Welcome to your course
Congratulations, you are now a student at Westminster Law School (WLS), within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and we are very happy that you are joining us.
We look forward to working with you over the next few years and we will endeavour to ensure that your time with us will be creative, exciting and fulfilling. During Arrivals Week we will go through the course programme with you in detail.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact your course leader, details are at the end of this programme.
We all look forward to meeting you and making the start of your studies welcoming and enjoyable.
Welcome to Westminster Law School
We are pleased that you have chosen to join the University of Westminster.
Welcome Week is designed to introduce you to the University, your course, other students starting their course with you, and the staff who will be teaching you. You will meet your personal tutors, with whom you can discuss your module choices, your timetable, and any other questions that you have. Course information, module information and reading lists will be supplied at these meetings.
During the week you will attend a number of sessions that are organised to provide you with everything you need to start your course. It is essential that you go to these sessions, as the services and facilities we provide you depend on you being registered on our system.
Welcome to the University of Westminster, and we very much hope that you will enjoy studying here with us at Westminster Law School.
Collecting your ID card and completing enrolment
As part of your induction and to complete your enrolment, you'll need to collect your student ID card.
Your time slot for collection is:
Wednesday 16 September 2026
4.30pm LLB Hons, surnames starting with: A–M
5pm LLB Hons, surnames starting with: N–Z
For more information about enrolment, including related FAQs, visit our Enrolment for new students page.
Course induction schedule
Your course induction events may take place online or on campus – check the details for each event below.
The timing and venue for events may change, so double check this page closer to the date.
You and your Academic life
1-2pm
LG.14 Portland Hall, Little Titchfield Street
College Foundation Welcome
2.30–3.30pm
C1.15–16, Cavendish Campus
Meet your fellow students welcome social
3.30–5pm
C1.15-16, Cavendish Campus
Welcome and Introduction to Westminster Law School
10.15–11.30am
An introduction to the Law School by the Head of School and Course Leaders.
Lecture theatre G.03, Little Titchfield Street
Students' Union Marylebone Welcome Fair (Optional)
10am–4pm, Ambika P3, Marylebone Campus
The fair will provide you with the opportunity to see what the Students' Union and University have to offer outside of your studies.
Please visit the UWSU Welcome website for full details.
Students' Union Marylebone Welcome Fair (Optional)
10am–4pm, Ambika P3, Marylebone Campus
The fair will provide you with the opportunity to see what the Students' Union and University have to offer outside of your studies.
Please visit the UWSU Welcome website for full details.
Collecting your ID card and completing enrolment
4.30pm LLB Hons, surnames starting with: A–M
5pm LLB Hons, surnames starting with: N–Z
Outdoor Film Screening (Optional)
6.30–9.30pm
All new students are invited to an outdoor cinema event at Harrow Campus. The college will be providing one free drink and a choice of snack for the first 500 attendees, as well as a paid bar during the screening.
Peer mentoring, personal tutoring, GRIT (Foundation Courses)
11–12 noon
CLG.06, Cavendish Campus
Students' Union Harrow Welcome Fair (Optional)
10am–4pm, The Den, Harrow Campus
Your one stop shop to finding out about your Students' Union and everything that we have to offer to make your time at Westminster as enjoyable as possible.
Please visit the UWSU Welcome website for full details.
Welcome Festival (Optional)
11am–5pm, Harrow Field, Harrow Campus
Food, drinks, entertainment, and music for students – registration required.
Please visit the UWSU Welcome website for tickets and full details.
Key contacts
Course leader
Dr David Khabaz
Email: [email protected]
Dr Simon Thorpe, Law foundation coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Course resources
Blackboard
Blackboard is our online learning platform, which you'll be able to log in to after you've set up your University email address and password.
Teaching timetables
Teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 21 September and you can check your teaching timetable to see when and where your classes are being held.
Course handbook
Full details on the course structure, modules and course team are included in the course handbook, which can be found on Blackboard.
School resources
Do check out our Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture as well as International Law at Westminster research cluster and become an active member of our research community!
Support and services
Welcome to Westminster
Visit our Welcome to Westminster page for everything you need to get started at Westminster.
Student Centre
If you need help with enrolment or have any questions, please use the live chat.
Academic English
If you'd like to hone your academic English skills, watch our Academic English for Disciplinary Study Module video for starters and consider joining one of our Academic English Modules. If you have any questions, get in touch with the Academic English team at [email protected].