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BSC (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY

CARDIFF SCHOOL OF

SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Welcome & Enrolment Information

Academic Year 2021/

C O N T E N T S

1. Welcome from your Teaching Team

2. Pre-Entry Summer Tasks

3. Enrolment / Student MetCard Collection

4. Welcome Week

5. Draft Timetable / Typical Attendance

6. Changes to the Course due to COVID-

7. Useful links

2. Pre-Entry Summer Tasks

We encourage reading around the topic of psychology. You may find the following texts helpful in preparing for University study:

The Study Skills Handbook (5th edition) by Stella Cottrell (2019) Palgrave publishers.

This book is very easy to read and provides a great opportunity to refine your study skills before embarking on University level lectures and assignments. Even students who have felt they already have good study skills have found this book helpful. It is however optional and copies are available in the University library once you have enrolled.

Brysbaert, M. & Rastle, K. (2012). Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology. Pearson

Coolican, H. (2018) Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology. Seventh Edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

We have a well-stocked library with books, journals and e-resources to support your studies. If you wish to purchase your own copies of books, you are advised to wait until the course starts before doing so. During welcome week, there will be an opportunity to browse relevant textbooks which you will refer to during your studies.

3. Enrolment / Student MetCard Collection

Enrolment is an important process which confirms your status as a Student. You can complete the online self-enrolment process from any computer through our Self Service system. Please note that in order to self-enrol; your status must be Unconditional Firm (UF).

You will receive an email notifying you when you are eligible to enrol online. The email will direct you to a password reset facility in order to request a password to be able to login and complete the enrolment process. For information and guidance on this process please make sure you visit our enrolment page – www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/enrolment.

This process is essential in that it will allow you access to your student loan (if applied for), payment of fees, Cardiff Met’s IT systems and importantly enable you to obtain your Student MetCard.

You will also receive your Programme Handbook during your Welcome Week. The Programme Handbook is a vital manual through the Programme and should be retained for usage throughout your course of study. Each academic year, additional information relating to that level will be provided. The Handbook offers guidance on Rules, Regulations and Procedures; and guidance on learning for practice with information on all modules to be undertaken and reading lists.

Enrolment for International Students If you are an international student you will be required to submit some documentation before receiving approval to enrol online. For more information about international student enrolment and a list of documents you will need to submit, please access the international student pages or contact the Immigration Compliance Team at immigrationregs@cardiffmet.ac.uk.

Library & Information Services You will have access to Cardiff Met’s Library & Information Services soon after completing your online enrolment. A confirmation email will be sent to you with your Cardiff Met login details. To see the facilities and services available, please refer to www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/library.

Your Student MetCard Your MetCard gives you access to all main campus buildings and doors. You can also add money to your MetCard to be able to access and pay at the self-service printers, copiers and Print Studio services. For further benefits of MetCard please click here.

Fees Tuition fees for Home students for full-time undergraduate degrees, and full-time Masters programmes for September 2021 entry have been set at £9,000 per year. For further information on tuition fees, please refer to our Fee Tables. If your programme has any additional costs attached to it, they will be listed on www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/additionalcosts. Please make sure you check these to make sure you are aware of any additional costs associated with your course.

Details about fees for international students can be found here. You should already be aware of these costs.

5. Draft Timetable / Typical Attendance

As we look forward to welcoming you in the new academic year, we wanted to reassure you that your safety, wellbeing and learning experience will be our top priorities.

Whilst there remains uncertainty as to how the pandemic will develop and what restrictions might be in place in September, we have planned for a combination of on-campus and online learning that encapsulates the best of what each mode can deliver.

What we have learned over the past academic year is which learning activities have to be conducted on campus, which are better on campus and which work most effectively online.

One message we have heard loud and clear from students is that on campus activity is an essential part of the overall learning experience. We are designing your programme schedules accordingly.

On the days we will require you to come to campus, you will have a schedule of activity that makes your attendance and effort worthwhile. We want to ensure that as well as being safe, your face-to- face campus experience will be memorable, meaningful and interactive.

Your on campus learning will be supported by online activities that provide you greater flexibility about where and when you learn, allowing you to fit your studies around your other activities and work.

Through this approach, we’re listening to what students have told us has worked for them. Many have highlighted the benefits of engaging with lecture-style materials online – where it is recorded, can be re-watched, rewound or even played at different speeds!

In taking this approach, we are better able to prioritise the on campus smaller group practicals and seminars that might require specialist equipment, supervision, discussion and collaboration. And it is through this carefully designed blended approach, which makes the best of the on-campus and the online, that we will build your learning communities and support an active approach to your learning.

On campus, face coverings, new outdoor meeting areas, one-way systems, smaller class sizes, enhanced cleaning routines and regular testing facilities have helped keep students, staff and visitors safe this year.

Building on this, new flexible spaces will be introduced across both campuses from September, including communal spaces for study and socialising, complete with light meal preparation facilities and flexible spaces for formal and informal learning and teaching.

We look forward to welcoming you in the Autumn term, both online and on campus safely.

All the latest news, events and information for students is available for returning students on MetCentral, the student homepage, or for new students by visiting www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/whattoexpect.

6. Changes to the Course due to COVID-

Any updates to your course following the effects of COVID-19, can be found on the following webpage. Please make sure you check this page regularly for any further updates or changes, prior to starting your course;

https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/newstudents/Pages/Programme-Updates.aspx

Some of your welcome week is likely to be delivered online, sometimes using Microsoft Teams. We recommend that you download the app to your phone, or visit the website in a browser to familiarize yourself with how to use this platform.

If you do not have the facility at home to access this type of platform, or would have any difficulty in doing so, please let us know.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

Campus Maps and Bike Shelters

We have Bicycle Storage shelters on each campus, with changing and showers available. The shelters are secured and are only accessed using your MetCard when you have requested permissions via the i-zone.

Sustainability at Cardiff Met

Studying through the medium of Welsh Find out which modules you can choose to study through the medium of Welsh on your course. You may then also be eligible for a bursary via Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Virtual Tours Have another look around our campus and facilities with our guided virtual tours

Student Handbook

Academic Handbook

Admissions Policy

Frequently Asked Questions

Complaints

Accessing IT systems Once you have completed your enrolment online, you will be able to access all the relevant IT systems you will need throughout your student journey. Please refer to our IT Services for more information.

Met Central Your central point as a student at Cardiff Met to stay up to date with all the latest news and events, as well as quick access to all the useful sites and tools.

COVID-19 Vaccinations

We’re encouraging all of our students to have the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. It’s one of the things we can all do to help prevent the spread of the disease, keep each other safe and help us all return to our normal lives.

If you are a Cardiff resident and have yet to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, we recommend you visit the Bayside Mass Vaccination Centre which is situated in the old Toys R Us Building. The centre is operating as a walk-in service, offering first doses of the Covid-19 vaccination every weekend between 8am and 4pm for anyone over 18 who lives, studies or works in Cardiff.

If you are moving to Cardiff to study with us for the new academic year and have yet to receive your first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, we suggest you check with your local GP about getting the first dose before you move. If it is unavailable to you, you should attend the Bayside Mass Vaccination Centre as soon as you arrive in Cardiff.

We also advise all our students living in Cardiff to register with a GP. Once you’ve moved, you can register using our Cardiff GP Registration form.

More Information:

Public Health Wales

NHS England

Northern Ireland

Scotland