Placements Abroad

One of the best ways of achieving proficiency in a language is through a period of residence in a country where that language is spoken.

Placements are supported by Erasmus funding - students receive a grant and do not pay fees for that year

That is why we have incorporated two opportunities for placements abroad into our undergraduate programmes. Most students on our language degrees spend their third year in France, Germany or Spain, studying at a university or working as an English language assistant in a school.

These placements are supported by Erasmus funding, which means that the students receive a grant and do not pay fees for that year. The other opportunity for a placement abroad comes in the final weeks of the second year, normally just after the Easter break. These placements provide invaluable experience of living and working or studying abroad.

We have well established links for placements with a number of European universities:

In France: Avignon, Bordeaux, Nantes
In Germany: Bayreuth, Magdeburg, Braunschweig
In Spain: Granada, Castilla-la Mancha, Murcia, Huelva, Zaragoza
In Belgium: Brussels

Further afield?

Placements beyond Europe, as a student or a language assistant, may be possible, for example in Latin America or in Canada. Such placements have been successfully undertaken by students in the past.