University of Leeds
- The University of Leeds has been named the UK's University of the Year for 2017 by the Times and Sunday Times newspapers
- Leeds, a city of 700,000 people, is a vibrant city full of shopping, entertainment, and culture
- Leeds has an international summer school that lasts four weeks long
- The University of Leeds is ranked in the top ten universities for research in Britain
The KU Great Britain Direct Exchange Program (GBDX) is designed to stimulate and enrich the intellectual development of KU students through a direct experience in the British academic and cultural environment, promoting friendship with Great Britain and broadening international horizons. To realize this mission, KU has signed direct exchange agreements with ten universities in Great Britain, which allow KU students to study for a semester or year abroad at greatly reduced costs. In exchange, British students from these same universities will study for a semester or year at KU.
The University of Leeds is ranked in the top ten universities for research in Britain. Serving 30,500 students from 130 countries, the University is also Britain's second largest university.
Leeds is a city of 700,000 people located in the county of Yorkshire, in between the Yorkshire Dales and Peak District national parks, and less than 50 miles from Manchester, Sheffield and York. London is just over two hours away by train, while Edinburgh is three hours away in the opposite direction. The busy train station in Leeds has trains heading in all directions throughout the day, making your travel plans a snap. The Leeds/Bradford airport makes your international travel quick and easy too. It has recently been named the top city to visit in Britain both by Condé Nast Traveler magazine and the Good Britain Guide.
Academic Program
--Semester/Year
Students may earn up to 30 hours of KU credit for the year, or 15 credits each semester.Most disciplines are offered in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Business, Education and Health Fields. Students are encouraged to visit the University of Leeds website to determine if Leeds offers the selection of courses that willmeet their graduation requirements.
Leeds courses and grades will be posted as KU equivalents on your KU transcript and grades will figure into your KU GPA. The relevant KU academic department will make the final decision regarding posting of credit and grades, and their application toward graduation.
Steps to select courses at Leeds
Leeds Course Catalog
Leeds Course Equivalencies
--Summer
The Leeds International Summer School (LISS) is a four week program open to University of Kansas students. Students take a total of two classes, worth three KU credits each during the program. Students choose one class for the first two weeks, and a second class during the last two weeks. Several field trips and excursions are included in the program. Some of these trips will be connected to particular classes, while others will be for the entire LISS group outside of classes. The 2020 Leeds International Summer School will run from Saturday, July 4 to Saturday, August 1.
Classes offered for the 2020 LISS include:
First Two Weeks:
Building Britain, 1700-1840: Industrial ‘Revolution’ or ‘Evolution’?
Business and Cultural Awareness: Bridging the Gap [KU's IBUS 300]
Creative Writing: Finding Voices
Equity Portfolio Management
Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Plants
Introduction to Special Effects in Filmmaking
Management in Organisations: Theories, Techniques and Decision Making [KU's MGMT 305]
Music in Film [KU's MUSC 310, Goal 3AH]
Natural Sciences: Global Challenges and Scientific Skills [KU's ENVR 200]
Philosophy of Mind and Ethics: Dilemmas and Thought Experiments [KU's PHIL 140, Goal 1.1 or 3AH]
The English Country House: A Social History [KU's HIST 250]
The Path to Justice: Criminal Law and Legal Skills
Wealth and Poverty: The Making of the Modern World [KU's HIST 250]
Second Two Weeks:
British Literature and the Brontës [KU's ENGL 309 or ENGL 334]
Comedy, Performance and British Culture [KU's SOC 295]
Data Mining and Text Analytics
Education in the Media
Entrepreneurship and Society: Ideas, Opportunities and Value Creation [KU's BUS 300]
Essentials of the Music Business
Ethics for Business and Society [KU's BUS 201, Goal 5]
Global Challenges in the Anthropocene: Health, Food Security and Climate Change
Introduction to Digital Photography
Introduction to Psychology: Perception, Cognition and Emotion
Physiology and Microbiology in Action: Exploring Respiratory Health
Sport, Nutrition and Outdoor Education
More details on theses courses can be found here.
Students live in university residence halls or student apartments scattered throughout the northern half of Leeds. In most cases students will have a single room and will share a common kitchen and bath. Students will have meals provided, prepare their own meals, or purchase meals at reduced cost in the university cafeteria, depending on their choice of residence.
The fall semester at the University of Leeds will generally start at the end of September, with final exams finishing in mid-January. In some years the final exam period will finish just in time for the start of the KU spring semester, but some years the exams will extend through the first week of KU spring classes, making it impossible to study at Leeds for the fall semester in those years. Certain academic units at Leeds will let KU proctor Leeds exams at KU in January, making Leeds a fall-only possibility. Please check with KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement about the subjects you wish to study in a fall semester to see if this proctoring option will work for you. Natural Sciences and Engineering will generally not permit January exam proctoring at KU.
The spring semester at the University of Leeds begins in late January with final exams concluding around the end of the first week of June.
Open to KU students who have achieved sophomore status by the beginning of the program and who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Sophomores may be limited to lower level courses at Leeds, depending on the number of credits already earned in a particular subject. Some of the academic departments at Leeds may have additional requirements, including pre-requisites, GPA, and number of credit hours completed.
University Website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk
International Office: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/130117/exchange_and_study_abroad/471/about_s...
Course Catalogue: http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/modulesearch.asp?T=S&L=UG
Academic Calendar: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/calendar/almanac.htm
Pinterest: pinterest.com/universityleeds/
Study Abroad Blog: leedsunibound.wordpress.com/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/universityofleedsuk
City Websites: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/
Push Guide: http://www.push.co.uk/
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education institution reports:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/institutionreports/pages/university-of-leeds.aspx
