Information for Incoming Exchange Students

Students arriving from exchange programs (Erasmus or Study Abroad) at Sheffield can choose from a variety of courses offered in the Department of Politics. Students spending a full academic year at Sheffield can choose a maximum of 120 credits per year (maximum 60 per semester) and cannot have less than 40 credit per semester (minimum of 100 credits per year). Students spending only a semester at Sheffield can have a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 60.

Module Restrictions: Study Abroad students cannot take any of the Level 3 modules, nor can they take the spine courses at Levels 1 and 2 (POL113 Introduction to Political Analysis & POL229: Political Analysis: Research Design and Data Analysis). Additionally, there may be restrictions on specific years, based on the demand for modules and the offerings during the academic year.

The available modules for incoming exchange students in 2012/13 are the following:

Semester One (Autumn)

• POL110 An Introduction to the History of Western Political Thought (20 credits)
• POL111 The Politics of Globalisation (20 credits)
• POL217 The Global Political Economy (20 credits)
• POL223 Contemporary International Relations Theory (20 credits)
• POL224 Modern Political Thought (20 credits)
• POL225 New Politics of Latin America (20 credits)
• POL232 Comtemporary US Foreign Policy (20 credits)

Semester Two (Spring)

• POL109 Comparing Modern Polities (20 credits)
• POL114 Introduction to Security Studies
• POL115 Consensus, Crisis and Coalition: Introduction to British Politics (20 credits)
• POL206 The Politics and Government of the European Union (20 credits)
• POL219 Contemporary International Affairs (20 credits)
• POL226 Comparative Politics: Citizens, States, Power and Protest (20 credits)
• POL230 Contemporary Security Challenges (20 credits)
• POL231 Never mind the ballots! State and Society in UK Today (20 credits)

Erasmus students

Erasmus students have to choose all their courses from the offerings of the Politics department.

Study Abroad students

Study abroad students can get credits from any department in the University, subject to availability (and specific module prerequisites).

Language Requirements

Incoming exchange students must prove proficiency in English to be accepted for study at Sheffield. Requirements currently are a combined TOEFL score of at least 95 (minimum 19 in Listening, 19 in Writing, 20 in Reading, 22 in Speaking), or an IELTS combined score of IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.0 in each component). These requirements are subject to change.

If you do not meet these language requirements, please look at the English Language Factsheet (in the Downloads section at the top right of this page) for information about your options.

Enquiries

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Nasos Roussias: a.roussias@sheffield.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0)114 222 1655.