Last updated 5 April, 2012 © 2012 Newcastle University
What happens at the Module Selection Meeting?
How do I pre-register for my modules?
How do I know which optional modules to choose from?
Where can I find more detailed information on specific modules?
Can I choose an optional module from outside my degree programme regulations?
I am currently on a placement year / year out, do I need to pre-register for my modules now?
I am going on a placement year / year out next year (in 2012/13), do I need to pre-register for my modules now?
Can I use a MAC to access the S3P system?
What if my degree programme has no optional modules?
What if I don’t pre-register my modules by the deadline?
What can I do if I change my mind about my modules between April and September?
What happens if a module does not run in September?
The Business School is holding Module Selection Meetings during week commencing Monday 16th April 2012 to help students make their choices. During the meetings, information will be provided on individual modules and academic staff will explain what options are available to students. Please check the schedule for the dates and times of the various meetings.
All students currently in Stages 1 and 2 (except those on Business, Accounting and Finance NN14 and International Business Management N120) will be expected to attend their meeting.
All current Stage 1 and 2 students MUST pre-register their module choices on-line via the Student Self-Service Portal (S3P). You only have six days to do this. The portal opens for Business School students at 9.00am on Friday 20th April 2012, and closes at 8.00pm on Wednesday 25th April 2012. The portal is open 24 hours and is web based so you can do this on or off campus, and at any time of the day or night.
This will be explained at the Module Selection meeting. Also, the 2012/13 degree programme regulations (which list the compulsory and optional modules at every Stage) are available via this webpage. We strongly recommend that you look at the degree programme regulations for your programme in advance of your meeting. Where there are pathways in the degree programmes regulations it is very important that you select your optional modules from within ONE pathway (this will be checked and we will contact you if you have selected modules from different pathways).
Detailed module information can be found by using the Module Catalogue . To search for a module, type in the module code (or search by School or by degree programme). Please ensure that the 2012/13 academic year is selected in your search. The Module Catalogue contains information on credit value, semester taught, learning outcomes, assessment, and teaching staff.
To access the Module Catalogue whilst off campus, please login via RAS (the Remote Application Service) using your normal University logon ID and password.
Once logged on, select the folder Communications and Browsers, and then IE for Campus Web Pages. This will get you access to all of the web pages that you would normally be able to see whilst logged on on campus, including the Module Catalogue.
You are asked to pre-register for optional modules which are listed in your degree programme regulations. Our programmes have been carefully designed with an academic rationale as to which compulsory and optional modules are included.
In very exceptional circumstances it is possible to study an optional module from outside your degree programme regulations. However, you will need to wait until the timetable is published in September 2012 to see if the module fits in with the rest of your timetable; you would then need to seek approval from your Degree Programme Director. In the meantime and at module pre-registration, you are required to pre-register for an optional module which is listed in your degree programme regulations so that your module choices can be included in the timetable.
Yes, if you are currently on placement during 2011/12, you DO need to pre-register for your modules for next year via S3P. S3P is open 24 hours a day until 8.00pm on Wednesday 25th April 2012 so you can do this at any time of the day and night (even if you are abroad).
No, if you know that you are going to be on a placement during 2012/13, you DO NOT need to your pre-register for your modules via S3P now; instead you will do this next year (in April 2013) whilst on placement (for your return in 2013/14).
You are recommended to use a PC to access S3P. Nevertheless the system should work on a MAC. To be entirely sure, you should test that you can login to system before you have to select your modules. If you encounter difficulties, you should use the RAS system.
Students whose modules next year are all compulsory do not need to do anything and will not be able to log into S3P during the module choice period. Their modules will be automatically loaded into the system.
You MUST pre-register your modules on time by 8.00pm on Wednesday 25th April 2012. As this is during term time, we expect all students to be able to access the portal at some point during the six day period (even if you are overseas or ill for part of the week). If there are exceptional circumstances as to why you can’t make your module choice on time – e.g. you have been rushed into hospital for the entire six day period – you should contact your Programme Secretary by email and it may be possible to make special arrangements for you. Otherwise, you will need to accept that the modules that you eventually choose may not be 'clash free' on the timetable i.e. you may not be able to study your preferred optional modules.
IN THEORY the regulations allow for module amendments within a limited period of time at the very start of term (at which point the academic timetable will be published) however IN PRACTICE there needs to be a free space available on the module and it needs to fit into your timetable. Students must NOT ASSUME that they will freely be able to change modules in September and should therefore give very careful consideration to their module choices at pre-registration.
If in September there is a free space on a module and it fits with your timetable, you need will to seek approval from your Degree Programme Director to change modules. When checking the availability of a module at the start of the academic year, you must make sure that you check the timetable slots for both Semesters (if it’s a yearlong module) to ensure that there are no clashes. Remember, it’s not unusual for a yearlong module to change its timetabled slots between Semesters.
Very occasionally an optional module may not run (come the beginning of the academic year). This is generally because there have not been enough students signed up for it, or because a member of academic staff has left the university. If this happens, all students affected will be e-mailed and given the opportunity to select a different optional module.
Last updated 5 April, 2012 © 2012 Newcastle University