Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Education Semester Abroad
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 38700
Module Lead	Maria Reraki
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	60
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Year Abroad-600 hours Total: 600 hours
Exclusions
Description	Students attend a host university overseas for one semester. They will follow modules as agreed with their home school/department, which should build on their existing knowledge. The modules to be studied will be equivalent in credit terms to a full semester of study at Birmingham, but subjects will be varied according to availability and student preference; the opportunity to study subjects not available at Birmingham will be encouraged.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the subjects studied Understand the different approaches applied to the subjects in an academic institution outside the UK. Demonstrate an ability to work and produced assessed work independently.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Assessments: As required by the host institution. The marks awarded by the host institution will be translated and included in the calculation of the final Degree result according to UoB formulae Reassessment: 7000 word project/portfolio if the whole module is failed, or 4000 word project/portfolio to cover other learning if less than the whole module is failed (the student will be advised accordingly).
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