Exchange studies in the United Kingdom

The University of Warwick is located just outside Coventry in central England, a city with many students, student societies and student activities. The university was founded in 1965 as part of the government's work to make higher education available to a larger number of students and currently has around 10,000 students. The Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2022 has named the University of Warwick as one of the UK's top 10 and the world's top 80 universities.

Information for exchange students

Teaching Language

English

Subjects/Courses

University of Warwick offers a wide range of courses for exchange students.
More information about courses can be found here. Your current degree subject/major must be related to the academic department that you intend to study in at Warwick. It is therefore important that you choose courses (so called “modules” at Warwick) where you have some prior knowledge. Exchange students are rarely accepted onto first year courses, and it is therefore recommended to choose second or third year courses (“level 2” or “level 3”).

Please note that it is NOT possible to study courses in the following disciplines:

• Art
• Design
• Courses within IT
• Medicine and health
• Business Administration
• Finance
• Any courses taught at Warwick Business School

Only bachelor level courses are open for exchange students going to Warwick.

Erasmus+ grant

Great Britain is NOT part of the Erasmus programme – which means that you cannot receive an Erasmus+grant if you do an exchange period at University of Warwick.

Full Time Studies

60 CATS per semester are equivalent to 30 hec.

Academic Calendar

Fall semester: September-December (autumn term)

Spring semester: January-March (spring term), April-June (summer term)

Language Requirements

An English language certificate is not required when going for a semester exchange at Warwick, and they are happy to accept a letter confirming your language proficiency signed by your international coordinator. 

Students who wish to go on a full year exchange at Warwick must provide proof of English through one of the following language tests:

• TOEFL minimum 72 (IBT) overall score
• IELTS minimum 5.5 overall score and on each component
• Duolingo English minimum 90 overall score
• Cambridge English Advanced (C1 or C2 Advanced) 170 overall score

Housing

The Warwick Accommodation Team manage both on and off-campus accommodation.
For details on how to apply and the accommodation available for exchange students.

Insurance

Exchange students have insurance through Kammarkollegiets "Student OUT".

Reports from former exchange students