Third year abroad
Students on combined honours programmes with a modern language are required to spend some or all of their third year abroad.
Students on other programmes are free to apply to go abroad for their third year either under the Erasmus scheme or on an approved international exchange.
For details of available exchanges and how to apply please consult the Edinburgh Global website:
International exchange programmes
and
Study and Work Away Service: Go Abroad
For details of what you’ll need to do in English Literature during your year abroad, please consult the Third Year Abroad Handbook:
There are two pathways to follow for exchanges in third year: Erasmus and International Exchanges.
For further information, please contact the SWAY team at: sway@ed.ac.uk
Other useful contact information:
European exchanges:
- Email: europe.outgoing@ed.ac.uk
- Phone: 07564 254061
International exchanges:
- Email: international.outgoing@ed.ac.uk
- Phone: 0131 650 4621, 0131 651 1077 or 0131 651 1071
The English Literature International Exchange Liaison is:
Dr Simon Malpas
Senior Lecturer
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- English Literature
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0)131 650 3596
- Email: Simon.Malpas@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Edinburgh Research Explorer profile
Address
- Street
Room 2.15
50 George Square- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH8 9LH
We also have a centralised Erasmus email address to which enquires may be directed: