Make the world your classroom.
Take the journey of a lifetime and earn UMBC credits that count! The world becomes your campus when you join a study abroad program taught by UMBC’s own faculty. What are the advantages of a faculty-led study abroad program?
- You get to travel with and learn from UMBC faculty alongside your fellow students.
- You’ll gain a global experience that meets UMBC graduation requirements.
- You go abroad for a short-term experience which makes it easier to juggle a rigorous course load, work schedule and/or responsibilities at home.
- Your classes will be fun and interactive.
- Your itinerary is set for you and your accommodations are prearranged.
Winter and Spring Break 2027 Faculty-Led Programs
For BIOL majors enroll in BIOL 499 (1 credit) and either BIOL 302L (2 credits) or BIOL 316L (2 credits).
Students can choose from: The Practice of Management (MGMT 210)(3 credits) or Independent Study in Information Systems (IS 400) and a micro-credential badge in Intercultural Management Competency
STAT 414 (3 credits): prerequisites- STAT 350, STAT 351 or STAT 355 (C or better)
MLL 388 (3 credits, upper-level elective)
Course OverviewART 211- Visual Concepts II- Camera Vision (3 credits) (No prerequisites)
ENGL 100 (GEP, 3 credits) or
WOLOF 101, 102 or 201 (201 fulfills the Language GEP)
For Undergraduates: CMSC 491 (3 credits)- Intro to Brain Computer Interfaces
For Graduates: CMSC 691
IS298: Special Topics in Information Systems – 1 credit
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: The Practice of Management (MGMT210)
Option to earn a Micro-credential in Intercultural Management Competency
PBHL 385 International Health Policy and Delivery (3 credits, GEP: Culture) or or graduate credits in PUB 610
FYS 101: First Year Seminar: The Heroic Journey (3 credits, Arts & Humanities GEP)
Summer 2026 Programs
French in France
Justice, Agency, and Culture in Kenya
Interpreting Vietnam: the Past and the Future
Theater in London
International Labor Economics Focusing on Gender and the Economy in Portugal
Global Health and Aging in Japan
Dawg Days Abroad: Dublin: The Heroic Journey
Picturing Italian Art and Culture in Context
Check out these Abroad Blogs from our study abroad ambassadors for a student perspective on what it’s really like to go abroad on a faculty-led study abroad program.
Summer 2025
Alicia Buteau on Tolkien and Lewis in Oxford
Lacey Wilburn on Art and Power in Japan
Bryan Castro-Velez on Climate Change in Context: Experiences of Resilience and Migration in/through Oaxaca, Mexico
Alyson Mulato on Child Development and Applied Internship in Granada, Spain
Mary Rowe on Dawg Days Abroad in Ireland
Spring Break 2025
Sara Howley on International Healthy Policy in Geneva, Switzerland
Winter 2025
Abhi Ajay on Phage Hunters in Barcelona, Spain
Juliana Blakely on Comparative Politics and the Italian Political System
Thalia Añora on The Practice of Management: Global Perspectives in Panama
Summer 2024
Erik Martin on Intercultural Communication in Morocco and Spain
Aashna Gupta on Social and Ethical Issues of Information Technology in the UK
Liz Weir on Summer Creative Writing in Wales
Summer 2023
Liz Weir on Art and Power in Japan
Kayla Nemirovsky on Global Community Engagement and Social Change in South Africa
Jaya Marshall on Picturing Italian Art & Culture in Context in Rome, Italy
Winter 2020
Catherine Jean on Dance in Slagelse, Denmark
Summer 2019
Sam H on Dylan Thomas Creative Writing Summer School (Lampeter, Wales)
Pauline R on Biology and Spanish Language in Barcelona, Spain
Olubusola O on American Literary Perspective in Paris, France
Mickayla B on Spanish Language Immersion in Colombia (Barranquilla, Colombia)
Lexi S on Dawg Days Abroad: Bristol and London
Bria H on Picturing Italian Art & Culture in Context in Rome, Italy
Winter 2019
Katie A on Industrial/Organizational Psychology in Tel Aviv, Israel
Summer 2018
Tenzin Y on Italian Politics in Siena, Italy
Tyler E on Spanish Language Immersion in Colombia (Barranquilla Colombia)
Jessica K on Biology and Spanish Language in Barcelona
Mary G on English as a Global Language in Amsterdam