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Student Handbook 2010-11
This handbook is something between an instruction book and a survival guide. It attempts to anticipate most of the questions you may have as a new or a returning student in the School. Your first port of call for any queries this document does not answer should be the School of English Office which is open daily from 10.30am to 12.30pm, and again from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
We are asking all students to be familiar with the information in this handbook. At the end of this page you will find a link that takes you to an electronic copy of the document.
If you're a new undergraduate student starting in the School this year, and this is your first visit to this website, you should take some time to learn your way around it. The site is packed with useful information about module content, departmental life, and the study of literature in general. Many lecturers will use the University’s online e-learning environment,moodle, to inform you of required reading, lecture programmes and essay titles.
For information about Faculty procedures please consult the current Humanities handbook and website where you will find supplementary accounts of teaching, assessment and examination, plagiarism, and disciplinary procedures.
We expect you to take your academic work seriously. You must attend all classes and lectures (and in some cases screenings), and keep up to date with your coursework. There are strict deadlines for handing in essays that, if not adhered to, will result in marks of zero for your essay.
But this shouldn’t stop you having an active social life: the Students’ Union offers an array of services including bars, cafés and shops. All registered students are automatically members of the Union and can take advantage of all the facilities, including the myriad of clubs and societies: see the University of Kent Student Portal and the Students’ Union website for more information. So have fun, make new friends, relax, but do not get behind with your work.
I hope you have an enjoyable year with us. If there is anything in this handbook that is not clear, please ask. Good luck in your academic endeavours this year!
Bernhard Klein
Head of School
September 2010