How do I study abroad?

Two students reclining under a parasol in Italy

Studying abroad can help you:

  • Expand your cross-cultural communication and problem-solving skills
  • Expand your career opportunities by preparing for an increasingly diverse and international workplace
  • Experience the student life and academic energy of another country
  • Understand native literatures within their cultural and historical contexts
  • Strengthen your second language skills through daily conversation and coursework
  • Enhance your critical thinking skills
  • Gain confidence in yourself personally and academically

Read student blogs for a firsthand perspective on studying abroad!

UC Davis offers students the chance to study abroad for the summer, a quarter, semester, or year in the UC-wide Education Abroad Program.

Follow the journies of hundreds of Aggies abroad as they take their studies global—traveling the world, diving into new cultures, changing their lives. Join the
Aggies Abroad Network
(study abroad social media and creativity hub).

Attend a "First Steps workshop" at the UC Davis Education Abroad Center.

Read about Navi Kaur's experience in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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