As a Social Issues & Policy Individualized major or minor, you can:

• Explore a variety of courses that can count towards your major or minor as core requirements, related courses, and electives.
• Consider regions of interest based on their legal and justice systems, political structures and historical and cultural  contexts.
• Develop proficiency in a foreign language.
• Conduct unique research according to your interests and host location.

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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.

Faculty-Led:

Summer Exploring Women and Leadership in Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
Learners will engage in small class meetings, day trips in Reykjavik and outside the city, and talks from prominent women in Iceland to explore themes such as gender and sexuality, economics and the workforce, politics and government, family and motherhood, and education. This is a great option for students seeking a short-term opportunity abroad.

Summer Racial and Social Justice in the Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This program is designed to introduce students to international and comparative higher education through a historical and global context. It aims to provide UConn students with comparative methods and cross-cultural analysis to examine the broader issues of equity and access with a focus on race and social justice. This is a great option for students seeking a short-term opportunity abroad.

Exchange:

Fudan University
Shanghai, China
The University consists of 29 schools and departments, with 70 undergraduate disciplines and 225 graduate disciplines. Courses include Political Science with topics related to conflict resolution, Sociology with topics related to Chinese population, marriage and family, gender and society,

University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ranked among the top 15 universities in Europe and the top 50 in the world. A modern university with a rich history, UvA traces its roots back to 1632 when the Golden Age school Athenaeum Illustre was established to train students in trade and philosophy. Courses are offered in Anthropology with topics related to migration policies, Political Science topics related to behavioral economics, and Sociology related to Dutch problems and solutions.

University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
The University has played a central role in Ireland’s advancement as a dynamic and highly successful European state and has established a long and distinguished tradition of service to scholarship and the community. There is a School of Art History and Cultural Policy as well as a School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, where students can take relevant courses.

University College Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Learn in an innovative teaching system which offers a challenging and exciting academic experience and a close-knit community in one of the most beautiful and oldest towns in the Netherlands. Courses include alignments in Anthropology with courses related to Urban Development and Poverty and Decolonizing Anthropology.

University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England
The University offers one of the widest ranges of courses to international students, boasting that most modules are open to exchange students. Courses in Human Rights and Sociology are available and students can take courses from the European Center for Research Institute, which is the center of study for European Politics, Economics, History, Law, Culture and Society.

University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Founded in 1972, the University has become one of Israel’s leading comprehensive research universities. Situated on the top of beautiful Mount Carmel, the University is remarkably diverse, with the students coming from Jewish, Christian, Moslem, Druze and Bedouin communities. Political Science courses related to refugees and arms control are available.

Affiliated:

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Ketura, Israel
The Arava Institute is at the forefront of environmental studies and research in the Middle East, where students can explore a range of environmental issues from an exceptional transboundary and interdisciplinary perspective. In line with the mission to generate capacity building for conciliation, cooperation, and environmental change, all students participate in a weekly Peace-building Leadership Seminar and an Environmental Leadership Seminar. Students engage in dialogue, exploring issues of culture, religion, identity, environmental activism, and the current political situation, while developing competencies in intercultural understanding, empathy, and environmental leadership.

The Washington Center: Academic Internship Program
Washington, DC
A domestic program that includes an internship for academic credit that includes a focus on policy, with a wide range of placement options. Students will learn professional skills in a classroom environment and create a professional e-portfolio that can be used post graduation.

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: Coming soon!

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