Exchange and Study Abroad
Travel Overseas for Credit Towards Your University of Melbourne Degree!
Melbourne Global Mobility provides support to students interested in studying overseas for credit towards their University of Melbourne degree. There are two main ways to study overseas as part of your Melbourne degree, as an Exchange student or as a Study Abroad student. On either program you may receive credit or fulfil degree requirements.
Exchange students from the University of Melbourne take up a course place at an approved overseas institution and in return a student from that institution may study at the University of Melbourne. As an Exchange student you remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Melbourne and continue to pay your fees here in whatever form you have previously paid them. You are also enrolled as a full-time student at the host institution, but you are not required to pay any tuition fees at that institution. Exchange students must travel to a partner institution.
Study Abroad students enrol at institutions that do not have an exchange agreement with the University of Melbourne. As a Study Abroad student you must take a leave of absence from your degree at the University of Melbourne and enrol directly with, and pay any applicable tuition fees to, your chosen institution. Study Abroad students will be required to arrange their own overseas study program, but are welcome to use this website and the Melbourne Global Mobility resource room for advice, and attend the exchange pre-departure session, where possible.
Why Travel Abroad?
Academic Advantages:
- Learn about a new culture
- Experience a new and different academic system
- Study subjects that are not offered at the University of Melbourne
- Improve your foreign language skills or learn a new language
- Gain an international perspective on an area of study
Personal Advantages:
- Independence
- Meet new people and make new friends
- Adventure and fun
- Travel and explore new places
- Grow in self-confidence
- Gain a broader outlook on life
- Improve cross-cultural communication skills
Career Advantages:
- Build international links
- Give yourself a competitive edge
- Make your resume stand out