Electives

Step 1 I.T. access

Step 1 – Access to your I.T. account

You will be sent your I.T. account details to the home email address that you have already provided to the University.  This will give you access to the student portal that you will need during your time at University.

The student portal contains

• eVision - For details about your course, credit summary, registered modules and results
• Your University email account
• The Keele Learning Environment (KLE)
• Your Online timetable

Once you have your User name and Password, you will be required to complete a pre-enrolment process in eVision.

Once you have logged into the student portal, click on the green The Office tab which will take you to the eVision pages.

You should also access your Keele email.  Once you have received your Keele IT account information all University communication will be sent to your Keele email address.

The first time you access your Keele email account you will have an email entitled Principal Subject/s and Module Confirmation.  This will confirm the modules that you are studying and will advise you of how many elective and/or option modules you will need to choose.

Step 2 Researching your electives

Step 2 - Researching your elective choices

We have a huge range of elective modules and you will find details of the electives that you are able to choose, based on the timetable of your principal subject/s on our electives website. www.keele.ac.uk/electives.  From the modules page you will need to select your level of study, the level of elective modules you require and then use the tables to select your degree.  This will give you are full list of both Approved programme and Free-standing elective modules that you are eligible to study. 

Remember, you can choose approved programme electives, free standing electives or a combination of the two. Approved programme electives are subject-related and these modules will count towards the minimum number of subject related credits you need to be able to be awarded your named degree.  Free-standing electives are modules that count towards your degree but not count toward the minimum number of subject related credits you need to be able to be awarded your named degree.

Modern Languages modules

Modern Languages are available to most students as electives. Languages offered are Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. You can join at different levels from absolute beginners to post-A-level and if you wish to do so you can continue your language studies throughout your time at Keele.

If you are unsure about the correct level for you please contact the Language Learning Unit by e-mail at languages@keele.ac.uk for guidance. If you decide to select a modern language module, to ensure that you have been registered to on the correct module for your skills you will also need to re-confirm your registration for Modern Language modules at the Languages Fair which will be held in the Chancellor’s Building, Exhibition Suite on Tuesday 25^th & Wednesday 26^th September between 10am-4pm.

International Students

All students whose first language is not English or who have been educated abroad will be pre-allocated onto an English language module that will assist your studies. This will count as one of your electives module choices. Do not change this selection when you register your electives choices online.

On arrival at Keele, as part of the Induction Week you will be given an introduction to the English Language Unit and take a brief language assessment.  Based on your needs and preferences and in consultation with English Language Unit staff, you may be moved into a different English language module that will help strengthen the language skills you will need to succeed in your academic studies, or you may be advised that you do not need to take an English Language module and you can replace it with another elective module.

Step 3 Register your choices on eVision by 16th September 2012

Step 3 - Register your choices on eVision

Once you have made your choices log into the student portal using your user name and password.

Once you have logged in, click on the green The Office tab, which will take you to the eVision pages.

Select CHOOSE MODULES

You will then see a module registration page. This confirms your core modules and then underneath shows a table entitled CHOOSE MODULES.

If you need to choose a core optional module, the first boxes displayed in the CHOOSE MODULES table list your option choices.  Click the select button to display these.  Module summaries for each can be viewed by clicking on the module title. Select the module you wish to study by clicking the select box. Confirm your selection by clicking SUBMIT CHOICES.

The elective modules are grouped into Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, based on the timetable. There are two occurrences of each block one for the Autumn semester (semester 1) and one for the Spring semester (semester 2). If you wish to register for a module that is in Block 1 semester 2 click the select button next to the corresponding description.  You will then see a list of all of the modules in that block and semester that you are able to select.  Once you have found the module you wish to register for, click the select box.  A tick should appear click on SUBMIT SELECTIONS.

Continue this process until you have made all of your choices.

Confirm your choices by pressing SUBMIT ALL SELECTIONS

You must register for your modules by Sunday 16th September 2012

If you chose a Modern Language as one of your elective choices you will be assessed to ensure that you have registered on the correct module level. Final registration for all Modern Language modules will take place at the Language Fair on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th September 2012, which will take place in the Exhibition Suite, Chancellor's Building from 10am - 4pm.

Your principal timetable may change. If one of the electives you choose is taught at the same time as one of your principal modules you will be removed from it prior to your arrival at Keele and you will need to select another elective module at the Electives Help Desk after you have arrived. The Electives Help Desk will be held in the Chancellor’s building Exhibition Suite on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th September between 10am and 4pm.

Finding out about the modules allocated to you

New Keele students will enrol as follows:

International Students  - Wednesday 19th September 2012

All other students - Saturday 22nd September 2012.

(For details please see your Welcome Handbook).  The day before your enrolment  you will be sent an email  called Module Confirmation confirming the elective modules to which you have been allocated.

Your provisional on-line timetable for your lectures will also be made available to you in eVision from early August and you will be able to see which modules you have been allocated from this.  Tutorial groups and seminars will not be released onto your on-line timetable until mid-September.

If there is a problem with the number of modules you have been allocated to or which modules you have been allocated, then you should visit the Electives Help Desk in the Chancellor’s Building Exhibition Suite, which will be held on Tuesday 25th September and Wednesday 26th September 2012 between 10am and 4pm.

The Electives Help Desk is also a chance for you to revise your choices if you wish.

From 27th September 2012 you can visit the Electives office. You will find us in Room CR32 in the Colin Reeves building (no. 24 on your map). We are open for student consultation 10am to 1pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Once you have been allocated to the correct number and type of elective modules, we strongly encourage you to stick with your choices. However, if you do wish to change or withdraw from any elective module you must visit the Electives Office.

You MUST register for ALL of your elective modules by NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER 2012, which is the end of week 3 of teaching in semester 1.

You will NOT be allowed to change your Autumn semester (Semester 1) elective modules AFTER FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER 2012.

You will NOT be allowed to change your Spring semester (Semester 2) elective modules AFTER FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2013.

Please note that individual Schools are not able to authorise any additions, changes and withdrawals to elective modules, even if they teach these modules. All changes must be made via the Electives Office.