JYA Applications
As a prospective study abroad
student you may not be able to identify easily the precise level at
 which you
should be studying; in general, study abroad
students follow mainly second-year modules, with the addition of some first and
third year work in appropriate cases.
Please note that first-year
modules are in many cases well suited to the needs of study abroad students and
should not be dismissed as 'low level'. When
planning your programme remember that the figure in the module code indicates
the academic level of the Module.
These
numbers do not correspond to similar numbers used in American course
catalogues.
- Level
'1' Modules may be
considered as approximately equivalent to Lower Division modules.
They usually require a year of prior study at university level though
some may be of an introductory nature.
If
you are spending your Junior year at Reading, you may find many of these modules
appropriate.
- Module
Codes with ‘2’ or
‘3’ correspond to Upper Division modules and they generally require two
years of prior university study in the subject areas.
However, many ‘3’ modules require a high level of subject
specialisation and are similar to senior seminars or graduate level modules in
the US. As always, Departmental
Study Advisors will give advice as to the best modules for you
You must choose your modules in advance, by the application
deadline (1st June 2006), with the help of your own academic adviser. It
is, of course, a matter for the student's home university or college to
determine whether credit is given for modules taken at Reading.
Close
contact with the administration of the home university and with the Programme
Officers of the Study Abroad programme at Reading must be maintained. In
the majority of cases, modules are taken for credit at the home campus; in some
cases modules are taken on a pass/fail basis.
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