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Incoming undergraduate exchange students

We are delighted that you are considering the University of Brighton for your exchange experience. On this page you will find information about living here, our courses, key dates, and the application process. 

The School of Humanities and Social Science is a friendly and supportive place, where you’ll meet students from around the globe. Based in the vibrant Moulsecoomb campus and newly renovated Mithras house, the space allows for a collaborative working environment for all.  

While we do expect you to work hard during your time at Brighton, you’ll be able to find lots of interesting things to do with your free time in a city that’s full of culture, art, music and so much more! 

We look forward to welcoming you to Brighton.

Semester dates 2025–26

Semester 1

6 October 2025 to 6 February 2026

Semester 2

9 February 2026 to 12 June 2026

Our exchange partners

France

  • University of Lyon, Lyon

Norway

  • University of Oslo, Oslo

Spain

  • Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid, Madrid

Sweden

  • Örebro Universitet, Örebro

The Netherlands

  • Radboud University, Mijmegen
  • Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen
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Application procedure for the 2025-2026 academic year

Nominations by partner university

Partner universities should nominate their chosen students by email to hssexchanges@brighton.ac.uk by the below deadlines.

Semester nomination deadlines
SemesterDeadline
For full year or Semester 1 only students  31 March 2025
For Semester 2 only students  15 September 2025
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Student applications

Following receipt of nominations we will send students and their home university our Incoming Exchange Student Application Forms by email, along with full instructions on how to complete these documents. 

Please see our deadlines for all completed applications and supporting documents to be received.

Deadlines for completed applications and supporting documents

Study periodDeadline
Study in Brighton for the full year (September–June)30 April 2025

Study in Brighton for the first semester only (September–February)

30 April 2025

Study in Brighton for the second semester only (February–June)

15 October 2025

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Accommodation

Incoming exchange students to the School of Humanities and Social Science have the opportunity to live in one of our university halls of residences, typically this would be our Paddock Fields halls of residence, however this is not guaranteed as rooms are limited. Students should indicate whether they would like to stay in a room in our university halls on their application form.

We aim to keep a balance between students wanting to come for Semester 1 only and those wanting to come for Semester 2 only. For those students coming to study with us for Semester 1, there will be a limited number of rooms available. We will endeavour to house as many students as want to stay on campus, but we cannot guarantee accommodation for everyone until we know the total number of incoming students per year.

For those students coming to study with us for Semester 2 only, unfortunately we cannot guarantee a room until we have reviewed our accommodation provision at the end of the current year. We are hopeful that most students for Semester 2 will get a room in university halls if they want one, we will contact students directly to confirm accommodation by early January at the latest.

Our accommodation team can provide guidance on renting privately for those who wish to look into this. 

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Module options

Incoming students studying at School of Humanities and Social Science can take up to 30 ECTS of modules with us per semester.

Once your application has been processed, you will be given further guidance on your module options. Please note that these could be subject to change, of which you will be notified. 

If you have any questions regarding module options, please get in contact with hssexchanges@brighton.ac.uk.

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Semester 1 modules (2025-26)

Humanities

 Code Module Title Level
 HC450 Philosophical Inquiry  4
 HC451 Historical Inquiry  4
 HC454 Politics of Representation  4
 HC550 Critical Traditions  5
 HC552 Self and Society: Conceptualising Subjectivity  5
 HC554 Conceptualising Violence, Terror & War  5
 HC556 Politics, History & Ideology: The Age of European Dominance 1870-1945  5
 HC561 Race, Conflict and Identity in a Global Era  5
 HC583 Reading Plato's Republic in a Global Polity  5
 HC594 Colonialism in the Contemporary Global Order  5
Politics
 Code Module Title Level
 PO401 Introduction to Global Challenges Lab  4
 PO403 Introduction to Environmental Politics  4
 SS535 Authority, Democracy, Justice  5
English Language and Linguistics
 Code Module Title   Level
 LN517 Mind and Language  5
 LX553 Language Minoritisation and Revitalisation  5
 LX601 World English(es)  6
 LX661 Approaches to Analysing Discourse  6
English Literature and Creative Writing
 CodeModule Title  Level
 LL412 Textual Encounters: Reading, Writing, Thinking  4
 LL414 Stories and Storytelling  4
 LL415 Brighton Writes  4
 LL431 Storying The Self  4
 LL513 Stories that Transform: Reading and Writing for Change  5
 LL515 The 19th Century in Literature  5
 LL506 Introduction to Journalism  5
 LL520  Twentieth Century Literary Experiments  5
 LL531 Queer Writing  5
 LL607 Women’s Writing and Feminist Theory  6
 LL614 Creative Writing Project  6
 LL616 Reading and Writing Landscape  6
 LL625 Gothic: Texts and Contexts  6
 LL610 Citizen Journalism  6
 LL613 From Script to Screen  6
History of Art and Design
 Code Module Title Level
 HD544 Reconstruct, Recreate, Remake  5
 HD546 Understanding Exhibitions and Creating Displays  5
 HD538 Reading Fashion and Design  5
 HD547 Gender and Sexuality in Art and Visual Culture  5
 HD545 Spaces and Bodies  5
 HD642 Professional Paths in Art and Design History  6
 HD633 Networks and Sustainability in Art and Design  6
 HD632 Art and Visual Culture in Communities  6
 HD654 Making the Modern Home  6  
Social Science
 Code Module Title Level
 SS407 Social Policy and Social Welfare  4 
 SS413 Introduction to Applied Psychology   4
 SS430 Contemporary Social Inequalities  4
 SS434 Psychology and Society   4
 SS449 Sociology Live: Interrogating Current Social Problems  4
 SS519 Theorising the Social World  5
 SS529 Researching Social and Cultural Life (10 credits)  5
 SS624 Global Social Policy  6
 SS687 Class and Power  6
 SS688 Sociology of Globalisation  6

Please note these modules may be subject to change. 

Semester 2 modules (2025-26)

Humanities
 Code Module Title Level
 HC452 Studying Cultures  4
 HC453 Democracy  4
 HC455 Globalisation, Conflict and the Environment  4
 HC560 Racism and Anti-Racist Struggle: The Ethics and Politics of Resistance  5
 HC551 Critical Traditions 2  5
 HC553 Self and Society: Subject, Subjectivity and Subjection  5
 HC555 Contemporary Warfare in the Middle East   5 
 HC557 Cold War/Hot War  5
 HC561 Race, Conflict and Identity in a Global Era  5
 HC565 Conflict & Development in a Globalising World  5 
 HC571 Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism  5
 HC579 Philosophy and Literature: Existentialism and Beyond  5
 HC584 Body Politics, Body Ethics  5
Politics
 Code Module Title Level
 PO404 Politics in Practice  4
 PO507 Genres of Environmental Writing  5
 PO504 Researching Politics  5
 SS560 Nations and Nationalism  5
English Language and Linguistics
 Code Module Title Level
 LN521 Multilingualism  5
 LX555 Image and Text: Graphic Novels  5
 LN610 Approaches the Study of Meaning  6
English Literature and Creative Writing
 Code Module TitleLevel 
 LL404 Introducing Research  4 
 LL416 Literature and Theory  4
 LL425 Drama in Society  4
 LL518 Poetry and Process  5
 LL530 British Literature and Twentieth Century History  5
 LL532 Literature/Media in Practice  5
 LL533 Literature and Art History  5
 LL601 Reviewing Shakespeare  6
 LL615 Conflict, Migration, Borders  6
History of Art and Design
 Code Module Title Level
 HD549 Staging and Screening Fashion and Design  5
 HD539 The Cultural Politics of Fashion and Design  5
 HD548 Art, Visual Culture and Ecology  5
 HD647 The Past in the Present  6
 Social Science
 Code Module Title Level
 SS425 Theories of Crime  4 
 SS439 Criminology in Action   4
 SS422 Foundations of Sociology  4 
 SS556 Forensic Security  5
 SS520 Sociology and the Life Course  5
 SS540 Mobilisation, Movements & Protest  5
 SS543 Psychology, Mental Health & Distress  5
 SS563 Punishment, Power and the State  5
 SS664 Utopian Theory and Practice  6
 SS689 Human Rights  6

Please note these modules may be subject to change. 

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