University of Dundee
The exchange program
A two-semester stay at University of Dundee gives students the chance to take part in our double 
degree program and to graduate not only with our degree but also with a Bachelor of Honours of University of Dundee. Your studies in Dundee will be concentrating on lab work (~2.5 days a week) and primary literature. Nonetheless you still have elected courses, eight in total, throughout the whole year, which will also include coursework such as literature analysis and essay writing, to promote independent scientific thinking. That means you will be reading - a lot - of papers/ publications from a variety of journals, such as Nature, Science, and so on. The program is rather ambitious, so only students with a good record should consider to apply.
The degree
Three different degrees (all BSc Hons) are available, allowing students to specialize in Biochemistry, Genetics or Molecular Biology.
To qualify for the exchange program with University of Dundee you have to ...have passed all modules and courses of the first and second semester successfully with a GPA < 1.75 and have passed our English courses or were considered fluent enough to choose a different language. The final admission is based on your performance during the 3rd and 4th semester!
University Facts
The university is located in the heart of the historic city of Dundee and within its cultural quarter, which is home to cafes, galleries, pubs and gift shops. While the UoD became an independent university in 1967, its origins date back to 1881. Today, it has a student population of more than 17000 students.
City Facts
Called “largest village of Scotland”, Dundee is located on the banks of the River Tay in the Northeast of Scotland. The city is situated between mountains and lochs in the west and miles of coastline in the east. With a population of 150,000 it is rather small and yet big enough for a nice range of cultural and leisure activities including theaters, arts, a number of clubs, pubs and restaurants as well as outdoor activities like hill-walking, water rafting, surfing and sailing. Additionally, Dundee is not only Scotland’s sunniest city, it also has a history of invention and innovation: The first street lights and the postage stamp - to mention only two examples - come from Dundee! In 2005, Dundee was named the most cost effective Scottish city for students and it still is one of the cheapest university cities.
- Teaching is in English.
- University of Dundee accepts 5 students, given that at time of application (November each year) their GPA is lower than or equal to 1.75.
- There are tuition fees. Whether and under which conditions in future years a fee-waiver can be given to our students is uncertain.
- Currently students can apply for funding in the PROMOS-program, yet this is competetive: not every student who takes part in the exchange will automatically be funded.
