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School of Social Work

Students in the School of Social Work can broaden their education, expand their expertise and strengthen their career opportunities by studying, researching or interning abroad.

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 you may set up a meeting with a Program Coordinator.

To streamline research in selecting a study abroad program, we have highlighted programs that feature strong coursework options. Use the following guidance as a starting point for identifying programs that will best fit your goals. For those seeking minor or certificate credit, the major guide can serve as an important tool in locating partners that may have pre-approved coursework that can satisfy requirements.

In order to have the best experience abroad, it is recommended that students meet with their academic advisor early in their undergraduate career. Be sure to review the resources on the Education Abroad pages, including the funding resources page and the events calendar.

Students can fulfill core requirements abroad via petition. 

Questions about credit? Students can fulfill core requirements abroad via petition. 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 Social Work 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.

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.

 

Projects with Underserved Communities

As social work students prepare for careers in direct human service roles within public and private organizations,  intercultural skills are essential. Projects with Underserved Communities is a unique program that combines community needs and student enrichment in an innovative project-based, service-learning collaboration between Texas Global, the Cockrell School of Engineering, and the School of Social Work.

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 Social Work Practicum Education webpage for more information on requirements and approval. 

Featured Programs by Major

Faculty-Led Programs