Study Abroad Programme
Location
England: Bath
Description
Set in one of the England's most beautiful campuses in the World Heritage city of Bath, Bath Spa University continues to push the boundaries of creativity, culture and enterprise. Bath Spa University is an excellent choice for students from across the world.
You will study in perhaps the UK's most beautiful campus: Newton Park is leased from Royal Estate of the Prince of Wales and consists of historic buildings; Corsham Court is a grand stately home with its own impressive art collection; all have the most modern of facilities.
Semester and year long programmes are available where you can choose from a range of modules with a focus on creativity, culture and enterprise. You can select modules that relate to your major, minor or general education.
You can take part in the special Global Citizenship certificate programme, written especially for visiting students.
Bath Spa University is a friendly university with small class sizes - you will study alongside UK and international students.
Bath was voted the safest student city in the UK for two years running (2011 & 2012).
There is easy access to Bristol International Airport which allows easy travel around the UK, Europe and beyond. Bath is a mere 1 hour 30 minute train ride from the capital city of London.
Highlights
At Bath Spa University, classes are called modules. You select a range of modules to suit your learning and interest. You will study alongside regular full-time students, ensuring that you have the opportunity to experience British university life and culture.
For one semester, you study four classes of 10 or 20 UK credits totalling 60 UK credits (15 to 18 US credits). You can also choose to study for a full year programme where you study 120 UK credits (30-36 US credits).
You can select a range of modules from across the University's five schools: Bath School of Art and Design (BSAD); Humanities and Cultural Industries (HCI); Music and Performing Arts (MPA); Education (Ed); Society, Enterprise and Environment (SEE).
The British degree system is three years in total, with the final year being and honours year and there is strong focus towards specialised subjects from the beginning. Most students will take modules belonging to one school or faculty and endeavour towards in-depth study. Time for independent research and study is important. This differs from the US system where study is broader, with courses taken across subject areas and more frequent assessments.
Example Classes:
Art and Design:-
- Professional Studies in Art, Textiles, Visual Design and Ceramics.
- Introduction to Photography.
- Advanced Photography.
- Introduction to Digital Media.
- Introduction to Printmaking: Silkscreen
- Ceramics and Individual Practice.
Biology:
- Biology: The Science of Life.
- Ecology.
- Environmental Management.
- Health and Human Environments.
- Research Skills in Biology.
- Wildlife Conservation.
Business and Management:
- Organisations and the Business Environment.
- Creativity and Innovation.
- The Marketing Business.
- Reasoning with Research: Social Science Research Methods.
- Destination Management for Tourism.
Creative Practice and Media:
- Media Today.
- Introduction to Television.
- Popular Media Culture.
- Sound and Vision.
- Copywriting and Text Editing.
- Media Production.
- Lens-based media.
- Media Power and Audiences.
- Music Cultures, Media and Markets.
- Journalism and Citizenship.
- Editorial Product Development.
- Designing Visual Narratives.
- Media, Technologies and Change.
- Popular Music Journalism.
- Media, Risk and Panic.
Creative Writing:
- Explorations in Prose Fiction.
Performing Arts:
- Dance Technique.
- Site Specific Dance.
- Introduction to Theatre History.
Film and Screen:
- Framing Film: From Silent Screen to World Cinema.
- Understanding Hollywood.
- Television, Representation and Gender.
- Stardom and Celebrity.
- Popular Cinema and Culture.
- Film and Philosophy.
- Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen.
- Asian Film: National Cinema and Global Impacts.
- Film Cultures Project.
- Wired Up: Computer and Video Games.
- European Cinema.
- Power, Pleasure and Feminist Film Criticism.
- Rock 'n' Reel: Popular Music on Screen.
- Short Film Documentary Making.
- Indian Cinema: From Art House to Bollywood.
Heritage:
- Heritage and Applied History.
- The Business of Heritage.
Philosophy and Religion:
- Truth and Value.
- Global Religions and Philosophies.
- Dharma, Darshana and Dao.
- Studying Religions.
- Religion and Education.
- Buddhism: Historical and Doctrinal Developments.
- Exploring Global Christianity.
- Ethics, Religion and Humanism.
And many many more.