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United Kingdom

Historic Edinburgh Castle on a rocky hilltop, featuring medieval stone walls and turrets under a clear sky

University of Edinburgh

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Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
Language: English
Structure: Direct Enrollment

The University of Edinburgh offers visiting students a range of courses in subject areas from the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences and the College of Science & Engineering. You can study for the full academic year or either the autumn (fall) or spring semester. Edinburgh has consistently been named one of the best places to live in the UK, and is notable for...

The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, a historic domed building with stone statues at the gate

University of Oxford

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Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
Language: English
Structure: Direct Enrollment

The University of Oxford offers a distinctive form of undergraduate education, the tutorial system, and that paired with its status and history, makes it an attractive study abroad option for students in their junior year. If intensely focusing on one subject and working one-on-one or in small groups with your tutor (professor) is appealing to you and you have a G.P.A of 3.75 or...

The courtyard of Balliol College at Oxford University, surrounded by charming, historic stone buildings with towers and pointed rooftops

University of Oxford, Balliol College: Junior Year Abroad for English Majors

Yale in London

Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Term: Academic Year
Language: English
Structure: Direct Enrollment

English majors at Yale have the unique opportunity to spend their junior year studying in Balliol College at Oxford University. The English department is the largest in the UK and subjects include Practical Criticism, Introduction to Old English, Medieval Literature, Early Modern Literature, Shakespeare, Restoration and Augustan Literature, Victorian Literature, and Modern...

Ruins of St Andrews Cathedral near Fife, with historic stone arches, gravestones, and a blue sky backdrop

University of St. Andrews

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Location: St. Andrews, United Kingdom
Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
Language: English
Structure: Direct Enrollment

The University of St. Andrews is Scotland's first University and the third oldest in the UK. Owing to the size of St. Andrews (6,000 undergraduates), students enjoy the benefits of studying at a highly residential university where academic and social lives intermingle. With a reputation for world-class teaching, your academic studies will be both rigorous and rewarding. You will...

A group of students photographing vibrant street art in East London as a guide points out details

Yale in London

Yale in London

Location: London, United Kingdom
Term: Summer
Language: English
Structure: Study Center

Overview Yale in London Summer Sessions at the Paul Mellon Centre (PMC) offer Yale undergraduates a unique opportunity to study with some of the most exciting and innovative thinkers while experiencing all that London has to offer. The Center is based in historic Bloomsbury, in the heart of London, and an area with a rich creative, literary and academic heritage. Our...

Yale Summer Session in London: Challenges to Democracy in Contemporary Europe

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: London, United Kingdom
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2026 to June 27, 2026
Language: English
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills Hu & So distributional requirement
Credits: 2 Yale credits
Course Number: GLBL S3700/EP&E S3470/PLSC S3447

We are living in a time when democracy across the world appears to be under serious threat. In this course, offered in London, UK, we go beyond the classroom to examine a set of central challenges to contemporary European democracy. Each week takes on a prominent theme in threats to democracy, including polarization and democratic backsliding; populism and the far right; and...

United States

Outdoor cafe tables with umbrellas set against a backdrop of colorful historic buildings in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, featuring bright yellow, blue, and red facades with intricate balconies

SIT IHP/Comparative: Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning and Politics

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Location: Barcelona, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cape Town, South Africa; Multiple Locations
Term: Fall, Spring
Language: English
Structure: Field-Based

Explore how geography, politics, economics, and culture shape social relations and the built environment — and with what consequences — in cities across the globe. This program combines an innovative urban studies curriculum with fieldwork involving key actors and stakeholders — public agencies, planners, elected officials, NGOs, and grassroots organizations. You will spend time...

The historic Santo Domingo Temple in Oaxaca, Mexico, with a cluster of agave plants in the foreground

SIT Mexico: Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities

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Location: Oaxaca, Mexico; Tucson, AZ, United States
Term: Fall, Spring
Language: Spanish, English
Structure: Field-Based

Discover the current realities and human impacts of undocumented migration, border enforcement, and the related international political and social tensions.

A panoramic view of a city skyline, with a river running on the lefthand side and buildings with red roofs on its bank

Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Berlin: Intermediate German I & II

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Berlin, Germany; New Haven, United States
Term: Summer
Dates: May 24, 2026 to July 18, 2026
Language: German
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 distributional requirement
Credits: 3 Yale credits
Course Number: GMAN S1300-S1400

An intensive, content-based language program that teaches linguistic skills through a variety of texts and media, with special emphasis on German culture and history. Participants spend the first four weeks in New Haven, on the Yale campus. They will improve their language skills and prepare for their upcoming stay in Berlin with class daily from 10am-1pm. In Berlin, participants...

A view of La Ría river in Bilbao, Spain, lined with historic and modern buildings on both sides, a bridge, and green mountains in the background

Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Bilbao: Intermediate Spanish I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: Bilbao, Spain; New Haven, United States
Term: Summer
Dates: May 24, 2026 to July 18, 2026
Language: Spanish
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L3 & L4 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: SPAN S1300-S1400 & SPAN S1410

Development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through communicative activities rather than as a sequence of linguistic units. Use of authentic Spanish language texts, films, and videos; presentation of cultural topics. Also, analysis and discussion of the historical, social, and cultural development of Spain from the Civil War to the present. Use of a...

A photo overlooking Rio de Janeiro with buildings in a valley meeting a bay with mountains in the background.

Yale Summer Session in New Haven & Paraty & Rio de Janeiro: Elementary Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I & II + Culture

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location: New Haven, United States; Paraty, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Term: Summer
Dates: May 31, 2026 to July 25, 2026
Language: Portuguese
Structure: Study Center
Distributional Requirements: Fulfills L1 & L2 & Hu distributional requirement
Credits: 4 Yale credits
Course Number: PORT S1120-S1220 & PORT S3020

An intensive elementary program in Portuguese language emphasizing development of all language skills, with an introduction to Brazilian cultural history which covers essential themes and figures from 1500 to the present; conducted in English with sessions in Portuguese in Brazil. The program starts with three weeks in New Haven, on the Yale campus, before moving on to Brazil for...

Vietnam

The People's Committee Building in Ho Chi Minh City, a grand French colonial structure with arched windows, red-tiled roofs, and an ornate central clock tower,with green trees and gardens in the foreground

SIT Vietnam: Culture, Social Change and Development

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Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Term: Fall, Spring
Language: English, Vietnamese
Structure: Field-Based

Examine economic and social development in the cultural context of Vietnam, one of Asia’s most dynamic and rapidly changing countries. This program examines how, after emerging from decades of war and isolation, Vietnam today is experiencing tremendous growth and, over the last decade, has boasted one of the strongest economies in Asia. Students consider critical issues such as...

A group photo at a local pagoda where students learned about how traditional medicine is integrated into social and spiritual practices

SIT Vietnam: Traditional Medicine & Community Health

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Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Term: Summer
Language: English
Structure: Field-Based

Explore Vietnam’s ancient and traditional health systems, including traditional Vietnamese medicine (Southern medicine or Thuoc Nam) and traditional Chinese medicine (Northern medicine or Thuoc Bac), from bustling and dynamic Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho in the Mekong Delta to Dalat Flower Garden in the Central Highland. Starting at the program’s base in Ho Chi Minh City, learn...

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