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Stirling Courses – 2025-26 Yearlong

If you have questions about the academics or courses available on this program, locate the Program Advisor to email them your questions directly.

Studying abroad can be a more meaningful and invigorating learning experience than at home—both inside and outside of the classroom. You may be more curious and alert than you usually are so use this heightened energy to enhance your studies as well as your cultural and geographical explorations. You may also encounter different teaching styles and course processes; be prepared to adapt and to learn.

Academics

USAC’s partnership with the University of Stirling provides you with a wide array of academic options. You may choose from courses offered in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Stirling Management School. Students take three courses each semester. You will not be allowed to take more or less than this. Each module is 20 Scottish credits and is equivalent to 5 U.S. semester credits. Courses are subject to change and approval of prerequisites which are determined by the University of Stirling. The University of Stirling's Management School is AACSB accredited.

Areas of Study at the University of Stirling (subject to change):

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

  • Communications, Media, and Culture
  • History and Politics
  • Law and Philosophy
  • Literature and Languages

Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

  • Sport

Faculty of Natural Sciences

  • Aquaculture
  • Biological and Environmental Sciences
  • Computing Science and Mathematics
  • Psychology

Faculty of Social Sciences

  • Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology

Stirling Management School

    • Accounting and Finance
    • Economics
    • Management, Work, and Organization
    • Marketing and Retail

    Courses of Interest to Study Abroad Students (subject to change)

    The following courses provide a local or regional perspective and may be of interest to study abroad students:

    • British Literature 1700-1830 (fall)
    • Business in Europe and the Emerging Economies (spring)
    • Contemporary Issues in Scots Private Law (spring)
    • Death and Destruction: A History of Violence in Modern Europe, 1890-1945 (fall)
    • Ecology: An Introduction (fall)
    • European Law (spring)
    • Everyday Life in Victorian Britain - Hands on History (spring)
    • Field Skills for Sustainable Solutions (fall)
    • The Key to the Kingdom: The History and Heritage of Stirling (fall)
    • Medieval Castles: Fortress, Home and Symbol (fall)
    • Navigation and Mountain Skills (fall)
    • Nineteenth Century Scotland, c. 1800-1914 (fall)
    • Oral History: Theory and Practice (spring)
    • Policy, Politics, and Inequalities in the United Kingdom (fall)
    • Safer Spaces: Environment in 20th Century Britain (spring)
    • Scotland and the 'little ice age': Climate, Environment and Society c.1400-c.1850 (spring)
    • Sexuality and Gender in Europe, c. 1955-c. 1995 (spring)
    • Victorian Literature and Culture (fall)
    • Writing and History: Scotland and Empire (spring)

    Course Descriptions

    To obtain course syllabi, click on the link(s) below and follow the prompts to specific course information. You will need to select a faculty (department) from the left-hand navigation menu to get started. Please contact the USAC Advising department if you have difficulty finding the information.

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