Student exchange to Brazil and South Africa

Study or conduct fieldwork in Brazil or South Africa? 

Students starting the master's in Childhood Studies can apply for a scholarship to study and/or conduct fieldwork in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil or Durban in South Africa in the third semester. The scholarship covers travel and accommodation for one semester.

Would you like more information? Email Marit Ursin. 

Student exchange with Brunel University

Application

Department of Education and Lifelong Learning collaborates with Brunel University in London (UK), and it is possible to apply to become an exchange student. The study programme involved is the MA Children, Youth and International Development.

The exchange programme has two allotments for students admitted to the MPhil in Childhood Studies. The exchange period is the second semester (the 2nd term at Brunel University), from January to May. Erasmus students are not required to pay tuition fees at Brunel, and they are entitled to an ERASMUS scholarship from NTNU.

Courses

The student is required to take 60 Brunel credits (30 ECTS) in order to complete one NTNU semester. Course descriptions are available at the MA webpage. The student must select from the following list (which may be revised):

• SA5607 Researching Children, Childhood and Youth (2nd half, 30 credits)(compulsory for all MPhil in Childhood Studies exchange students)
• SA5613 Applied Learning for Children, Youth and International Development (30 credits)
• SA5618 Anthropology of Education and Learning (30 credits)
• SA5621 Anthropological Perspectives on War and Humanitarian Assistance (30 credits) 
• SA5609 Psychological Development (15 credits, distance learning)
• SA5610 Sociology of Youth and Youth Work (15 credits, distance learning)
• SA5611 Social Policy (15 credits, distance learning) 
• SA5612 Contemporary Issues in Youth and Community Work (15 credits, distance learning) 
• SA5614 Applied Learning for Children, Youth and International Development (30 credits) 

Admission procedures - NTNU

The application deadline is 12 September. You apply via this webpage. 

Please contact a student advisor at the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning or the Office of International Relations if you have questions about the admission.

For more information about procedures and possibilities for student exchange - please consult the Unit for International Relations.

Admission procedures at Brunel University

You submit your documents in September/October. For instructions on how to apply, please consult the Brunel Global webpage.

For more information about admission and accommodation, please contact academic coordinator professor Nicola Ansell, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK. Email: Nicola.Ansell@brunel.ac.uk, Tel: + 44 1895 266085

You can send your technical-administrative questions to exchanges@brunel.ac.uk 

Please note that only students who have been nominated by the Office of International Relations at NTNU may submit their application to Brunel University. All nominated students will be contacted by email by the Office of International Relations with details about the further application procedures and deadlines.

Also, please note that the applications must be handed in at the Office of International Relations, as all Erasmus applications are sent via this office. Applications that are sent directly to Brunel University by the student without the required signatures will not be considered.