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Where can you spend your Year Abroad?

As a History and Politics of the Americas with a Year Abroad student, you will spend your third year in a leading institution in North America or Latin America.

Students on our History and Politics of the Americas with a Year Abroad BA spend their third year at a top-ranked university in Latin America or North America. We have partnered with departments and programmes offering a wide range of choices in history, politics, social science, and area studies.

In 2023/24, students at the Institute of the Americas had the possibility of studying at one of the following partner institutions:

Argentina

Universidad Torcuato di Tella 
Language of Instruction: Spanish or English

Brazil

Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
Language of Instruction: Portuguese or English

Canada

McGill University
Language of Instruction: English

University British Columbia
Language of Instruction: English

University of Toronto - St George Campus (please refer to important information about exchanges with University of Toronto)
Language of Instruction: English

University of Toronto - Mississauga Campus (please refer to important information about exchanges with University of Toronto)
Language of Instruction: English

University of Toronto - Scarborough Campus (please refer to important information about exchanges with University of Toronto)
Language of Instruction: English

University of Waterloo
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

Chile

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ Spanish

Colombia

Universidad de Los Andes
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ Spanish

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ Spanish

Mexico

El Colegio de Mexico 
​​​​​​​Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ Spanish

Peru

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ Spanish

USA

University of Pennsylvania
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

Northwestern University
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Washington
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Texas at Austin
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

Purdue University
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of California (please refer to important information about exchanges with University of California)
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Maryland
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

George Washington University
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Missouri
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Michigan
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

Cornell University
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

University of Florida
Language of Instruction:​​​​​​​ English

We are constantly seeking new partnerships, and new exchange opportunities may be available in the future.

UCL's Study Abroad office supports UCL students during their year abroad. For more details please visit the UCL Study Abroad webpage. UCL Institute of the Americas students and applicants can also contact ia-yearabroad@ucl.ac.uk

 


IMPORTANT NOTE: UCL’s portfolio of exchange opportunities is reviewed on an annual basis. As such, exchange partners and placements available to students from specific UCL departments are subject to change each academic year.
Partner institutions who do not teach in English stipulate their own language proficiency entry requirements. These vary depending upon the institution and should be fully researched by the applicant prior to submitting an application.