Module manager: Federica Casano
Email: F.Casano@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
Satisfactory Performance at Levels 1 and 2
This module is not approved as a discovery module
During this module, students spend a year studying Law in one of our partner universities.
This module gives students the opportunity to:
- demonstrate their ability to cope with a significant change in their environment and adapt to a new culture;
- broaden their understanding and knowledge of their subject specialisms;
- gain a deeper understanding of the country in which they are studying.
Students will develop their understanding and skill in relation to another legal tradition and/or the legal structures of the EU or other international legal frameworks.
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire:
- skills of adaptability and cultural flexibility
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;
- decision making.
- in the case of students studying in a foreign language, advanced skills in that language;
- in the case of students studying in a country where the first language is not English, basic functional skills in that language.
Students studying in Europe in English will study 60 ECTS of Law courses.
Students studying in Madrid must take 3 or 4 Law courses over the year.
Students studying in Heidelberg must take 40 ECTS of Law courses
Students studying in France must take four courses per semester. Two of these courses must be taken with Travaux Dirigés.
Students studying at ANU, Canberra must take 48 units of Law courses over the year. Students may take up to 33% non-law subjects.
Students studying at QUT must take 96 units of Law courses over the year. Students may take up to 33% non-law subjects.
Students studying in the USA are allowed to take up to 33% non-law modules, subject to agreement with the specific university.
Students are not permitted to study subjects which are substantively similar to those already taken in Leeds.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private study hours | 1200 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 0 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 1200 | ||
The School is committed to providing an excellent student education and experience. This will involve a variety of teaching methods and follow a blended learning model, including meaningful on-campus in-person teaching for all students. Further information regarding teaching delivery will follow.
- Formal academic monitoring is undertaken by the host institution;
- Leeds staff keep in contact with the students while abroad, and advise on course choice, marks etc.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | Students must, while abroad, attend classes, complete assessed work, and sit examinations in all modules for which they are enrolled, in accordance with the assessment methods in use at the host institution, from which they must bring back transcripts of their performance in all modules taken. Students studying at an English speaking institution where undergraduate modules are offered must pass equivalent to 100 Leeds credits. Students studying at a non-English speaking institution (or an English speaking institution where only postgraduate modules are offered) must pass equivalent to 80 Leeds credits. Students who do not pass the year abroad as set out above will be given the opportunity to complete a resit which will be in the form of a 3,000 word written comparative report on a legal and/or cultural aspect of the country studied in. If necessary, a presentation and /or interview will be held. | |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 0 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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