Study abroad

Erasmus foreign exchange programme

The School of Social Sciences offers the Erasmus foreign exchange programme which provides students with an opportunity to study abroad. The Erasmus exchange programme is available if you choose to study on:

This opportunity will allow you to study for half a year at one of a range of foreign institutions. You will complete the first year as normal and then progress to the second year where you will study at NTU from October to December for the first term. Then in January or February you will go abroad to a European university until May or June. The final year would then be completed at NTU.

Teaching is in English and credits achieved at a European university or institution will count towards your final degree.

Why study abroad?

There are a wide variety of benefits to studying abroad, including the opportunity to:

enhance your CV
gain life experience
experience a foreign culture
take on new challenges
expand your knowledge
learn new language skills
make an international network of friends
travel.

Partner universities*

You may be able to study in places such as:

Corvinus in Budapest, Hungary
Lille in France
Metropolitan University in Prague
Izmir University in Turkey.

We are also currently looking at expanding these universities. To find out more about the Erasmus exchange programme visit the British Council's website.

*Please note these universities are subject to change. Different options might be available on a year by year basis.

International Summer School

All School of Social Sciences students have the opportunity to attend an International Summer School in Strasborough, Talinn and Amsterdam. These are run in collaboration with Nottingham Law School and focus on topics such as Human Rights and International Criminal Justice. Find out more on the International Law Summer School website.