Travel and Study Around the World
Every country and culture approaches psychology differently. The best way to gain a well-rounded and diverse view of the field of psychology is to live and study in another country.
Study Abroad with UO
Want to study science, health care or public health while immersed in another culture?
Global Education Oregon offers multiple study abroad programs that can complement your psychology major. Alternatively, you can intern abroad through GlobalWorks International Internships in a variety of regions around the world.
International Exchange
Students can enroll as an exchange student at a top international research institution for fall or winter semester, spring semester or quarter, a full academic year, or summer term. Exchange students experience an immersive study abroad experience, living and learning with local students in their chosen city.
Get Started: Fill out this interest form to get matched with a GEO advisor.
Featured Study Abroad Opportunities in Psychology
This program, administered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), offers internship opportunities in a wide variety of industry career fields and locations around the world.
Internship opportunities are highly customizable, and we guarantee placement in your preferred career fields and location. Students earn up to eight UO credits as well as life-changing work experience in a different culture.
Please email globalworks@uoregon.edu to discuss your options.
Study Psychology in Barcelona this summer. Barcelona is a metropolis in Spain known for its beauty, architecture, and music. During this program, you will earn two upper-division psychology courses, which are taught in English and emphasize Spanish Culture. In addition to the academic component of the program, you will hear from guest speakers, partake in excursions and activities that will focus on the rich and unique culture of Barcelona and Catalonia.
Study education and psychology in Costa Rica! This program combines Spanish language learning, academic coursework, and an internship. Over the winter quarter, you’ll build a strong cultural foundation and gain real-world experience in education or social services, all while living with a local host family in beautiful Costa Rica.
Spend four weeks in Kyoto, Japan, exploring the psychology of human mental health, development, and the science behind a meaningful life in a global context, all while experiencing this iconic and beautiful country and its cultures. By studying psychology in Japan, students in this program will leverage better insights into their home society's conception of mental health and a meaningful life, as well as learn how other cultures' conceptions compare and contrast. Japanese cultural values differ in many ways from those of American culture.
The spring quarter psychology in London program offers students the opportunity to earn major satisfying upper division credit, all while immersing themselves in one of the most significant and fascinating international cities in the world. You will take courses from faculty who are experts in psychological history and research. This intensive program in a fast-paced city will require you to balance your academic, work, and personal responsibilities while allowing you to make progress towards your educational, professional, and personal goals by experiencing all that London has to offer.
Art, Mind, Brain: Psychology and Neuroscience in Siena gives students the chance to explore the fascinating connections between psychology, neuroscience, and art, all while living in one of Italy’s most beautiful historic cities. Taught by Ulrich Mayr, Professor and Department Head of Psychology at the University of Oregon, the program combines two courses—Cognitive Neuroscience and Art, Mind, and Brain—that together fulfill upper-division requirements for Psychology and Neuroscience majors. What makes this program especially exciting is the way Siena itself becomes part of the classroom. Instead of just reading about how the brain processes perception, memory, or creativity, you’ll step directly into museums, architectural sites, and historic spaces to see those ideas come to life. The city’s art and architecture provide vivid examples of how artists have tapped into human psychology for centuries to create powerful experiences. Living and studying in Siena not only deepens your academic learning but also immerses you in Italian culture, offering the kind of perspective and inspiration you can’t get from a lecture hall in Eugene.