International Relations Office

University-Wide Partner Universities

 

University of Bristol
Bristol, UK

Website: http://www.bris.ac.uk/

 

Institution Profile
 

Students at the University of Bristol get the best of both worlds - an excellent education and a beautiful city as a home. Spread across six different faculties, Bristol has a wide ranging selection of study programmes at various levels, which attract some of the highest calibre students from around the world. The University of Bristol has an international reputation for excellence in research in many different academic areas.

Bristol is the most popular multifaculty university in the UK in terms of applications per place, with independent private school pupils taking more than a third of the places.
 
Academics
Academic Calendar

Semester 1: Late September to Late January
Semester 2: late January to Late June

Curriculum Structure
 
  • A full year's work is 120 Bristol credit points, and students are expected to take the full load regardless of their graduation requirements. If they are studying in a range of departments, they may not be able to take precisely 120 units, so margins of 100 to 130 are acceptable and are still considered to be a standard year's work for transfer purposes.
  • A semester's work is 60 Bristol credit points, and rules are as for the full year. Margins of 50 to 65 are considered acceptable.

 
Medium of Instruction for Classes

English.
Faculties/Schools
 
  • Arts
  • Engineering
  • Medical and Veterinary Sciences
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Science
  • Social Science and Law
 
SEP Application
Restrictions for Exchange Students

Suitable for students from the following faculties:

 
  • FASS (History, Geography – Full Year (FY) only, Philosophy - FY or Semester 2 only, Sociology - select courses only, Economics – modules are severely limited for students who are on semester exchange). Second year Psychology lab classes are not available to Study Abroad students.
  • FOE (All areas, FY only)
  • FOS (Chemistry - FY only, Physics - FY only, Biology - FY or Semester 2 only, Mathematics - FY or Semester 2 only)
  • SOC (Computer Engineering - FY only)
  • FOL (FY only)


Strengths: Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Bio Science, Computer Science, Politics, Geography.

Modules offered through the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences are unavailable to Study Abroad students. This includes Clinical Sciences, Community-based Medicine and Applied Community Health. Drama and Music have restricted offerings and very limited availability, so enrolment must be negotiated with the Study Abroad Officer.  Postgraduate level modules (Level M or D) are not available to Study Abroad students (this includes Exercise, Nutrition & Health and Graduate School of Education).

Please email the Study Abroad office (swap-in@bristol.ac.uk ) for more information on module restrictions.

Students are expected to provide proof of English language proficiency as per the requirement of UK Border Agency (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/)

Course catalogue for exchange students:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/international/study-placements/study-abroad/academic-info/course-info.html.

NUS Application Deadline

Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates. Only nominated students by NUS will be eligible for the exchange with Bristol. Nomination should be sent by 15 June for semester 1 or full year exchange and by 12 October for semester 2 exchange.

You may refer to Bristol’s website for the full list of required supporting documents.
 
Accommodations
Housing Options

Students who have already been accepted onto the Study Abroad Programme should refer to the email received when they accepted their offer for the link to the Accommodation Application Form. Please contact the university at swap-in@bristol.ac.uk if they have misplaced this weblink.
 
Visa & Insurance
Consular/Visa Regulation

If you intend to travel to the UK to enrol on a course of studies which lasts 6 months (or more), you must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK.

If you are a Singaporean citizen or a citizen of another country on the UK non-visa nationals list, and if your course of studies is less than 6 months, you can apply for entry to the UK as a student visitor either prior to leaving your home country, or on arrival at UK immigration at the port of entry.  If you are a citizen of a country not on the non-visa nationals list then you still must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK.

Health/Medical Insurance

Britain has a subsidized health service which provides free health care and treatment for people who are resident in Britain. Students who are enrolled on a programme which will last for more than six months are also entitled to NHS treatment.

Though the cost of any medication is subsidized, the prescriptions are chargeable.  

For students who are going for less than 6 months, please get a travel and health insurance for coverage.

 
Cost of Living
Estimated Monthly Living Expenses
Breakdown of Costs
Pounds £
Accommodation
256 - 520
Food
117
Transport
150
Insurance
216
Others (Entertainment, clothes)
200
Monthly Estimate
939 - 1,203


Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

 
Additional Information
Useful Links
 
More Questions?
 

Module Mapping, Course Selections & Application

Please check with your SEP Administrator/Coordinator in the Dean's Office.

 

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