STUDY ABROAD & EXCHANGE
The exchange programs offer you the opportunity to complete a semester of study overseas and to receive credit for this study towards your Sydney Juris Doctor (JD).
Why go on exchange?
Every year the Law School sends approximately 40 students overseas on faculty-specific exchanges, and many more students also undertake university-wide exchanges or study abroad opportunities. You will find the opportunity a rewarding one as it adds an international dimension to your Sydney JD; challenges you academically; facilitates the development of new skills; and enhances your personal growth and self-confidence.
How does the faculty-specific exchange program work?
The Sydney Law School has agreements with law schools overseas, which allow for the exchange of a certain number of students each year. Over the term of the agreement the number of students must be balanced and the Law School accordingly has the discretion to change its annual quota of students it sends overseas.
When you are on exchange, you are enrolled full-time at the University of Sydney and pay all relevant fees (compulsory subscriptions, commonwealth supported contributions or tuition fees). You may be required to pay some minor administrative charges or health insurance, however you are not required to pay any other fees to the host institution.
What types of programs are available?
You are able to choose from two different types of exchange programs - University-wide and Faculty-specific exchange programs.
University-wide exchange programs are administered by the University’s International Student Office. For more information please visit Services for Students website.
Faculty-specific exchange programs are available to students of a particular faculty, in this case the Sydney Law School. The Law School currently has exclusive exchange agreements with thirteen Law Schools in Europe, North America and Asia.
What is the difference between a University-Wide Exchange Program and a Faculty-Specific Program?
The Faculty-Specific and University-Wide programs are very similar. In order to take full advantage of both programs, you are only permitted to go on exchange in their final year and can only attend for one semester. You might consider a Faculty-specific exchange preferable to a University-Wide program owing to the following reasons:
- The reputation of the Law Schools with which we have agreements
- The quality of the legal education on offer
- The diversity and availability of creditable law units
If you are seeking to study in the USA, you should note that you can only do so under a Faculty-Specific Program as most American law schools will not accept law students under the University-Wide agreements.
Which universities are involved in the Sydney Law School's Faculty-specific exchange program?
- Austria University of Vienna, Vienna
- Belgium Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Canada Queen's University, Ontario
- Canada University of Victoria, British Columbia
- Denmark University of Copenhagen
- Germany Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
- Germany Humboldt University, Berlin
- Japan Kobe University, Kobe
- Netherlands Radboud University, Nijmegen
- Netherlands Utrecht University, Utrecht
- Netherlands Vrije University, Amsterdam
- UK Queen's University, Belfast
- Ireland Trinity College, Dublin
- Singapore National University of Singapore
- U.S.A Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- U.S.A Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- U.S.A Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- U.S.A University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- U.S.A New York University, New York
- U.S.A Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, New York
- U.S.A University of Texas, Austin
Which universities are involved in the University of Sydney's University-Wide Exchange Arrangement that are relevant to Sydney Law School?
- Canada University of Ottawa
- Canada University of Toronto
- Denmark University of Aarhus
- Finland University of Helsinki
- Germany University of Cologne
- Israel Tel Aviv University
- New Zealand University of Auckland
- Norway University of Bergen
- Norway University of Oslo
- Sweden Lund University
- Sweden Uppsala University
- The Netherlands Leiden University
- The Netherlands University of Groningen
- United Kingdom University of Glasgow
- United Kingdom University of Leeds
- United Kingdom University of Manchester
- United Kingdom University of Stirling
Information on the University-Wide Exchange Program @ Sydney Law School
Other universities may be available for students who are proficient in another language.
