Travel and Study Around the World
Every country and culture approaches women’s, gender, and sexuality studies differently. The best way to gain a well-rounded and diverse view is to live and study in another country.
Study Abroad with UO
Want to study women’s, gender, and sexuality studies while immersed in another culture?
Global Education Oregon offers many study abroad programs that can satisfy your WGSS major or minor requirements. Alternatively, you can intern abroad through the GlobalWorks International Internship program in a variety of regions around the world.
International Exchange
Students can enroll as an exchange student at a top international research institution for fall or winter semester, spring semester or quarter, a full academic year, or summer term. Exchange students experience an immersive study abroad experience, living and learning with local students in their chosen city.
Get started: Fill out this interest form to get matched with a GEO advisor.
Featured Study Abroad Opportunities in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
This program, administered by Global Education Oregon (GEO), offers internship opportunities in a wide variety of industry career fields and locations around the world.
Internship opportunities are highly customizable, and we guarantee placement in your preferred career fields and location. Students earn up to eight UO credits as well as life-changing work experience in a different culture.
Please email globalworks@uoregon.edu to discuss your options.
This short-term summer program invites students to explore the histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences of LGBTQ+ communities in Amsterdam—one of the most queer-friendly cities in the world. Through site visits to landmarks such as the Homomonument, Anne Frank House, Resistance Museum, and Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ archive, students will engage with themes of identity, migration, resilience, and social justice. The course combines pre-departure learning with immersive experiences abroad, offering students opportunities to reflect on the intersections of history, community, and global travel. Designed with accessibility and inclusion in mind, this program is especially welcoming to LGBTQ+ students and others who may be underrepresented in study abroad.