As a UK student, you can study abroad during any term starting the summer after your freshman year. Important factors, like your major, degree plan and progress, budget, and campus involvement, are important factors to determine when and where to study abroad. Early planning will give you more flexibility in program and location choice. Use your Major Advising Page to kickstart your planning process and navigate conversations with your academic and education abroad advisors, as well as your support network and other campus contacts.
College of Social Work
Why should I be interested in Education Abroad?
Education Abroad can help you:
- Complete UK Core General Education Requirements
- Earn credits towards your major, minor, or elective requirements
- Explore new areas of study through general elective courses
- Earn academic credit for an internship or research project
College Contact
Shelita Jackson - Director of BASW Undergraduate Studies and Clinical Assistant Professor
Approving Official: This UK Faculty member can review EA courses relevant to this area of study. They can sign your Academic Approval Form confirming if a course has a UK equivalent course in this department.
Meet Your EA Advisor
Laurence Tuccori - Advisor and Exchange & Direct Programs Coordinator
Advising Areas: College of Education, College of Social Work, National Student Exchange, International Exchange Programs, Direct Programs
Office: 302 Bradley Hall
Highlighted Programs
Highlighted Programs feature education abroad programs that your department has highlighted because they offer coursework that complement your degree requirements or studies at UK.
Partner
Providers are organizations (colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses, or consortiums) that offer education abroad programs and services to students from a variety of institutions.
Semester in Scandinavia (DIS)
DIS offers you an academically rigorous, hands-on curriculum – taught in English – that is unique to your needs. DIS courses are taught by industry professionals, and you'll study alongside other students from the United States.
Exchange
An exchange program offers a unique chance to delve into a different culture and academic setting for a full semester or year, but only pay UK tuition.
Direct
Direct Enroll programs allow students from the University of Kentucky to enroll directly as non-degree seeking international students at partner institutions abroad.
Massey University
Massey is New Zealand’s only multi-campus university, with locations in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. With an 80-year tradition of academic excellence, Massey offers a vast range of subjects, with key emphasis on natural sciences, engineering, creative arts and business.
Faculty-Directed Programs
Faculty-Directed programs are led by faculty from your college and offer UK credit.
The programs listed below are for Summer 2025. Applications for Winter, Fall and Spring-Embedded, and Summer 2026 UK Faculty-Directed programs will open in Fall 2025. You can sign up here for more information about your college's upcoming faculty-directed programs.
Restorative Justice & Social Reconciliation in Ireland & Northern Ireland
Program Faculty & Location
- Dr. Natalie Pope
- On campus and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dublin, Ireland
Program Credit
- SW 580: Topical Seminar in Social Work
Program Highlights
- Explore the cultural and historical conflicts between Ireland and Northern Ireland through a social justice perspective.
- Visit historical and even current conflict sites to understand the impact of religion and politics on the two countries.
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Uncover the modern-day reconciliation efforts stemming from the Troubles to current-day community dynamics.
