STUDY ABROAD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER 20 13 /20 14 sub Bo ld b CONTENTS ody Cou A rs rch e aeo un M Art log its an His y T c Bu tory he he sin an Uni st ess d V Stu ver er Che isua dy sity mic l St S Ab of Ch al E udi WELCOME r M e upp oad an em ngi s ort Pr che istr nee Stu at ogr ste Clas y rin dy The am r sics g M Ab Un me C an an roa ive at om d A 1 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER ch d U rsit Ma put nci 3 M este nit y o nch Dra er S ent ap r - f M este ma cien His 13 cult anc r E ce tor ura hes art y The University of Manchester is one of the top universities in Europe and l ca ter 3 h, A 13 pita Edu tmo l of 4 cat sph 13 indeed the world, internationally recognised for both its teaching quality and I th E ion eri m e n ngl c an 1 research excellence. We have teaching and research in more subjects than any po orth 6 ish L d E 3 Sp r En iter nvi eci ta viro atu ron 13 other single-site British university, and due to our academic structure we are alis nt 7 H nm re, A me Ent t Pa in ist ent me nta able to offer a very wide range of course units to students who choose to ry r thw fo 8 ory an rica l Sc 14 H equ ay r Hi d D n St ienc ow ire s m sto eve udi e 1 study abroad here. to me at 8 ry o lop es a 4 Ch app nts io Lan f Sc me nd oos ly n gua ien nt Crea 14 F ing La ge ce, tiv ees yo w s an Tec e W 1 The University of Manchester is one of Britain’s most famous civic an ur c d C hno ritin 5 Se d co our Life ult log g univer sities with a rich heritage of cutting-edge innovation and me st se u Sc ura y a 15 ster of l nit M ien l Stu nd enterprise stretching back more than 180 years. Many of the major da ivin s at ces die Me 1 tes g 22 eria s dici 6 advances of the 20th century began at the University, including work by Ma ls ne 2 the 16 Rutherford leading to the splitting of the atom, and the development 4 M ma ec tics of the world’s first modern computer in 1948. The University – like 25 han 16 Mu ical Manchester itself – is a truly cosmopolitan community which last year 26 sic , Ae 17 Ph rosp welcomed students from almost 180 different nations. The vibrant 2 ysic ace 17 7 P s an and campus and energy of the surrounding city creates an environment that sych d A Civ 1 27 olo stro il E 8 provides an exciting place to live, study and explore. Re gic no ngi ligio al S my nee 18 S ns cien ring ocia and ces 1 As a student here you will be well catered for – and you can be certain l Sc Th 9 ien eol that you will be studying at a university with a long and distinguished ces og 19 y record of academic achievement. 25 of our current and former staff and 19 students have gone on to become Nobel Prizewinners – including 20 Professors Sir Andre Geim and Sir Konstantin (Kostya) Novoselov, 20 creators of Graphene – and our graduates include: novelist Anthony 20 Burgess, philosopher Wittgenstein, flight pioneer Arthur Whitten- Brown, and women’s rights campaigner Christabel Pankhurst. As a 2 1 student at The University of Manchester you can have the confidence of belonging to an academic community of distinction, with over 39,000 students drawn from across the world, and more than 5,500 academic and research staff, including many with international reputations in their subjects. 3 STUDY ABROAD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER If you are currently enrolled as a degree-seeking student at any accredited university or CURRENT NON-EU EXCHANGE PARTNERS EUROPEAN EXCHANGES (ERASMUS) college of higher education outside of the United Kingdom, you can apply to spend a semester or full year here at The University of Manchester, usually earning credit towards ARGENTINA JAPAN (continued) the degree you will receive from your home university. Students find that spending a period Universidad Del Salvador Kansai Gaidai University (Humanities) We also have departmental exchange of study at one of the world’s best universities is not only a great experience in itself, but Kansai University (Humanities) partnerships with many European AUSTRALIA Keio University (Humanities) universities under the Erasmus scheme. also enhances their academic insights, employability and life skills. Australian National University Kobe University (Humanities) Please see our website for further The University of Melbourne Kwansei Gakuin University (Humanities) information on current partners and The University of Queensland Kyoto University subject areas covered by the exchanges: You can choose from a wide range of subjects to construct your Exchange students The University of Sydney Meiji Gakuin University (Humanities) www.manchester.ac.uk/international/ academic Study Abroad Programme, and, subject to meeting Meiji University (Humanities) studyabroadandexchanges/Erasmus The University of Manchester has exchange partners around the world. BRAZIL pre-requisites (or the terms of the exchange agreement), you are These partnerships enable eligible students based at these partner Nanzan University (Humanities) Universidad Federal da Paraiba Ochanomizu University (Humanities) not restricted to studying within one discipline area. We also offer a universities to spend either a year or semester with us, usually without Universidad de Sao Paulo number of specialist Pathways, which enable Exchange and Study Osaka University (Humanities) independently paying any fees to The University of Manchester. Rikkyo University (Humanities) Abroad fee-paying students to focus on areas such as Pre-Law, CANADA Ritsumeikan University (Humanities) To be eligible to join us as an Exchange student, your home university McGill University Please note that the Manchester Business Leadership and Service, and English Language. Details of these Saitama University (Humanities) must nominate you. Some of our exchange agreements allow students Queen’s University School have separate exchanges – please see Pathways can be found on page 22-23. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Humanities) University of British Columbia www.mbs.ac.uk/programmes/ from any discipline to join us, whilst others are only open to students University of Tokyo (Humanities) University of Calgary (Civil Engineering) undergraduate/international-exchange You can apply to join our Study Abroad Programme as either an from specific disciplines. Waseda University (Humanities) University of Toronto for details. Exchange student or a Study Abroad fee-paying student. Yamagata University (Humanities) We welcome students from exchange partners all over the world – both Université de Sherbrooke under the Erasmus Lifelong Learning Programme (EU exchanges) and KOREA Study Abroad fee-paying students CHILE our Worldwide (non-EU) Exchange Programme. Seoul National University If you are currently studying at a university outside the UK with whom Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile Manchester does not have a reciprocal exchange agreement, you can MEXICO apply to join our Study Abroad Programme for a single semester or full ‘Exchange Extra’ CHINA Universidad de las Americas, Puebla academic year as a Study Abroad fee-paying student. If you study at an exchange partner university, but are not eligible to join Beijing Normal University (Humanities) us as an Exchange student (for example, because there are insufficient East China Normal University (Humanities) NEW ZEALAND You can apply to join us directly, using our online application process; places in a particular year, or because your discipline area is not covered Fudan University (Humanities) University of Auckland via Arcadia, CCSA or Eurolearn (US students); or (where we are an by the exchange agreement), you can apply to join us as a Study Abroad Nanjing University (Humanities) approved/sponsored programme) via your home university’s Office of Renmin University (Humanities) SINGAPORE fee-paying student, and will receive a 10% ‘Exchange Extra’ discount Shandong University (Humanities) International Programmes. Nanyang Technological University off the regular study abroad tuition fee. Sun Yat-Sen University (Humanities) National University of Singapore Tuition fees are payable for your study with us. Tsinghua University Singapore Management University (Law) Zhejiang University (Humanities) TAIWAN HONG KONG National Taiwan University (Humanities) Chinese University of Hong Kong (Humanities) Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Textiles) URUGUAY University of Hong Kong Universidad ORT Uruguay INDIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA National Institute of Fashion Technology Arizona State University (Textiles) North Carolina State University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ISRAEL SUNY – Stony Brook (Life Sciences) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Humanities) University of California University of Illinois - Urbana–Champaign JAPAN University of Maryland - College Park Chuo University (Humanities) University of Massachusetts - Amherst Dokkyo University (Humanities) University of Missouri - Columbia Hiroshima University (Humanities) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Hitotsubashi University (Humanities) University of Tennessee - Knoxville Hokkaido University (Humanities) Wellesley College 4 5 We’re delighted that you’re considering Manchester for your ‘p‘ eriod of study abroad. We welcome hundreds of students from all across the world to the University each year and we look forward to seeing you in the near future! Dr Caroline Whitehand, SUPPORT Study Abroad Manager AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER ’’ Accommodation Safety and security The University offers you a wide range of residential accommodation, The University makes student safety one of its highest priorities: CCTV ranging from modern self-catering apartments through to traditional cameras are sited throughout campus areas and at each hall, security guards STUDY ABROAD UNIT collegiate-style halls of residence.