Compulsory study year abroad cancelled

cheshirelabrador

sheramber said:

cheshirelabrador said:

Looking at the Leeds university website the degree is 4 years and includes 480 credits.  For a BA (Hons) you only need 360 credits, so presumably a degree certificate would specifically mention the year in Japan as an included extra, just like a sandwich degree certificate.

Presumably the year abroad is scheduled to start in September this year but as Leeds Uni don't know what the situation will be in September they can't say whether it can go ahead.

Personally I think it would be sensible for the university to defer the 2nd year, so they spend the next academic year in Leeds and the following one in Japan but that's just my opinion. The university might have to rework the 3rd and 4th year modules if the year in Japan is done in the wrong year.

But the next year there will be  another year of students due to study abroad as well and not enough places for them all. What then? 

Since there wouldn't be any plans for the second year study as the students should have been abroad it will take time to  make alternative arrangements. 

You're presuming the number of first years is consistent every year.  Even if the university offers the same number of places it doesn't mean they are all filled.

Are you sure there's no plans for alternative second year study?  Unless the course is brand new this year what happened to those who did a first year in 2019/2020 and should currently be on their second year?  The university might have a number of alternative options but still need to decide which one is best.

cheshirelabrador

MalMonroe said:

The Students' Union at every university is just run by the students, they won't have any information about how the course is going to be run next year. 

They are a bit like a trade union but representing students instead of employees.  For a problem with a course affecting all students on that course they are in a position to request a meeting with the relevant people at the university to discuss suitable options.  If one student requests a meeting with the vice chancellor it would probably fall on deaf ears, if the student's union request one they might get one.

sheramber

the university have advised there is no guarantee of places for a later year. Presumably, current year get priority of places. 

There may be more applicants  the following year.

 There is also information on the Leeds website that states they cannot guarantee ANY abroad placement that is cancelled due to numbers of applicants for the following year 

But, since the situation is now very different to normal who knows what the university will decide to do. I doubt they have a back up plan in the wings so will only m=now be considering their options.

Semple

Presumably if the university cannot guarantee a placement, then it is not a requirement to complete the course.

The OPs daughter will need to make the decision on whether the course is worth continuing with if she's unable to have a placement abroad for a year. 

sheramber

The situation has probably not arisen before so the university will now have to consider how to deal with  it.

 I doubt they are ignoring the situation.

Like many others at present who do not know what is happening about situations impacted by covid,   the OP's daughter will have to wait until some decision  is announced.

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