October 30, 2025

Study Abroad Programs: Visual and Performing Arts

If you have a passion for the arts, studying visual and performing arts abroad could be the perfect way to enhance your skills and broaden your perspective. With programs available at universities around the world, you can choose from a variety of disciplines, such as music, dance, theater, film, and visual arts. These programs typically offer hands-on experience and opportunities to work with professionals in the field, allowing you to gain practical skills and build your portfolio.

Depending on your interests, you can choose from programs that focus on specific aspects of the arts, such as music theory, stage production, or film directing. Additionally, many programs offer cultural excursions and activities, allowing you to immerse yourself in the local arts scene and gain a better understanding of the history and context behind the works you study. With the option to study abroad for a semester, a year, or even a summer, there is a program out there to fit your needs and goals. So why not take the leap and explore the world of visual and performing arts in a new and exciting way?

Subcategories for Visual and Performing Arts

Fine Arts, Studio Arts 368 programs
Design and Applied Arts 355 programs
Film, Video, Photographic Arts 240 programs
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 159 programs
Drama, Theater, Theatre Arts 148 programs
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Visual and Performing Arts - Featured Programs

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Study Abroad Reviews for DIS Copenhagen: Semester
DIS Copenhagen: Semester
Program Announcement:
Admission is competitive! Learn More

Study Abroad at DIS Copenhagen Ignite your love of learning, further your academic achievements, develop i...

4.4

345 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for IES Abroad: Madrid - IES Abroad in Madrid
IES Abroad: Madrid - IES Abroad in Madrid

Madrid is an ideal place to connect university studies to the city's business, culture, and politics. The ...

4.5

32 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Forum-Nexus: Ultimate Summer in Europe - 8 Cities in 1 Month
Forum-Nexus: Ultimate Summer in Europe - 8 Cities in 1 Month
Como, Italy: Amsterdam, Netherlands: Barcelona, Spain plus 4 other locations

Have the ultimate summer study abroad experience with Forum-Nexus! Visit 8 incredible cities in Europe in ...

4.9

18 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for PRESHCO: Study Abroad in Córdoba, Spain
PRESHCO: Study Abroad in Córdoba, Spain

PRESHCO (Programa de Estudios Hispánicos en Córdoba) will provide you with opportunities to develop your k...

4.2

49 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for IES Abroad: Granada - Liberal Arts & Language
IES Abroad: Granada - Liberal Arts & Language

Many travelers who visit Granada insist it’s the must-see city in all of Spain. With one of the clearest windows into Spain’s unique historical symbiosis of Islam, Christi...

4.6

28 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Semester at Sea Study Abroad: Make the World Your Campus
Semester at Sea Study Abroad: Make the World Your Campus
A Coruña, Spain: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR): Nantes, France plus 7 other locations
Program Announcement:
Apply now using the code "Abroad101" to waive your $75 application fee! Learn More

Semester at Sea is the only study abroad program of its kind in the world. Using a ship as our floating campus, Semester at Sea's around-the-world and regional itineraries...

4.9

10 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Arcadia: Sydney - University of Sydney
Arcadia: Sydney - University of Sydney

As Australia’s oldest, and one of its most prestigious, universities, University of Sydney is ranked regularly among the fifty top universities in the world in the QS rank...

4.5

13 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris

Designed for students at an advanced level of French, the Middlebury C.V. Starr School in France provides opportunities to experience French culture in Paris - the cosmopo...

4.0

81 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Arcadia: London - Arcadia in London
Arcadia: London - Arcadia in London

London has everything! It’s well-connected by transport, offers millennia of rich history and cultural treasures, has a population that is highly multicultural, diverse an...

4.5

12 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for American College of Thessaloniki (ACT): Thessaloniki - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
American College of Thessaloniki (ACT): Thessaloniki - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

Students looking to study in an immersive environment with a small international campus in the historical and accessible area of northern Greece will find an incredible ex...

4.5

7 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program

The Middlebury College-CMRS Oxford humanities Program offers a semester of yearlong study abroad experience in Oxford, England. Its affiliation with Keble College and cent...

4.0

77 reviews
Study Abroad Reviews for Arcadia: Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh
Arcadia: Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh is one of Arcadia’s top study abroad destinations - with good reason. The city itself is absolutely beautiful, and this world-class research university is nestle...

4.5

13 reviews