Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LI Study Abroad - Environmental Science
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Earth and Environ Sciences
Module Code	03 28392
Module Lead	Irina Kuznetsova
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	120
Semester	Full Term
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Restrictions	Limited to those students on the BSc/BA Geography with Year Abroad Programme and BSc Global Environmental Change and Sustainability programme.
Contact Hours	Year Abroad-1200 hours Total: 1200 hours
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Description	This module aims to provide students with the unique experience of living and studying for a year in a country outside of the UK and of thereby broadening and enhancing their undergraduate education and subsequent career opportunities. Students will prepare for the module by developing a sound knowledge base in the academic subject and, where appropriate, by taking modules in the relevant language during Years 1 and 2. They will be supported before and throughout the year-long module by tutorial guidance and assistance dedicated to students who take this option. This Year 3 module will be taken at their chosen overseas where students will normally take 120 credits equivalent (=60 ECTS) based on module assessments. The allocation to the university abroad is based on student preference and availability of places as defined by the International Office. This year is taken on a pass/fail basis. If the module is passed, they will graduate with a degree in “BA/BSc Geography with year abroad” or BSc Global Environmental Change and Sustainability with year abroad”; the mark does not contribute to the overall degree classification. Subject to satisfactory attainment of the programme regulations, students will progress to the final year (Year 4) at Birmingham. If students fail this module they will automatically transfer onto 0176 BSc Geography, or 0893 BA Geography as appropriate or the BSc Global Environmental Change and Sustainability (programme code 514G). The students may opt to top-up with additional language courses. Students will experience normal teaching and learning methods at their host continental university while retaining regular contact with Birmingham.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Develop in-depth understanding with respect to one or more areas of environmental processes and change. Appreciate how science is approached in another country and in the context of another educational system. Improve personal transferable skills. Where appropriate, have proficiency in another European language.
Assessment	28392-01 : Study Abroad Assignment : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Students will be assessed according to the conventions of the host university. Reassessment: Students will have an opportunity for re-assessment in Birmingham should there be no opportunity to retrieve a failure of the year abroad at the host institution.
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