As a Biomedical Engineer, you can:

• Participate in summer programs to fulfill core, professional, general education or elective requirements.
• The best type of program for students looking into taking core courses for Biomedical engineering is exchange programs.
• Consider sophomore year or summer as the best times to go abroad.

Due to the Biomedical engineering plan of study having a lot of sequential courses, it is very important to start planning your experience abroad early. Students are advised to not go abroad Spring of their 3^rd year or their 4^th year due to design course requirement. Fall of 3rd year is also not recommended due to the course sequencing required in preparation for Junior design and BME course availability.

Experiential Global Learning (EGL) encourages students to talk to their academic advisor to go over what courses to take while abroad before scheduling an appointment with your EGL advisor.

When planning an experience abroad, be sure to keep in mind your electives, any extra credits you may be able to use to your advantage, as well as current and upcoming terms in your course of study.

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These programs are recommended based on your academic interests but students can 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 Neuroscience in Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Faculty-led program targeted at students interested in Psychology, Physiology or Neurobiology and Spanish. On this 5-week program students enroll in one Neuroscience course and one Spanish language course based on their language proficiency. Students can earn honors credit on this program.

Summer Brain and Behavior in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
Faculty-led program targeted at students interested in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Neuroscience. On this 4-week long program, students take one Psychology course (PSYC 2209H: Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior) taught by a UConn faculty member and one culture course at Tel Aviv University. Students can earn honors credit on this program.

Summer Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing
Beijing, China
This 6 credit faculty-led summer program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study Traditional Chinese Medicine alongside seasoned professionals in the field in Beijing.

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.

University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at one of the leading teaching and research universities in Australia set on 85 acres.

University of Wollongong 
Wollongong, Australia 
Semester and Academic Year exchanges in one of Australia’s leading universities in the 9th largest city in Australia known for its natural beauty.

University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland
Semester and Academic Year exchanges in one of the oldest, largest and highly ranked institutions of higher learning in the United Kingdom. Glasgow is in the top 1% of universities in the world. 

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at a research led institution. Auckland offers a number of Engineering courses and several classes specifically for Biomedical Engineers.

University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China SAR
Semester and Academic Year exchanges at the oldest university in Hong Kong. HKU offers all courses in English, except for those within the School of Chinese.

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
CIMBA offers Summer, Semester and Academic Year options, however, summer is particularly appropriate for Engineers as they can take ME 2233 and an elective of their choosing.

Finances are an integral part of the program selection and planning process. Research scholarships early to meet application deadlines and request feedback on essays from advisors and the Writing Center.

Featured Scholarships:

McMahon Family Endowment for Global Education

To learn more about this scholarship and to discover other opportunities, navigate to our scholarships page.