2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE9001 Study Abroad Year

120 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr R Crook
Email: r.crook@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful transfer to level 2 or 3 of the MEBE degree programme.
Receipt and acceptance of a suitable placement and programme of study in an overseas academic institution, approved by the module leader.
Satisfactory skills or qualifications in the language of instruction of the institution at which the placement is to be held.

This module is mutually exclusive with

PEME8001

Training in the Workplace

Module replaces

PEME9001 Study Abroad Year

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

At the end of this module, students should:
- Have demonstrated their ability to cope with a significant change in their environment and to adapt to a new culture and learning paradigm;
- Have broadened their understanding and knowledge of their subject specialism(s);
- Have gained a deeper understanding of the culture, institutions and working practices of the country in which they studied;
- Have, where appropriate, improved their foreign language skills;
- Have developed transferable skills in openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and culture.

Learning outcomes
Dependent on the individual placement and syllabus.

Skills outcomes
Other skills:
Self reflection (Practiced and Assessed)
Diversity (Practiced and Assessed)

Syllabus

The detailed syllabus for the placement is arranged between the student, the module leader and the host institution and approved by the Study Abroad Tutor and Programme Manager. The study will normally involve an equivalent of 120 credits of taught courses in the subject area of their programme but which neither duplicate material already studied in Leeds not which will be duplicated by modules to be taken on their return. It is likely that they will supplement this with academic modules which broaden the focus of their degree programme and/or modules related to the history, culture, language or literature of the host country.

Teaching methods

Private study hours			1,200.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

Compilation of on-line log or blog
Oral presentation

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be monitored continuously through regular direct contact between the module leader, typically by e-mail. Academic progress will also normally be assessed via mid-term module results at the host institution.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Students are required to pass the appropriate credits/subjects from the foreign institution.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students must pass all parts of the assessment: academic transcript (using ECTS grades, or equivalent), in order to pass the module. Credits for the module are awarded on a pass/fail basis: no mark will be returned.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 14/08/2019

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