Faculty of Law and Political Science

Study abroad / incoming

Studying abroad

Choosing to study abroad as part of an international mobility program aims to strengthen students' skills.

Acquiring new linguistic, intercultural, professional and academic skills is an essential asset for your future.

The international mobility program is aimed at students wishing to complete a Bachelor 3 or Master 1 degree abroad. 

Steps to take

Study mobility is prepared a year in advance. It is necessary to contact the BRI the year before departure (year of Licence 2 for a departure envisaged in Licence 3, year of Licence 3 for a departure envisaged in Master 1 subject to admission in Master 1 and to the agreement of the Head of the Master concerned).

An information meeting is organized by the BIS every year at the end of October/beginning of November for mobilities concerning the following year.

Applications must be submitted, and a selection will be made by the component's BRI (academic record, language level, motivation).

Information is posted on the notice board in front of the BIS (building 1,2nd floor).

2022/2023 Mobility Campaign (coming soon)

Language level

Partner universities require your language level to be certified by an official document.

For exclusively or partially English-speaking universities, TOEFL (see www.toefl.org) or TOEIC are essential.

TOEIC test sessions are organized at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in partnership with the Department of Legal Languages. One session is reserved for students wishing to apply for a mobility program. For further information, please contact the BRI.

Validation of the exchange year

You spend a year studying abroad in a partner institution, while remaining enrolled at Montpellier's Faculty of Law and Political Science. You pay tuition fees to your home university, whatever the exchange program.

A study contract specifying the subjects taken abroad must be signed by the RI Pedagogical Manager of the discipline concerned, the host university and the student. You will be required to take 60 ECTS courses for the academic year (i.e. 30 ECTS per semester).

At the end of the exchange, a foreign transcript will be submitted to the BRI of the Montpellier Faculty of Law and Political Science. Grades will then be transcribed according to a grade equivalence grid, in order to issue a transcript of grades and/or a diploma from your home French establishment, taking ECTS grades into account.

the different study programs

Erasmus+

The Erasmus+ program encourages mobility and cooperation projects in Europe, as well as cooperation between European and non-European countries. It strengthens skills, supports innovation and internationalization, and promotes the transparency and coherence of tools for recognizing and validating skills.

This European exchange program is designed for :

  • students: this involves a period of study or internship supervised by the sending and host universities.
  • teaching staff: carrying out a teaching assignment
  • staff: complete a training period

The Faculty of Law and Political Science has agreements for each of its two fields of study in over 20 European countries, representing more than 70 European universities.

Exchange agreements

These exchange programs generally target non-European countries with which the Faculty of Law and Political Science has entered into a bilateral partnership not governed by the Erasmus+ scheme.

BCI (Bureau for International Cooperation)

This is a student exchange program with Quebec universities only, governed by specific selection procedures.

To apply, please contact the International Relations Office on the dates set by them.

For more information, please visit the BCI website

http://echanges-etudiants.bci-qc.ca/

Financing

There are different types of funding, but not all of them can be combined. Students studying or doing an internship as part of an international mobility program can obtain information from their BIS or by consulting the following page:

Mobility abroad needs to be prepared well in advance, particularly from a financial point of view.

Useful information

Mobility students are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and administrative costs.

Courses

If you would like to do an internship abroad, there are several steps you need to take:

  • Check with your school to find out whether this internship is feasible.
  • Obtaining an internship agreement

For further information: https://droit.edu.umontpellier.fr/formations/stages/

Financing

There are different types of funding, but not all of them can be combined. Students studying or doing an internship as part of an international mobility program can obtain information from their BIS or by consulting the following page:

Mobility abroad needs to be prepared well in advance, particularly from a financial point of view.