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International Education

O'Dowd Hall, Room 328
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2889
ie@oakland.edu

Office hours
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Alex Zimmerman, Director
(248) 370-2843
azimmerman@oakland.edu

International Education

O'Dowd Hall, Room 328
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2889
ie@oakland.edu

Office hours
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Alex Zimmerman, Director
(248) 370-2843
azimmerman@oakland.edu

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University of East Anglia, England

Oakland University's semester or year-long exchange at the University of East Anglia. Study in  one of the best small cities in the world, Norwich, England. Less than two hours by train to London and located in the safest county in England, UEA is home to 15,000 students from more than 100 countries. Students are immersed in the culture of an interesting and beautiful region at a university that is a center of teaching excellence and world-leading research.

For more information, check out the University of East Anglia video. Visit the University of East Anglia website.

Course: 15 credits. Courses are available in most fields taught at OU. 

Program Dates: Fall semester September - December 2024, Winter semester January - May 2025

Application Deadline: March 1 for fall semester or academic year, October 1 for winter semester

For more information contact:

Kyle Edwards, Professor, English
edwards2@oakland.edu

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Program Overview

Exchange students at the University of East Anglia (UEA) study for a semester or a full academic year at a modern public research university in Norwich, near the North Sea coast in east-central England. UEA has about 20,000 students, of whom over 20% are international. With a busy calendar of social and cultural events, performing arts, live music, athletic competitions, and student festivals, it is known as one of the liveliest university campuses in England.

Norwich, the largest city in the region of East Anglia, is two hours northeast of London. Famous for being the best-preserved medieval city in the United Kingdom, it has been voted the best place to live and work in the UK. The imposing Norwich Castle was constructed by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, and the nearby Norwich Cathedral is an exemplar of Norman architecture. Norwich is a center of Britain’s literary world and publishing industry, and was selected in 2012 as a UNESCO City of Literature. Known also for its brewing industry, Norwich for decades celebrated having exactly 365 pubs, one for each day of the year. It is the headquarters of BBC East, a major radio and television studio.

Academics

Requirements: A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Students who don’t meet the GPA requirement may still be eligible and should speak with OU’s International Education Office prior to applying.

Application: In addition to completing an OU study abroad application on Horizons, students must apply for admission to UEA. Directions for completing UEA’s online application are here. Oakland University will nominate students to UEA when their study abroad applications have been accepted.

Exchange students may come from any major and select classes from throughout UEA’s catalog. Known especially for literature and cultural studies, UEA also has strong science programs. Past students have included three Nobel Prize-winners in the sciences or medicine as well as a co-inventor of the COVID vaccine. A long line of literary luminaries have studied at UEA, among them Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, and W. G. Sebald.

Exchange students may choose to study for either fall or winter semester or for the full academic year. In fall semester, classes end in December but some final exams are held in January, so students who will be returning to OU must make arrangements with their professors to complete them early or do them long-distance. Students typically take three courses (known in England as modules) per term, each worth 20 UK credits or 5 OU credits, for a total of 15 OU credits.

Find more information about courses at UEA here.

Business students should be aware that most business modules last for the full academic year, so it is not possible to study business at UEA for just one semester. Almost all other modules outside of business are semester-long.

At the end of the semester, students receive a British transcript with grades on a scale of 0 to 100. OU converts these grades to American letter grades, which are added to students’ OU transcripts. Students should be aware that grading conventions in the UK are very different from America, and should not be discouraged by what they perceive as poor results. Grades of 70 and above are reserved for excellent work, and will receive an A at OU.

Housing and Food

Exchange students stay in residence halls on UEA’s campus, which have won awards for being the nicest in the UK. Most rooms are private studio apartments with shared cooking facilities or private bedrooms in four-person apartment suites. All rooms have high-speed wifi. A smaller number of semester homestays with local host families are also available, while students in the dorms sometimes have the option of a weekend homestay.

UEA’s campus and residence halls have numerous cafeterias and dining options, encompassing cheap corner markets and buffet-style campus dining as well as high-end formal restaurants in the Sainsbury Centre. The Student Union is the hub of student life, and the menu at the SU Bar offers everything from vegan jackfruit pizza to bacon double cheeseburgers – as well as over 20 beers on tap.

East Anglia is home to a large international population and offers cuisine from around the world. Local specialties include Norfolk black turkey, crab roux on toast, and chili mussels with samphire.

Cost

Tuition: 15 Credits

You will be charged for these credits on your eBill at your normal rate of tuition.

Additional costs: $7,975

You will need additional funds for these expenses not covered by program fee. Amounts are estimated.

  • Airfare: $1,200
  • Housing: $2,400
  • Meals: $1,500
  • Local transportation: $400
  • UEA Health Surcharge: $100
  • Incidental personal expenses: $2,000
  • Passport (if you don't have one): $175
  • Books and Supplies: $200

Please note: For students staying for a full academic year, not included in the above additional costs are: visa $432,  UEA Health Surcharge $100 


Scholarships and Financial Aid: You are able to use financial aid to cover your full cost of attendance to this program (tuition, program fee and additional costs). Scholarships are also available through your study abroad application.