Overseas experience
The Faculty of Arts offers a range of Global Study Tours in various locations across the world, in collaboration with partner universities and other organisations.
Global Study Tours offer you the opportunity to complete an entire subject in a condensed amount of time with subjects typically running from one to four weeks.
Overview
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University of Melbourne Global Study Tours
Global Study Tours are single overseas intensive subjects offered by University of Melbourne faculties that are taught overseas.
Many of the Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours involve industry visits and cultural excursions to various sites at the destination. These subjects are an excellent chance to foster international scholarly networks and to approach your subject matter from a different perspective and place. Global Study Tours are available at different stages throughout your degree.
Enrolment into Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours is competitive entry by online application and requires subject coordinator approval. Students who are not selected to participate by the subject coordinator will not be eligible to enrol. Further details about the application process can be found in the handbook or the brochure pages for each subject - links to brochure pages are provided on this website.
Pre-requisites may apply to some Global Study Tours and places are generally limited to 15-20 students. Please check with a course advisor at Stop 1 to ensure the subject fits in your study plan prior to applying.
There may be an additional program cost for Global Study Tours. The program cost will be in addition to your tuition cost which is as per normal fee category. Funding may be available for eligible students and programs.
Current Student Enquiries
For any current students who wish to make an enquiry about Global Study Tours or travel grants, please fill out an enquiry form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Offered in 2026
Below are subjects that are currently offered as Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours.
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Berlin and Beyond (GERM20011/GERM30024)
Germany, Winter term 2026 (June - July)
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Contemporary Italy Study Abroad (ITAL20004/ITAL30005)
Italy, November 2026
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Contemporary Japan (JAPN20005)
Japan, Winter term 2026 (June - July)
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The French Pacific in a Global Context (FREN20021/FREN30019)
Tahiti, June 2026
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Variation in Japanese Language (JAPN20012/JAPN30012)
Japan, Summer term 2026 (January - February)
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Yogyakarta Summer Intensive (INDO20001)
Indonesia, Summer term 2026 (January)
Hear from our undergraduate students
Not offered in 2026
Below are subjects that were previously offered as Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours.
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Chile: The Land at the End of the World (SPAN20028/SPAN30024)
Chile, Not on offer in 2026
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Field Archaeology (ANCW30025)
Georgia, Not on offer in 2026
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In the Heart of the Loire Valley (FREN20020/FREN30018)
France, Not on offer in 2026
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Languages of Venice: Study Abroad (ITAL20006/ITAL30012)
Italy, Not on offer in 2026
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Venice and Cultures of Consumption (HIST20052/HIST30051)
Italy, Not on offer in 2026
Offered in 2026
Below are subjects that are currently offered as Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours.
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Advanced Art Fieldwork (AHIS90012)
Hong Kong, June 2026
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Criminal Justice: Australia and Japan (CRIM90033)
Japan, September 2026
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Future of Work in Comparative Contexts (SOCI90024)
Indonesia, November 2026
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Leaders, Business & Culture in Florence (MGMT90234)
Italy, October 2026
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Social Policy and Development (DEVT90076)
Indonesia, November 2026
Hear from our graduate students
Not offered in 2026
Below are subjects that were previously offered as Faculty of Arts Global Study Tours.
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Content in the Field (CUMC90023)
Philippines, July 2026
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Development and Inequality (DEVT90062)
India, Not on offer in 2026
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Indonesia Rising? (ASIA90018)
Indonesia, Not on offer in 2026
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International Publishing Project (PUBL90016)
USA, Not on offer in 2026
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Museology in Florence (AHIS90011)
Italy, Not on offer in 2026
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New Horizons in Criminology (CRIM90038)
England, Not of offer in 2026
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Post-Conflict Justice (CRIM90034)
Indonesia, Not on offer in 2026
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Security and Development in South Asia (POLS90064)
India, Not on offer in 2026
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Social Media and Change (MECM90019)
China, Not on offer in 2026
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Study Contemporary Art Abroad (AHIS30002/AHIS40022)
Indonesia and Singapore, Not on offer in 2026
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Faculty of Arts Travel Grant
The Faculty of Arts Travel Grant is available to Arts graduate students undertaking a University of Melbourne Global Study Tour.
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Arts Global Languages Scholarship
Each year a limited number of scholarships are awarded to high achieving undergraduate and graduate language students to support language-enriching study at overseas institutions.
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Melbourne Mobility Awards
The University of Melbourne offers a suite of scholarships and grants for students undertaking overseas study as part of their undergraduate or graduate coursework course.