Self-designed supplementary subjects abroad are referred to here using their Danish abbreviation (ITTU). The ITTU scheme gives you the chance to take (at least) one semester abroad. Each ITTU consists of 45 ECTS, of which (at least) 30 ECTS are done abroad. Here are the rules about choosing and applying for an ITTU, as well as an explanation of what you should do after studying abroad.
Here are the formal rules for ITTUs:
- Choosing an ITTU is binding. Once you have applied for an ITTU you may not switch to other supplementary subjects. If it proves impossible to study abroad, you will continue on the supplementary subject in which you have chosen the 15 ECTS.
- This means that you cannot apply for admission to a Bachelor’s supplementary subject once you have applied for an ITTU.
The following rules apply to 30 ECTS courses abroad:
- They may be within or outside your core subject. They may not overlap (in terms of their subject or content) with the previous 120 ECTS on your core subject.
- They may not contain introductory courses (e.g. German for foreign students in Berlin).
- The above rules regarding courses abroad are effective regardless of whether 30 or 60 ECTS are studied abroad.
The following rules apply to the remaining 15 ECTS:
- They must be chosen from one of the existing Bachelor’s supplementary subjects without restricted admission at the Faculty of Arts.
- The 15 ECTS must all be from the same supplementary subject (so you may not choose 10 ECTS from one supplementary subject and 5 ECTS from another).
- They must be outside your core subject and they may not involve other non-permitted combinations.
- They may not be introductory courses.
- You may not replace the 15 ECTS on a supplementary subject without restricted admission for which you have applied as part of your ITTU. Not even if a supplementary subject with restricted admission turns out to have vacancies after the application deadline.
I can’t see the courses offered on future semesters at the university abroad. What should I do?
- You must apply for prior approval of the courses that are presented in their list of current courses. The courses offered often resemble each other from one year to the next. You are allowed to apply for prior approval for more than 30 ECTS, but you may only use 30 ECTS in your UTTI. If it proves impossible to do the courses you have chosen, you must apply to change your UTTI approval.
I would like to do 15 ECTS at home on a programme that is not included in the supplementary subject package. Is that possible?
- No, you can only do the 15 ECTS on one of the supplementary subjects at the Faculty of Arts which do not have restricted admission.
Do the 30 ECTS abroad and the 15 ECTS from the supplementary subject package always have to be linked in terms of the subject studied?
- No, the 30 ECTS abroad and the 15 ECTS from the supplementary subject package do not have to be related.
What happens if my plans to do 30 ECTS abroad come to nothing?
- If this happens you will continue on the supplementary subject on which you have done the 15 ECTS, thereby doing your whole supplementary subject package there instead of doing an ITTU.
What happens if I fail one of my courses abroad?
- If you can’t do a re-examination abroad, you must apply to change your ITTU approval as quickly as possible because you will have to complete your ITTU in some other way. Typically, the solution is to do another course on the supplementary subject on which you did your 15 ECTS. Or you can choose a Summer University course.
General questions about ITTUs: Please contact your student counsellor or the Study Centre Arts.
Questions about exchange agreements: Please contact the international coordinators at the Faculty of Arts.
Questions about the Danish Students’ Grants and Loans Scheme while studying abroad: Please contact the Danish Students’ Grants and Loans Scheme Office at Aarhus University and read these web pages.