School of Combined Honours

No.  Combined Honours is the same as 2-subject.  We feel that students understand the term 2-subject better than combined honours.  We use both terms, however, because your administrative area is known as the School of Combined Honours

The Combined Honours/2-Subject Induction is on Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 9.00am, at Docklands campus in EBG14.

You need to come to one of the Combined Honours Helpdesks – times/locations are advertised on the Combined Honours noticeboards and the door of NB2.16, and on the web at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/helpdesktimes.htm

For a limited time it may be possible.  You can come to the 18 January induction to discuss an application or you can come along to a Helpdesk – times are displayed on our noticeboards and on our webpage at http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/helpdesktimes.htm

It is sometimes possible to change from single to combined, and also from combined to single.  If you wish to request a change from single to combined you will need to discuss it with the School of Combined Honours or one of the Combined Honours Leaders.

You can enrol anywhere or at any time provided that you can find a pc with access to the internet. Enrolment is via UEL-Direct which you can locate at http://www.uel.ac.uk/ and then clicking on UEL DIRECT login.  If you want to enrol on the Trading Floor you will need to come to the Combined Honours enrolment slot (see below – When can I enrol?)  

All enrolment is online and you can do this from any pc with access to the internet provided that your record is ready.  If you don’t have access to a pc you will be able to complete your enrolment during the Combined Honours Enrolment slot.  This will be on the Trading Floor in the Business School.

You would have been sent an email or letter with the login instructions.  If you haven’t received an email or a letter, don’t worry.  You will be able to complete your enrolment during the Combined Honours enrolment slot (see below – when can I enrol?)

If you haven’t already done it online you can enrol during the Combined Honours enrolment slot (Wednesday 18/1/12 12.30pm – 2.30pm) which has been set aside as part of your induction programme

Go online to the First Week web pages at  http://www.uel.ac.uk/firstweek/programmes/combined/index.htm and you will find details of your induction programme.

You can enrol anywhere or at any time provided that you can find a pc with access to the internet.  If you cannot enrol on-line you should go straight to the Trading Floor to complete your enrolment now (as long as this is before 3 February 2012).

You can print confirmation of your enrolment from My Record in UEL Direct.  If you need a letter on headed paper (or a council tax exemption certificate) you should log in to UEL-Direct, go to "My Record" and follow the link in the Student Services container.

Your ID card will be produced on Wednesday 18 January 2012 at the Combined Honours Enrolment slot.  If you have missed this slot then you need to visit the Trading Floor in the Enrolment Centre – you may have to queue.

Your passport is best.  If you don’t have a passport then you will need to bring two items from the following:  birth certificate (in English), full or provisional driving licence, international driving licence, cheque book or debit/credit card.

Unless you have very good reason you must come along during the Combined Honours enrolment slot and complete your enrolment during Induction.

No.  You need to start the online process so that we have a record of you in the student database.  You can then pay your fees and complete your enrolment when you have the money – as long as this is before 19 February 2012.

You will be charged a penalty of £100 and will have to get authorisation to enrol from your Dean of School.  If you pay your own fees the charges are even higher – go online and read the Fees Policy http://www.uel.ac.uk/scholarshipsandfees/guide.htm  to find out what you need to pay and by when.

There is a very good transport link between Stratford and Docklands using the DLR

During Induction Week the Enrolment Centre is open until 4.00pm on Tuesday, 6.00pm Wednesday and Thursday .  Try to get here before early during the week as the Centre will close down promptly.  The Enrolment Centre will be open until 3 February 2012 with reduced opening hours.  However, you should attend your scheduled enrolment slot (see “When Can I Enrol?” above).

This will be done during your induction programme with the School of Combined Honours

You need to come to one of the Combined Honours Helpdesks to register for your modules – times/locations are advertised on the Combined Honours noticeboards and the door of NB2.16, and on the web at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/helpdesktimes.htm

You will have received emails during the Christmas vacation asking you to enrol on line if you need to do so.  Some students will need an assessment decision given by the School of Combined Honours due to their Semester A assessment results.  These decisions will be decided upon following the results publication and you need to check your UEL-Direct account to follow the directions you will be given by Student Records when those decisions are published.

You can log in to UEL-Direct, go to “My Record” and follow the link to module registration.  You will see the modules you have registered for.

Once you have registered for your modules you can find out your timetable by checking your UEL-Direct account and viewing your personal timetable or by visiting the relevant School’s Helpdesk.

UEL-Plus is a useful tool, particularly for teaching materials etc.  All students have a UEL-Plus account.  You will often hear Student Helpdesks tell students to check on UEL-Plus for module information.  The School of Combined Honours has a School page which holds lots of information for you.

You can check the Guide to Undergraduate Modular Programmes.  You can access the Guide either via UEL-Direct (“My Resources”) or via the Combined Honours/2-Subject Degrees webpage:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/guide.htm .  The Guide tells you your core modules and whether you can select optional modules.

Core modules are modules that you must study for your degree programme so these cannot be changed.  You can, however, change your option modules within the first two weeks of teaching

You can change modules within the first two weeks of teaching, but only if they are option modules.  After the first two weeks you will not be permitted to change unless there has been an error.  Students must not miss 3 consecutive classes (UEL’s attendance policy) so you cannot start attending a module after the first two weeks.   

Yes, if you request the deletion within the first two weeks, but after that you can be withdrawn from the module, but you cannot be deleted from the module.  You might also incur a charge depending on how many weeks you’ve been attending.

Yes.  All students must study a Skills module at each level.  Major/Minor programmes include a skills module as a core;  Joint programmes allow students to decide whether to study the skills module from either joint.

Some Schools do not allocate groups.  Other Schools (eg Business)  allocate groups based on module registration and you can see which group you are in by checking your module registration on UEL-Direct.  If you are unhappy about your group allocation you must check the arrangements in place at each of the relevant Schools to request a change.  There is a definite deadline for changes with most Schools so please check with the School concerned.

You will be allocated at least one personal tutor, and in some cases you will have two.  You can check who they are by logging onto your UEL-Direct account, Module Registration.

All students have at least one Personal Tutor.  You can see your personal tutor to seek academic and personal advice.  Your Combined Honours Leader/s are the people who are experienced in counselling students who are studying two programmes.  The School of Combined Honours will support you through your studies and will often be the first port of call for you.  We can help you enrol, register your modules, act as the liaison for you with the Schools and much, much more.

Yes, you must enrol.  You must remember to register for your modules as well.

Not necessarily.  Removal of access to modules on UEL-Plus is not automatic.  As long as your UEL-Direct module registration shows you are no longer registered then you need not worry.

UEL-Plus is a teaching tool;  UEL-Direct is the facility we use to maintain all your student records. 

Module results will be published on UEL-Direct at an advertised time each semester.  You should check UEL-Direct regularly.

There may be several reasons for this.

Check the following first:

• If you owe monies to the university some of your access rights may have been withdrawn.  You can check out whether this is the case by looking at your personal account which will still be available. Once you pay the outstanding monies your account will be unfrozen.
• You may have blocked your password.  In this case you need to telephone 0208 223 2468/IT Helpdesk to reset your password.
• There may be an issue with your enrolment.  You can check at either of the Student Information & Enquiry desks (Docklands or Stratford) whether this is the case.

You should first check your UEL-Direct account to check that you don’t owe us any monies.
Also, at certain times of the year your assessment is hidden.

Yes, but any break has to be agreed with the School of Combined Honours and a form needs to be completed.  Copies of the forms are available via UEL-Plus (Combined Honours page) or on request via email or at a Helpdesk.  You can take a break for up to two years but you must keep us informed of what you are planning to do. 

f you are an international student you must check first with the International Student Advisors that it is acceptable for you to take a break from your studies.

Yes.  The usual way of doing this is to email combined.honours@uel.ac.uk

It’s usually the best way, but you can also visit the Combined Honours Leaders who are responsible for your programme.  Their names/locations are listed on our webpage:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/contact.htm#School_Leaders