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Faculty of Languages and Cultures

Course Sign-up 2012-13

Sign-up for courses to be studied in 2012-13

New and returning students must sign up their courses for 2012-13 online (please use Internet Explorer as your browser).
Exceptions: Students taking the following courses will not be able to use the online system:

  • Exchange
  • Study Abroad
  • Occasional
  • School Certificate

Students on these courses should contact with Noel Connaughton (room G1, nc12@soas.ac.uk) when they come to enroll for information on how to select their courses.

How to sign-up for courses

Most courses do not have a capped number of places available, therefore please take your time and consider your choices carefully before submitting. Any changes will take some time to process and will result in delays with accessing BLEand attending tutorials.

Please check the online timetable in order to check whether any clashes will occur with your course selections.

Once you have selected and submitted your course choices these will be checked against the academic requirements of your programme. If any choices are invalid you will be notified by e-mail and asked to try again.

We would encourage you to make your selections early, and at the very latest by Friday 28th September. This will allow time to process all your selections prior to arrival at SOAS, and mean that you will have immediate access to course information on BLE once you have completed your enrollment requirements.

The latest that you can sign-up for your courses is 12noon (midday) on Friday 28th September 2012. Late sign-up will result in delays to your tutorial allocation and BLE access, so it is very much in your interest to meet this deadline.

Step by Step instructions can be found under Information for Students, Course Sign Up Information.

Help, I don’t know what courses to choose!

You should look on the relevant faculty/department webpages to find information about available course choices:  www.soas.ac.uk/academic

If you are unsure at any time about your course selections please contact the Faculty Office who will be able to tell you who to contact for academic advice.

What happens next?

Your Faculty Office will seek academic approval for your course choices, and all approved choices will appear on your Student Online Services account.  You will not need to seek any additional approval at this time, as choices will have been pre-checked to ensure they meet any requirements. Once you have completed your enrolment requirements and paid your fees, you will gain access to the BLE site, where your approved courses and relevant information about them will be visible.

Year abroad students

There is no requirement for students who will be abroad in the coming academic year to select their courses online. Students who are currently abroad, but are expected to return to SOAS, are asked to sign-up for courses online.

Changing a course – prior to Faculty approval

If you need to change a course after it has been submitted online, but prior to the Faculty approving your selection, you will be able to change this by logging back into your account and removing and replacing the relevant courses.

Changing a course – after your Faculty has approved the course

The only way to change a course after they have been approved is to visit your Faculty Office. They will provide you with a form which you will need to complete and then obtain academic approval for the change. Any changes must be submitted by Friday 28th September.

The small print

Whilst SOAS cannot guarantee that all the courses offered during this sign-up period will be available in the 2012/13 session, every effort will be made to accommodate student choices, and the number of selections made to a particular course may be used to determine this availability. The information will also be used to inform the teaching timetable for 2012/13, although it may not be possible to guarantee that all student choices will be achievable due to the potential for clashes. Please check the online timetable in order to check whether any clashes will occur with your course selections.

Questions

If you have any questions about the process, please check the FAQs at https://studentsonline.soas.ac.uk/WebSite/OnlineServices/help.aspx?page=/WebSite/OnlineServices/courseregistration.aspx or contact your Faculty Office. You can also go to your relevant Student Support office between 10am-12pm and 2-4pm, Monday to Friday:

Faculty Offices