Summary

EAP offers exciting opportunities to deepen your understanding of international and global studies. Immerse yourself in the culture of another country and gain firsthand experience with its social, political, and economic structures. Get exposure to new local perspectives on global issues and reflect on the role of the US in the world from an external vantage point. At the same time, you can polish your skills in a second or third language. Ultimately, the global awareness and cross-cultural competency fostered by study abroad is essential in an increasingly diverse and international workplace.

Join the many UC international and global studies students who will study abroad this year through EAP!

Program Options

Featured Opportunities
Brazil: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janiero
Germany: European Studies, Free University, Berlin
Hungary: Central European Studies, UC Center Budapest
Italy: University of Bologna

Special-focus Programs
China: International Studies, Joint UC-Fudan University (JPIS)
Japan: Global Studies, Meiji Gakuin University
Korea: International Studies, Yonsei University

Find the right program for you:

• Use the EAP Program Search Engine to find programs offering international studies courses.
• Browse the MyEAP Course Catalog for international studies courses previously taken by EAP students. Additional courses may be available and not all courses may still be offered.
• For additional course information, check the Academic Focus section found on all the program summary pages for each country.

Related Pages: Political Science

Information for Your Major

Check your campus link below to see if your department has provided specific information about study abroad:

• UC Berkeley
• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UC Los Angeles
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside
• UC San Diego
• UC San Francisco
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz

Student Comments

"As an International Studies major, I never could’ve truly understood the relationship between the global north and the global south if I’d just stuck to the pages of the textbook. It was only through conversations with academics and community members in other countries that I learned about the world."
—Kira Luna, Costa Rica

"Studying abroad is the most important part of a college education and it should be a requirement for all students! It’s a great way to broaden your horizons and gain experiences you’d never be able to have at ‘home.’ In addition to my studies in Germany and Sweden, I got an internship with the Heinrich Böll Foundation working in the Department for Immigration, Citizenship, and Nationality."
—Joshua Borden, Germany and Sweden

"Experiencing and acknowledging new worldviews are critical to the Global Studies major. In Italy, I took a course in international law, which is rare at the undergraduate level; it gave me sneak peek at law school and possible graduate studies. I also joined a student group that went into the local prison and worked with prisoners on meditation. EAP gave me the confidence to face my dreams and pursue them as goals in my future."
—Kelsey Suemnicht, Italy

"Seeing the growth and booming business in Asia made me want to be a part of it. If I’d known it would’ve been that awesome I would’ve started studying abroad my freshman year! You learn so much, grow so much, and meet people from all over the world. You see things your other classmates and friends back in the US have only read about and seen in pictures."
—Marian Bacol-uba, Singapore

"My courses at UC gave me a broad understanding of international relations, but studying abroad in Thailand gave me the chance to grasp the concepts. After returning home I decided to write my senior honors thesis on Thailand’s democratization process. EAP is the best experience you can have during college. You get to make friends with people you never thought you’d know, go places you never thought you’d see, and do things you never thought you’d do."
—Supattra Lerknant, Thailand