Study Away
Go Global With Grady
Whether you choose to stay domestic or go abroad, explore our study away opportunities and gain a better understanding of the world we live in while earning course credit.
Go Global With Grady
Whether you choose to stay domestic or go abroad, explore our study away opportunities and gain a better understanding of the world we live in while earning course credit.
Go Global With Grady
Whether you choose to stay domestic or go abroad, explore our study away opportunities and gain a better understanding of the world we live in while earning course credit.
Study Away
From travel writing to industry-leading advertising and entertainment strategies, our study away programs offer students an experience that strengthens their understanding of their major and grants valuable skills they wouldn’t get in a normal classroom setting.
While each program offers courses in specific disciplines, students are not limited to participating in courses only within their major. Many of our Study Abroad and Field Study programs are open to students outside of Grady College majors (including undergraduate and graduate students) as well as students outside of the University of Georgia.
Looking to Learn More?
Amy Hicks
Global Studies Program Manager
Featured Domestic Field Study Opportunities
Join a group of 12 Grady students to participate in eight-week internships in New York City while you learn about the many possibilities for your future in NYC!
The AdPR NYC Maymester program provides students an opportunity to learn what working life is like in the advertising, public relations and creative communications industries. During this on-campus Maymester class, you will travel to New York City to explore advertising, public relations agencies and network with professionals.
Join us for an exciting eight-week summer internship experience in beautiful and vibrant Chicago, one of the top media and communications cities in the country!
Grady DC students are enrolled in a public affairs communications class taught at UGA’s Delta Hall on Capitol Hill and are working at DC area internships for course credit to amplify their learning with real-world experiences, mentoring and networking with public affairs communications professionals in the nation’s capital.
The Grady LA Field Study and Internship Program allows students to gain valuable hands-on experience in the Entertainment industry while earning course credit.
Immerse yourself in an exciting travel writing course that focuses on subjects that you are most passionate about.
Contact Information
Rebekah Seabolt
Global Studies Program Manager
Featured Study Abroad Opportunities
Join your peers this summer on the French Riviera and walk the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France! In this program, students will not only attend the Cannes Film Festival—viewing films before they make their big screen debut and rubbing elbows with prominent film critics, distributors, directors and producers but will expand their perspectives on global media and film while taking classes, taught by UGA professors.
The Cannes Lions study abroad program offers participants a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rub elbows with the top leaders of today’s creative world. This three week program is located in Cannes, France, where students will have access to cutting-edge advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators and marketers while attending the Cannes Lions Festival.
Join us in May for an intensive, exhilarating and immersive experience in International Mass Communication taught in Croatia! Don’t speak the language? No problem. English fluency is widespread in Croatia.
Join us in May for an immersive experience exploring the world of advertising and public relations in Japan! Travel to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo during this Maymester program.
Travel to Cape Town, the crown jewel of South Africa, this summer and explore the city through a social justice lens.
Learn the craft of travel reporting, with a special emphasis on photography. Visit historical sites and learn more about the significance of the Czech Republic and Central Europe.
Join us in Summer 2025 for an immersive experience working with the WWII Foundation to film a documentary about WWII. Travel to Amsterdam and Belgium, in 2025, for this amazing study abroad experience!
Grady Courses Abroad
This class will cover a range of international communication topics, including but not limited to global media systems, international reporting and news flow, transnational advertising and international public relations, through both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Grady College Study Abroad Scholarship
A Grady College Study Abroad Scholarship is available to Grady study abroad participants. These funds are only available to intended or current Grady majors who participate in a Grady College Study Abroad program. These funds cannot be applied toward Grady Domestic Field Study Programs. The application deadline for summer 2025 is before Midnight, Monday, November 4, 2024.
Visit the Grady Study Abroad Scholarship site
Grady College Domestic Study Away Scholarship
The Ridley M. Williams Family Experiential Learning Award is to provide support for students engaged in “hands-on”/ “Learning-by-doing” experiences through Grady College. One award, ranging from $500-$1,000, will be awarded to one student based on academic merit and merit based on pursuit of career goals. The application deadline for summer 2025 is before Midnight, Monday, November 4, 2024.
Visit the Ridley M. Williams Family Experiential Learning Award site
Perspectives
“The NY Maymester Field Study program was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. If you are interested in anything media related, you NEED to go on this trip. I feel so much more prepared for the professional world.”
LaDania Dean
Advertising, NYC Maymester Field Study
Perspectives
“Grady LA is a fantastic experience that will make you consider whether or not you want
to live in Los Angeles.”
Meli Nunyakpe
EMST, LA Field Study Internship
Perspectives
“The country slogan ‘Croatia, full of life’ rings true. In Croatia, I experienced the
friendliest people and the most breathtaking scenery of any European country I have ever
visited. You just have to see it for yourself.”
Jayden Henson
Journalism, International Mass Communication in Croatia
Perspectives
“Grady LA taught me skills and built confidence in me so that I can pursue any
opportunities in this field without fear.”
Michael Farrar
EMST, LA Field Study Internship
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Students return from covering World Cup with sharpened skills and AP bylines
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Students serve as production assistants on World War II documentary
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Grady’s Inaugural Chicago Field Study and Internship Program introduces students to a unique market
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Grady College launches 2 new study away programs
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Events
Fall 2024 Grady Convocation Ceremony
Grady College’s Fall 2024 Convocation Celebration will take place on December 12, 2024 in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music Building. The ceremony will start at 10 a.m.
Fall 2024 Grady Graduation celebration
Graduates and their parents are invited to celebrate with other graduates and faculty/staff at this drop-in celebration from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on December 12, 2024. Guests will enjoy light refreshments and photo opportunities with Dean Davis and others. Tickets are not required for the celebration at Grady.
UGA Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Fall 2024
The UGA Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for Fall 2024 will be on December 13, 2024. Exact time and further details are forthcoming.
Grady College Prospective Student Day
Prospective Student Day is an opportunity for high school and transfer students and their guardians to learn more about Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Current UGA students who are interested in applying for Grady College majors are also welcome. In addition to a guided tour, students will hear about admissions, eligibility requirements and programs of study. This event covers our undergraduate programs only. If you are interested in graduate program information, email anne.hurne@uga.edu. Register here to join us at Grady College Prospective Student Day!
Grady College Prospective Student Day – Virtual
Prospective Student Day is an opportunity for high school and transfer students and their guardians to learn more about Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Current UGA students who are interested in applying for Grady College majors are also welcome. In addition to a guided tour, students will hear about admissions, eligibility requirements and programs of study. This event covers our undergraduate programs only. If you are interested in graduate program information, email anne.hurne@uga.edu. Register here to join us at Grady College Prospective Student Day!