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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Subject area | Year | Length of time abroad |
Accounting and Finance/ Business | Second
Third (PTY) | One semester (second year) One or two semesters (third year) |
Tourism and Hospitality | Second Third (PTY) | One semester One semester |
International Business | Second Third (PTY) | One semester |
Economics | Second | One semester |
Criminology*/ Dance/ Digital Media Arts/ English and Languages/ Film and Video Production Technology/ Law/ Media/ Politics/ Sociology*/ Theatre and Performance | Third (PTY) | One or two semesters |
Business, Economics, Hospitality/Tourism, Accounting and Finance students must have a 60% level average upon application and need to maintain this average, passing all modules at first attempt in the year of application.
*Please note, if you are a Sociology or a Criminology student, you may be able to apply to spend your second year at the University of Maryland College Park, USA for full credit and grade transfer. Please note, limited places are available.
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Subject area | Year | Length of time abroad |
Biosciences*/ Nutrition/ Psychology/ Sports and Exercise Science | Third (PTY) | Full-year undertaking a laboratory placement at a partner institution |
Nursing | Second | Two-month placement in a hospital at a European partner |
*Please note, if you are a Biosciences student, you can spend a semester studying at a limited range of partner institutions in your second year.
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Subject area | Year | Length of time abroad |
Aerospace/ Automative/ Biomedical/ Chemical/ Civil/ Electrical and Electronic/ Electronic/ Mechanical, Engineering | Second | Two semesters |
Computer Science | Second | Two semesters |
Chemistry | Third (PTY) | Full-year undertaking a laboratory placement at a partner institution |
Mathematics | Second | Two semesters |
Physics | Third (PTY) | Two semesters |
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Please use this search tool to find out where you can study or work abroad. Your options will depend on your degree programme and your year of study. It is best to use Chrome or Firefox.
Study abroad guide
For further information about study abroad, please turn to page 15 of our support and opportunities at Surrey guide (PDF).