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Study Abroad Community-Focused Programs

UC Davis Study Abroad and UCEAP integrate global opportunities into the academic experience. Many of these opportunities emphasize responsible community service and focus on meeting the needs of the locals.
Building Sustainable Water Treatment Systems

Monterrey, Mexico
Civil & Environmental Engineering
In collaboration with students from Tec de Monterey, participate in the sustainable design of holistic rainwater collection and wastewater treatment systems in an underserved community.

Climate Resilience in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand
Community & Regional Development; Landscape Architecture
Come discover why Bangkok is considered ‘the Venice of the East’ by exploring the significance of water in the culture, design and planning of this Southeast Asian mega-city.

Community, Technology, and Sustainability in Nepal

Nepal
Community & Regional Development
Pursue international, intercultural, community-engaged learning and action research in collaboration with Nepali students and young professionals.

Summer Abroad Internships in Global Health

Bolivia, Ghana, Philippines, South Africa
Global Health
Work alongside local healthcare professionals to learn about challenges in their communities and to help provide services to the underserved.

Virtual – Social Impact and Public Health Internships

Virtual, Worldwide
Social Impact and Public Health
Gain work experience with this 8-week, project-based internship. Learn from and contribute to social projects and programs that benefit local communities.

Latinx Health Internship in Oaxaca

Oaxaca, Mexico
Chicana/o Studies
Gain a better understanding of your health profession career goals while taking classes on transnational (US-Mexico) health issues. 

UCEAP New Delhi Summer

New Delhi, India
Social Sciences
Explore the politics, economics, history and sociology of India. Spend four weeks on campus and two weeks in community service in rural Rajasthan. 

Public Health and Society in Ghana

Accra, Ghana
Combining academics and fieldwork, you’ll build marketable skills in your field. University of Ghana faculty and medical experts teach seminars that prepare you for community service outside the capital of Accra.

Community Public Health, Santiago

Santiago, Dominican Republic
Gain practical skills as a bilingual health professional through 6 weeks of courses in semi-urban Santiago, a weeklong clinical rotation in a rural area and another rotation in urban Santo Domingo.

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