Study abroad in Computer Science and IT Product Development
If you are considering going on exchange during your studies in Computer Science or IT Product Development, there are several options available to you. Regardless of what you choose, all courses must be approved by your degree programme coordinator.
If you have questions regarding the academic aspects of your exchange, you can speak with your student counsellor or your degree programme coordinator. For questions about the application process and related matters, please contact your international coordinator.
Are you going abroad during your Bachelor’s degree?
If you choose to go abroad during the 5th semester, you must ensure that you find courses which can be credited as replacements for the mandatory courses included in your AU programme. This is often difficult, and we recommend waiting until the Master’s degree to go on exchange.
Are you going abroad during your Master’s degree?
At the Master’s level, you have the opportunity to go abroad during the 3rd (9th) semester.
Choosing Courses During Your Study Abroad Stay
Once you have found some interesting courses at the host university, you should consider the following:
- Does the course content overlap with courses you have already taken as part of your degree at AU? If the overlap is too significant, your application to take the course abroad will be rejected.
- Do you meet the academic prerequisites for taking the course?
- Is the course at an appropriate academic level? As a Master’s student, you may be allowed to take a Bachelor’s level course if it is an advanced course at the host university and a similar course is not offered at AU.
- Is the course content research-based – i.e., is the lecturer an active researcher within the subject area or a closely related field? If the teaching is not research-based, your application to take the course will be rejected.
We will check all of the above as part of your pre-approval application, but you are doing yourself (and us) a favour by checking it in advance. Otherwise, you risk having your application rejected.
Popular Destinations for Students in Your Degree Programme
- Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands (IT Product Development only)
- Politecnico di Milano, Italy (IT Product Development only)
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- Radboud University, the Netherlands
- University of Helsinki, Finland
- Uppsala University, Sweden
- University of Oslo, Norway
- NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Norway
- Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Austria
- University of Padova, Italy
- University of Reading, United Kingdom
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Australian National University, Australia
You can find the full list of destinations available to you in AU’s MoveOn database.
