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Exchange Year Abroad - SOC00018I

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  • Department: Sociology
  • Credit value: 120 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module summary

Ever wanted to experience living in a different culture? The study abroad opportunities at York empower you to confidently work, live and learn in a different social, cultural and linguistic context. It will enrich your educational experience and make you well placed to compete for jobs in an increasingly global job market.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2025-26 to Semester 2 2025-26

Module aims

The study abroad opportunities at York empower you to confidently work, live and learn in a different social, cultural and linguistic context. It will enrich your educational experience and make you well placed to compete for jobs in an increasingly global job market.

Module learning outcomes

Going abroad by taking advantage of one of our opportunities below will help you to:

  • broaden your cultural and social perspectives,

  • stand out from the crowd (less than 8 per cent of UK students have studied abroad),

  • enhance your employability,

  • boost your self-confidence, independence and ambition,

  • conquer challenges, solve problems and discover new strengths and abilities,

  • develop your language and communication skills, and

  • build up your personal and professional networks.

work on skills identified in York Strengths

Module content

Students must take a regular load of modules at their host university; the equivalent of 60 ECTS (120 York credits).

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Placement (UK or abroad) 100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

None

Module feedback

Feedback will be provided on all assessed work from the host university.

The Sociology Department Study Abroad Coordinator will check on your progress and wellbeing 3-4 times during the year via email, calls and zoom meetings.

Indicative reading

https://www.york.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.