Your tutors provide you with a vibrant learning experience. Your learning experience is predominantly on campus and includes practical teaching, seminars and workshops, with full access to our resources and study spaces. This is enhanced by online, flexible study, activities and resources to ensure you can continue to engage with your learning even when you are not on campus.
Changes to courses
If we need to respond to any new government guidance we may have to make changes to how your course is delivered.
The following measures may be likely:
- tutorials and other teaching would be delivered online
- any exams on your course would be delivered online as timed assessments
- our course teams would provide virtual alternatives to field trips and visits
- access to specialist facilities would be restricted with alternatives made available
- work placement opportunities or travel restrictions might need to be postponed or alternatives offered, depending on the workplace environment
This information should be read in conjunction with any previous information you have received regarding your course. This includes course and module handbooks and information previously published on our website, in the programme specification, in our prospectus or associated brochures, any videos, open days or other promotional materials.
Please note: choosing to continue with your application or proceeding with re-enrolment means you accept these changes, if they become necessary, and are happy to progress on the basis of the information provided here.
Work placements
I’m due to take a work placement as part of my course. Can this go ahead?
We are able to accept placements working on employer premises if the following condition is met by your employer: Appropriate risk assessments are in place, and reasonable steps have been taken to mitigate risk.
Please note that you will have to cooperate with your employer and with NHS guidance to ensure that the risk of harm to both you and to others from respiratory infections (including COVID-19) is minimised. You are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated and, if relocating, to register with a GP nearby.
University-related travel
The following travel is allowed (subject to a risk assessment and the necessary permissions being granted):
- International student mobility
- Essential travel for research
- Day trips/fieldwork
Where a trip depends on the presence of more than one person (eg a colleague supervising a group of students), overseas and overnight trips are permitted, subject to appropriate control measures being put in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 disrupting the trip and impacting participants; and subject to such trips being permitted by the UK government and that of the overseas jurisdiction (if relevant), and in line with guidance in place at the time.
For any specific queries on travel insurance, contact the Global Mobility Team at [email protected].
Prospective students
If you are applying to study with us and have questions about your studies, please see our FAQs for prospective students page.
Contact us
If you have a question that isn't answered on this page, please get in touch. Our support teams across the University are here to help.