Apart from the enormous personal benefits you would derive from an extended period living abroad, an exchange would widen your academic horizons and be an attractive addition to your curriculum vitae when applying for employment. For students who do not have sufficient knowledge of a foreign language, the University has 'English-language' links with the universities of Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Limerick and Umea where all teaching and assessment is conducted in English. For students with fluency in an appropriate foreign language, exchanges can be arranged in most western European countries. There is also a new link now with East Tennessee University .
Most exchanges take place during the second semester of the second year.
A mobility award is available for students undertaking an exchange which is paid in addition to your Local Education Authority grant. The amount you receive differs according to the country where the exchange takes place as it is intended to cover travel costs and the additional expense of living abroad. The marks you obtain at the exchange university contribute to the grading of your final degree classification at the University of Huddersfield. The marks are converted using an agreed scale. Whilst the majority of the courses offered will be in European and International Politics, you will have the opportunity to follow mainstream Politics courses at most institutions.