UMBC Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

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.

Are you a visiting student? You are welcome to join our Faculty-led programs during the Winter and Summer terms. Spring Break programs are only open to current UMBC students.

 

Summer 2027 Faculty-Led Programs

Program Brochures and Information will be available in early November!

Tropical Biology in Costa Rica

    Course Option:
                     BIOL481: Special Topics in Evolutionary Biology (4 credits)                               Prerequisite: BIOL140 or an equivalent

 

 International Theatre in Prague and Vienna

Course Options:

THTR 120: Introduction to Theatre: Theory and Production(3 credits, AH GEP)

– OR –

THTR432: Design Seminar (3 credits)

 

Italian Art and Culture in Rome

Course Options:
ART 216/329: Studies in Visual Culture (3 credits, AH or C GEP)
ART 369/392: Topics in Art or Media (3 credits)

 

Governance and Policies
of Cities in South Korea

Course Options:
EDHS 300: Special Topics in Emergency and Disaster Health
(Prerequisites: Students must complete their General Education Program)

 

Art and Power in Japan

Course Option:
HIST/ASIA 392: Art and Power in Japan (AH or Culture GEP)

 

Urban Sustainability in the Context of Climate Change: An In-Depth Look at Peru

Course Option:
GES 400/600: Urban Sustainability (3 credits)
*This program is open to Undergraduate and Graduate students

 

 Cultural Influences on Human-Centered Design in Puerto Rico

Course Option:

IS 498: Special Topics In Information Systems (3 credits)

(Prerequisites: Any IS course, any CMSC course, or COMP101)

 

Global Community Engagement & Social Change in South Africa

Course Option:
PUB 300: Global Community Engagement and Social Change (3 credits, C GEP)

 

Globally Engaged Field Research in Taiwan

Course Option:
GLBL/ASIA 404 : Globally Engaged Field Research in Taiwan (3 credits)

 

Cryptology in London and Newcastle, UK

 

Course Options:

CMSC 443 (3 credits): Cryptology

(Prerequisites: CMSC341, MATH221, and STAT355)

– OR –

CMSC 391 (3 credits): Special Topics in Computer Science

(Prerequisites: MATH221 and either CMSC203 or MATH300)

 

Tolkien and Lewis in Oxford, UK

 

Course Option:

ENGL347: Contemporary Developments in Literature and Culture

(3 credits, AH GEP) (Prerequisite: One 200-level English course)

 

Global Perspectives in Türkiye 

Course Options:

POLI486: (3 credits) International Relations in the Middle East

– OR –

POLI 270: (3 credits) Culture and Politics (Culture GEP and SS GEP)

 

Statistics Without Borders: A Global Research Experience in Tanzania

Course Options:
STAT 355: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers (3 credits)
– OR –
STAT499 :Independent Study in Statistics (4 credits (Prerequisites: Department consent required)

 

Child Development and Applied Internship in Granada, Spain

Course Options:
PSYC 200 & PSYC 398:Child Developmental Psychology (3 credits, SS GEP) + Applied Psychology internship (1 credit)
– OR –
PSYC 490 &  PSYC 398: Independent Study (3credits) + Applied Psychology internship (1 credit)

 

 English Public History: From the Chesapeake to Yorkshire, UK

Course Options:

HIST 300/ HIST 705 : Introduction to Public History (3 credits, SS GEP)
– OR –
HIST 411/711 : Practicum in Public History (3 credits)

*This program is open to Undergraduate and Graduate students

Past Programs

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

Winter and Spring Break 2027 Programs

 Phage Hunters in Barcelona, Spain
 The Practice of Management: Global Perspectives in Panama
 A Journey into Indian Knowledge Systems
 Cross-Cultural Competency in MENA: Exploring Morocco
 Mexico City: A Photographic Exploration of Art and Resilience
 Storytelling in Senegal
 International Health Policy in Switzerland
 Introduction to Brain Computer Interfaces in Thailand
 Developing Intercultural Management Competency in Scotland

Abroad Blogs

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