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A faculty-directed education abroad program is a University of Kentucky course designed and led by UK faculty or staff abroad. 

  • Guidance from UK Faculty on-site
  • Participate with UK Peers
  • Short term programs: Winter, Summer, Embedded Fall/Spring Semester
  • Earn UK credit that counts towards your UK GPA 

UK also offers multiple programs through our partner, exchange and direct programs that offer a variety of locations and credit offerings.

Faculty-directed programs are just one program type you can choose from. To see our Partner and Exchange programs, return to the C&I page and click the Explore Programs by Major dropdown or visit our full program search. 

 

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Faculty-Directed: Manuscripts to Megabytes: Health Information Structures in Europe

Faculty & Location 

  • Firaz Peer
  • Germany and Spain, Europe

Academic Credit 

  • ICT 390: Special Topics in ICT (Undergraduate)
  • ICT 690: Special Topics in Library and Information Science (Graduate)

Program Highlights

  • Check the UK EA program page below for the most up to date program information

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Faculty-Directed: Strategic Communication for Businesses in a Global Society

Faculty & Location 

  • Sarah Geegan
  • Prague, Czechia, Europe

Academic Credit 

  • ISC 491: Integrated Strategic Communications Campaigns Capstone and/or
  • ISC 583: Special Topics in ISC Education Abroad

Program Highlights

  • Travel between multiple cities allows for understanding cultural competency in strategic communication.
  • Expand your knowledge on issues, assumptions, and processes involved as businesses develop communication strategies to reach diverse and global consumers.
  • Discover how culture is shaped by visiting historic locations, seeing different locations, and learning from locals engaging in a global marketplace. 

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Faculty-Directed: Strategic Communication in South Africa: Promoting to the Rainbow Nation

Faculty & Location 

  • Erin Hester
  • Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Academic Credit 

  • ISC 491: Integrated Strategic Communications Campaigns Capstone and/or
  • ISC 583: Special Topics in ISC Education Abroad

Program Highlights

  • Explore issues of disparities in socioeconomic status from the perspective of integrated marketing communication and strategy.
  • Engage with local nonprofits in Cape Town to compare communication plans and their influence.
  • Develop real-world experience through building communication plans for local entities.

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Faculty-Directed: Equine Tourism Visual Communication Design: Jeju Island, Korea

Faculty & Location 

  • Jason Swanson and Deborah Chung
  • Jeju Island, South Korea, Asia

Academic Credit 

  • HMT 486: Hospitality and Tourism Study Tour or
  • JOU 497: Special Topics in Journalism

Program Highlights

  • Check the UK EA program page below for the most up to date program information

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