Abroad & Away Programs

Study Abroad comes in many different opportunities! If you want to get away, you can find programs that allow you to:

• Travel internationally or within the U.S.
• Leave for a few weeks, one quarter, or one year
• Take courses to satisfy degree requirements
• Choose by discipline, region, or type of experience
• Do an internship or fieldwork
• Study language and culture

Study Abroad courses can satisfy major requirements, but they don't have to. Your degree may offer the flexibility to take non-major courses abroad and still graduate on time. Talk to a major advisor!

• UCEAP (International)
• UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is the UC systemwide program for study abroad. Search and explore all programs!
  
  You can also use the UCEAP course catalog to see which universities around the world offer courses for your major (UC Subject).*
  
  *Interdisciplinary programs are not straight-forward. You can add the following UC Subject in your catalog sort, but you may only request major credit for courses directly related to your major.
  → For CGS majors, add psychology, philosophy, linguistics, or computer science.
  → For STS majors, add anthropology,  film/media studies, English, history, philosophy, sociology, or any physical/natural science.
• UC Davis Programs (U.S.A. & International)
• UC Davis programs are typically led by UC Davis faculty.
  
  Summer Abroad
  Quarter Abroad
  Away in the USA
  Internships

  
  Other opportunities include:
  Global Skills & Leadership Programs
  Community Engagement

• Major Requirements Abroad (PSC, PHI, CGS, STS)
• Psychology majors
  → Any upper division psychology course from a UCEAP program may be applied toward the Psychology Elective requirement.
  → Check the pre-approved course database to check if a course is equivalent or can satisfy a Core Area. If a psychology course is not listed on the database, you can submit a Course Equivalency Request or Substitution Request.
  
  Psych Faculty teaching abroad in Summer 2022
  PSC 101, with Dr. Karen Bales, in France
  PSC 135, with Dr. Simona Ghetti, in Italy
  
  Cognitive Science majors
  → Check the pre-approved course database to check if a course is equivalent or can satisfy a CGS Group requirement. If a PSC, PHI, or CGS course is not listed on the database, you can submit a Course Equivalency Request or Substitution Request.
  
  Philosophy majors
  → Any upper division philosophy course from a UCEAP program may be applied toward the Philosophy Depth Subject Matter in your major.
  → You can submit a Course Equivalency Request or Substitution Request if you want to use a specific UCEAP philosophy course to satisfy a specific course requirement for the pre-law or pre-med emphasis.  
  → Non-philosophy courses cannot satisfy philosophy major requirements.
  
  Science & Technology Studies majors
  → If you want to use a specific UCEAP course to satisfy an STS major requirement, please submit a Course Substitution Form. Consider consulting with an STS advisor or the STS Chair before submitting the form.  
  
  STEM Courses Abroad
  See Pre-Approved STEM Courses Abroad tab below
• Pre-Approved STEM Courses Abroad
• BIS 2A in Ireland
  BIS 2B in Ireland
  STA 100 in Ireland
  BIS 101 in the UK and Sweden
  NPB 100 in Romania
  BIS 101 and NPB 101 approved by College of Biological Sciences
  BIS 101 and NPB 101 approved by Animal Science major
• GE Credit Abroad
• Pre-Approved GE credit through UCEAP
  Petitioning for GE credit 

UCEAP Course Database for Psychology & Cognitive Science

Use the database below to explore courses from around the world that you can count toward your major in Psychology or Cognitive Science.
Note: This database is not all-inclusive, as UCEAP continually adds courses to their catalog.  

View PSC/CGS Database

On-Campus and Local Programs

If you want to stay in California or close to campus, you have several options for global learning! Use the Global Learning Hub Program Search Tool and its search filters to explore.

Note: The filter is helpful but not perfect and filtering by your specific major will limit your results. There are many ways to use this search, and we recommend starting with the Program Category filter.