2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PHYS9001 Year Abroad for MPhys Students

120 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Jung-uk Shim
Email: J.Shim@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

The students are required to be accepted onto the MPhys degree scheme (usually overall marks in the second year above 60%).

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

By the end of the MPhys module, you should be able to:

- contrast different approaches to learning and teaching in another culture;
- illustrate your initiative and commitment to study during the placement abroad;
- successfully complete a selection of modules of the host University at the appropriate level.

Skills outcomes
The ability to adapt to a new learning environment in a different culture.

Syllabus

The syllabus depends upon the courses offered by the host institute. Wherever possible, the experience of previous students is used as a guide to the enrolment on suitable courses (which complement the physics courses at Leeds).

At our partner institutions there is often a greater emphasis placed on continuous assessment and rigid homework deadlines. We have specifically chosen partner universities because of the quality of their physics programmes. All marks obtained during the year are moderated and converted into a Leeds- equivalent overall mark, which will be incorporated into the final MPhys degree classification.

There is email contact with the module leader at Leeds, as well as a slightly more formal update in each semester, but the students follow the assessment arrangements in existence at the host institution.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Support by Host Establishment	0	0.00	1,200.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			1,200.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

Decided by Host Institution

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There is email contact with the module leader at Leeds but the students follow the assessment arrangements in existence at the host institution.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	At our partner institutions there is often a greater emphasis placed on continuous assessment and rigid homework deadlines. All marks obtained during the year are moderated and converted into a Leeds-equivalent overall mark, which will be incorporated into the final MPhys degree classification.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 18/09/2015

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