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Year Abroad
Please contact Helen Frowe if you would like to spend a year or term abroad (normally during your third year) at one of the following destinations. To apply, you need to list three places that you would be willing to visit (please do not rank these), and get a reference from a member of staff. We need to pass names onto the faculty by the end of November.
The list of destinations can also be download here.
Information about travel grants (PDF)
| Country | University | Courses Taught in English (BA level) | Teaching Language | Term dates 2011/121 | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | University of Ghent UoK Strategic Partner |
Humanities-wide: 8 places2 Departments: Philosophy and Moral Sciences Archeology History Linguistics Literary Studies Languages and Cultures of the Near East and North Africa Languages and Cultures of South and East Asia Slavonic and East-European Studies Art, Music and Theatre Sciences Comparative Sciences of Culture African Languages and Cultures |
Flemish English |
26 Sep - 7 Jan 13 Feb - 8 Jul |
Courses are taught in Flemish, but some modules are taught in English for exchange students on request. |
| Canada | University of Calgary HUMS exchange |
Humanities-wide: Archaeology, Art, Dance, Drama, English, French, Italian and Spanish, Germanic, Slavic and EastAsian Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, History, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies |
English | 4 terms during the academic year3 | |
| Canada | University of Ottawa UoK Strategic Partner |
New from 2012/13: Faculty-wide expansion of exchange | French & English or both | ||
| China | Renmin University of China (Beijing) | Faculty-wide, all subjects | TBC, contact: Hazel Lander | ||
| Czech Republic | Charles University (Prague) | East and Central European Studies programme (www.ff.cuni.cz/FF-8689.html) 2 places |
Czech English |
26 Sep - 6 Jan (exams till 17 Feb) 20 Feb - 18 May (exams till 1 Jul) |
ECES has a broad range of courses suitable for Hums students |
| France | University of Paris - Sorbonne (Paris IV) | Philosophy 1 place |
French | 5 Sep - 28 Jan 6 Feb - 16 Jun |
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| Hong Kong | University of Hong Kong | Humanities-wide: American Studies, European Studies, English, French, German, Japanese Studies, Modern China Studies, Spanish, Comparative Literature, Fine Arts, History, Human Language Technology, Linguistics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Music, Philosophy |
English | 1 Sep - 21 Dec 16 Jan - 26 May |
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| Hong Kong | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Courses which have subjects taught in English at the Faculty of Arts: Anthropology Chinese Studies Cultural and Religious Studies English Fine Arts French German History International Asia Studies Japanese Studies Linguistics Music Philosophy Theology Translation |
First Term: 29.08 - 31.12 Second Term: 3.01 - 31.6 |
TBC whether agreement in place for 2012 | |
| South Africa | Stellenbosch | Cross HUMS | New, agreement TBC, very likely for 2012/13 | ||
| Spain | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Humanities-wide, incl. Art History, History, Media and Film, Spanish 3 places in total |
Spanish English |
Sep - Jan Jan - May |
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| Turkey | Bogazici University (Istanbul) | Philosophy, Expansion to Fine Arts, Music Theatre, 1 place per year only |
English | 14 Sep - 18 Jan 9 Feb - 1 Jul |
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| USA | California State University Long Beach CSULB | Tbc cross-Faculty (Arts, English in part.) | TBC | New, potentially for 2012/13 | |
| USA | Virginia Tech | Humanities-wide, incl. American Studies, Drama |
English | 22 Aug - 16 Dec 16 Jan - 11 Aug |