International Exchange Program for ANU students
WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA?
- See the world through the International Exchange Program.
- Experience international education whilst getting academic
credit towards your ANU degree.
- Discover exciting parts of the world and open new possibilities
in your career.
- Enrich your life professionally and personally.
WHERE CAN I GO TO STUDY LAW?
PLEASE NOTE: Courses taught in
English unless indicated otherwise.
| CANADA |
| University
of Alberta |
- http://www.ualberta.ca/ |
| University
of Ottawa |
- http://www.uottawa.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress:
click here
- Special Academic Requirements: later year students
with strong credit average |
| University
of Toronto |
- http://www.utoronto.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress: click
here
- Special Academic Requirements: later year students
with distinction or strong credit average |
| University
of Western Ontario |
- http://www.uwo.ca/
- Law Faculty webaddress:
click here
- Language of instruction: English - Please note this
is a "Faculty-to-Faculty" agreement covering
law only (ie courses in other disciplines are not available
for combined degree students) |
| CONTINENTAL
EUROPE |
| Status for courses in law faculties
of continental European universities will generally
be provided on the basis that courses to a value of
at least 30 ECTS points per semester be completed in
order to obtain status for four 6-credit point ANU electives.
This may involve taking more or less than four separate
subjects at the overseas university. |
| AUSTRIA |
|
| University
of Vienna |
- http://www.univie.ac.at/
- Law Faculty webaddress: click
here
- Language of instruction: English (+
German for wider course selection); non-law units
almost exclusively in German
- Course choices for law in English are generally limited
to the international and European law areas
- a reasonable range of courses in IR are taught in
English in the Law Faculty; there is also a SMALL range
of history course available in English [this is for
the benefit of students who might wish to combine courses
there, & this means that Arts/Law people COULD therefore
possibly look at year-long rather than just semester-length] |
| DENMARK |
|
| University of Copenhagen |
- http://www.ku.dk/english/
- Large selection of law courses (and courses in other
faculties) taught in English; small number of highly
competitive scholarships available to Australian exchange
students
- Combined degree students going for ONE semester cannot
mix law & non-law courses (as the status cannot
readily be divided in either 2 or 1/4 - 3/4). This is
not a problem if students go for TWO semesters. |
| University of Århus
(Aarhus) |
- http://www.au.dk/index.jsp
- Limited but sufficient selection of English-taught
law courses (as well as in other faculties), generous,
non-competitive travel bursary for exchange students
- Combined degree students going for ONE semester cannot
mix law & non-law courses (as the status cannot
readily be divided in either 2 or 1/4 - 3/4). This is
not a problem if students go for TWO semesters |
| FRANCE |
|
| Université Jean
Moulin/Lyon 3 |
- http://www.univ-lyon3.fr/
- French only |
| Université de Versailles/Saint
Quentin-en-Yvelines |
- http://www.uvsq.fr/
- French only |
| GERMANY |
|
Bielefeld University
|
-
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/International/
- German only |
| Freie Universität,
Berlin |
- http://www.fu-berlin.de/
- German only
|
| University of Bonn |
- http://www.uni-bonn.de/index_en.shtml
- German only (some
science courses [mainly physics] are taught in English)
|
| University of Freiburg |
-
http://www.uni-freiburg.de/index_en.php
- German only |
| IRELAND |
|
| Trinity College
Dublin |
- http://www.tcd.ie/
- More information to follow. |
| ITALY |
|
| University of Bologna |
- http://www.unibo.it/Portale/default.htm
- Italian only |
| Universita' Commerciale
'Luigi Bocconi', Milan |
- http://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/SitoPubblico_IT/Albero+di+navigazione/Home/?lang=it
Exchanges
are for law or economics/commerce-law only. The university
offers a limited range of law courses in English,
mainly in the international business field. |
| University of Siena |
- http://www.unisi.it/
- Italian only |
| NETHERLANDS |
|
| Maastricht
University |
- http://www.unimaas.nl/
- European Law School (Law program with full English
language instruction)
Students going on exchange for
only 1 semester can only take law courses (ie no mixing
with other degrees. For students wishing to undertake
both law and non-law subjects, a two semester exchange
is necessary, as Maastricht does not allow law and
non-law subjects to be taken in the same semester
Maastricht has 2 semesters
of 2 periods each, plus a short (1 month) "mini-period"
in January-early February, as students are normally
allowed to take only two 6-ECTS subjects in each of
the 2 "normal" periods of the semester they
are attending (ie 24 ECTS total). It is necessary
for student to also attend the January-early February
mini-term to pick up the 5th 6-ECTS course they need
to obtain status for a full semester load of law at
ANU (ie four 6-ANU point electives). This means that
students going in the 1st half of the calendar year
must start in Maastricht in early January, while students
going in the 2nd half of the year must remain in Maastricht
until early February the following year.
Students are allowed to take
one "Bachelor's" course and on "Master's"
course in each period, and must take a "Bachelor's"
course in the January mini-term (currently only 1
6-ECTS course is offered in English in that period:
Introduction to Dutch Law). |
| University
of Groningen |
- http://www.rug.nl/corporate/index?lang=en
- Law Faculty webaddress: click
here
- Language of instruction: English (broad range of courses
in Law, fewer in other disciplines) (+ Dutch for wider
course selection) |
| University
of Utrecht |
- http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/1main.html
Large selection of law courses (and courses in other
faculties) taught in English; Law Faculty particularly
known for human rights |
| SPAIN |
|
| Universidad
Pontificia Comillas |
- http://www.upcomillas.es/
- Spanish only |
| SWITZERLAND |
|
| Université
de Genève |
- http://www.unige.ch/index.html
- French only |
| UNITED
KINGDOM |
| Lancaster
University |
- http://www.lancs.ac.uk/
- Law Faculty webaddress: click
here
- Limited subject
choices available to exchange students and "capping"
of class numbers apply to the available elective courses.
Completion of courses to a value of at least 32 ECTS
points, in accordance with the standard UK later year
LLB load for exchange students, is required to obtain
four 6-credit point ANU law electives.
|
| UNITED
STATES |
| University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois |
- http://www.uiuc.edu/
- Academic Requirements: later year students with strong
credit average |
| University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon |
- http://www.uoregon.edu/
- Academic Requirements: later year students with strong
credit average
- For students wishing to undertake both law and non-law
subjects, a two semester exchange is necessary, as UTA
does not allow law and non-law subjects to be taken
in the same semester. |
Which universities with
a law school EXCLUDE law from the exchange scheme?
McGill University, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Manchester, UK
All other universities in the US
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
IMPORTANT: Only students who have completed
at least 6 semester courses in Law may apply to study abroad
under an exchange scheme if they intend to include law courses
in their overseas study program. In addition, students must
have completed at least 10 semester courses before they
can undertake an exchange program that includes law. (i.e
students in a combined program with law must at least be
in the middle of year 3 of the degree). All exchange students
are required to have at least a credit average across the
board in their university studies; where law is to be included
in the student's overseas study program, the student must
in addition also have achieved at least a credit average
in law (some partner universities require a higher average,
as specified in the list above).
ANY student currently studying law (including as part of a combined degree)
must seek approval from Dr. J.-P. Fonteyne,
Assistant Sub-Dean (International Exchanges), before applying
to the International Education Office to attend a study
program abroad - even if they intend to enrol for non-law
courses only. Dr Fonteyne can be contacted by e-mail for
an appointment (well in advance of the application deadlines)
at fonteynej@law.anu.edu.au
APPLICATION DEADLINES
There are two application rounds:
The 1st of May for our
semester one departure the FOLLOWING
YEAR.
The 1st of September
for our semester two
departure the FOLLOWING YEAR.
Students will be given access to an online application
form when they attend the information
session at the International Education Office.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
You will not pay tuition fees at the host institution, but you will incur
your normal HECS liability (or tuition fees if you are an international student)
since you remain a fully enrolled student at the ANU while you are on exchange.
You're are expected to pay for your own travel, accommodation and living expenses
while abroad. However, the International Education Office has some limited bursary
funds available to assist towards travel costs (please see below). You will
also be covered by the ANU's medical insurance while overseas. Some countries
may allow students to work part-time at the host institution campus. However,
as these jobs are often just as difficult to find overseas as they are in Australia,
you should not plan on supporting yourself with income from part-time work while
away.
Travel Grants are available
for student participating in Exchange Programs. Please contact
the International Exchange Office for more information.
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HOW LONG WILL I BE AWAY?
Whether enrolled in a combined degree or in a "straight"
law degree, a student intending to study only law while
on an exchange program will not normally be granted approval
for more than 1 semester (four 6-point semester courses
of status) - ie an exchange not exceeding 6 months. Where
a student intends to study either a combination of law and
non-law courses or exclusively non-law courses, the period
overseas can extend to two semesters (one year), provided
status for no more than four 6-point semester courses of
law is being sought.
How much work will I have to do there and how much status ("credit") will
I get here?
Status will not normally be granted for compulsory or quasi-compulsory courses,
but only for electives. All law courses undertaken while on exchange must be
approved by the Law School's Associate Sub-Dean (International Exchanges) prior
to the student's departure. As a general rule such courses must be "graded"
and approval will therefore normally not be given for Pass/Fail or CRS courses.
Please note that only "status" will be recorded for any such courses on a student's
ANU transcript, and that, as of 2001, none of these results will be included
in the calculation of a student's Honours results.
As course structures and intensities vary substantially from one country (or
university) to another, status will not be calculated on a "course-for-course"
basis. Rather, students while overseas will be required to carry a "normal full-time
load" based on that applying to local students in the country of destination,
and receive status for a corresponding ANU full-time load. For universities
applying the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) scheme, for example, students
would therefore normally need to complete courses to the value of 30 ECTS points
per semester to obtain status at ANU for four 6-point semester electives.
CONTACT
Dr JP Fonteyne
Sub-Dean, Exchange & International Programs
Tel. 6125 4317
E-mail: fonteynej@law.anu.edu.au
Study Abroad and Exchanges Officer
International Education Office
Division of Student Recruitment and International Education
Pauline Griffin Building
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Tel. 6125 0735
E-mail: info.ieo@anu.edu.au
Click
here for International Education Office
PLEASE NOTE: The information provided on this page
is believed to be currently accurate. Partner universities,
however, retain the right to change aspects of their exchange policies, including
for example required
qualifications or availability of specific disciplines or courses.
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