An overview of each option you have regarding your year abroad along with information on how to apply. This information applies only if the title of your degree programme begins with French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian Studies, Scandinavian Studies or Spanish. Students of Law, Business Studies (where this is named first), Arabic, Celtic, Chinese or Japanese should apply for a place via their ‘owning’ school or department. Please check your MyEd record if you are uncertain – your degree programme will be listed correctly there. This information should be read in conjunction with the Year Abroad handbook on the main page, your Degree Programme Table (http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/drps_llc.htm), and in consultation with your year abroad co-ordinator. You might also want to read this helpful write up on How to: Year Abroad from a recent graduate. http://www.theunibubble.com/year-abroad.html Erasmus study Applications for study in 2017/18 will be accepted between Tuesday 1st of November - Friday 25th of November British Council Applications for the 2017-18 academic year will open on 1 November 2016 and will close on 28 February 2017. Work placements More information regarding Erasmus and independent work placements during your year abroad. This article was published on 2024-08-13