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Moody College of Communication

The Moody College of Communication provides opportunities abroad, including international trips in classes, study abroad programs, research and internships. Students can use these experiences to broaden their education, expand their expertise and strengthen their portfolio as they launch their careers.

To have the best experience abroad, it is recommended that students meet with their academic advisor early in their undergraduate career. Review the funding resources page and the events calendar.

After reviewing Advising resources, if you have questions visit Moody Students Abroad for a link to make an appointment with an Education Abroad Program Coordinator. 

Credit Abroad

Remember to use the My Credit Abroad database to explore the historical record of courses other UT students have taken abroad.

Questions about credit? Review the Study Abroad Credit page for more information about receiving academic credit while abroad.

Major Degree Requirements

Check the My Credit Abroad database for Moody courses that have already been approved. If you found a course on a program that is not in the database, review the Study Abroad Credit page for details on how to submit courses to be evaluated for credit. Specific matches are not guaranteed. If you want a course to count toward a specific track or focus within your major, you may petition for a course to count by meeting with your Academic Advisor.

As a Communication major, you must satisfy the language & culture requirement in a language other than English. Studying a language abroad is a great way to gain proficiency.

Core and General Education Requirements

Students can fulfill core requirements abroad via petition. For more information, view the Texas Undergraduate Studies petitions page.

Interdisciplinary Requirements

Courses taken abroad will not be on pre-approved course lists for interdisciplinary majors. Students with interdisciplinary majors, minors, or certificates may be able to count coursework toward those requirements through petition with your department or college. Discuss with your Academic Advisor how to petition to count a course abroad toward any pre-approved course list.

Electives

Students have flexibility, depending on their degree plan, to take general electives. All credit gained abroad could count as an elective, at a minimum. Some majors can also earn major elective credit by taking communications courses abroad.

Faculty-Led Programs

On these faculty-led programs, you are part of a group of UT students who take a course abroad taught by a Moody College faculty member.

These programs are with other colleges, but have credit and content that apply to communication majors.

Exchange and Affiliate Partners by Major

The following reciprocal exchange and affiliate partners have been identified as strong academic options for communication students. This is not meant as an exhaustive list of opportunities, but rather a starting place for exploration.

Advertising

Students may consider taking MKT 320F or any of their upper-division ADV electives abroad. With careful planning, Advertising students may be able to take other specific required ADV courses toward their major. ADV 350 and 650 internships must be pre-approved if taken abroad.

Communication and Leadership

Students can take social issues courses or skills courses across a variety of fields, and work with an Academic Advisor to petition to have it count toward degree requirements.

Communication Studies

Students can take courses in their track across a variety of fields, and work with an Academic Advisor to petition to have it count toward degree requirements.

Journalism

Students can take concepts courses, skills courses, or J elective courses abroad, and work with an Academic Advisor to petition to have it count toward degree requirements.

Public Relations

Students may consider taking MKT 320F or any of their upper-division P R / ADV electives abroad. With careful planning, Public Relations students may be able to take other specific required P R courses toward their major. P R 350 and 650 internships must be pre-approved if taken abroad.

Radio-Television-Film
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Students may consider taking core or statistics abroad. With careful planning, SLH students may be able to take other specific required SLH courses toward their major.

Experiential Programs

You may pursue an international internship either with coursework or without coursework. If you wish to use the experiential component toward your major internship credit, you must gain approval in advance and must be enrolled in the UT internship web-based course simultaneously while abroad. Visit the Moody College Internships webpage for more information on requirements and approval.