PL22210: Study abroad
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 1,200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWSA 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Study Abroad Mark Conversion (CWSA 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- PL22210 - Year Abroad Dissertation (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
After completion of this unit, students will have gained in-dept knowledge of higher education institution(s) through an academic programme of study at a partner institution.
Students will have
* acquired a high level of fluency in the target language(s)
* gained additional academic insights from exposure to different academic traditions
* learnt to adapt to a different organisation and environment
* completed a course of study in the target language(s)
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| Synopsis: | You will study at one or two of our overseas partner institutions based in countries that use your chosen language(s).
This is an opportunity to develop your language skills, enhance your CV, and experience life in a different cultural environment.
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| Content: | Students will study at one or more partners universities
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| Skills: | By engaging with this unit students will have
* acquired a high level of fluency in the target language(s)
* gained additional academic insights from exposure to different academic traditions
* learnt to adapt to a different organisation and environment
* completed a course of study in the target language(s)
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| Aims: |
* to promote the development of high-level language skills in the target language(s)
* to deepen (inter)cultural awareness
* to acquire in-depth personal experience of another culture
* to gain academic experience in another higher education institution.
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| Course availability: |
PL22210 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB71 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB72 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB70 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB67 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB68 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB69 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB55 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & ab initio German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB58 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB59 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB57 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB56 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & ab initio Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB55 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB56 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French & Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB55 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & ab initio French) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB62 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB63 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB61 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB60 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & ab initio Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB60 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German & Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB56 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish & ab initio French) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB60 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish & ab initio German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB65 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish & ab initio Italian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB66 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish & ab initio Mandarin) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB64 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish & ab initio Russian) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB50 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB51 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 3)
- UHPL-AKB52 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 3)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
- 好色tv and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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