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 Agenda

Introduction to Student Success

Important Systems

Additional Programme Support Channels & Resources

UoL Enquiry System

Programme Structure
Fees Payment Options
Assessments (Examinations)
Registration

Next steps
 Introduction to Student Success

You will be assigned a dedicated Student Success Advisor,

who will be your first point of contact for programme Hours of operation:
enquiries and provide personalised support throughout
your learning journey Monday to Friday

Success Planning Calls 8 AM - 5 PM GMT/BST

Designed to help you identify and
achieve your programme goals
Contact details:
Discuss programme motivations; time
commitments; organisational techniques; studentsuccess@onlinecourses.london.ac.uk
work-life balance; and wellbeing to ensure
you are set up for success +44 1474 556832
 Important Systems

Student Records (and Results)

Online Library/Library Services
UoL Student Examinations (assessment) information
Portal University email account
Course registration
UoL enquiry system (“Ask a question”)

Online Learning Platform (Atrio)

Digital
Campus Home to asynchronous material
(Atrio) Home to live sessions
Coursework submission
 Additional Programme Support Channels & Resources

Programme Support Resources

UoL enquiry system (“Ask a question”

button) [discussed in the next slide] Library Services
Email: onlinelibrary@london.ac.uk
Digital Campus Technical Support Team - Webpage link here
Available 24/7 to assist with any issues pertaining
to:
● The Digital Campus
● Zoom (live sessions) Virtual Career Center (VCC) and
● The Mobile App Career Engagement Network (CEN)

+44 80 8169 7626 (Press 1 or 2) | Live Chat:

located on every page of the Digital Campus
Email: techsupport@onlinecourses.london.ac.uk
Student has not yet received their username or password to complete course registration

UoL Enquiry System

When and how do I log an enquiry?

Logging an enquiry
Students are encouraged to log an enquiry via the UoL Enquiry
System if they are faced with the following obstacles; UoL Student Portal Login Credentials not received

● Student has not yet received their username or
password to complete course registration (students are
advised to check their spam/junk folder)
● Facing UoL Student Portal technical related issues
withholding a student from completing course
registration
● Fees payment related issues such as being unable to
complete payment for your selected courses
UoL Student Portal Login Credentials received
Should you have a active enquiry, please provide your Student
Success Advisor with the enquiry number for tracking
purposes. Resolution can only be provided by UoL and will not
be communicated by your dedicated Student Success Advisor.
Please direct any other questions to your Student Success Advisor.
● Click here to access the University of London’s ‘Contact Us’ form to start the
process
● Select your course of interest starting with BSc x programme and fill in the relevant
fields
● Once you have set up your account (by completing all of the relevant fields) you
will be able to log a new enquiry
● For the category, please select “EMFSS Online Taught”, and give a brief description
(including your student number) of your enquiry whereby you would be able to
submit your enquiry
● Please log into the UoL Student Portal and use the “Ask a question” button. You
need to ensure that you are logged in before you make your submission so that the
team can link it to your UoL record
● Log your enquiry under “EMFSS Online Taught” category from the dropdown list
and write “Online - *brief outline of the issues you’ve encountered including your
student number*” in the subject line
● Submit your enquiry
 Programme Structure
Duration, credits and costs

Programme duration: Programme cost:

Suggested completion time for graduate route is between 2.5 to 3 years and
between 3 to 4 years for standard route. The maximum period of registration
is 6 years.

Programme track Courses Per Year Student Type Full Course Cost Total Programme Cost

Standard entry Equivalent to 4 full courses UK Residents £1,459 £17,508

Graduate entry Equivalent to 3 to 4 full courses

Non-UK Residents £1,794 £21, 528

Programme credits:

Standard entry route:
360 credits (equivalent to 12 full courses)
Graduate entry route:
270 credits (equivalent to 9 full courses)
1 full course (20 weeks) = 30 credits
1 half course (10 weeks) = 15 credits
*Important to note that a degree pamphlet housing your
particular path of study related to the programme of your
interest will be shared in the Post-Programme Orientation
which will be sent by your relevant Student Success Advisor
within 24 hours
SFE -
Fees Payment Options
What are the payment methods accepted by UoL?
General Payment Information
UoL accepts the following payment methods:
● Online payments via Flywire using a debit/credit card or via a bank transfer
● Western Union - Quick Pay
● Sponsorships (students would need to select “sponsorship” as their payment
method when completing the course registration and would be required to
complete the relevant fields and upload documentation confirming their
sponsorship whereby UoL would provide further information
*kindly note that payments can take up to 7 working days to reflect and we advise that
you log an enquiry if you are not registered within 7 working days after making payment
and to inform your Student Success Advisor accordingly
UoL does not accept the following payment methods/options:
● No payment plans or monthly installments will be accepted and students will be
required to make payment in full for their selected course/s
● No direct deposits (banking details for UoL’s bank account will not be provided)
UK Student Finance
Students who have not applied for a UK Student Loan, however,
wishes to do so are urged to immediately apply for their loan via the
UK Government’s website as approval from the UK Government for a
UK Student Loan can take 6-8 weeks.
Should students require further assistance and support, your
dedicated Student Success Advisor would be able to support you.
Students who have received the approval letters from UK Student
Finance are advised to complete their registration using the
“sponsorship” option and to complete the relevant fields and upload
their approval letters. You would also need to log an enquiry and
inform your Student Success Advisor
 Programme Structure
Study sessions & teaching blocks

Each year is broken into two study sessions, which are each
20 weeks in duration.

Each study session can be further broken down into two

teaching blocks, which are each 10 weeks in duration

One Year
Registration X2 Study Session One Registration Study Session Two
20 weeks 20 weeks

Teaching Teaching Teaching Teaching

Block A Block B Block A Block B
10 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks 10 weeks

Full course (30) Full course (30)

60 Credits 60 Credits

Half course 1 Half course 2 Full course (30)

(15) (15)
 Asynchronous component

Includes:
Access to asynchronous
Asynchronous coursework coursework:

Assigned readings 31 October 2022

(November 2022 cohort)
Assignments/
graded coursework

Up to 15 hours of self-paced
asynchronous coursework per
week per course
 Synchronous/ Live Session component

Live, online sessions led by expert Class Teachers Attendance is compulsory

using the videoconferencing platform, Zoom
Face-to-face interactions with faculty and First week of live sessions:
peers in real time 21 November 2022
(November 2022 Cohort)
Accessed via the Digital Campus

Every 2 weeks

Generally 90 minutes per session

Mondays - Thursdays

Full courses (20 weeks) have 10 live sessions

Half courses (10 weeks) have 5 live sessions
 Assessments (Examinations)

Typically, examinations are held in-person at an authorised examination centre. There are over 500
authorised examination centres around the world.

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak the University may offer alternative assessment methods
where necessary. These include online timed assessments in place of written examinations, which are
usually held at examination centres.

The assessment method will be confirmed by the University 2 to 3 months prior to the examination
session to allow students to have sufficient time for planning and preparation.

There are two assessment (examination) sessions per year: May examinations (can register for up to 120 credits)
and October/November examinations (can register for up to 60 credits)

Your first session will take place in May/June 2023 (1 May - 28 May), and will cover your Study Session 1 courses
(that you will be registering for this registration period)
 Assessments (Examinations) cont.

The assessment entry task:

How do I ‘register’ for my assessments (examinations)?
Most courses are assessed by a 3-hour closed book
written examination. There are some courses which are
also assessed by coursework in addition to a 2-hour
examination.
The pass mark for a course is 40%
Should you fail an examination, you can take it as a resit
in the next examination session. You are allowed one
resit per examination session and there is an
examination resit fee.
➔ You will receive an email from UoL when the assessment
entry task opens for the upcoming assessment
(examination) session (the assessment entry task is
housed in the UoL Student Portal). This will include a link
to pay for the exams you wish to sit in the next session
➔ You will need to obtain your ‘validation code’ from your
local examination centre. This will be given to you once
you have paid your centre fees.
➔ For May exams, you must register and pay by 1 March
➔ For November exams, you must register and pay by 1
September
 Course Registration

November 2022 Cohort

Note: You will complete the registration

task twice a year, selecting courses for
Registration closes: the 20-week study session.
21 October 2022 If your programme structure contains
half courses, you will then register thrice
a year, selecting a course per 10-week
Teaching Block
Course registration is completed via the University of
London’s student portal.
You can register for up to 60
Please expect two emails from UoL instructing you to log in credits per study session
to the UoL Student Portal.

Students are required to select the course/s that they

would like to register for and complete payment in full for
these selected course/s
Academic Advising on Plan of Study
What courses will you register for?

Note: Please be informed that specific

details on academic advising will be sent
to you in the Post-Programme Orientation
email within the next 24 hours.

We also encourage you to book your

Welcome and Success Planning Call with
your Student Success Advisor as soon as
possible for further conversations on
academic advising.
 Textbooks (Year 1/100-level courses)

Students are asked to budget approximately £300 per year for textbooks for their own independent sourcing. We’re able to
provide guidance around textbooks that would be considered fundamental (necessary) versus those that would be encouraged
but not required for exam success.

The textbook list (for all courses across all EMFSS Online Taught Degree Programmes) will be attached to the Post-Programme
Orientation email that you will receive from your dedicated Student Success Advisor over the next 24 hours.
 Academic Calendar (Year 1, Study Session 1)

Teaching Block A starts 14 November 2022 (live sessions begin the week Course registration for
of 21 November) Teaching Block B’s half course
Year 1, Study of Study Session 1, Year 1 will
Session 1 (Teaching Break 19 December 2022 - 1 January 2023 open in the week of 29
Block A & B) November 2022 and close on
13 January 2023
Teaching Block A ends 28 January 2023

Teaching Block B starts 6 February 2023 (live sessions begin the week of
Course registration for Study
13 February)
Session Two, Year 1 courses
will open on 23 January 2023
Teaching Block B ends 15 April 2023 and close on 5 May 2023
 Next steps

November Cohort

Course registration deadline 21 October 2022

Course registration for Teaching Block B’s half course of Study Session 1, Year 1 Opens the week of 29 November 2022 - 13
January 2023

Invite to log in to the Digital Campus (registration needs to be complete) Week of 26 September 2022 - 28 October 2022

Invite to complete Live Session Selection (process by which you will select your live session Week of 26 September 2022 - 28 October 2022
slots for the courses you have registered for)

Upcoming Technical Orientation 2 November at 4 - 5 pm GMT

Access asynchronous coursework via the Digital Campus 31 October 2022

Course start 14 November 2022

Live sessions start Week of 21 November 2022

Reminder - Please post your
name in the chat feature for
attendance purposes