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Birkbeck Student Guide 2019-2020 London's Evening BIRKBECK STUDENT GUIDE 2019-2020 LONDON’S EVENING UNIVERSITY CONTENTS Welcome from the Master 3 Welcome from the Students’ Union 4 The University of London 5 Birkbeck 6 Getting started 8 Enrolment 10 2018–2019 Term dates 12 Getting online and digital resources 14 Learning and teaching 16 Academic support 18 Keeping going 20 Mentoring programmes 21 Birkbeck Futures 22 Your voice 24 Campus facilities 26 The Students’ Union 30 International community 32 Finance and money 33 Health and wellbeing 34 The alumni community 36 Staying safe at Birkbeck 38 Sustainability 39 Your notes 40 How to find us inside back cover Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 3 WELCOME I am delighted you have chosen I encourage you to engage actively in to study at Birkbeck, University your studies and to make the most of of London and it gives me great the opportunities open to you whilst pleasure to welcome you. you are a student. I hope the you will be challenged; that you will grow as Established in 1823 to educate working your studies progress; that you will Londoners, Birkbeck remains true to achieve great results; build networks its original mission – you will meet to enhance your career; and make students from all walks of life, many friendships which last for the rest of of whom still combine work with study. your life. I very much want you to enjoy your Each year, I thoroughly enjoy meeting studies at Birkbeck, be successful students and learning of their success during your time here, and for your stories at graduation and I am looking learning to enrich your life. for to hearing yours. Professor David Latchman CBE, Master of Birkbeck 4 Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 WELCOME FROM THE STUDENTS’ UNION Hello and welcome to Birkbeck, We encourage you to make the most of University of London! We hope your time as a student at Birkbeck and that you have a fantastic experience one of the best ways you can do so is studying here. by becoming involved in the Students’ Union and the activities run by our As Birkbeck’s elected Student Leaders, members, including sports, clubs we look forward to representing and and societies. championing your interests as a student here. We look forward to meeting you soon at the Welcome Fair! The Students’ Union organises and facilitates a range of activities and Alex Holmes and Barney O’Connor, events to enrich your experience here Student Leaders at Birkbeck, as well as campaigning on issues affecting students. Read more about the Students’ Union on page 30. As your representatives, we act as the voice of students at Birkbeck, ensuring your interests are represented in decision-making across the Union and the College. Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 5 100 YEARS OF BEING A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON By studying at Birkbeck you have You have joined one of the largest, become a student at the prestigious most highly regarded and diverse University of London. This year marks universities in the UK with over the 100th anniversary of the College 120,000 students in London, and joining the University and we are planning a further 50,000 studying across a range of events to mark the occasion. 180 countries for a University of The University of London will celebrate London degree. the anniversary with an exhibition in the library at Senate House. Established for the public benefit in 1836 by Royal Charter and Made up of 17 independent member recognised globally, the University institutions and specialist research of London has pioneered change centres, the University of London in Higher Education. It was the includes University College London first university to admit students (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), regardless of their gender, race the School of Oriental and African or religion and the first to admit Studies (SOAS) and the London School women to degree programmes. of Economics and Political Science (LSE) among others. Birkbeck joined the University of London in 1920. 6 Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 BIRKBECK The College has been enabling The College has five academic schools: people to access higher education and transform their lives since it was • the School of Arts which includes founded nearly 200 years ago. We will the departments of English, Theatre be celebrating our bicentennial in 2023. and Creative Writing; Cultures and Languages; History of Art; Film, Today it hosts around 13,500 students Media and Cultural Studies and its vision – providing flexible, full- • the School of Business, time and part-time higher education Economics and Informatics and maintaining and developing which includes the departments excellence in research – remains close of: Economics, Mathematics and to that of its founder, George Birkbeck. Statistics; Computer Science and Information Systems; Management; Birkbeck is unique among UK higher Organisational Psychology education institutions in that our • the School of Law, which includes teaching takes place in the evening the departments of: Criminology from 6–9pm. This allows our students and Law to choose as much or as little of the • the School of Science which includes standard university experience as the departments of: Biological they like. Many, but not all, combine Sciences; Earth and Planetary university with work advancing their Sciences; Psychological Sciences career as they study, whilst others • the School of Social Sciences, pursue a huge range of diverse life History and Philosophy which choices. Our students tell us that the includes the departments of: Applied variety of life experiences that students Linguistics and Communication; bring to classes enriches the learning Geography; History, Classics and experience and provides excellent Archaeology; Philosophy; Politics; opportunities for networking. Psychosocial Studies. Find out more about our schools and departments at bbk.ac.uk/departments Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 7 OUR STUDENTS BIRKBECK HAS 13,500 STUDENTS 65% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PART-TIME AND 35% FULL-TIME 42% ARE POSTGRADUATES AND 58% UNDERGRADUATES 55% ARE FEMALE AND 45% MALE 8 Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 GETTING STARTED ORDER A STUDENT ID CARD To help you settle in at the Upload a photo and update beginning of your first term, your details via My Birkbeck. here is your checklist. SET UP YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS If you would like one, you can setup a Birkbeck email account via My Birkbeck. VIEW YOUR TIMETABLE Once you’ve enrolled, log in to My Birkbeck to see your BOOKMARK MY BIRKBECK class timetable. Our online services for students can be accessed via your online portal EXPLORE THE CAMPUS My Birkbeck. These include your Find the locations and facilities online course areas in Moodle, you think you’ll use such as the your timetable, enrolment and Student Advice Centre, Library, the other services such as Studiosity Students’ Union, Student Central, for feedback on your writing and your classrooms and the best places our careers portal, Abintegro. for refreshments. bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck ATTEND A STUDY GET TO KNOW MOODLE SKILLS WORKSHOP Moodle is the online extension Study skills provide the basis for of your class providing you with success in your course, and can essential course related information always be developed further. Check such as contacts, reading lists, out the academic skills support online assignment submission, and development available online interactive learning materials and and face-to-face. Start to plan your video recordings of your lectures future success! Find your subject (Panopto). Go to the Student learning development tutor. Support link on your Moodle bbk.ac.uk/study-skills dashboard. moodle.ac.uk READ YOUR PROGRAMME COMPLETE ENROLMENT HANDBOOK Go to My Birkbeck and complete Familiarise yourself with the your enrolment to become an details of your programme official Birkbeck student. and modules. Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 9 MEET YOUR PERSONAL EXPLORE BLOOMSBURY TUTOR AND PROGRAMME Visit an exhibition at the British ADMINISTRATOR Museum, find the house where These are key contacts throughout Vladimir Lenin lived, hang out at your time at Birkbeck. Get one of the delightful independent to know them during your cafés or search the volumes at programme induction sessions. a specialist bookshop and once Find out who your personal tutor you’ve explored Bloomsbury, take is on My Birkeck and find out a trip to Stratford where you can who your subject librarian is at also use the study facilities. bbk.ac.uk/library/subject-librarians. LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW GET TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATES YOU’RE A BIRKBECK STUDENT Enhance your studies by sharing Make an announcement on social your thoughts on the course with the media – tell your friends you’ve other students. Join a club or society joined Birkbeck. and get to know other students from across the College. Start networking. APPLY FOR DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCE JOIN A CLUB OR SOCIETY You can apply for DSA to help Meet like-minded people, explore with the costs due to a mental a new interest and augment your health problem, long term illness student social life. You can join and other disabilities. clubs run by Birkbeck’s Students’ bbk.ac.uk/disability Union, and at Student Central and SOAS through a FIND OUT WHAT’S ON reciprocal agreement. Keep updated on news and events by following Birkbeck EXPLORE OUR WELLBEING on social media: RESOURCES ONLINE Twitter: Our Wellbeing Services are @BirkbeckUoL available to you when you need, Instagram: either face-to-face or through our @birkbeckuni online resources and podcasts. bbk.ac.uk/student-services/ Facebook: @BirkbeckUniversityofLondon Read the monthly Birkbeck Bulletin e-newsletter which will be sent to your Birkbeck email address. 10 Birkbeck Student Guide 2019–2020 ENROLMENT If you haven’t enrolled already, it is essential that you do so as soon as possible and before your teaching begins.
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