New undergraduate students - Devon
Welcome to the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
You can find induction information and useful links for your department below:
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 10:45-12:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| First Year Welcome Talk | Tues 15 Sep | 14:00-15:00 | Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies LT1 |
| Welcome refreshments | Tues 15 Sep | 15:00-16:00 | Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies Street Gallery |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Thurs 17 Sep | 16:00-16:30 | Newman Purple (in Peter Chalk) |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and find out about opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊.?There is a Quiet ‘45’ scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting without the crowds and accompanying noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to acclimatise yourself to your course, we suggest reading Albert Hourani’s?A History of the Arab Peoples. The usual English-language agencies – BBC, CNN, Al-Jazeera – plus web-based ones such as??and??will also feature?Middle East-related stories from different perspectives.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 10:45-12:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Welcome to the History Department! | Mon 14 Sep | 13:30-15:00 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| History Department Scavenger Hunt | Mon 14 Sep | 15:00-16:30 | Forum Street |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Tues 15 Sep | 13:30-14:00 | Streatham Court A |
| Archaeology Welcome Talk | Tues 15 Sep | 14:00-15:00 | Laver Building LT6 |
| Meet Your Tutor (Archaeology) | Tues 15 Sep | 15:00-16:00 | Laver Foyer |
| Departmental reception for incoming Archaeology students | Tues 15 Sep | 16:00-17:00 | Laver Foyer |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to do some summer reading, you can find some suggested reading material for new Archaeology and History students in the Archaeology and History section of your?.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 11:45-13:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Tues 15 Sep | 9:30-10:00 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Art History & Visual Culture Welcome Talk | Tues 15 Sep | 11:00-12:30 | Queens Building LT1 |
| Meet and Greet Event | Tues 15 Sep | 14:30-16:00 | Queens Building Café |
| Academic Tutor Meeting | Thurs 17 Sep | 14:30-16:30 | Queens Building E or LT6.2 (check your timetable) |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
Reading list You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to do some summer reading, we would suggest Nicholas Mirzoeff,?How to See the World?(London: Pelican, 2015).
Here are some other resources you could explore:
- The Art Book?(New York: Phaidon, 1994)
- E. H. Gombrich,?The Story of Art?(New York: Phaidon, 1950)
- Donald Preziosi,?The Art of Art History?(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 11:45-13:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Theology and Religion Welcome Day and Tutor Meetings | Tues 15 Sep | 10:00-14:00 | Amory Building C501 |
| Classics & Ancient History Welcome Talk | Tues 15 Sep | 10:30-12:30 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Classics & Ancient History Welcome Talk: Tea, Coffee and Cake | Tues 15 Sep | 12:30-13:30 | Amory Foyer |
| Classics & Ancient History Personal Tutor Meetings | Tues 15 Sep | 13:30-14:30 | Amory B106, B308, B315, B316; Forum Seminar Room 10, 11 - Please check your timetable for your room |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Tues 15 Sep | 14:30-15:00 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Religion and Memorialization Walk | Wed 16 Sep | 14:30-16:30 | Meet in Queens Building reception/foyer |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to do some summer reading, you can find some suggested reading material for new Archaeology and History students in the Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology section of your?.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Mon 14 Sep | 14:00-14:30 | Amory Parker Moot Room |
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 15:45-17:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Communications, Drama and Film Welcome and Induction | Tues 15 Sep | 10:00-11:30 | Queens Building LT2 or Roborough – check your timetable |
| Drama Induction Event | Tues 15 Sep | 11:30-13:00 | Roborough Studios RS1 & RS2 |
| Communications Induction Event | Tues 15 Sep | 11:30-13:00 | Queen’s Building LT2 |
| Film Induction Event | Tues 15 Sep | 14:00-15:30 | Roborough Studios RS3 |
| Bill Douglas Cinema Museum Tour (for Film students) | Tues 15 Sep | 15:30-16:30 | Meet in Old Library Building foyer |
| Communications, Drama & Film Social | Tues 15 Sep | 16:30-18:30 | Thornlea Building foyer |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to do some summer reading, you can find some suggested reading material for new students in the Communications, Drama and Film section of your?.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Welcome Talk | Mon 14 Sep | 09:30-10:30 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Coffee Break | Mon 14 Sep | 10:30-10:45 | Peter Chalk Foyer |
| Welfare and Other Inductions | Mon 14 Sep | 10:45-11:45 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Mon 14 Sep | 12:00-12:30 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 12:45-14:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Introductory Talks by Module Convenors | Tues 15 Sep | 10:00-11:00 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| English & Creative Writing Sample Seminar | Tues 15 Sep or Thurs 17 Sep | Various times – check your timetable | Various locations in Queens Building – please check your timetable |
| English & Creative Writing Personal Tutor Group Meetings | Wed 16 or Fri 18 Sep | Various times – check your timetable | Various locations – please check your timetable |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but many students have found it helpful to read some of the longer texts you’ll study as part of the “Beginnings (EAS1035)” module. You can find a list of suggested texts in the English & Creative Writing section of your?.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 14:45-16:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here - Surname L-Z | Tues 15 Sep | 10:00-10:30 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Welcome to the English Law and French Law Programme | Tues 15 Sep | 10:30-11:30 | Laver Building LT3 |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Tues 15 Sep | 11:30-12:00 | Amory Parker Moot Room |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here - Surname A-K | Tues 15 Sep | 11:30-12:00 | Streatham Court A |
| Welcome to the Law School (Surnames A-K) | Tues 15 Sep | 13:30-14:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Welcome to the Law School (Surnames L-Z) | Tues 15 Sep | 14:30-15:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Introduction to Legal Skills (Surnames A-K) | Wed 16 Sep | 11:00-12:00 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| The Law School Community (Surnames A-K) | Wed 16 Sep | 12:00-13:00 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Introduction to Legal Skills (Surnames L-Z) | Wed 16 Sep | 13:00-14:00 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| The Law School Community (Surnames L-Z) | Wed 16 Sep | 14:00-15:00 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Employability at 黑料不打烊 Law | Thurs 17 Sep | 12:30-13:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Employability at 黑料不打烊 Law | Thurs 17 Sep | 13:30-14:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
You will also be scheduled to meet your Academic Personal Tutor in small groups. Please check your timetable for information of when and where this meeting will take place. It is likely to be on either Wednesday 16th, Thurs 17th or Friday 19th September, although there may be some variation.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊.?There is a Quiet ‘45’ scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you’re keen to do some reading before term starts, we recommend any of the following books about studying law:
- Imogen Moore and Craig Newbery-Jones, The Successful Law Student: An insider’s guide to studying law (2nd edition, OUP)
- Catherine Barnard, Janet O’Sullivan, and Graham Virgo, What about Law? Studying Law at University (3rd edition, Bloomsbury)
- Raymond Wacks, Law: A Very Short Introduction (3rd edition, OUP)
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Further information
Before you come to 黑料不打烊, you might like to keep up to date with the Law School by following our social media channels: and??(search for 黑料不打烊 Law School Network).
Induction timetable
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Talk | Mon 14 Sep | 11:30-12:30 | Queens Building LT1 |
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 12:45-14:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Personal Tutoring Meeting | Wed 16 Sep | 13:00-14:00 | Streatham Court C |
| Staff-Student Social | Wed 16 Sep | 14:00-16:30 | Location to be confirmed – please check your timetable |
| Liberal Arts Meet and Greet | Wed 16 Sep | 15:30-17:30 | Washington Singer 219 |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students' Guild Starts Here | Thurs 17 Sep | 16:00-16:30 | Streatham Court B |
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet ‘45’ scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
We don’t expect you to complete any preparatory work before you get here but if you’re keen to acclimatise yourself to your course and do some reading before term starts, we’d advise looking at the section for your?major subject?for any?subject-specific readings?recommended
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 11:45-13:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here | Tues 15 Sep | 09:30-10:00 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Modern Languages Welcome Talk (1st years and inbound students) | Tues 15 Sep | 13:00-14:30 | Newman Blue (in Peter Chalk) |
| Modern Languages Coffee and Cake Mixer | Tues 15 Sep | 16:30-18:30 | Queens Building Café |
| Personal Tutor Meetings | Wed 16 Sep or Thurs 17 Sep | Various times – check your timetable | Various locations on campus – please check your timetable |
| Languages Quiz | Thurs 17 Sep | 15:00-17:00 | Queens Building LT4.1 & LT4.2 |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
We don’t expect you to complete any preparatory work before you get here but if you’re keen to acclimatise yourself to your course, we suggest spending 15 minutes or so three times a week catching up with current affairs, reading and watching news reports for the countries of the languages you’ll be studying. For world news in each of our languages, we recommend??(switch the language in the top left).
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 13:45-15:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| C2S2 Induction | Tues 15 Sep | 14:00-16:00 | Harrison 004 |
| Meet Your Reps | Wed 16 Sep | 13:00-14:30 | Amory Building C501 |
| Politics & IR - Welcome to the Politics Department | Wed 16 Sep | 15:00-16:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| PPE Welcome Talk | Wed 16 Sep | 15:00-16:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
| Guest Lecture - Politics, IR, PPE and BSc Programmes | Wed 23 Sep | 16:30-18:30 | Alumni Auditorium, The Forum |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you would like to do some summer reading, we suggest reading one or two of the following works:
- Michael Walzer (1981) Philosophy and Democracy,?Political Theory 9(3), pp. 379-399.
- Bill Jones, Philip Norton, and Isabelle Hertner (2022)?Politics UK?(10th ed.) (Routledge).
- John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens (eds.) (2022) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations?(9th ed.) (Oxford University Press).
- Susan Baker (2016)?Sustainable Development?(2nd ed.) (Routledge).
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.
Induction timetable
This schedule may be subject to change – always check your online for the latest information or contact your Hub.
| Event | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Welcome Fair | Mon 14 Sep | 13:45-15:00 | Forum Street, Streatham campus |
| C2S2 Induction | Tues 15 Sep | 14:00-16:00 | Amory Building A128 |
| Induction and Welcome for Philosophy Students | Tues 15 Sep | 14:30-16:30 | Amory Parker Moot Room |
| Philosophy Reception | Tues 15 Sep | 16:30-18:30 | Amory C501 |
| Anthropology Induction | Wed 16 Sep | 09:00-11:00 | Amory C501 |
| Meet Your Reps | Wed 16 Sep | 13:00-14:30 | Amory C501 |
| Induction and Welcome for BA Sociology, BA Sociology and Criminology, and Combined Honours | Thurs 17 Sep | 10:00-12:00 | Amory Parker Moot Room |
| Love 黑料不打烊: Your Students’ Guild Starts Here (for Anthropology students) | Thurs 17 Sep | 13:30-14:00 | Newman Red (in Peter Chalk) |
| SPA Welcome Reception | Thurs 17 Sep | 17:00-19:00 | Amory C501 |
This is a map of Streatham campus and an for campus buildings.
The Academic Welcome Fair is a chance for you to meet student support services and discover opportunities and resources available to you while you study at 黑料不打烊. There is a Quiet '45' scheduled at 10:00-10:45 for students who would benefit from visiting with fewer people and less noise. This will not show in your timetable, so if you would prefer to attend during this time, please remember to make a note of it.
Reading list
You’re not expected to complete any preparatory work before you arrive but if you are keen to acclimatise to your course, you can find some suggested reading material for your subject/s in the Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology and Criminology section of your?.
Contact us
If you have any questions, worries or concerns about your induction or starting your studies, please contact the Amory Hub via or on +44 (0)1392 723301 between 09:00 and 17:00, Monday to Friday.