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Why Participate in International Opportunities at UF? A better question is: Why not take advantage of international opportunities at UF?

Whether you are planning to go to grad school after graduation or start your career; whether you’re part of our programs in the Schools of Art + Art History, Music, or Theatre + Dance; whether you are fluent in a second language or are interested in taking your first steps towards learning about another culture—study abroad is for everyone. When arts students return home after participating in a study abroad program, they describe their trip as a life-changing experience and they want to go again. By participating in study abroad or other international programs, students experience:

• Personal Benefits – broadened perspectives, new personal identity
• Career and Professional Benefits – first-hand international experience, global perspective
• Academic Benefits – critical thinking, hands-on learning in and out of a classroom environment

Fine Arts International Programs

Recent College of the Arts international programs have included:

• UF in Israel Dance Program
• UF Theatre Production Tour in Europe
• UF in Rome – Teach the World Program
• AIM (Arts in Medicine) for Rwanda
• UF Music Study Abroad in Salzburg

There are also a number of programs in the College of the Arts that bring the world to campus, including:

• Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship
• Ethnomusicology Program
• Digital Worlds Institute’s LiveVibeTV
• UF African Choir
• Agbedidi African Drum and Dance
• Jacaré Brazil Ensemble

Types of International Programs

• Study Abroad – Earn UF credit while studying in an international program
• Exchange Program – Earn credit at an associate institution that will transfer to UF
• International Program – There are other types of credit-earning and non-credit-earning programs that allow students to immerse in global cultures