ECONOMICSErasmusandStudyAbroad

2018-2019

InaNutshell

• YouspendtheacademicyearbetweenyoursecondandthirdyearsintheEU/Australia/HongKong/Canada/Mexico

• Youspendyourtimestudying,travellingandmakingnewfriends

• YoureturntoWarwickforyourfinalyear• Ifyoupass,yourdegreetitlechangesto‘…withstudyabroad’- appearsontheHEAR

• Amazingopportunity!

WhyconsiderStudyAbroad?

• Masteryourlanguageskills(ifrelevant)• Experienceanotherculture,society,politicalandhistoricalcontext

• Improveyournationalandinternationalemploymentchances

• Developandgrowpersonally• Developproblemsolvingskills• Makefriendsforlife

WherecanIstudy?

TheDepartmentcurrentlyoffersplacesat:ü UniversityofAntwerp,Belgium– 2placesü LilleCatholicUniversity,France– 1placeü UniversityParis1- Sorbonne,France– 3placesü Sciences-Po,Paris,France- 2placesü Ludwig-MaximillianUniversityMunich,Germany– 3placesü Universiteit VanAmsterdam,Netherlands– 2placesü UniversidadCarlosIII,Madrid,Spain–4placesü Universitat Autonoma deBarcelona,Spain– 1placeü Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona,Spain– 3placesü Università Ca'Foscari Venice,Italy– 1place

Continuation

ü Universitat Konstanz,Germany- 3placesü Universitat Mannheim,Germany- 2placesü Universita Commerciale LuigiBocconi,Milan,Italy– 1placeü Monash,Australia- unlimitedü China:TsinghuaUniversity(expressionofinterest)andXiamen

University(1)ü Canada:3atMcMaster,Queen’sUniversityandWesternUniversityü Japan,UniversityofTokyo:1place(needa1st,expressionofinterest)ü Indonesia- Universitas Gadjah Mada UGM:1placeü Mexico- UniversidadNacionalAutonoma deMexico:3placesü SouthKorea- SeoulNationalUniversity:expressionofinterestü Malaysia- Monash:unlimited

WhatwillIstudy?

�Fullloadofmodules:60ECTSor120CATS�Widechoiceofmodulespermitted(atleast50%fromyourWarwicksubjectarea)

�ChoicesapprovedbyErasmusCo-ordinatorinWarwick

�ShouldnotrepeatmodulestoocloselyrelatedtoWarwickmodules

�TeachingnotalwaysinEnglish.Allowanceshouldbemadeforunfamiliarlanguage

Howistheyearassessed?

• ResultsachievedarereviewedtheDirectorofErasmusandStudyAbroadandtheUGTeachingandLearningManager- basedontranscript

• Youarerequiredtopassaminimumof45ECTS,butpleaseaimfor60ECTStobesafe

• MarkswillnotcounttowardsyourdegreebutwillbeonthedepartmentaltranscriptandyourHEAR

Continuation

• Youmustalsosubmityourreturner’sreportwhichistakenintoaccounttomakeadecisiononyouryearabroad.

• KeepintouchwiththeStudyAbroadcoordinator(monitoringpoints,blogs…)

WhatifIhavefailed?

• Ifyouhavefailedyouryearabroad,youwillreverttoyouroriginaldegree

Eligibility

• Competenceintherelevantlanguagewhereappropriate(ALevelstandardandbeyond)

• Beinthefirsttermofyour2nd Year(whenyouapply)

• Passallfirst- andsecond-yearmoduleswith2:1levelmarks

• Goodreferencefromyourpersonaltutor

TheFinancialBit

• ForErasmusyougetagrantbetween€200and€375p.c.m – itwon’tcovereverythinganditusuallyarriveslateintheyear• Erasmus/ExchangeHome/EU studentspay£1350toWarwick• Overseasstudentspay£1800

Nextsteps

� Considerwhichcountry(ies)andinstitution(s)youprefer� Considerstrengtheningyourlanguageskills� Chatwithyourpersonaltutor(pleasegetashortreferencefromyourpersonaltutor)

• ApplyfortheschemebyMonday27November.Theapplicationformfoundonlineathttps://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/current/ug/resources/projects-opportunities/erasmus/applicationform

� Decisionswillbemadeby12December.Checkyouremailsregularly� IfyouareselectedbytheEconomicsDepartment,youwillthenneedtoapplydirectlytothehostuniversity.

Tips• Ifyouareselected,wewilltrytoputyouintouchwithreturnerssothatyoucangetinsiders’tips!

• Lookforaccommodationearlyenough• Makesureyouchoosetherightmodules• Makesureyouareabletocompletethefullacademicyear(youcannotbereleasedbecauseofaninternshipbackintheUK..)unlessthereareexceptionalcircumstances(evidencewillberequested)

Contact

• DelphineChristie,UGTeachingandLearningManager,delphine.christie@warwick.ac.uk

• DrDennisNovy,DirectorforErasmusandVisitingStudents,dennis.novy@warwick.ac.uk

• TheInternationalOffice,worldwide@warwick.ac.uk

Anyquestions...?