A Year Abroad at the University of Warwick Warwick has a long standing reputation for providing high quality year abroad and semester programmes to students from a number of leading American, European and Japanese universities. Since 1993, the University has offered a programme which is especially designed to meet the needs of students from such countries as Japan where the academic year begins in April and ends in March. This programme recognises that students may require courses which will help them improve their English language skills so that they can benefit fully from their academic study in other departments.
Courses are undergraduate ones, chosen from across the university.
Full details can be found in the 'Course Handbook for Visiting Students'. To introduce students to the study skills required by British university undergraduate students. To enable students to develop their knowledge and command of English to a level at which they can cope with the demands of undergraduate study in English and socialise confidently in English. To allow students to develop an understanding and knowledge of contemporary Britain and Europe. The total length of the programme is 40 weeks, divided into 4 phases of 10 weeks.