Students can study at overseas universites such as the University of Sydney in Australia. Study Abroad
Physics students have the opportunity to study in North America, Australia and New Zealand. In these programmes you will broaden your experience by studying physics in a new cultural environment. The programmes are very similar to the Physics programmes offered entirely in Exeter, but they include options such as astronomy (with access to, for example, New Mexico University’s telescope which is sited in the desert where clear skies are the norm), space physics and the physics of weather.
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During my third year I spent two semesters at Auckland University in New Zealand. The Study abroad programme offers a fantastic opportunity to experience a different country’s style of teaching your subject, while you spend your free time meeting lots of different people from all over the world.
As a Physics student I found the major difference in the way that my classes were taught was that a higher level of mathematical ability was required. Although this was at first intimidating, the skills I developed as a result of this challenge have been beneficial upon coming back to Exeter for my final year. Also, by going abroad I was given the opportunity to study away from my main subject, enabling me to gain a broad view on the history and culture of the indigenous people of the Pacific through taking Anthropology modules.
Although the concept of being away from your friends and family for an extended time by doing an exchange may seem daunting to some, I personally would not have traded the opportunity for the world. I am now going to spend the rest of my life travelling around the planet to visit all the friends I have made, and if anyone is in the slightest bit tempted to go abroad then they should ignore any doubts and just do it. It is not something that you will regret.
Matthew Millyard, MPhys Physics with study in New Zealand
