Timetable FAQs for Students
Here you can find the most commonly asked questions asked by students about the production of the new teaching timetable. Please read these carefully, and if your question is not answered please contact us at timetable@soas.ac.uk.
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How is the draft timetable produced?
Faculty Administrators have meetings with Heads of Department to go through any changes required to the current timetable. These are collated together and entered on the timetable via Web Data Collection. -
How can I view next year’s timetable?
The timetable is available online at http://www.soas.ac.uk/timetable. Please use this link and not any bookmarked links you may have. -
What activities does next year’s timetable include?
The draft timetable contains only lectures, or other whole-group classes. Tutorials and room allocations are added in late summer.
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Will the timetable change before next year?
In general, we prefer for the timetable to roll over from one year to the next with minimal changes. However, sometimes, because of changing academic staff commitments or because of new courses and programmes, some courses have to change times. Notification of these changes is the responsibility of the course convenor, so we rely on them to provide us with this information as soon as possible. This means that we cannot guarantee that times will not change, but will work as hard as possible to ensure convenors confirm timetable information as soon as possible.
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Can I request a change to a class time because of a clash?
If you have any queries about changing a class time, please contact the convenor of the course listed in the timetable.
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When will the final timetable be published?
Again, this will depend largely on the prompt notification of any required changes, but we aim to publish this information in late summer.
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When will I know my room numbers?
Room numbers will be published with the final timetable (see above).
