Module: Year Abroad

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Year Abroad
Module Code	LG300 (ITS) / HUM1008 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	James Gallen
Module Teachers	Brenda Daly
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	60
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

To allow a student to spend his/her third year in a host University as part of the ERASMUS/SOCRATES exchange programme:- Sciences Po-Paris (France),Padrigu, Gothenburg (Sweden), Corvinus University-Budapest (Hungary), Charles University- Prague (Czech Republic), and Bogazici University-Istanbul (Turkey). This year abroad provides students with the opportunity to obtain additional perspectives on the academic discipline(s) relevant to their degree. Students undertake 50 credits during the year abroad. The cumulative result of these 50 credits is recorded as either a Pass or Fail under module code LG300. A further 10 credits will be for an eportfolio. Students are required to submit a monthly journal entry on Loop, reflecting on the learning outcomes and offering a final reflection at the end of the year abroad. Module LG300 is a code used for Administrative convenience to capture this Pass or Fail result. Modules are drawn from the wide range of modules offered in partner universities and are selected within certain established criteria. Module choices and the student’s overall number of hours/ credits are approved by the Year Abroad Coordinator and recorded in a Learning Agreement.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an increased understanding of the academic discipline(s)relevant to their degree
2. Reflect on the experience of the year abroad including challenges, difficulties, opportunities and requirements
3. Demonstrate an understanding of themselves and their ability to cope and adapt in an unfamiliar learning environment.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Portfolio Preparation	250	Students will build an ePortfolio through the year including reflective diaries and submit this, with a final reflection for assessment on a pass fail basis. Workload reflects a 10 credit weighting for eportfolio engagement along with 50 ECTS for module choices abroad.
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Portfolio	Students will build an ePortfolio through the year and submit this, with a final reflection for assessment on a pass fail basis.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

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Other Resources

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