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Information on Studying Abroad as a PSTS Student

Under certain conditions, PSTS students are allowed to take courses at a partner university abroad during the 2nd year of the PSTS programme. This possibility can be interesting if you would like to familiarize yourself with approaches and methods not (extensively) discussed in our programme, but still relevant to the PSTS domain. Interesting options are, for example, the MSc Techno-Anthropology at Aalborg University, Denmark, and the MA Science and Technology Studies at the Technische Universität München, Germany. Explore these and other universities' websites for courses that they offer. The UT's Study Abroad website features a database of the countries and universities with which PSTS has an exchange contract. It also explains how to organize your study abroad.

However: Replacing regular PSTS electives with one or more courses abroad is subject to formal approval of the PSTS Examination Board. You will have to motivate why the courses you plan to take elsewhere are relevant and how they will help you satisfy the final qualifications of the PSTS programme. Be aware that a maximum of two 2nd year PSTS electives can be replaced with courses taken during a semester at another university. Any additional courses taken abroad will thus count as additional to the PSTS programme. This means you still need to complete at least three of the 2nd year PSTS electives. Since these cannot be taken during the period you are abroad, you will probably have a study delay (possibly up to one year). 

If you feel the study abroad experience justifies this study delay plus the extra effort, then start exploring the opportunities early on. Also, contact the PSTS study adviser well in advance to discuss your options.