Academic Modules
The lists of modules available for exchange students are available below in the drop-down menu. If you need additional information for a module that is included within the module lists, then you need to contact the relevant school or college for more information using the contact email address stated below.
Please note that not all modules offered at the University are available to exchange students.
2025/26 Academic Year
College of Arts and Law
College of Arts and Law
Modules for study abroad and exchange students
Main fields of study
- African Studies
- Archaeology
- Classics
- Drama and Theatre Arts
- Languages
- Film
- History
- History of Art
- Law
- Liberal Arts
- Music
- Natural Sciences
- Philosophy
- Theology and Religion
Contact email: calstudyabroad@contacts.bham.ac.uk
If you are a Postgraduate (PG)/Master's student, you will need to contact the college directly to arrange module selection.
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Modules for study abroad and exchange students
Main fields of study
- Chemical Engineering
Please note that one semester only students joining us in September 2025 will be able to take courses from Chemical Engineering but these courses will not have a summative assessment and students will only be given a nominal mark (pass grade).
For the full-year and Spring semester only students, these courses will have a summative assessment and those students will be able to achieve a grade/mark for the courses.
UG contact email: ugchemeng@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: pgtchemeng@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Chemistry
Please note that one semester only students joining us in September 2025 will be able to take courses from Chemistry but the courses will not have an alternative assessment and the students will complete the summative assessment during the January or May/June assessment periods in Birmingham or they will be invigilated on the same date/time at the home university.
There is no change for these courses for full-year and Spring semester only students.
Contact email: chem-eso@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Computer Science
Please note that one semester only students joining us in September 2025 will be able to take courses from Computer Science but the courses will not have an alternative assessment and the students will complete the summative assessment during the January or May/June assessment periods in Birmingham or they will be invigilated on the same date/time at the home university.
There is no change for these courses for full-year and Spring semester only students.
Contact email: csoffice@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Engineering
Please note that one semester only students joining us in September 2025 will be able to take courses from Engineering but the courses will not have an alternative assessment and the students will complete the summative assessment during the January or May/June assessment periods in Birmingham or they will be invigilated on the same date/time at the home university.
There is no change for these courses for full-year and Spring semester only students.
UG contact email: engineeringsupport-ug@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: engineeringsupport-msc@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Mathematics
The School of Mathematics only accepts exchange students coming for the full year.
The modules taken will have a summative assessment in the May/June exam period and students will be able to achieve a grade/mark for the courses from these assessments.
For students that have been accepted by another school, there are some Mathematics modules available for Semester 2 only students to take. These modules will have a summative assessment in the May/June exam period that has to be taken to achieve a grade/mark in the module.
Contact email: mat-phys-admin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Metallurgy and Materials
Please note that one semester only students joining us in September 2025 will be able to take courses from Metallurgy and Materials but the courses will not have an alternative assessment and the students will complete the summative assessment during the January or May/June assessment periods in Birmingham or they will be invigilated on the same date/time at the home university.
There is no change for these courses for full-year and Spring semester only students.
Contact email: metmat-eso@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Physics and Astronomy
Please note one-semester students joining us in September will not be able to take courses from Physics and Astronomy.
They are only available for full-year and Spring semester only students.
Contact email: mat-phys-admin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
If you are a Postgraduate (PG)/Master's student, you will need to contact the college directly to arrange module selection.
College of Life and Environmental Sciences
College of Life and Environmental Sciences
School of Biosciences - Undergraduate
School of Biosciences - Postgraduate
Contact email: bio-affiliates-admin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Contact email: gees-affiliates-admin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Contact email: psych-affiliatesadmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences
Contact email: sportexr-affiliates-admin@contacts.bham.ac.uk
If you are a Postgraduate (PG)/Master's student, you will need to contact the college directly to arrange module selection.
College of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences
UG contact email: bbs.ugexchanges@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: bbs-mscuk@contacts.bham.ac.uk
UG contact email: ug-education@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: maeducation@contacts.bham.ac.uk
UG contact email: polsisyearabroad@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: polsis.pgt@contacts.bham.ac.uk
UG contact email: ug-sp-soc-crim@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: socialpolicy-postgraduate@contacts.bham.ac.uk
If you are a Postgraduate (PG)/Master's student, you will need to contact the college directly to arrange module selection.
Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that the module information contained through the School links above is as up-to-date and as accurate as possible at the time of publication. However, please note that we are unable to guarantee availability in any of the modules listed herein. The University reserves the right, without notice or liability, to withdraw or alter module information subject to teaching restrictions, insufficient demand, or any other exceptional circumstance.