Miami University, Ohio, USA

Miami University is a public university that dates back to 1809. It has 24,000 students. Miami University ranks among the top 100 national universities, top 50 public schools and 5th best university for undergraduate teaching in the US. Miami is considered one of the original eight ‘Public Ivy’ schools.

Oxford is a traditional college town that was founded in 1809 for Miami University. It was rated by Forbes as the ‘Best College Town’ in the United States. Oxford holds an annual summer music festival with free concerts. Many other festivals occur throughout the year, such as the award-winning Oxford Wine Festival and the Oxford Kinetics Festival. It has many local shops and the high student population ensure a thriving restaurant and pub culture, as well as a lively nightlife.

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
  • Central & East European Studies
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Digital Media & Information Studies
  • Earth Science and Geology
  • Economic & Social History
  • Education
  • Electronics/Electrical Engineering
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Film & TV
  • Geography
  • Greek
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Latin
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Scottish Literature
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Theatre Studies
  • Theology & Religious Studies
  • Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts

  • Calendar: Autumn/Fall Semester: late August - mid December; Spring Semester: late January - mid May
  • Grading system
  • Credit guidance: credit range/semester 12-20
  • Courses
  • Accommodation is guaranteed for exchange students

Travel and costs

  • University of Glasgow Financial Support
  • Travel
  • 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


Miami University, 501 E. High Street, Oxford, OH 45056

Partner web
https://www.miamioh.edu/

Partner mobility web
https://miamioh.edu/global/

Mobility contact
international@MiamiOH.edu

Disability support
https://miamioh.edu/academic-programs/resources-services/student-disability-services/index.html