Study Abroad

Studying abroad gives you the opportunity to broaden your experience and knowledge of other countries and their planning systems. We are committed to encouraging our students to spend part of their degree abroad and have made arrangements with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois, based at Urbana-Champaign, and the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland in Australia to facilitate this.

The exchange agreements enable a number of Sheffield students to spend the whole of their second academic year in either Illinois or Queensland. Students study modules which are equivalent to those which they would take in their second year in Sheffield and the overall course content during levels 2 and 3, therefore, remains very similar.

Where applicable, the agreement has been approved by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) so that the professional status of the students' degrees and diplomas is safeguarded.

Students do not pay any fees to the host institution and normally only pay half fees to the University of Sheffield for the year abroad. Fees for the year abroad for students entering the University in 2012 will be £2,000 rather than the full £9000 fee.

Study Abroad is very competitive and there are only a limited number of places available. However the centrally located International Exchanges Unit and staff within our department will do their very best to place you and support your application.

Erasmus

For students taking the four year MPlan there are also exchange arrangements with Denmark (Aalborg), France (Lyon) and Italy (Milan) for the spring semester of the fourth year. You do not need to be a Danish or Italian speaker to take the Denmark or Italian options, though a basic knowledge of Italian would be useful for the Milan and a working knowledge of French is required for Lyon. The University runs a range of Italian and French classes each year and it may be possible to take some of these classes as part of your degree. Funding will be available to support your travel for Erasmus exchange.

Erasmus is the European Commission's exchange programme that enables students in 33 European countries to study, work or teach for part of their degree in another country.

Erasmus is a great opportunity to spend between 3 and 12 months in another European country, and have it count towards your degree. You get to experience another culture and a new way of looking at your subject. At Sheffield we are comitted to helping you grow as an indivdual, by taking Erasmus you can start a new network of friends and collegues in different country.

The Erasmus programme is open to all undergraduates. Erasmus is open to the majority of disciplines, but opportunities will depend on the agreements our department has made and what degree programme you are on.

Here are some of the places you can study overseas

MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

Griffith University, Australia
Waterloo University, Canada
City University, Hong Kong
University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign, USA
University of Queensland, Australia
Portland State University, USA (part of the Oregon University System)
University of Oregon, USA (part of the Oregon University System)

BA Urban Studies

Griffith University, Australia
University of Western Australia
Monash University, Australia
Waterloo University, Canada
National University of Singapore
City University, Hong Kong
University of Adelaide, Australia
University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign, USA
University of Queensland, Australia

BA Geography and Planning

University of Western Australia
Monash University, Australia
Waterloo University, Canada
National University of Singapore
City University, Hong Kong
University of Adelaide, Australia