International Possibilities within Arts and Humanities

Partner Institutions Available for Exchange Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

All collaborations at Linnaeus University are managed either as university-wide partnerships or as subject-specific partnerships under a particular faculty. Each faculty is responsible for its own academic subject areas. The list of partner institutions is available in connection with the application process for exchange studies, and the institutions offered may vary between application rounds.

To obtain a full picture of the possibilities, it is important to consult the comments for each partnership, where we also provide any relevant links if available. You can access these comments when the application period for exchange studies is open by clicking on the “handshake” icon, followed by the “i” icon for the specific partnership when performing your search. If an application period for exchange studies is currently open, you will find the link on the International Office’s webpages under Exchange Studies.

University Wide (Undefined)

These are university-wide partnerships available to all students at Linnaeus University. It is important to ensure that the institutions you are interested in also offer courses in the subject(s) you intend to study during your exchange.

Arts and Humanities

These partnerships are open to all students who plan to study a subject within the broader field of Arts and Humanities, provided that suitable courses are available at the partner institution.

Arts (Design)

These partnerships are intended for students in Design. Most of the partner institutions in this category require a portfolio to be submitted with the application.

Other Subject-Specific Partnerships (Journalism and Information / Languages / etc.)

In other subject areas, such as Languages or Journalism and Information, you may take courses in these specific subjects during your exchange studies.

You are responsible of find institutions that offer courses you can take during your exchange

Depending on your field of study, you may have the opportunity to freely choose what you study during your exchange, although there may also be restrictions requiring you to take a specific subject. Any such requirements in connection with exchange studies are defined in the programme syllabus for programme students. A summary is available for each programme on the pages above; you should also check the details in your own programme syllabus.

If you are taking single-subject courses, you will usually be free to choose what you wish to study during your exchange. However, please remember that you must still meet the entry requirements set by the partner institution for its courses. This also applies to students undertaking exchange studies after completing a programme.

For students in teacher education, there is often a requirement that exchange studies be credited against the regular courses listed in the programme syllabus for the relevant semester. This also means that the courses taken during the exchange must be closely related to, or equivalent to, the courses offered within the programme that semester. As a result, additional research is often necessary during the exchange application process to ensure that suitable courses are available at the partner institution.

It is your responsibility to go through the information to see whether our partner institutions offer suitable courses at the appropriate level when applying for exchange studies. The best way to do this is to check the host institution’s website for the courses available to incoming exchange students or use the link from our application for exchange when open. Courses change from semester to semester, so ensure that the subject you wish or are required to study is available before selecting a host institution in your exchange application. You are encouraged to contact your programme coordinator, the subject coordinator, or our international coordinator for advice and support during this process.

Course Selection and Learning Agreement for Exchange Studies – Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Once you have applied for exchange studies and been nominated to one of our partner institutions, you will need to indicate which courses you plan to take during your exchange. This is done by compiling them in a Learning Agreement, which must be completed during the semester prior to your departure.

The Learning Agreement specifies both the courses you plan to take at the host institution (Table A) and how these can be credited towards your studies at Linnaeus University (Table B).

All administration is carried out digitally in Mobility Online (MO), where you also manage the other steps required before your exchange. Your MO account was created when you applied for exchange studies, so please check your email if you are uncertain about your login details.

Compiling your Learning Agreement

Before you start compiling your Learning Agreement, consult the person who will support you in determining which courses may be suitable for your exchange studies.

Depending on what you plan to study during your exchange and how you wish to transfer the credits to Linnaeus University, the person approving your course selection will vary. If you are enrolled in a programme, it is usually the programme coordinator who advises you on course selection and grants approval.

• Students enrolled in a programme: Programme coordinator, or a designated subject expert in cases where the programme coordinator is not employed within the subject area planned for the exchange.
  
  
• Students taking single-subject courses or undertaking exchange studies after completing a programme: The approver will depend on what you will study and how you wish to transfer the credits. If the courses are to be credited towards a specific subject, they are approved by a subject representative. If they are to be credited only as higher education credits, they are approved by the faculty’s international coordinator.
  
  
• Students required to credit exchange studies towards existing courses at Linnaeus University (primarily students in teacher education): If your exchange studies must be credited towards existing courses at Linnaeus University, the examiner for each relevant course will decide whether your exchange courses correspond to the content of those courses. If multiple courses are to be credited, approval from each relevant examiner is required in the Learning Agreement.

If you are unsure whom to contact regarding your course selection for exchange studies, you are most welcome to contact our international coordinator at mobility.fkh@lnu.se.

Begin by entering the courses you will take at the host institution in Table A. If a course does not yet have a course code, you may leave that field blank. Include a link to the course description. If a link is unavailable, you may upload a course information document later in the process.

Add the courses one by one until the list is complete. You must take the equivalent of at least 30 credits per semester. Within Europe, the same credit scale is generally used, but credits are referred to as ECTS instead of hp – thus, 30 hp equals 30 ECTS. Outside Europe, credit scales may vary, so check which scale applies at your host institution. Your contact person at the International Office or our international coordinator can advise you on how the local credit system corresponds to hp.

In Table B, indicate what you wish to have credited from your courses upon returning from your exchange. If you are a programme student, there may be specific requirements for what must be credited in order for your exchange studies to count towards your degree. You can find this information on your programme’s webpage or in your programme syllabus.

Typically, “Exchange Studies” is written, along with the level of study planned (“Bachelor level” or “Master level”), followed by “30 credits” for a semester, or “60 credits” for a full academic year. If you are required to study a specific subject during your exchange, this should also be included in Table B, for example: Exchange Studies, Design, Bachelor level, 30 credits.

Learning Agreement Table A Example

Learning Agreement Table B Example

Credit Transfer after Exchange Studies – Faculty of Arts and Humanities

If you have completed exchange studies through Linnaeus University and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, you can apply to have these credited. The courses you apply to have credited should correspond to those stated in your Learning Agreement prior to the exchange.

You apply via your student pages in Mitt Ladok. Log in to Ladok for students and select Credit Transfer in the menu. Choose Apply, under Add other, you write what is staded under table B, Recognition at the Sending Institution from your learning agreement. Continue with the application, adding information about your courses from the exchange, when finalised. Your application will be forwarded to the faculty’s international coordinator, who will process the application.

Attach the following documents to your application:

• Official Transcript of Records from the host institution
• Learning Agreement
• Any course syllabi or other relevant information about the courses taken during your exchange studies

When prompted to specify which course at Linnaeus University you wish to have credited, please enter the information stated in Table B of your Learning Agreement. This facilitates processing and increases the likelihood that your application can be handled more quickly.

Processing and decision

Your application will be reviewed by the international coordinator, who will either process the case directly or forward it to the appropriate decision-maker (programme coordinator/subject expert). If you are applying for credit transfer towards existing courses at Linnaeus University, the processing is managed by the Student Affairs Office, which sends the request directly to the relevant examiner(s).

Once a decision has been made, it will be recorded in Ladok, and you will receive a notification from the person handling the case.

Further information about credit transfer at Linnaeus University and our local regulations can be found on the link below: