Study in our innovative and supportive learning environment on our award-winning campus with great teaching and learning spaces, a 24/7 library, dedicated group study rooms and quiet and silent study spaces. We offer tailored study skills workshops and we have a range of modules at various levels taught by world-leading academics in their subjects.
Dates
Students can study at Reading for one of the following periods in the 2024/25 academic year. Dates are inclusive of mandatory Welcome weeks at the start of each period:
Semester 1: Monday 23 September 2024 — Friday 7 February 2025
Semester 2: Monday 3 February 2025 — Friday 13 June 2025
Full academic year: Monday 23 September 2024 — Friday 13 June 2025
Teaching in each semester (12 weeks) is followed by a short exam period (3 weeks).
Students who cannot be in Reading for the Semester 1 exam period (January – February), due to needing to be present at their home universities for the start of term there, should be able to complete alternative coursework assessments instead exams. If you cannot be present in Reading for the exam period, please make this known to the Study Abroad Office at the time of nomination and application to the Study Abroad Programme.
Students are expected to study 60 ECTS (120 UK credits) in a full year, or 30 ECTS (60 UK credits) per semester. Students are not permitted to study more than these maximum credit loads.
Choosing Modules
We have a wide choice of modules available for students to apply for.
Only modules noted on the Study Abroad Programme module catalogue are available for selection. Modules you may find elsewhere may not be approved for Study Abroad Programme students.
If you have any questions about module choices which are not addressed on this webpage or in the module catalogue, please contact the Study Abroad Office. Please do not contact the module convenors listed in the module descriptions, as you may receive inaccurate information for you as a Study Abroad Programme applicant.
NB: Some subjects have highlighted certain important pieces of information related to selecting modules at the top of each School page. Please read carefully before making selections.
Guide to Choosing Modules
Each module has a unique 6 or 7 digit code e.g. HS3STA. The first two letters of the module code identify the subject e.g. HS = History; PO = Politics; MM = Management etc..
The first number indicates the level of the module, corresponding to the year of the undergraduate degree programme in which it is taught:
1= First year
2 = Second year
3 = Third year
If there is no number and the letter M is included i.e. CLM***, then the module is postgraduate level. Postgraduate level modules are not generally available to Study Abroad Programme students, unless there is an explicit agreement between your home university and Reading for these to be available to you.
If the module has a ‘pre-requisite’ you will need to demonstrate in your home university transcript (submitted as part of your application to us) that you have sufficient previous knowledge to take the module.
All modules show the credit values in ECTS and UK credits (1 ECTS = 2 UK credits).
Please note:
- Most modules are taught and assessed in full in either Semester 1, or in Semester 2.
- A Semester 1 only student cannot apply for a module only taught in Semester 2.
- A Semester 2 only student cannot apply for a module only taught in Semester 1.
- There are a small number of modules which are taught across Semesters 1 and 2. These modules are taught and assessed once across the full academic year. A Semester 2 only student cannot apply for these modules.
- There are a small number of modules which have a double presentation. This means that they are taught and assessed once in full in Semester 1, and once in full in Semester 2.
- When choosing Reading modules, you will need to consult relevant advisers at your home university regarding which Reading modules would meet requirements of your home university degree programme. The Study Abroad Office cannot advise you as to which Reading modules would meet requirements of your home university degree programme.
- Students cannot take more than two English Literature modules worth 20 ECTS during their period of enrolment on the Programme, except if you are joining us from an English Literature-owned exchange partner (namely Heidelberg, Prague, Salamanca, or Valladolid).
- From the 2024/25 academic year, English Literature modules can be found in the Humanities section of the Study Abroad Programme module catalogue.
- The Study Abroad Office cannot provide timetable information for modules in advance, as the University of Reading teaching timetable is only finalised shortly before the start of each semester. A Study Abroad Programme student’s personal timetable is only available after you join us at Reading, after your modules have been finalised.
- The University of Reading reserves the right to amend its module offering, and cannot guarantee access to particular modules or combinations of modules. This means that all modules a student chooses in their Programme application are provisional until after you join us at Reading, after your modules have been finalised.
