Junior semester or year abroad
Spend a semester or a year in Brighton
The University of Brighton runs a Junior Semester Abroad programme and Junior Year Abroad programme.
- Academic courses and credits
- Entry qualifications
- How to apply
- Starting at the university
- Field trips
You can enrol at the University of Brighton for either one semester or two semesters, which is a full academic year.
Academic courses and credits
Students on study abroad programmes at the University of Brighton can choose to study a range of subjects across the university. The USAC website has a list of possible courses/modules.
For more detailed information on each module, visit the university's school sites:
- Brighton Business School
- School of Applied Social Science
- School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences
- School of Education
- School of Environment and Technology
- School of Humanities
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Registration takes place during your induction week (your first week in Brighton), during which time you can send module outlines back to the adviser at your home university for approval.
You can take up to five, ten-credit classes per semester and will receive a transcript from the University of Brighton and credits that transfer back to your home university. Each class is worth 3 credits at a US university.
Entry qualifications
You need to have an English language level that is equivalent to IELTS 6.0 for admission on to the programme.
How to apply
Option 1: Apply to the University of Brighton directly
You can arrange your study abroad programme with the University of Brighton directly. Apply online.
Option 2: Apply through your own university
Some students arrange their study abroad through their home university. Your home university may have a partnership with other universities or may arrange study abroad through organisations called consortia.
Option 3: Apply through a consortium
We currently work with the one of the largest consortia world-wide, University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC). If you would like USAC to organise your study, please contact USAC directly.
Starting at the university
Autumn/Fall semester and year-long students
Autumn/Fall semester and year-long students arrive on campus a week before the university term in October and take part in the study abroad orientation and the international student orientation programmes.
During this week students are registered for classes, subject to availability and numbers.
Autumn/Fall students arrange for early assessment and leave the university at the end of term in December. Year-long students return in January and continue their studies through to the end of the academic year in June.
Spring semester students
Spring semester students arrive a week before the beginning of semester two (usually early February) and the study abroad office organises an induction program and registration for classes. Spring students have an Easter break during the term and continue classes until the end of semester two in June.
All students can sign up for optional field trips to East Sussex, London, Oxford and Stratford-Upon-Avon, Bath and Stonehenge, Rye and Bodiam Castle and Paris (France). These run during the Autumn/Fall and spring semesters.
Find out more about field trips.
