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Pin: For more information on program selection, please visit How to Choose a Program. The programs included in the searchable database have been designated by Yale Study Abroad as eligible for credit. However, if you cannot find a program that matches your goals and interests, you have the option of petitioning to participate in a different Year or Term Abroad or Non-Yale Summer Abroad program not on this list.

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Sweden

Colorful historic waterfront buildings and moored boats along the harbor in Stockholm, Sweden

Yale Summer Session in Sweden: Writing in Stockholm

Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (YSS)

Location:  Stockholm, Sweden
Term:  Summer
Dates:  June 13, 2026 to July 11, 2026
Language:  English
Structure:  Study Center
Credits:  2 Yale credits
Course Number:  ENGL S3442
Imagine being a teenage Viking—standing on the prow of a longship, wind stinging your face. Or picture yourself as a young refugee newly arrived in Scandinavia, trying to decode a strange language while making sense of an entirely new world.  Well... here’s your chance to write such a story while living in the very landscape that inspires it. The best writing comes when you’re...
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Taiwan

A panoramic view of Taipei's skyline during dusk, featuring the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper surrounded by high-rise buildings and mountains in the bakground

CET Taiwan

Designated

Location:  Taipei, Taiwan
Term:  Fall, Spring
Language:  English, Chinese
Structure:  Study Center
CET Taiwan gives you unparalleled flexibility and a study abroad experience that thoughtfully connects you to the local culture and communities. Choose how much Chinese language you want and the rest is up to you—enjoy a diverse selection of English-taught electives on environmental studies and Taiwan area studies. With a location that balances life in a big city with quick...
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A view of Taipei with the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper, surrounded by other high-rise buildings of the city in the background

Harvard Summer Academy in Taipei, Taiwan

Designated

Location:  Taipei, Taiwan
Term:  Summer
Language:  Chinese
Structure:  Study Center
Credits:  2 Yale credits
Demanding curriculum that focuses on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Five hours of class per day in various modes, weekly exams and daily materials outside of class. Intense coursework and structured program schedule leave little time for independent engagement with local community and informal conversation practice with people outside of the program. The program provides...
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Thailand

A group of students immersed in an outdoor learning session in the forest of Thailand, with notebooks and backpacks as they study

International Sustainable Development Studies Institute (ISDSI): Culture, Ecology, & Community

Designated

Location:  Chiang Mai, Thailand
Term:  Fall, Spring
Language:  English, Thai
Structure:  Field-Based
Academically challenging and intensely experiential, ISDSI courses are expeditions into the cultures and ecology of Thailand. This program has a strong focus on the environment. Each course is focused on understanding sustainable development and is designed in collaboration with local communities. Expedition Field Courses are hands-on learning — assignments include everything from...
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United Kingdom

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament viewed from across the River Thames, with trees and historic buildings under a bright sky

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE): Summer School

Designated

Location:  London, United Kingdom
Term:  Summer
Language:  English
Structure:  Direct Enrollment
The London School of Economics (LSE) Summer School offers high quality teaching, a stimulating environment and the opportunity to meet with people from all continents. The wide spectrum of academic excellence in the social sciences at the LSE ensures the unique, intellectually powerful context within which these subjects are taught and researched. Program Highlights Courses...
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An aerial view of historic buildings and rooftops in Cambridge, featuring Gothic and medieval architecture

Pembroke Cambridge Summer Programme, University of Cambridge

Designated

Location:  Cambridge, United Kingdom
Term:  Summer
Language:  English
Structure:  Direct Enrollment
The Pembroke Cambridge Summer Programme offers you the unique opportunity to enjoy outstanding small-group teaching in a beautiful and inspiring academic setting. They offer exciting courses in a variety of disciplines and you'll study 3 courses over the summer, exploring your subject through lively debate. If you’re planning research or graduate studies, why not opt for an...
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Pembroke College building in Cambridge with red-brick facade, large arched windows, and sunlight casting warm shadows on the building

University of Cambridge, Pembroke College

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Location:  Cambridge, United Kingdom
Term:  Academic Year, Fall, Spring
Language:  English
Structure:  Direct Enrollment
Pembroke College, founded in 1347, is one of the University of Cambridge's oldest and most attractive colleges. It is ideally situated in the center of Cambridge, within a few minutes walking distance of most university buildings. Cambridge has the supervisor system, in which you meet weekly, one-on-one or in small groups with your supervisor (professor) to discuss your reading,...
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The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, a historic domed building with stone statues at the gate

University of Oxford

Designated

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...
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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...
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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...
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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 So distributional requirement
Credits:  2 Yale credits
Course Number:  GLBL S3700/EP&E S3470/PLSC S3447
NOTE: THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS PENDING ITS FINAL REVIEW AND SIGNATURE BY YALE UNIVERSITY. 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...
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United States

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...
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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...
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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...
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