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Jack J. Valenti School of Communication

Not all classrooms have four walls.

At the Valenti School of Communication, we offer a host of opportunities for students to travel abroad. Our faculty-led trips, which tend to be open to all University of Houston students, give students the chance to experience other cultures firsthand and study a communication-related topic in depth.  We also work to support opportunities for individual students to intern abroad, such as Nola Valente interning at The Media Line in the summer of 2018.

Regardless of the opportunity, we work to include a communication angle on every trip. To date, students have studied communication in Italy, Australia, Germany and many more places. Our global travel and learning opportunities often take place during the winter and summer semesters.

Upcoming Opportunities

  • Documentary Filmmaking Study Abroad in Kenya

    December 28, 2019 – Janurary 12, 2020

    This two-week study abroad program also includes a one week module at UH, where you will learn the steps to making a professional documentary – from developing ideas and researching to using video equipment, editing and practicing post-production.

    Faculty Contact: Dr. Dani Madrid-Morales

  • Food & Travel Content Creation Study Abroad in Italy

    Date TBD • Summer 2020

    Bologna is the lively, historic capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy. In this picturesque city, this program guides students through the process of writing content focused on travel and food.

    Faculty Contact: Dr. Temple Northup

Valenti student Nola Valenti interviews woman at her internship in Israel.

(Summer 2018) For almost three months, journalism senior Nola Valente took on a reporting internship in one of the most contentious countries in the world this summer. Based in Jerusalem, Valente worked closely with a small team at a non-profit American news agency called The Media Line.

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For information on other Learning Abroad Programs at the University of Houston, please visit the Learning Abroad Office's website.