Every year, more than 70% of students from the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy avail of the opportunity to study for a semester in one of our partner schools in Asia, Australia, the US, and Europe.
The school has a strong and well-established reputation internationally. The programme has been very active at the international level, with an extensive Erasmus and International network of strong schools and regular visiting lecturers, critics and external examiners. Students whose time abroad is GPA-neutral will be awarded the credits, subject to their passing all courses at the host institution.
UCD Global has developed a series of video information sessions for current UCD students interested in going on Exchange overseas on their website here, and they hold regular information sessions during the year.
Bachelor of Architectural Science
BArchSc students can apply to go on Erasmus/Exchange for the Spring Trimester (only) of Stage 4. This provides them with an invaluable opportunity to experience architecture in a variety of cultural contexts. To be eligible, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for students to be permitted to go on Erasmus/Exchange, and students' GPA is calculated on the Spring Trimester of Stage 2 and Autumn Trimester of Stage 3.
BSc City Planning & Environmental Policy (Effective for applicants from 2025/2026)
BSc CPEP students can apply to go on Erasmus/Exchange for the Spring Trimester (only) of Stage 3. Students must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 (calculated based on the GPAs of Stage 1 & Autumn Trimester of Stage 2). They must also have successfully completed all modules from Stages 1 & 2.
BSc Landscape Architecture (Effective for applicants from 2025/2026)
BSc Landscape Architecture students can apply to go on Erasmus/Exchange for either the Spring Trimester or for the full year of Stage 3. Students must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 (calculated based on the GPAs of Stage 1 & Autumn Trimester of Stage 2). They must also have successfully completed all modules from Stages 1 & 2. Where students are undertaking study abroad, they must also register for a short 10-credit UCD Internship module in the Spring Trimester.
Students interested in undertaking study abroad should contact UCD Global in the first instance, who can advise on the various study abroad opportunities, where past students have studied and the application process and deadlines.
Students should speak with their Academic Exchange Coordinator for advice on module mapping only after the student has researched what courses to take at the host institution. The Academic Exchange Coordinators are:
- Architecture - (opens in a new window)Daniel Sudhershan
- City Planning & Environmental Policy - (opens in a new window)Dieter Kogler
- Landscape Architecture - (opens in a new window)Victoria Kavanagh
For further information on the ERASMUS/Non-EU Exchange Programmes, you can visit the UCD Global website here or contact:
NonEU - (opens in a new window)outgoing.exchanges@ucd.ie or for EU (opens in a new window)outgoing.eramsmus@ucd.ie