Unit information: Year Abroad in 2012/13

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Unit name Year Abroad
Unit code MATH30003
Credit points 120
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Professor. Volkov
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

Normally language ot at least 50 and mathematics marks of at least 70, obtained in June of the second year.

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Mathematics
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

The year abroad is spent at an approved European University, attending teaching and assessment for approved units, of which at least 2/3 is mathematical. Further information is in the guidelines to 'Mathematics with study in continental Europe', linked to the 'Handbooks' page on the School web pages.

Relation to Other Units

The year abroad for the G101 BSc programme, MATH20003 is similar, but at Level I/5 (but still taken in the third year of study).

Assessment Information

Students must attend all assessment offered at the foreign university. The departmental Euro committee may also require students to submit written course summaries for assessment by the beginning of September. It will then assign marks on the Bristol scale based on the evidence available to it.

Award of credit points:

Credit points will be awarded if the unit is passed, that is, a mark of at least 40 is assigned.