PY0550 - Psychology Study Abroad Year

Varies according to partner University/programme of study.

Pre-departure: You will be required attend relevant presentations and meet with Study Abroad Tutor / Placement Tutor / Personal Tutor / Faculty staff to satisfy your specific study abroad requirements.
On Study Abroad placement: Support will be provided by the host University. Additionally the Personal Tutor/Placement Tutor/Faculty staff will maintain contact with you throughout the study abroad placement.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:
• KU1: To acquire a broader, international and culturally informed understanding of their subject discipline

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
• IPSA1: To experience different cultural approaches to learning, study and academic development
• IPSA2: To acquire intercultural competence, cross-cultural literacy, and (where relevant) to practice foreign-language skills

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
• PVA1: To develop enhanced, culturally sensitive communication and interpersonal skills

1. Formative Assessment process: Varies according to host University

2. Summative Assessment process: Transcript of Results
The module assesses your academic performance on modules studied at the host University and is graded on a pass/fail basis. In order to pass the module, you have to take and pass the equivalent of 120 Northumbria credits at the host institution (as documented by the transcript). This satisfies all learning outcomes.

The Study Abroad Year does not contribute to classification. When taken and passed, the Year is recognised on the degree certificate in the format – Degree title (with Study Abroad Year).

3. Feedback process: Varies according to host University

Additional formative assessment
Learning contract
Prior to commencing your Study Abroad Year, you will complete a learning contract which is made up of a self-assessment questionnaire, identification of personal objectives and a schedule (with brief details) of the modules chosen for study. This is to encourage you to plan your Study Abroad Year in a structured manner, ensure active involvement in the learning experience and provide the teaching team with an overview of the study abroad year and intended outcomes.

Study Log
During the Study Abroad Year, students will be encouraged to maintain a Study Log which details the title, duration and level (year) of each subject studied, all assessment marks awarded and a commentary on the learning experience for each module.

• Attend pre-departure briefings and training workshops as required.
• Successful completion of Levels 4/5

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The module aims to introduce you to the experience of psychology and more broadly, academic study, in a different country. It aims to challenge preconceptions and assumptions about higher education teaching through exposure to different academic approaches. You will be expected to develop resilience and flexibility as they adapt to different teaching styles and different administrative procedures, and to living in a new country. You are expected to develop your communication skills and gain a perspective by comparing your experience in the UK and abroad. You will be encouraged to critically engage with the academic practices and various modes of study within the host university, and to reflect on your educational development in the context of the challenges posed by everyday life in an unfamiliar social and economic environment.