Academic modules
The modules available to Study Abroad and Exchange students are listed in the drop-down menu below. If you need more information about any of the modules, please contact the relevant school or college using the email address provided.
Please note that not all university modules are open to Study Abroad and 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 courses in Chemical Engineering are not open to one-semester Study Abroad and Exchange students. The School of Chemical Engineering only accepts exchange students coming for the full year.
UG contact email: ugchemeng@contacts.bham.ac.uk
PG contact email: pgtchemeng@contacts.bham.ac.uk
- Chemistry
Please note that courses in Chemistry are not open to one-semester Study Abroad and Exchange students. The School of Chemistry only accepts exchange students coming for the full year.
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
Please note that courses in Mathematics are not open to one-semester Study Abroad and Exchange students. The School of Mathematics only accepts exchange students coming for the full year.
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 that courses in Physics and Astronomy are not open to one-semester Study Abroad and Exchange students. The School of Physics and Astronomy only accepts exchange students coming for the full year.
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.