Our Study Abroad and Exchange programmes put you in charge of what you study. We want to give you the broadest possible intellectual experience. To make this possible, our course system has a flexible modular structure. We offer you a range of over 950 modules to choose from over the course of the academic year.
As a student on our Study Abroad or Exchange Programme you can take modules from across the whole range of our academic schools, allowing you to specialise according to your own interests, knowing that each session will be thought-provoking, challenging and exciting in equal measure.
Exchange students from our European partners take 50% of their modules within the academic school where the exchange takes place and the rest within the same Faculty of the academic department (either Humanities and Social Sciences or Science and Engineering).
If you are interested in taking some modules with us that have a unique focus on the city, country and/or continent in which you will be studying abroad, feel free to take a look at the following list which we have curated for your ease: Queen Mary module list - London, UK & European focus [PDF 555KB]
You will be invited to pre-register for your modules prior to your arrival at Queen Mary. We will send you full details of how to register in your Countdown newsletters (via email).
You will be given full guidance notes on how to complete the online Module Registration process. When selecting modules, you must check that they meet the requirements of your home institution – it is your responsibility to ensure that you will receive full credit for the modules you take at Queen Mary.
We also allow you to add or drop modules when you arrive at Queen Mary during the first two weeks of term. This process helps you to make necessary changes if, for example, you have a timetable clash (course conflict).
For further information about our modules, including details of the different subject areas that you can study with us, please check our Module Directory. This gives you a full listing of all of our modules on offer to you.
Checking your eligibilityFor the most part, students in the UK only take modules in their major academic school(s) and students do not take electives. As you will be taking modules alongside Queen Mary degree-seeking students, and will be graded exactly like them, a minimum background is required at non-introductory level.
Each Queen Mary module has a code attached to it, which begins with a number - 4, 5, 6 or 7: