Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 32

UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2016 An international study experience Studying abroad is a step beyond the ordinary “student experience”. Students who study abroad on exchange get the chance to live and study in a different country and culture; it will change your life, give depth to your understanding of your field of study and enhance your employment prospects. Every year we send students to one of our 70 partner institutions. An exchange opportunity is available for both single honours and dual honours in most undergraduate programmes and is based on universities where modules are taught in English. Some single honours programmes allow you to study for a full year at specific partner universities. Being able to speak a foreign language is not a requirement, although you may have the opportunity to learn one where you study. How does it work? Studying abroad on second year exchange allows you to swap a semester in your second year for a semester studying at one of our partner universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Europe, Japan, Korea or Hong Kong (the countries available depend on your degree subjects). Costs If you spend a semester abroad you will pay your tuition fees to Keele for that time period, but you do not pay any additional tuition fees to the partner university. There may be additional costs while studying on exchange for example flights, visa costs and insurance, and some countries might also have a higher cost of living. You may also want to take the opportunity to travel around and explore. Keele University offers bursaries to support students who decide to go on exchange (see Page 37). Student Finance* also supports eligible students through the travel grant and increased maintenance grants and loans. If you elect to study abroad in Europe, you will be eligible for an ERASMUS+ grant to offset some of these extra costs. New opportunities For some students, the opportunity to go on exchange will also be available after the second year. Students will complete two years of their Keele degree and then have the opportunity to go on exchange for a full year studying modules that will enhance their Keele degree and add to their personal development. Students would then return to Keele University to complete their degree. We are continuously adding to the list of programmes which have this option, please check www.keele.ac.uk/international for the most up to date opportunities. Find out more [email protected] www.keele.ac.uk/studyabroad *This refers to Student Finance England, students from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales should refer to your regional student finance organisation. Toronto, Canada 32 Sydney, Australia