Modules

At Queen's, courses are called modules. Most Bachelor degree courses at Queen's are composed of 18 modules and normally take three years to complete, typically with three modules being taken per semester.

Click here to see the Study Abroad Modules list for 2025.

You can also view module details in the University’s course catalogue. Please note that not all modules listed in the course catalogue are available for study abroad students. You can browse our full course catalogue here.

Module Levels

Modules in any particular subject are offered at a number of different levels representing different degrees of academic effort and intellectual challenge, and assuming different degrees of prior knowledge of the subject:

• Level 1- modules are normally taken in the first year
• Level 2- modules are normally taken in the second year and may require a knowledge of material covered in Level 1 modules
• Level 3- modules are normally taken in the third year and may require a knowledge of material covered in Level 1 and Level 2 modules
• Level 4- modules are offered only in certain cases of degrees lasting four years

Credits

A full workload for one semester is 60 Units (also known as CATS points).  Study Abroad students normally select 3 modules, each with a weighting of 20 Units. However, some subject areas also offer half modules worth 10 Units and double modules worth 40 Units.  Study Abroad students are expected to negotiate and arrange credit transfer with their home institutions, however, it may help to know that we consider one Queen's module (20 Units) to equate to approximately 5 US credits.

Module Codes

Every module has a unique code, which carries a range of information. For example, the module code HIS1008 - relates to the following information:

Subject: HIS (in this case History)

Level of study: 1 (in this case level 1)

Module identifier number: 008 (which is the unique module number for this particular module)