Faculty of Social Sciences

Global opportunities 2025/2026

Please click on the dropdown boxes below to find out the study abroad opportunities for your school/department for exchange in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Please ensure you check the notes column for the International exchange opportunities tables, as there may be certain restrictions for specific degree subjects or a partner university may have restrictions over which semester you can study abroad.

Southern Alps, New Zealand
 

The opportunities listed here are correct as at the time of publishing and for the application year 2024/2025. Please be aware that study abroad options may change at any time for a number of reasons, including curriculum developments, changes to arrangements with partner universities, travel restrictions or other circumstances outside of the University’s control. Every effort will be made to update this information as quickly as possible should a change occur. Please note that, in order to be accepted on to a study abroad programme, you have to achieve the relevant academic requirements as set by the University AND meet the selection criteria of both the University and the partner institution (though the partner institution is under no obligation to accept you).

Business

Students on the BSc International Management should only apply to those partners marked for International Management through the International Exchange and Inter-campus exchange. 

International exchange

Eligibility

All three-year degree programmes except for BSc Finance, Accounting and Management. 

International Management should apply in first year to study abroad for full year of second year. 

 All other degrees apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester or spring semester of second year. It is not possible to study abroad for the full academic year.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. Students must not have any failed modules by the end of the spring semester of first year and no resits in the August examination period.

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
Partner university City CountryDegreeNotes
Australian National University Canberra Australia All eligible degrees except International Management 65% academic average required
The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia All eligible degrees except International Management

65% academic average required

Monash University Melbourne Australia BSc Management students only

65% academic average required

Spring semester only

The University of Newcastle Newcastle Australia All eligible degrees except International Management

65% academic average required

The University of Western Australia Perth Australia International Management and all other eligible degrees

65% academic average required

BSc Management spring semester only 

University of Technology Sydney Sydney Australia International Management only 65% academic average required
Concordia University Montréal Canada All eligible degrees except International Management  
McGill University Montréal Canada All eligible degrees except International Management  
City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China All eligible degrees except International Management

Autumn semester only

Teaching is in English.

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

China International Management and all other eligible degrees

Teaching is in English

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

China International Management and all other eligible degrees

Teaching is in English

Burgundy School of Business Dijon France International Management and all other eligible degrees Teaching is in English
NEOMA Business School Rouen France International Management and all other eligible degrees Teaching is in English
Universität Mannheim Mannheim Germany International Management and all other eligible degrees Teaching is in English
University College Dublin Dublin Republic of Ireland All eligible degrees except International Management BSc Industrial Economics and BSc Management students for autumn semester exchange only

Università Bocconi

Milan Italy International Management and all other eligible degrees  
Tilburg University Tilburg Netherlands International Management and all other eligible degrees

Teaching is in English

The University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand All eligible degrees except International Management

65% academic average required

Spring semester only

Korea University Seoul South Korea All eligible degrees except International Management

Spring semester only

Teaching is in English.

Universitat de València Valencia Spain International Management and all other eligible degrees

Teaching is in English

Lunds Universitet Lund Sweden All eligible degrees except International Management

Autumn semester only

Teaching is in English.

Oregon State University Corvallis USA All eligible degrees except International Management

BSc Industrial Economics students for
autumn semester exchange only.

University of South Florida Tampa USA All eligible degrees except International Management

BSc Industrial Economics and BSc Management students for autumn semester exchange only

Texas A&M Mays Business School College Station, Austin USA International Management only  
 

International exchange application information

Inter-campus exchange

University of Nottingham Malaysia

Eligibility
Undergraduate students

BSc Management, BSc Finance, Accounting and Management, BSc Industrial Economics, BSc Industrial Economics with Insurance.

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester/full year/spring semester of second year.

International Management should apply in first year to study abroad for full year of second year. 

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. Students must not have any failed modules by the end of the spring semester of first year and no resits in the August examination period.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Eligibility
Undergraduate students

BSc Management, BSc Finance, Accounting and Management, BSc Industrial Economics, BSc Industrial Economics with Insurance. 

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester/full year/spring semester of second year.

International Management should apply in first year to study abroad for full year of second year. 

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. Students must not have any failed modules by the end of the spring semester of first year and no resits in the August examination period.

Inter-campus application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to study abroad, please contact the Business School study abroad academic adviser, Dr Patricio Sanchez Campos for module enquiries and the Global Opportunities team for administrative enquiries.

 

Economics

International exchange

Eligibility

Apply in first year to study abroad for autumn semester of your second year. BA Economics and Philosophy students must ensure that the relevant Philosophy modules are offered and work with the Department of Philosophy to finalise their study plan. 

Students taking PPE should consult with both Politics and Philosophy to see if the appropriate modules are available at their chosen destination from the list of approved School of Economics partners.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered.

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
Partner university City CountryNotes
Monash University Melbourne Australia

65% academic average required

A-Level or equivalent in Mathematics required.

Concordia University Montréal Canada

Not available to PPE students.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus Vancouver Canada  
 

International exchange application information

Inter-campus exchange

University of Nottingham Malaysia

Eligibility

Students taking the Applied Econometrics stream in Year 2 (except BA Economics with French/German/Spanish and PPE students).

Apply in first year to study abroad for the spring semester of second year.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Eligibility

All economics students (except BA Economics with French/German/Spanish and PPE students).

Apply in first year to study abroad for the spring semester of second year. 

Inter-campus application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

European

Eligibility

BA Economics with French/German/Spanish only. Third year abroad.

European opportunities

European partners
Partner universityCityCountry
Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille Lille France
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Göttingen Germany 
Universität Mannheim Mannheim Germany
Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg Magdeburg Germany
Universidad de Murcia Murcia Spain
Universidad de Granada Granada Spain
 

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to study abroad, please contact the School of Economics study abroad academic adviser, Dr Zhihong Yu.

 

Education

Inter-campus exchange

University of Nottingham Malaysia

Eligibility

BA Education.

Apply in first year or the autumn semester of second year to study abroad for the spring semester of second year. 

Inter-campus application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to Inter-campus, please contact the School of Education academic advisers, Francesca Salvi and Colin Morley

For administrative queries about Inter-campus exchange, please contact the Inter-campus exchange team.

 

Geography

International exchange

Eligibility

All students taking undergraduate Geography degrees administered by the School of Geography may apply to study abroad.

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester of second year.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. The school reserves the right to withdraw any study abroad offer if the student fails to attain 60% academic average at the end of the year.

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
 Partner university City CountryNotes
University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Newcastle Newcastle Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Wollongong Wollongong Australia 65% academic average required
Concordia University Montréal Canada  
University of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada  
Memorial University of Newfoundland St. Johns Canada  
The University of Toronto, St George Toronto Canada  
The University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China  
University of College Dublin Dublin Republic of Ireland  
Lunds Universitet* Lund Sweden  
The University of Arizona Tucson USA  
Oregon State University Corvallis USA  
 

*Teaching is in English

International exchange application information 

Inter-campus exchange

University of Nottingham Malaysia

Eligibility

BSc (F800), BA (L700) and Geography with Business (L7N1) students taking geography degrees administered by the School of Geography only. 

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester in second year.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. 

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Eligibility

BA (L700) and Geography with Business (L7N1) students taking geography degrees adminstered by the School of Geography only.

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester of second year.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. 

Inter-campus application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to study abroad, please contact the School of Geography study abroad academic adviser, Liam Keenan for module enquiries.

For administrative queries about Inter-campus exchange, please contact the Inter-campus exchange team.

 

Law

International school exchange

Eligibility

Students registered on the BA Law and LLB courses can apply in year two to be transferred onto one of our four-year degree courses with the opportunity to spend one year abroad during the third-year.

It is a competitive process, but students who are successful can study in Europe or internationally in America, Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand or South East Asia.

Students should apply through the School of Law for either international or European opportunities.

Appliction deadline

November each year, to be confirmed by the School of Law.

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
Degree Partner university City Country
Law with International Legal Studies (America)  University of Connecticut Hartford USA
  University of Michigan Ann Arbor USA
  The University of Texas at Austin Austin  USA
  Washington University, St Louis Missouri USA
Law with International Legal Studies (Australia) Australian National University Canberra Australia
  Monash University Melbourne Australia
  University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia
  University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
  The University of Sydney Sydney Australia
  University of Technology Sydney Sydney  Australia
Law with International Legal Studies (Canada) The University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada
  Western University London, Ontario Canada
Law with International Legal Studies (Hong Kong)  The University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China
  City University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China
Law with International Legal Studies (Korea) Korea University* Seoul Korea
Law with International Legal studies (New Zealand) The University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand
  University of Canterbury Canterbury New Zealand 
Law with International Legal Studies (Singapore) National University of Singapore* Singapore Singapore
Law with International Legal Studies (Taiwan) National Taiwan University* Taipei Taiwan
 

*Teaching is in English

School of Law: study abroad

Europe

Eligibility

Open to students studying Law with European Law, BA Law with French and French Law, BA Law with Spanish and Spanish Law. 

Students registered on BA Law with French and French Law, and BA Law with Spanish and Spanish Law are, subject to satisfactory completion of years one and two have the opportunity to study at one of our partner universities during their third year of study.

Application deadline

November each year, to be confirmed by the School of Law.

European opportunities

European partners
DegreePartner universityCityCountry
Law with European Law Universität Wien* Vienna Austria
  Universiteit Gent* Ghent Belgium
  Charles University in Prague* Prague Czech Republic
  University of Copenhagen* Copenhagen Denmark
  University of Lapland* Rovaniemi Finland
  Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Tübingen Germany
  Universität Heidelberg (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) Heidelberg Germany
  Universiteit van Amsterdam* Amsterdam Netherlands
  Tilburg University* Tilburg Netherlands 
  University of Łódz* Łódz Poland
  Instituto de Empresa (IE)* Madrid Spain
  Lunds Universitet* Lund  Sweden
  Universität Zürich* Zürich Switzerland 
Law with French and French Law Université Catholique de Lille Lille France
  Université Lumière Lyon 2 Lyon France
  Université Toulouse 1 Toulouse France
Law with Spanish and Spanish Law Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid Spain
  Universidad de Málaga Málaga Spain
  Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain
 

*Teaching is in English

School of Law: study abroad

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

Please contact the following members of staff for the International school exchange and Europe exchange programmes and visit the School of Law study abroad webpages for further information.

School contacts
SchemeContact
International school exchange

Academic enquiries: Christopher Sargeant  
Administrative enquiries: Global Opportunities team

European school exchange

Academic enquiries: Dr Reza Beheshti
Administrative enquiries: Global Opportunities team

 

Politics and International Relations

International exchange

Eligibility

Students on three year degree programmes: apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester/full year/spring semester of second year or apply in second year to study abroad for autumn semester of third year.

Please note Politics and Economics Joint Honours students should apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester of their second year.

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered. 

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
Partner universityCityCountryNotes
Australian National University Canberra Australia

65% academic average required

The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia 65% academic average required
Monash University Melbourne Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Newcastle Newcastle Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Western Australia Perth Australia 65% academic average required
Universität Wien* Vienna Austria  
Concordia University Montréal Canada Not available for full year exchange
University of Toronto, Scarborough Toronto Canada Only available for autumn semester exchange
City University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China  
The University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China  
National Chengchi University* Taipei City Taiwan, China Only available to students from the School of Politics
Univerzita Karlova* Prague Czechia Only available to students from the School of Politics
Københavns Univiersitet* Copenhagen Denmark Only available to students from the School of Politics
Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Aix (Science Po Aix)* Aix-en-Provence France Only available to students from the School of Politics
Universität Konstanz* Konstanz Germany Only available to students from the School of Politics
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster* Münster Germany Only available to students from the School of Politics
University College Dublin Dublin Republic of Ireland  
Universiteit van Amsterdam* Amsterdam Netherlands Third year exchange only.
The University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand

65% academic average required

Spring semester only

National University of Singapore* Singapore  Singapore  
Korea University* Seoul South Korea

Not available for autumn semester or full year exchange of second year.

Lunds Univetsitet* Lund Sweden  
Universität Zürich* Zürich Switzerland  
The University of Arizona Tucson USA  
University of Connecticut Storrs USA Spring semester exchange only
University of South Florida Tampa USA  
University of Texas at Austin Austin USA Spring semester exchange only
 

* Teaching is in English

International exchange application information

Inter-campus exchange

University of Nottingham Malaysia

Eligibility

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester/full year/spring semester of second year or apply in second year to study abroad for autumn semester of third year.

Minimum 55% academic average required to be considered.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Eligibility

BA/MSci Single Honours in Contemporary Chinese Studies, BA Contemporary Chinese Studies with International Relations, MSci Global Issues and Contemporary Chinese Studies: non-native Mandarin speaking students spend a compulsory full second year abroad.

Apply in first year to study abroad for the autumn semester/full year/spring semester of second year or apply in second year to study abroad for autumn semester of third year.

Minimum 55% academic average required to be considered.

Inter-campus application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to study abroad for the following programmes, please contact the School of Politics and Interational Relations:

School contact
SchemeContact
International exchange

Administrative enquiries: Global Opportunities team
Academic adviser Dr Michaela Collord (Semester 1); Professor Katharine Adeney (Semester 2)

 

Inter-campus exchange

Administrative enquiries: Inter-campus exchange team
Academic adviser Dr Michaela Collord (Semester 1); Professor Katharine Adeney (Semester 2)

 

Sociology and Social Policy

International exchange

Eligibility

Open to both single and joint honours students in the School with the exception of Social Work; joint honours students must check with their other school/department to ensure that staff approve the exchange and programme of study.

Apply in second year to study abroad for autumn semester of third year.

Students from the School of Sociology and Social Policy studying abroad in the autumn semester of their third year (Part II) will be required to take the 40 credit full year dissertation module, SOCI3001.  Students will study this module by blended learning with teaching online while they are abroad during the autumn semester. Students will have access to recorded ‘masterclass’ lectures and regular meetings with their supervisor on Teams. Because they will be taking 20 credits at UoN, the equivalent of 40 UoN credits will be transferred back to Nottingham from the exchange partner for the autumn semester.  While they are studying abroad, students will have to take the minimum credits prescribed by the partner institution as part of the visa and immigration requirements in the host country.  If they are international students, they are also required to comply with UK visa and immigration regulations. This may involve studying more than the equivalent of 40 UoN credits abroad

Minimum 60% academic average required to be considered.

International exchange opportunities

International exchange partners
Partner universityCityCountryNotes
University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Melbourne Melbourne Australia 65% academic average required
Monash University  Melbourne Australia 65% academic average required
The University of Newcastle Newcastle Australia 65% academic average required
Concordia University Montréal Canada  
University of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada  
McGill University Montréal Canada  
The University of Toronto, St George Toronto Canada  
City University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China  
The University of Hong Kong* Hong Kong China  
Konstanz Universität Konstanz Germany Only available to students from the School of Sociology and Social Policy
University of College Dublin Dublin Republic of Ireland  
Universiteit van Amsterdam* Amsterdam Netherlands  
National University of Singapore* Singapore Singapore  
Lunds Universitet* Lund Sweden  
The University of Arizona Tucson USA  
Oregon State University Corvallis USA  
University of South Florida Tampa USA  
 

*Teaching is in English

International exchange application information

International summer schools

Summer schools are open to all undergraduate University of Nottingham students, and offer opportunities to take taught courses at one of our partner universities. 

Summer schools range between one and six weeks. As these programmes are offered during holiday periods, credits are not transferred back to Nottingham and in most cases you are free to study whatever is of interest to you.

There are a number of summer schools and short-term programmes available to students at the University of Nottingham based in various institutions worldwide. Available programmes vary from year to year, however we traditionally offer various programmes across East and Southeast Asia, Europe and North America.

International summer schools application information

School contact

For questions about academic matters relating to study abroad, please contact the School of Sociology and Social Policy study abroad academic adviser, Dr Roda Madziva.

 

 

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