Outbound exchange programs

Types of outbound programs

There are three types of outbound programs in which BAHS students can join. Each of them varies in terms of the conditions of applications, lenght of stay, financial costs involved, and credit incentives.

Type Exchange Study abroad Short course/study tour
Lenght 6 - 12 months 6 - 12 months 1 - 4 weeks
Condition 1) Year 2 up
2) Require
minimum GPA
3) Tution waived or partial fee
4) Competitive basis within CMU
1) Year 2 up
2) May require minimum GPA
3) Tuition fee paying
4) Apply directly with the program/Faculty
1) Any year
2) In semester break
3) Fee paying
4) Apply directly with BAHS program
Credit transfer Yes
Yes No 
(except the ones that provide credits)
Study leave from CMU Yes 
(pay only the student status' maintainance fee)
Yes 
(pay only the student status' maintainance fee)
No

Country and university

BAHS students can participante in the exchange programs in various universities that BAHS program, the Faculty of Humanities, and CMU, have created agreements with (MoU). Below are the list of universities that the Faculty of Humanities often have exchange programs with. However, there are more beyond this list. Please contact the faculty's Global Humanities Center (GHC) for a full list of universities.

Australia

Semester schedule including exams: Session 1 (mid-February to mid-June) Session 2 (late-July to late November)
University Application period
(please check often as they might change year by year)
Basic requirement Tuition condition Link
(highly recommended to study further in the links for the most updated information)
Macquarie University (Sydney) Before 15 Oct (1 session)

Before 15 Apr (2 session)
1) GPA 2.5 up (appx.) or equivalent of WAM 60
2) IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.mq.edu.au/study/
information-for/international/
study-abroad-exchange-
and-study-tours
University of Technology Sydney (Sydeny) Exchange:
1 - 30 Sept (1 session)
19 Feb - 15 March (2 session)

Study abroad: 
1 Sept - 30 Oct (1 session)
19 Feb - 31 March (2 session)
1) GPA 2.5 up
2) IELTS 6.5 with writing 6.0 or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.uts.edu.au/study/
international/study-abroad-and-exchange-uts
Western Sydney University (Sydney) Before 31 Oct (1 session)

Before 30 Apr (2 session)
1) GPA: not stated
2) IELTS 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.westernsydney
.edu.au/international/
applying/how-to-apply/study-abroad
La Trobe University (Melbourne) Semester 2, 2023  
Study Abroad: before 20 June 
Exchange: before 15 March 

Semester 1, 2024
Study Abroad: before 31 December 2023
Exchange: before 1 November 2023 
1) GPA: not stated
2) IELTS 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/
international/study/australia
Deakin University (South of Melbourne) Before 30 Oct (1 session)

Before 10 Apr (2 session)
1) Completed at least 2 semesters
2) GPA: 2.6 up
2) IELTS 6.0, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.deakin.edu.au/
international-students/study-abroad-and-exchange
Curtin University
(Perth, WA)
Before 15 Oct (1 session)

Before 14 Apr (2 session)
1) Completed at least one academic year
2) GPA: 2.75 up
2) IELTS 6.0, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/
learning-experience/
global-study/global-inbound/
University of Wollongong
(Wollongong, South of Sydney)
Before 31 Oct (1 session)

Before 1 May (2 session)
1) Completed at least one academic year
2) GPA: 2.70 up
2) IELTS 6.0, with a minimum score of 6.0 in reading and writing or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.uow.edu.au/
study/study-abroad-exchange/
China

Semester schedule including exams: Semester 1 (early September to early January) Semester 2 (mid-February to mid-June)
University Application period
(please check often as they might change year by year)
Basic requirement Tuition condition Link
(highly recommended to study further in the links for the most updated information)
Sichuan University
(Chengdu)
N/A 1) GPA 2.3 up
2) IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for applicants intending to enroll in English-taught courses; HSK 5 for Chinese-taught courses
3) For studying Chinese language only, there is no need for foreing language test result
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Language course: see the fees in the website
http://www.sculx.cn/m/
article/index.asp?caid=13
Chengdu University Exchange:
1 - 30 Sept (1 session)
19 Feb - 15 March (2 session)

Study abroad: 
1 Sept - 30 Oct (1 session)
19 Feb - 31 March (2 session)
1) GPA 2.5 up
2) IELTS 6.5 with writing 6.0 or equivalent
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
University of Nottingham, Ningbo Exchange and study abroad:
Before 1 May (1 semester)
Before 30 Oct (2 semester)
1) GPA: not stated
2) IELTS 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands or equivalent
Exchange: waived (selected by University of Nottingham Ningbo based on competative basis)

Study abroad: see the fees in the website
https://www.nottingham.edu.cn
/en/global/exchange-and-
studyabroad/inbound/
inbound.aspx
Yunnan University (Kunming) N/A N/A Exchange: waived (competitive basis in CMU)
Will be updated soon
Beijin Language and Culture University (Beijin)* N/A Requires Chinese language proficiency scores or confirmations from Chinese Division of Chinese language level. However, various scores will be placed in different classes at BLCU. Study abroad: Recieved discounts in tuition fees BLCU Exchange program:
http://enexchange.blcu.
edu.cn

Chinese Language 
Program:
https://admission.blcu.
edu.cn/en/8/list.htm
East China Normal University (Shanghai) Spring semester: December 10 (Spring semester)
Fall semester:
June 15
HSK-4 over 180 for BA programs of Chinese language department, HSK-5 over 180 or above for other bachelor programs.

English-taught programs from non-English native speaking countries should have IELTS 6.0 or above
Exchange: waived (competitive basis in FoH). 

Study abroad: Discounted tuition fee is available
http://lxs.ecnu.edu.cn/EN
/msg.php?id=64
You may be interested in joining the credited summer and short program in China
In addition to the exchange, study abroad, or language, programs in China above, some universities which are in our academic network also run credited summer or intesive program. BAHS students who participate in these program may be eligible in transferring the credits back to the BAHS curriculum. Please consult the program first which course in thse universities are eligible.

New York University Shanghai
Summer, short, and intensive courses in May - June and July - August 
https://shanghai.nyu.edu/study-away/summer-courses/academics


East China Normal University
International Summer School runs from in June - July and July - August 
http://lxs.ecnu.edu.cn/EN/msg.php?id=1092