University of St Andrews

At a glance

The university was founded in 1970. Today it has 23,000 students and 11 teaching sites; see campus map.
Established : 1970
Student Population : 23000

Website and links

Website : Sorbonne homepage

Who can go

Students on degree programmes in the following subject areas may apply to study abroad during their Junior Honours year at Université Paris - Sorbonne (Paris IV) (Paris-Sorbonne University):

Note: Joint Honours students may only apply for a full year abroad if BOTH subjects are listed above. Joint Honours students applying for one semester must seek permission from both Schools.

Study abroad coordinator

Each School has a designated Study Abroad Coordinator.

Semester dates

Semester dates are as follows

2022/3
Semester 1 Sep 2022 to Jan 2023
Semester 2 Jan 2023 to Jun 2023

Your studies abroad

Partner Course Catalogue : Course catalogue

Each module tends to have 2 hours of lectures (CM: Cours Magistraux) per week and 2-3 hours of seminars (TD: Travaux Dirigés) per week. Most classes taught in French, with possible exception of other Foreign Language classes (eg German classes, Spanish classes etc).

See our Credits and modules abroad webpage for information on the number of credits we expect students to take at our partner institutions. St Andrews expects students to attend all classes as part of their programme abroad. Assessment methods may vary across partners and could include class participation, continuous assessment in the form of homework and final exams. All courses must be agreed with your Study Abroad Coordinator. See Academic information for further details, as well as information about credit and grade conversion.

Application and selection

This is a School Abroad programme.

Places available

Places available : Please discuss with the French Study Abroad Coordinator

Places available may vary from year to year depending on the exchange balance. Numbers for the following academic year will be confirmed at the information meeting.

Getting there and getting around

A number of airlines, including budget airlines, fly regularly to Paris from Edinburgh airport and other airports around the UK.

Paris has a good public transportation service.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not guaranteed so you should be prepared to seek private accommodation. The Sorbonne website has some guidance for Erasmus students.

See the webpage for further guidance on living in Paris or have a read of our city profile.

Please note that St Andrews is unable to guarantee housing at any of our partner institutions. Guidance on finding accommodation abroad is available on the Global Office webpage.

Student services and orientation

The Sorbonne offer a range of Student Services through the Student Life Centre

Please be aware that student support services will be different across all of our partner universities.