Set-modules programme
Set-modules study abroad programmes offer a full-semester of study in a predetermined subject area, and/or predetermined modules for students who have completed atleast 12 months of higher education at their home institution. You will earn a total of 60 UK credits [30 ECTS, 5 US] per semester divided into 3-5 modules. You can choose to study at Birmingham for either Semester I (Sep-Dec) or Semester II (Jan-Jun). You will have a guaranteed entry into these modules and can carry credits back to your home degree.
College of Arts and Law/ Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts programme is delivered by the College of Arts and Law. It enables you to choose 2 or 3 modules listed in the various subject areas offered, subject to timetabling constraints, totalling up to 60 credits and the module below:
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Creative and Critical Thinking II: The Stories We Tell | [LC, 20 cr, 40452] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Creative and Critical Thinking II: The Stories We Tell | [LC, 20 cr, 40453] |
History and Culture
History and Culture
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| The Greek World | [LC, 20 cr, 33625] |
| Making of the Modern World | [LC, 20 cr, 33723] |
| Making of the Contemporary World | [LC, 20 cr, 29546] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| The Roman World | [LC, 20 cr, 33653] |
| History and Heritage | [LC, 20 cr, 41514] |
| Discovering the Middle Ages | [LC, 20 cr, 25898] |
Culture and Creativity
Culture and Creativity
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Historical Concepts in the History of Art | [LC, 20cr, 25340] |
| Music and its Cultures I | [LC, 20cr, 37490] |
| American and World Cinema | [LC, 20cr, 39966] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Debates and Methods in the History of Art | [LC, 20 cr, 25149] |
| Music and its Cultures II | [LC, 20cr, 37491] |
| Drama and Theatre Arts: Performance Lab | [LI, 20 cr, 37843] |
Philosophy and Ideas
Philosophy and Ideas
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Philosophical Traditions | [LC, 20 cr, 32793] |
| Science and Nature | [LI, 20 cr, 30886] |
| Elements of Metaphysics | [LI, 20 cr, 30074] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Moral and Political Philosophy | [LC, 20 cr, 32792] |
| Reasons to Believe | [LC, 20 cr, 32794] |
| Climate and Environmental Ethics | [LI, 20 cr, 38929] |
Modern Languages (Advanced French)
Modern Languages (Advanced French)
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| French Core I – Advanced: French Culture and Identities | [LC, 20 cr, 29742] |
| La France Moderne A | [LC, 10 cr, 35101] |
| Occupation, Liberation, Innovation: France and its people in film and writing A | [LC, 10 cr, 35105] |
| Translation in Practice I | [LC, 10 cr, 31437] |
| Talking about Translation I | [LC, 10 cr, 39792] |
**Students can switch out a module in any package for a language module (through ML or LfA). Language skills will need to be assessed before a space can be guaranteed.
Modern Languages (Advanced Spanish)
Modern Languages (Advanced Spanish)
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Spanish Core I – Advanced: Hispanic Cultures in Global Contexts | [LC, 20 cr, 29750] |
| Unity, Diversity and the Re-shaping of the New World: Latin America since 1800 | [LC, 10 cr, 34907] |
| Figuring and Re-configuring Spanish Visual Culture A | [LC, 10 cr, 35095] |
| Translation in Practice I | [LC, 10 cr, 31437] |
| Talking about Translation I | [LC, 10 cr, 39792] |
**Students can switch out a module in any package for a language module (through ML or LfA). Language skills will need to be assessed before a space can be guaranteed.
Music
Music
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Music and its Cultures I | [LC, 20cr, 37490] |
| Music and Ideas I or Tonal Harmony and Counterpoint 1 | [LC, 10cr, 37492] or [LC, 10cr, 31581] |
| Paper Composition | [LC, 10cr, 37495] |
| Studio Composition | [LC, 10cr, 37497] |
| *Solo Performance I | [LI, 10cr, 36293] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Music and its Cultures II | [LC, 20cr, 37491] |
| Music and Ideas II | [LC, 10cr, 37493] |
| Paper Composition | [LC, 10cr, 37496] |
| Studio Composition | [LC, 10cr, 37498] |
| *Solo Performance (Exchange student) | [LC, 10cr, 37294] |
Music module requirements:
Student must have prior experience of studying Music.
The Director of UG Studies needs to assess student transcripts before students can be registered.
For LI *Solo Performance, students should submit a 5-10 minute video of their performance (instrumental or vocal, classical or jazz) to the module lead via email. This will serve as an audition, and the student will then be informed of the outcome. Information about the video submission will be provided by the module lead.
Language and Communication
Language and Communication
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Fundamentals of language: Sounds and Words | [LC, 20, 31569] |
| History of the English Language | [LI, 20 cr, 22445] |
| Language Education and Literacy | [LI, 20 cr, 39771] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Data Skills for the Digital World | [LI, 20 cr, 39274] |
| Psycholinguistics | [LI, 20 cr, 27523] |
| Sociolinguistics | [LI, 20 cr, 26680] |
Literature
Literature
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| Shakespeare: Elizabethan | [LI, 20, 39982] |
| The Canterbury Tales | [LI, 20 cr, 29579] |
| Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature | [LI, 20, 39915] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| The Social Life of Literature | [LI, 20 cr, 38960] |
| Colonial/Postcolonial | [LI, 20 cr, 39968] |
| Victorian Literature | [LI, 20 cr, 27776] |
Theology and Religion
Theology and Religion
Semester I (Sep-Dec)
| The Bible and Global Challenges | [LC, 20 cr, 31964] |
| Political Theologies: Wealth, Race, Gender | [LC, 20 cr, 35155] |
| How do we know what (we think) we know about the Holocaust? | [LC, 20 cr, 37635] |
Semester II (Jan-Jun)
| Introduction to the Psychology of Religion | [LC, 20 cr, 38204] |
| Christian Ethics | [LI, 20 cr, 30876] |
| Gender, Sexualities and Religion | [LI, 20 cr, 40040] |
College of Social Science
Economics
Economics
Please select up to 60 credits worth of modules (from the same level list) to compose your Economics set-programme
| Level | Module | Credits | Code |
| LI | Mathematical Methods for Statistics & Econometrics | 20 | 33191 |
| LI | Mathematics Methods for Economics | 20 | 33189 |
| LI | Econometrics | 20 | 34484 |
| LI | Development Economics | 20 | 29168 |
| LI | Behavioural & Experimental Economics | 20 | 32216 |
| LI | Environmental Economics | 20 | 29179 |
| LH | Advanced Financial Markets & Institutions | 20 | 32054 |
| LH | Decision Theory & Games | 20 | 33152 |
| LH | Public Economics | 20 | 32226 |
| LH | History of Economic Thought | 20 | 29183 |
| LH | Industrial Organisation | 20 | 33167 |
| LH | Monetary Policy & Dynamic Macroeconomics | 20 | 32223 |
Management
Management
Please select up to 60 credits worth of modules (form the same level list) to compose your Management set-programme
| Level | Modules | Credits | Code |
| LI | Business, Economy and Government | 20 | 32101 |
| LI | Intermediate Business Economics + Macroeconomy | 20 | 24111 |
| LI | Managerial Finance | 20 | 32120 |
| LH | Health Economics | 20 | 33158 |
| LH | Organisation Studies: Past, Present and Future | 20 | 29864 |
| LH | Personnel Economics | 20 | 35193 |
Accounting
Accounting
| Level | Modules | Credits | Code |
| LH | Comparative & International Taxation | 20 | 33840 |
| LI | Audit | 20 | 33169 |
| LI | Financial Reporting | 20 | 33175 |
The teachers and professors were incredibly supportive, and connecting with new people was easy, so I never felt lonely.