As a Real Estate & Urban Economics major or minor, you can:

• Fit in a study abroad experience into your plan of study if you start planning early enough.
• Explore a variety of courses that can count towards your major or minor as core requirements, related courses, or electives.
• Intentionally plan for a semester without major specific courses.
• Participate in hands-on learning activities as part of a course, including an internship, or through extracurricular activities.
• Enrich your academic experience by participating in classroom discussions abroad with diverse student populations.
• Select a faculty-led, exchange, affiliated or short-term program option.
• Develop international contacts to benefit your professional career.

Explore what factors to consider for your major and a course plan that adjusts your sequencing for a term abroad here.

How will #UConnChangeYourWorld?

There are study abroad experiences around the world the fit with the goals of accounting majors.  Here are a few of them to get you started.

Explore additional approved program options via the Program Search.

Fee-Based Programs: Fee-Based Programs charge Program Fees, not UConn tuition. Program Fees will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet.

Summer Business in London
London, England
Faculty-led program targeted at students interested in business and economics that includes a course and internship experience for academic credit.

Summer Landscape Form and Urban Design in Europe
Multiple Locations – Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the UK, France and Austria
Faculty-Led program designed for students interested in landscape architecture, urban planning and sustainable development. Students receive LAND 3510 credit + a 1 credit PLSC pre-departure class taken during the last 8 weeks of the Spring prior to this program departing.

Summer Sustainable Cities: Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Faculty-Led program designed for students interested in sustainable transportation or city planning. Students may choose from several GEOG or CE credits.

Summer Water Systems of Rome: Ancient to Modern
Rome, Italy
Faculty-Led program designed for students interested in understanding of human interactions with the environment in the development of modern municipal water systems. This programs provides NRE 3693 credit.

Tuition-Based Program: Tuition-Based Programs charge in-state, New England Regional, and out-of-state UConn tuition rates based on students’ residency. Tuition charges will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet. Students may pay housing through their UConn fee bill or directly to their host university depending on the program.

National University of Singapore School of Business
Singapore
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the best universities in the world. NUS is a rigorous and inexpensive opportunity for highly motivated students. Students who wish to take courses outside of Business should apply through the university-wide National University of Singapore, instead of through their School of Business.

Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of China’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. A number of Business Core courses have been approved at Fudan.

ISA: Semester at the American Business School Paris
Paris, France
This semester long opportunity in Paris provides students an opportunity to take Business related electives abroad in English. 

Business and Economics in London
London, England
Faculty-Led program with semester options and an internship.

University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, SAR China
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the world’s top institutions for studying real estate.

KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the world’s top institutions for studying real estate.

Direct-Bill Programs: Direct-Bill Programs charge students directly for their program costs. Students pay the affiliate program directly for their fees, whereas other UConn fees will appear on students’ UConn fee bills as listed on the program’s budget sheet. Be sure to review the program’s full costs on the provider’s own website. UConn is not responsible for those costs.

CIMBA Italy Study Abroad Program
Paderno del Grappa, Italy
Summer, Semester and Academic Year options great for students completing their Business Core.

University College Dublin Business Program
Dublin, Ireland
Semester and Academic Year options where UConn Business majors can study alongside Irish students at the Quinn School of Business at University College Dublin, one of the top ten business schools in Europe.

University College Dublin Summer Internship
Dublin, Ireland
This summer program provides students with a 6-week internship paired with two weeks of intensive classroom work. Students will receive BADM 4891 credit for their internship, MGMT 4893 credit and a choice of MGMT 4893, OPIM 4893 or BADM 2893 credit for a total of 9 credits.

Yonsei International Summer School
Seoul, South Korea
This summer program provides students with an opportunity to take two or three courses while also experiencing Korean culture through various extracurricular activities. The Yonsei International Summer School typically has a number of Business courses, as well as courses in other fields, to choose from.

Reminder: Business students are not required to take major related courses while abroad and we encourage you to explore diverse interests during that time. You can utilize the Program Search to identify other programs of interest. 

Finances are an integral part of the program selection and planning process. Students should research scholarships early to meet application deadlines and request essay feedback from advisors and the Writing Center.

Featured Scholarships for Business Students.

To learn more and discover other financial opportunities to fund your Experiential Global Learning opportunity, visit our scholarships page.