Erasmus Study Mobility programme
If you have completed one year of higher education, you may have the opportunity to take part in the Erasmus study mobility programme|. When and where you go will depend on the structure of your degree and the arrangements our University has with our European partners.
The credits obtained whilst on study exchange will be recognised by Southampton Solent University. You are expected to complete a normal academic workload of 120 UK Credits (CATS) or 60 European Credits for a year, or 60 UK Credits (CATS) or 30 European Credits for a single academic period. Further information about ECTS is available from European Commission Website|.
Students are required to complete a Learning Agreement form| which must be signed by Southampton Solent University and the host university. This document shows that the units you are studying abroad have been approved by our institution for credit transfer purposes. Your Learning Agreement should be finalised on your arrival at your host university. Once complete, you must send it back to the Academic Partnerships Office.
Download the Learning Agreement form|
At the end of your period of study, your host university should send your results to Southampton Solent University. They will then be taken to the appropriate exam board. At the end of your study abroad, as soon as you have received your results, please inform the Academic Partnerships Office.
Languages
Many of our partners teach in English, so lack of a local language would not be a problem. However, if the course is not taught in English language, or even if it is, we strongly advise you to learn as much of the language as possible before you go, as it will help you integrate into your chosen country. Students who have been on exchanges emphasise the importance of learning as much of the language as possible before the exchange.
The University's Centre for Languages and European Studies| offer students the opportunity to study another foreign language. You could study either French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese which you can either study as a credit-bearing unit (10 CATS) or by yourself. The Library| has 'teach yourself' study materials for a wide range of languages.
You might also consider going abroad a month before the start of your course at your host university and take part in an Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC)|, for which you will receive extra funding. These are specialised courses organised in the countries where these languages are spoken. The EILC give Erasmus students visiting these countries the opportunity to study the language concerned for two to six weeks (with a minimum of 60 teaching hours in total, and at least 15 teaching hours a week), with the aim of being prepared for the Erasmus mobility period abroad.
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