What’s an Internship program?
You’ll get career training in a real-life workplace abroad or online while earning academic credit. Taking an internship abroad is the ideal shortcut to a career abroad after graduation.
See yourself as a future CEO or leading an international company after graduation?
If boosting your résumé is job one, and you're always ahead of the curve, consider an internship program.
The next big thing across the globe? You. Choose this type of program to tailor your academic experience with an internship and internationalize your career.
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What's an Immersion program?
You’ll design your own experience—set your own class schedule, find your own housing, and plan trips. Immersion programs are ideal for independent adventurers who are ready to take on the world.
See yourself as an adventurer, a maverick, or a risk taker?
Immersion programs are for those bold and offbeat individuals that defy standard definitions.
If your favorite hobbies are wrestling conformity to the mat, puréeing pragmatism in a blender, and playing hide-and-seek with any routine or schedule, an immersion program is for you.
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What’s a Themed program?
You’ll deep dive into a topic of global importance with tailored courses and custom excursions. Paired activities help you connect with the culture and community while most of the travel details are handled for you.
See yourself as a human rights activist, an environmentalist, or racial justice advocate?
Themed programs are for those with a focus on improving the world, making it better for everyone.
Your focus is on the human side of issues and you always bring momentum to a movement. If you want to craft policies that help social systems work better and share power, this is your ideal program type.
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What's an International program?
You’ll choose courses from a custom curriculum designed for visiting international students. On international programs, you’ll meet students from around the world with most of the travel details handled for you.
See yourself as a global liaison, a world watcher, or diplomat?
International programs are for those who follow the ins and outs of international affairs in real time.
If you’re fascinated by how the past and present intertwine to create the future of people, societies, and countries, this is your ideal program type.
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What’s a Research program?
You’ll design your own project with a mentor or join a team of faculty and graduate students already working to solve a problem for the future.
See yourself as a principal scientist, a research analyst, or a technologist?
Research programs are for those who are endlessly curious about the world. Labs are your happy place and you’re hardwired to dig deep and discover everything—from sustainability to nanotechnology to artificial intelligence, and more.
If mastering research techniques and gaining international experience is the goal for your curriculum vitae, this is the program type for you.
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What's a UC Curriculum program?
You’ll use a city as a classroom while taking courses on a program designed specifically for UC students. Stay in your UC bubble and make friends with your California peers while earning UC credit.
See yourself as a startup entrepreneur, director of an environmental nonprofit,
or a production designer in Hollywood?
UC Curriculum programs are for those who want a curated study abroad experience. You're the kind of person to find a collage sculpture in a pile of sticky notes, a jazz bassline in a construction site, and a haiku in every math problem.
If you're California through and through, this is the program type for you.
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What’s a Language program?
You’ll focus on the language and culture of a country and practice what you’ve learned on excursions and in your daily life. Taking a language program is the best way to achieve language fluency.
See yourself as a UN interpreter, globally contributing academic, or media specialist?
Language programs are for those who experience the world through words. If you long to explore the literature of the world and share stories with people in their language, this is your ideal program type.
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What’s a Major program?
You’ll take courses in your chosen field of study and add an international dimension to your major. Taking courses in your major abroad is the best way to expand your cultural understanding and make connections with students interested in the same field.
See yourself with colleagues around the globe, even working in another country
after graduation?
Major programs are for those with a clear focus on what they want. You don’t have time to waste on your path to graduation.
Your passion for what you do and plans for the future make this the program type for you.
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What’s a Multi-site program?
You’ll double up with a program in multiple countries where custom courses, lectures, and site visits make the most of the experience. Multi-site programs cover a lot of ground in both academics and travel.
See yourself as a connoisseur, world explorer, or cultural anthropologist?
Multi-site programs are for those who make an art out of crafting their own beautiful, best life. You can't wait to plan obsessively, map the landscape, and conquer each city in the first week.
If your agenda is everything you haven't tried yet, this is the program type for you.
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What's an Immersion program?
You’ll design your own experience—set your own class schedule, find your own housing, and plan trips. Immersion programs are ideal for independent adventurers who are ready to take on the world.
See yourself as an adventurer, a maverick, or a risk taker?
Immersion programs are for those bold and offbeat individuals that defy standard definitions.
If your favorite hobbies are wrestling conformity to the mat, puréeing pragmatism in a blender, and playing hide-and-seek with any routine or schedule, an immersion program is for you.
See programs for you
What’s a Themed program?
You’ll deep dive into a topic of global importance with tailored courses and custom excursions. Paired activities help you connect with the culture and community while most of the travel details are handled for you.
See yourself as a human rights activist, an environmentalist, or racial justice advocate?
Themed programs are for those with a focus on improving the world, making it better for everyone.
Your focus is on the human side of issues and you always bring momentum to a movement. If you want to craft policies that help social systems work better and share power, this is your ideal program type.
See programs for you
What's an International program?
You’ll choose courses from a custom curriculum designed for visiting international students. On international programs, you’ll meet students from around the world with most of the travel details handled for you.
See yourself as a global liaison, a world watcher, or diplomat?
International programs are for those who follow the ins and outs of international affairs in real time.
If you’re fascinated by how the past and present intertwine to create the future of people, societies, and countries, this is your ideal program type.
See programs for you
What’s an Internship program?
You’ll get career training in a real-life workplace abroad or online while earning academic credit. Taking an internship abroad is the ideal shortcut to a career abroad after graduation.
See yourself as a future CEO or leading an international company after graduation?
If boosting your résumé is job one, and you're always ahead of the curve, consider an internship program.
The next big thing across the globe? You. Choose this type of program to tailor your academic experience with an internship and internationalize your career.
See programs for you
What’s a Research program?
You’ll design your own project with a mentor or join a team of faculty and graduate students already working to solve a problem for the future.
See yourself as a principal scientist, a research analyst, or a technologist?
Research programs are for those who are endlessly curious about the world. Labs are your happy place and you’re hardwired to dig deep and discover everything—from sustainability to nanotechnology to artificial intelligence, and more.

If mastering research techniques and gaining international experience is the goal for your curriculum vitae, this is the program type for you.
See programs for you
What’s a Multi-Site program?
You’ll double up with a program in multiple countries where custom courses, lectures, and site visits make the most of the experience. Multi-site programs cover a lot of ground in both academics and travel.
See yourself as a connoisseur, world explorer, or cultural anthropologist?
Multi-site programs are for those who make an art out of crafting their own beautiful, best life. You can't wait to plan obsessively, map the landscape, and conquer each city in the first week.
If your agenda is everything you haven't tried yet, this is the program type for you.
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What's a UC Curriculum program?
You’ll use a city as a classroom while taking courses on a program designed specifically for UC students. Stay in your UC bubble and make friends with your California peers while earning UC credit.
See yourself as a startup entrepreneur, director of an environmental nonprofit,
or a production designer in Hollywood?
UC Curriculum programs are for those who want a curated study abroad experience. You're the kind of person to find a collage sculpture in a pile of sticky notes, a jazz bassline in a construction site, and a haiku in every math problem.

If you're California through and through, this is the program type for you.
See programs for you
What’s a Major program?
You’ll take courses in your chosen field of study and add an international dimension to your major. Taking courses in your major abroad is the best way to expand your cultural understanding and make connections with students interested in the same field.
See yourself with colleagues around the globe, even working in another country after graduation?
Major programs are for those with a clear focus on what they want. You don’t have time to waste on your path to graduation.
Your passion for what you do and plans for the future make this the program type for you.
See programs for you
What’s a Language program?
You’ll focus on the language and culture of a country and practice what you’ve learned on excursions and in your daily life. Taking a language program is the best way to achieve language fluency.
See yourself as a UN interpreter, globally contributing academic, or media specialist?
Language programs are for those who experience the world through words. If you long to explore the literature of the world and share stories with people in their language, this is your ideal program type.
See programs for you
Learning Experiences
UCEAP has nine types of study abroad experiences—plus one specifically for graduate students— as well as 170 programs to explore on the UCEAP website.
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