You can spend the whole of the second year at the partner institution. It is also possible to go for just one semester. The time abroad replaces the time you would have spent in Manchester. Your degree will still take you three years to get. Students on the scheme will be expected to take the same number of courses as home students at the host university.
Students are usually able to choose from a wide variety of courses.
The provision of language courses is generally excellent and offers the opportunity to become familiar with different linguistic assumptions and perspectives. Should you go for one semester only, the marks for your second year will include marks gained at Manchester and abroad. Students will continue to pay tuition fees to Manchester if they go for just one semester - if you go for the whole year your fees are waived. As already stated, if, as a Joint or Combined student, you need to take courses in another subject these may be in the local language. As stated, there is financial assistance for such courses.