Leon: Intermediate Spanish Language
UW Exchanges
- Aarhus University Exchange
- Al Akhawayn University Exchange
- Charles University Exchange
- Chinese University of Hong Kong Exchange
- Humboldt University Exchange
- Jagiellonian University Exchange
- King’s College London Exchange
- Korea University Exchange
- National Taiwan University Exchange
- National University of Singapore Exchange
- Seoul National University Exchange
- Sciences Po Exchange
- Stockholm University Exchange
- Tsinghua University Exchange
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Exchange
- University College Dublin Exchange
- University College London Exchange
- University Jean Moulin Exchange
- University of Amsterdam Exchange
- University of Bristol Exchange
- University of British Columbia Exchange
- University of Copenhagen Exchange
- University of Edinburgh Exchange
- University of Heidelberg Exchange
- University of Helsinki Exchange
- University of Iceland Exchange
- University of Ljubljana Exchange
- University of Nantes Exchange
- University of Oslo Exchange
- University of Sussex Exchange
- University of Vienna Exchange
- University of Victoria Exchange
- Yonsei University Exchange
UW Partner Programs
- CET Japan
- CIEE Ancient + Modern Japan in Kyoto, Japan
- CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Tokyo, Japan
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Berlin
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Copenhagen
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in London
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Paris
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Rome
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Sydney
- CIEE Open Campus Block: STEM and Society in Monteverde, Costa Rica
- DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia: Copenhagen, Denmark
- IES Abroad London Direct Enrollment – University College London
- IES Abroad Tokyo – Language & Culture
- SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition
Winter 2022
UW Programs
- Business Argentina: Core Abroad
- Communication Rome: a Focus on Family
- CHID Legacies of Empires
- CHID India: Art & Activism in South India
- JSIS Task Force Ottawa: New Inuit Policy Spaces
- JSIS Rome
- Spanish Quito
UW Exchanges
- Aarhus University Exchange
- Al Akhawayn University Exchange
- Charles University Exchange
- Chinese University of Hong Kong Exchange
- Humboldt University Exchange
- Jagiellonian University Exchange
- King’s College London Exchange
- Korea University Exchange
- National Taiwan University Exchange
- National University of Singapore Exchange
- Seoul National University Exchange
- Sciences Po Exchange
- Stockholm University Exchange
- Tsinghua University Exchange
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Exchange
- University College Dublin Exchange
- University College London Exchange
- University Jean Moulin Exchange
- University of Auckland Direct Exchange
- University of Amsterdam Exchange
- University of Bristol Exchange
- University of British Columbia Exchange
- University of Canterbury Exchange
- University of Copenhagen Exchange
- University of Edinburgh Exchange
- University of Heidelberg Exchange
- University of Helsinki Exchange
- University of Iceland Exchange
- University of Ljubljana Exchange
- University of Melbourne Exchange
- University of Nantes Exchange
- University of Oslo Exchange
- University of Sussex Exchange
- University of Sydney Exchange
- University of Vienna Exchange
- University of Victoria Exchange
- University of Western Australia Exchange
- Yonsei University Exchange
UW Partner Programs
- CET Japan
- CIEE Ancient + Modern Japan in Kyoto, Japan
- CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Tokyo, Japan
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Berlin
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Copenhagen
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in London
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Paris
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Rome
- CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Sydney
- CIEE Open Campus Block: STEM and Society in Monteverde, Costa Rica
- DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia: Copenhagen, Denmark
- IES Abroad London Direct Enrollment – University College London