This will vary according to the partner University and their programme of study.

It is recommended that you keep a record of your activities with reflections, as at the end of the study abroad semester you will be required to undertake a presentation to the module tutor and your supervisor.

Pre-departure: students attend relevant presentations (including a Health and Safety briefing) and meet with the Module Tutor/Faculty staff to satisfy their specific requirements.

On Study Abroad: Support will be provided by the host University. Additionally, you will be allocated a Supervisor who is able to provide academic and pastoral support, and the Module Tutor and other relevant Faculty staff will maintain contact with you throughout the study abroad semester.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
• MLO1: To acquire a broader, international and interculturally informed understanding of your subject discipline

Intellectual/Professional skills & abilities:
• MLO2: To experience different cultural approaches to learning, study and academic development

• MLO3: To acquire intercultural competence, cross-cultural literacy, and (where relevant) to practice foreign-language skills

Personal Values Attributes:
• MLO4: To develop enhanced, culturally sensitive communication and interpersonal skills

Formative assessment: This will vary according to host University

Summative assessment:
Transcript of Results (80%)
The module assesses your academic performance on modules studied at the host University and is graded on a pass/fail basis. In order to pass the module, you have to take and pass the equivalent of 60 Northumbria credits at the host institution (as documented by the transcript).

Presentation (20%)
You must undertake a 10 minute presentation after completing the Study Abroad semester. The presentation will be given to the Module Tutor and your supervisor and must form an account of your Study Abroad semester as well as containing reference to any issues/observations of an organisational, institutional, linguistic or cultural nature experienced during the placement.


Feedback: This will vary according to host University

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The module aims to introduce you to the experience of academic study in a different country, and you will be expected to develop resilience and flexibility as you adapt to different teaching styles and different administrative procedures, and to living in a new country. Regardless of the language of study, you are expected to develop your communication skills and gain a perspective by comparing your experiences.

The aim of the presentation assessment is to focus awareness of the impact of the time spent studying abroad, comparing expectations with realities and developing an awareness of the cultural and intellectual differences involved. You will be encouraged to critically engage with the academic practices and various modes of study within the host university, and to reflect on their educational development in the context of the challenges posed by everyday life in an unfamiliar social and economic environment.