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Spending a semester at QUT, immersing yourself in another culture, is the best way to learn, experience life with a different flavour, and make friends from all over the world. The Exchange Semester is open to students currently studying with a QUT exchange partner institution.
- Spend one semester studying at QUT.
- Custom design your course to suit your interests and meet the requirements of your home institution.
- Choose from many units from across QUT faculties or select from the comprehensive list of pre-approved units.
- Be immersed in the QUT experience by studying alongside full time degree students from Australia and across the world.
- Pay tuition fees to your home institution.
Highlights
Spending a semester at QUT, immersing yourself in another culture, is the best way to learn, experience life with a different flavour, and make friends from all over the world. The Exchange Semester is open to students currently studying with a QUT exchange partner institution.
- Spend one semester studying at QUT.
- Custom design your course to suit your interests and meet the requirements of your home institution.
- Choose from many units from across QUT faculties or select from the comprehensive list of pre-approved units.
- Be immersed in the QUT experience by studying alongside full time degree students from Australia and across the world.
- Pay tuition fees to your home institution.
Explore this course
This course is only available to international students.
Visit the Study Abroad & Exchange website to view a list of subjects you can study.
- Course code
- U083
- CRICOS code
- 050623K
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- External
- 6 months full-time
- February and July
This course is only available to international students.
To apply for our exchange program, you must meet the:
- Academic requirements
- English language requirements, if English is not your first language.
Academic requirements
You must:
be nominated by one of our partner institutions
- have completed at least 1 year of full-time study
- have a minimum GPA (grade point average) of 2.5 on a 4-point scale, or equivalent.
Partner institutions
We have partner institutions all over the world. Check if your university is one of our partner institutions.
If you do not attend one of our partner institutions, you can still come to QUT with our Study Abroad program.
English language proficiency requirements
We accept scores from:
- TOEFL (Internet-based)
- IELTS (Academic)
- Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
- Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Don't meet our English language proficiency requirements?
If you meet the academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, you may still be able to participate in Study Abroad by completing an English language subject.
See our subjects you can study to check which English language subject is appropriate for you.
Minimum English language requirements
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
|
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
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