There are several universities in and around Manchester which give it a unique youth culture. It rivals London for theater and many bands get their start in Manchester clubs. It is located near the Lake District, a beautiful Midlands area good for hiking and sight-seeing. Applicants for this exchange must be regularly enrolled, full-time students at Texas Tech, have completed one year of study at Texas Tech prior to the exchange, and have an overall minimum 2.5 GPA, with no grades below a B in the major field of study. Manchester Metropolitan offers courses in a variety of major fields.
Some graduate courses are also available.
A student normally studies in the exchange for the equivalent of one academic year, October-July. Some fall and spring term placements are available. The number of placements is limited. The application deadline will usually be the first month of the semester prior to the semester of study. Loughborough is a smaller city.