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| Introduction |
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Founded in 1834, Tulane is one of the major
private universities in the southern United States. It occupies
a 110 acre campus about four miles from the centre of New
Orleans. Campus facilities include a recently built $ 14
million Student Recreation Centre, excellent outdoor sports
facilities, and extremely high quality academic facilities
such as a $15 million campus wide computing system and the
Stern Science Center. The campus and its surroundings provide
a thoroughly stimulating environment in which to spend an
academic year.
Tulane's 11,200 students are a streetcar
ride from the heart of New Orleans, the home of jazz, and
a city which has a charm quite unknown in most American
urban areas. The Louisiana semi tropical climate may also
be an attraction for some. Tulane is ranked among the top
50 national universities in the USA.
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| Subject
Mix |
| The subjects taught at
Tulane include: American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Asian
Studies, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Cognitive
Studies, Communication, Earth Science, Ecology, Economics,
English, Environmental Studies, French, Geology, German, Greek,
History, History of Art, International Relations, Italian,
Jewish Studies, Latin, Latin American Studies, Linguistics,
Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science,
Portuguese, Psychology, Russian, Sociology, Soviet Studies'
Spanish, Theatre & Dance, Women's Studies. Unfortunately,
business/management courses are not normally available to
exchange students. |
| Nature
of Exchange |
| Up to three
exchange places are available.
The exchange covers the tuition fees only
for the year at Tulane; all accommodation, travel and other
personal expenses are the responsibility of the student.
Medical subscriptions, sports fees and extra curricular
fees are not covered. On campus accommodation is guaranteed
for students.
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| Credit
Transfer |
| It is possible to spend
the year at Tulane either as an integral year or as an additional
year.
If the year is spent as an additional year,
there will be no credit towards the University of London
degree for the courses taken, but a report will be provided
by Tulane at the end of the year. This arrangement allows
exchange students to take courses from outside their main
academic field of study if they wish. If the year is taken
as an integral year, students are required to prepare a
study plan for the period abroad. The study plan must be
approved by the student's department before the application
for the exchange is submitted and, subsequently, when course
availability is finalised.
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| Who
is Eligible? |
| Students in any department
who are in their first or second year may apply for an exchange
place at Tulane if they wish to spend the year as an additional
year in between their first and second or second and final
years at Royal Holloway.
Students who are in their first year may
be able to spend the year as an integral year ie. the second
year of a three year degree. Eligibility for any credit
transfer arrangement will vary from department to department
(see general notes). In departments where the transfer of
credit is difficult, it will be more appropriate to spend
the year as an additional year.
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| Further
information |
| In the Careers Service
Information Office, you should find copies of Tulane's Catalogue. |
| Website |
| Tulane
University, New Orleans |
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