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Year Abroad - ENV00052I

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  • Department: Environment and Geography
  • Credit value: 120 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

The module relates to the year abroad taken by students on the 'with Year Abroad' programmes. Students will spend a year at a HE institution abroad.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

Through this module students will gain experiential knowledge of studying in a non-UK higher education setting. They will use this knowledge to critically evaluate the teaching and learning practices found in these settings.

Module learning outcomes

Apply experiential knowledge of studying in a non-UK higher education setting to critically evaluate the teaching and learning practices found in these settings

Module content

Through this module students will gain experiential knowledge of studying in a non-UK higher education setting. They will use this knowledge to critically evaluate the teaching and learning practices found in these settings.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 50.0
Essay/coursework 50.0

Special assessment rules

Pass/fail

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100.0

Module feedback

Written feedback will be provided on the written assessments.

Indicative reading

Darla K. Deardorff, et al. 2012. The SAGE Handbook of International Higher Education. SAGE Publications.


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