Philosophy Education Abroad Guide
CU Boulder Education Abroad offers over 400 programs in over 60 countries! You can go abroad for a semester, year, and/or 2-12 weeks in the summer. Going abroad is strongly encouraged by the Philosophy department. Use the following information as a general guideline to plan your time abroad, and connect with your academic advisor as well. Work with Education Abroad advisors to get more details on how to get started, discuss your program options, and next steps.
Quick Facts
- Go abroad during your sophomore or junior year
- The most common degree requirements taken abroad are upper-division PHIL electives, certain Gen Ed courses, and general elective hours
- Often study abroad programs do not have actual Philosophy classes or departments. Classes with a Philosophy focus or content may be in other academic departments so students need to review all the available classes to determine if any might apply to the major or minor.
- Use the Course Approvals List to find programs that offer courses approved for the credit you need
Planning and When to Go
- First-year: Take Gen Ed and 1000-level PHIL courses that may not be available on the education abroad program you choose (see below for more details).
- Sophomore: Finish your lower-level PHIL courses, and consider taking PHIL 3480 and PHIL 2440. If needed, make sure your language abilities match the program you wish to attend.
- Junior: Go abroad! Going abroad during your junior year allows you plenty of variety in your choices of classes.
- Senior: Work closely with your advisor to ensure that you can get all of your requirements completed.
Be sure that you know when the credits may be transcripted, as this can delay your official graduation date.
What Kind of Credit Can You Earn Abroad?
Usually Doable | Tricky | Probably Not | ||||||
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General Electives | A&S Gen Ed | PHIL | A&S Gen Ed | PHIL | A&S Gen Ed | PHIL | ||
Overall credit hours | Arts and Humanities, Natural Science (Non-Lab), Social Sciences | Upper-division PHIL electives, Values and History courses | Global Diversity | PHIL 2440, PHIL 3100 | Natural Science (Lab), Written Communication | Metaphysics and Epistemology courses, PHIL Track courses |
Suggested Programs
Use these links to find programs that may be a good match for you and your course needs.- Show me the short list, I need PHIL credit: Suggested programs for PHIL
- I want a lot of program options, but really want PHIL credit: Programs where PHIL courses are offered
- I am not concerned with getting PHIL credit and want to see all of my options: Program search for all programs
Additional Resources
- Get Started
- Course Approvals List
- Program Search
- Major/Minor/Certificate Evaluation Form
- A&S Gen Ed Evaluation Form
- Finances
Last Updated June 2024