FSC-20015 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Students are required to meet the progression requirements for International Year as detailed in the programme specification for their year of entry.

Barred Combinations

FSC-30027 Work placement year

Description for 2024/25

This module allows students to complete a year of study related to their degree programme in an approved institution in another country. Such study may include components relating to the learning or further development of a foreign language and cultural engagement, in addition to the study of the student¿s principal subject in an international context. The topics that students will study will be appropriate to FHEQ Level 5 or higher and agreed between the student and his/her School¿s Study Abroad Coordinator prior to the start of the international year.

The aims of this module are to:
1. allow the student to experience study in another country;
2. enable students to acquire an international perspective on their principal subject, and to build up a wide network of contacts;
3. enable students to appreciate the added value that arises from first-hand experience of the different academic and research approaches between the UK and other countries.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe, discuss and reflect upon the cultural and international differences and similarities of different learning environments: 1,2
describe the benefits and challenges of global citizenship and internationalisation: 1,2
explain how their perspective on their academic discipline has been influenced by locating it within an international setting: 1,2
reflect upon the international nature of crime and describe and discuss differences between investigative approaches taken in different countries: 1,2
evaluate the merits and limitations of the different approaches taken to investigating crime in different countries: 1,2
apply their experiences abroad to the specific graduate attributes associated with their Forensic Science degree: 1,2

Study hours

Students are overseas on a study abroad year at an approved institution in another country. Their studies are split between directed study and non-directed private study at the international partner institution.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment