Unit information: Year Abroad in 2023/24

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Unit name Year Abroad
Unit code AENG30500
Credit points 120
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. Rainer Groh
Open unit status Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)

Study Abroad

In their second year of studies, students must:

  • obtain an average year mark of at least 60%;
  • obtain a mark of at least 60% in Engineering Mathematics;
  • pass all units at first attempt.

Study Abroad in a Modern Language

In their second year of studies, students must:

  • obtain an average year mark of at least 60%;
  • obtain a mark of at least 60% in Engineering Mathematics;
  • obtain a mark of at least 55% in language unit;
  • pass all units at first attempt.
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)

None

Units you may not take alongside this one

None

School/department School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Unit Information

This unit comprises 120 credit points (or equivalent) at an appropriate level from an international partner institution.

Students will take a range of aerospace engineering topics and related studies, negotiated on an individual basis, set out in a formal learning agreement, and approved by the home department. The unit selection at the overseas institution must cover a reasonable proportion of the topics in the third-year core units for the MEng in Aerospace Engineering (4AERO014U) programme. If a student is unable to undertake a research project equivalent to Research Project 3 (AENG30017) then they must take a replacement research project in the fourth year of studies in Bristol.


After these requirements are met, the student will undertake approved complementary studies, with a total workload equivalent to a full academic year at the host institution.

Your learning on this unit

Students will have gained 120 Bristol credit points (or approved equivalent) in appropriate engineering topics at an appropriate level. All key learning outcomes laid out in the unit descriptions for the 3rd year units for the MEng in Aerospace Engineering (4AERO014U) programme should be achieved; those not achieved should be covered in the 4th year.

Students will have developed their communication team working and learning skills while living as a student engineer in a foreign environment for a complete academic year.

How you will learn

To be confirmed by the host institution.

How you will be assessed

To be confirmed by the host institution.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. AENG30500).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.