Choosing Your Unrestricted Modules
Important Information for Level One Students
This event is for you if:
• you are an undergraduate student;
• your programme allows for unrestricted module choice;
• you have not yet selected and had approved a full 120 credits worth of modules.
You will have attended an Introductory Academic Meeting (also sometimes referred to as
Departmental Welcome Meeting) with the department or departments responsible for your
programme of study. You are also likely to have been given some advice on, and may have
been directed to, certain modules, or modules in certain subject-areas or departments, as
providing a good choice of unrestricted study for your course.
Before you can select your unrestricted modules, you need to:
1. understand the Regulations for your degree programme. You can check your Course
Regulations at:
www.sheffield.ac.uk/registration/newstudents/module/departments or with our
Programme Regulations Finder available at:
www.sheffield.ac.uk/programmeregulationsfinder/
2. be clear as to how many credits you have yet to choose through unrestricted modules to
make up to a full 120 credit load;
3. understand that, by the time you leave the Unrestricted Module Enrolment Event, and
before you can proceed to register at the Goodwin Sports Centre, you need to have a
full 120 credit load approved by the relevant departments;
4. note that the teaching timetable is subject to change and that late changes will be
communicated online at: www-online.sheffield.ac.uk:3001/pls/live/web_tt.main
5. be aware that you will be able to amend your module selection through the Online
Module Add/Drop process (excluding core modules). This is a three week period in
which you can request that changes be made to your choice of modules and which ends
on Friday 17 October 2014. Your department will be able to advise you further on changes
to your initial module selection and will need to approve any new choice of module(s).
Your Actions - You now need to:
1.
Make a note of the module code (e.g. AAP112) for each of the core modules in your
Course Regulations, noting the lecture teaching timetable for each as this will form your
core personal timetable;
2. consult the modules available in the Guide to Unrestricted Module Choice at Level One
which is available at the Unrestricted Module Enrolment Event. Please be aware that
places on individual modules are limited, and that some modules are very popular with
students. Staff advisors at the Module Enrolment Event will be able to advise of the
availability of modules;
3. be aware that some modules require you to have studied a subject up to a certain level
before coming to University;
4. aim to select modules which make up a full and balanced load of 60 credits per
Semester;
5. be aware of the duration of the teaching for the unrestricted modules under
consideration, noting where the teaching is for a full academic year, for one Semester
only and if so, whether it is in the Autumn or Spring Semester, or less than a Semester
(e.g. 6 weeks);
6. look out for modules which have co-requisites, and if you select any of those, make sure
you also choose the co-requisite module in the same academic year. This information is
available in the Guide to Unrestricted Module Choice at Level One;
7. once your unrestricted modules have been approved, make sure that you go to the
Module Loading area before you leave the Octagon Centre; your new modules will be
recorded on to your student record before you proceed to register at the
Goodwin Sports Centre.
Useful Website Links
New Student Registration 2015 Information: www.sheffield.ac.uk/registration
Student Services Information Desk (SSID) : www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid
Course Regulations (Academic Database):
https://www.shef.ac.uk/programmeregulationsfinder/
Guide to Unrestricted Module Choice at Level One (also known as the Directory of
Unrestricted Modules): www.sheffield.ac.uk/registration/newstudents/module
University Directory of Modules (all module descriptions):
www-online.shef.ac.uk:3001/pls/live/web_cal.cal3_dept_form?p_year=15
Teaching Timetable: www-online.sheffield.ac.uk:3001/pls/live/web_tt.main
Dates of Semesters 2015-16
Intro Week:
Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2015
Autumn Semester: Monday 28 September 2015 to Saturday 6 February 2016
ADD/DROP Period: Monday 28 September to Friday 16 October 2015
Christmas Vacation: Saturday 19 December 2015 – Sunday 17 January
2016
Spring Semester:
Monday 8 February 2016 – Saturday 11 June 2016
Easter Vacation: Saturday 19 March – Sunday 10 April 2016
ADD/Drop Period: Monday 8 February to Friday 26 February 2016
Good luck and best wishes