University of Alabama, USA
The University of Alabama was established in 1831 and has approximately 37,000 students. It was one of the first universities on the southwestern frontier and has been ranked as one of the top 50 public universities in the US.
Tuscaloosa is a city in west-central Alabama. It is located on the banks of the Black Warrior river and has a population of 95,000. It is known for the University of Alabama’s success in sports, particularly American football. Tuscaloosa is ranked among the most liveable cities in the US, is amongst the ‘100 best communities for young people’, ’50 best college towns’ and the best places to launch a small business.
Mobility partner
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- Estimated number of mobility places: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places
Available Subject Areas
Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.
Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.
- Accounting & Finance
- Aerospace Engineering/Sciences
- Archaeology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business & Management
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Computing Science
- Digital Media & Information Studies
- Earth Science and Geology
- Economic & Social History
- Economics
- Education
- Electronics/Electrical Engineering
- English Language
- English Literature
- Film & TV
- Geography
- History
- History of Art
- Life Sciences
- Maths
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics and International Relations
- Product Design Engineering
- Psychology
- School of Interdisciplinary subjects Dumfries
- Scottish Literature
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Theatre Studies
- Theology & Religious Studies
- Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy
Key facts
- Calendar
- Grading System
- Entry requirements
- Credit guidance: typical full course load per semester = 12-18, may exceed 18 if GPA > 3.0 (credit range/semester 12-21)
- Course listing
- Accommodation: housing information provided by the University of Alabama when student is sent application form to complete
Travel and costs
- University of Glasgow Financial Support
- Cost of living
- Transport
- USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country.
Useful weblinks
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Partner web
https://www.ua.edu/
Partner mobility web
http://studyabroad.ua.edu/
Mobility contact
studyabroad@ua.edu
Disability support
http://ods.ua.edu/