Get Set for Study Abroad
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780748626403
Subjects: Foreign study
Description: Suitable for students who are thinking of studying outside the UK as part of their home degree and for others who want to know what is involved. This book takes you through the whole process, from finding out about the opportunities available and making your selection of a programme, to completing the studies and returning home.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 STUDY ABROAD; 3 THE MECHANICS; 4 EXCHANGES; 5 STUDYING ABROAD OUTSIDE EXCHANGES; 6 THE EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES; 7 THE UNITED STATES; 8 GETTING ADVICE AND APPLYING; 9 MAKING PREPARATIONS TO GO: LONGER TERM; 10 MAKING PREPARATIONS TO GO: SHORTER TERM; 11 ARRIVAL; 12 REGISTRATION; 13 STUDY SKILLS: THE REQUIREMENTS; 14 STUDYING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT; 15 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION; 16 RE-ENTRY; A NOTE ON WEBSITES AND SOURCES; INDEX.