What does modules mean in university?
A Module is a group of courses (usually 2000-level and above) that provides a certain level of understanding in a subject area. Western offers 4 types of modules in the regular undergraduate degrees (e.g. BA, BSc, BMSc degrees, etc.).
What does module level mean?
Module Level The stage at which a student would typically complete a module. Module levels are: Completed by students on postgraduate programmes of study.
What is a module in UK education?
Most higher education courses have a ‘modular’ structure. This means that you can build a personalised course by choosing modules or units of study from different subject areas.
What are modules in semester?
A module is a self-contained unit of study within your programme. You will usually study 4 modules in each semester. What is a semester? A semester is a period of study time, usually 15 weeks long.
How many modules are in a masters degree?
You will take six modules overall (2.5 and 3.5 each term), plus write a dissertation. Modules usually meet for two hours per week, so for one term that means five hours per week, and for the other term seven hours per week.
WHAT IS modules in simple words?
Definition of module 1 : a standard or unit of measurement. 2 : the size of some one part taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of an architectural composition are regulated. 3a : any in a series of standardized units for use together: such as. (1) : a unit of furniture or architecture.
What happens if you fail 2 modules at uni?
If you fail a module twice you will not be able to continue on your course. You will have to withdraw or see if it is possible to transfer to a different course.
Is the University of Birmingham programmes and modules Handbook available?
Please note that the Programmes and Modules Handbook and the Module search facility (below) are unavailable between 20:30 and 23:30 GMT daily, due to essential routine database maintenance. The Module search provides the facility to search for a module or group of modules available as options in the current academic year.
Where can I find the University of Birmingham module Factsheet?
The Programme Factsheet directs students to this website for additional information about the indicative contact hours associated with each module. Please note that the modules listed on this website may be updated each year, and so it does not necessarily reflect the content or contact hours that will be delivered in subsequent academic sessions.
Where can I find the programmes and modules Handbook?
The Programmes and Modules Handbook is a database containing all programmes and modules available by programme cohort year, searchable by School, Department, and level.
Where can I find list of university modules?
Clicking on a School will highlight it and show the list of available programmes and years. To start another search, click back to the main page and check the relevant boxes. The Search function will return details of a specific module in a specific academic year.