Study Abroad and
Incoming Exchange
studies at UQ
offer different
perspectives
on your field of
study and create
new career
and academic
possibilities.
ELIGIBILITY
Study Abroad eligibility
The UQ Study Abroad program is available
to students currently studying at an
accredited institution outside of Australia.
As a Study Abroad student, you can
study at UQ for one or two semesters and
are enrolled as a non-award student. Credit
for courses that you successfully complete
is normally transferable towards your home
institution degree. Admission requirements
for the Study Abroad program are available
on pages 46-47 of this guide.
Incoming Exchange eligibility
The UQ Incoming Exchange program is
available to students currently studying at
an overseas institution which has a student
exchange agreement with UQ.
UQ currently has agreements with a
number of leading universities throughout
the world (see page 50 for a full list of
UQ Partners).
Incoming Exchange students can study
at UQ for one or two semesters and are
enrolled as non-award students.
Credit for courses successfully completed
is normally transferable towards your home
institution degree. You should contact
the International Exchange Office at your
home institution for more information about
studying at UQ on exchange.
See pages 46-47 of this guide for more
information about admission requirements
for the Incoming Exchange program.
CREDIT TRANSFER
It is important that your home institution
approves your intended course of study
to ensure smooth credit transfer.
You must plan to enrol in a full-time load
during each semester you study at UQ.
A standard full-time load is eight units,
which usually equates to four courses per
semester.
CHOOSING COURSES
While UQ’s courses are administered by
its faculties, Study Abroad and Incoming
Exchange students are not restricted to
taking courses in just one faculty.
You may take courses across multiple
faculties as long as your course choices are
approved by your home university.
Most courses are open to Study Abroad
and Incoming Exchange students, however,
some require permission from the relevant
faculty or school before you can enrol in
them. You should list the courses in which
you are interested on the relevant section
of the
International Student Application
for Study Abroad or Incoming Exchange
Program
application form. If any courses
require permission, the Study Abroad and
Incoming Exchange Advisors will request
this for you.
You will receive a report with your letter of
offer indicating which courses have been
approved.
Once you have accepted a place as
a Study Abroad or Incoming Exchange
student, you will receive a UQ username
and password, which can be used to enrol
in courses online before you arrive.
If you need more time to decide on your
course selection or you wish to change your
courses, you can wait until you arrive at UQ
before you enrol in or change your courses.
If you need assistance with your course
selection you can attend an Academic
Advising Session during Orientation where
academics from all areas can help with
course choices and provide permission for
new courses if necessary.
If you are currently enrolled in a
postgraduate program at your home
institution you can enrol in postgraduate
courses at UQ under the Study Abroad and
Incoming Exchange program.
Pages 14-24 provide an overview of
some of the popular undergraduate courses
UQ offers.
A full list of courses available for Study
Abroad and Incoming Exchange students
can be found at UQ’s Courses and
Programs website
).
You can browse your course options by
entering a search term and clicking on
Courses
. Clicking on a course code or
title will let you view the level of the course
(undergraduate or postgraduate), which
semester(s) it is offered, and its campus
location. On the course description page,
you will find a short description of the course
as well as a link to a detailed course profile.
If the course is pre-approved for Study
Abroad and Incoming Exchange students,
there will be a note in the sidebar on the left
stating this, meaning that you do not require
special permission from UQ to enrol. If this
note is not shown, you can still apply for
the course but you will need to meet the
relevant prerequisites.
OURSE SELECTION
Courses and Programs
WHAT IS STUDY
ABROADAND
INCOMINGEXCHANGE?
UQ’s faculties
UQ’s courses are administered by six faculties:
– Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
– Faculty of Engineering, Architecture
and Information Technology
– Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
– Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
– Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
– Faculty of Science.
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UQ Guide 2015
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