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Information for New Students

Welcome! Bienvenue! Fáilte! ¡Bienvenido! Bem-vindos!
 
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the School of Modern Languages in September. The School organises a series of induction events during Welcome Week to help you make the transition to university study, and to introduce you to staff in the School (including your Advisor of Studies and your Personal Tutor). As you get ready to come to Belfast next month, you may find the information given below useful. We will be updating this over the next few weeks, so do check back regularly and refresh the page to make sure you're getting the latest version.
 
Welcome Week
 
This will run from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th September. You will receive help with your academic registration and timetable, meet your Personal Tutor, learn about the resources and support services available to you as a QUB student, and have plenty of opportunities to meet staff and students in the School.  We will send out full details of Welcome Week to you in early September. In addition to our School induction, a range of activities will be taking place across campus. You'll find more details here.
 
Enrolment and Registration
 
You will be sent information about this directly through the post, including instructions on how to access your QUB e-mail. Please log into your QUB e-mail from 2nd September as this is the address we will use to send information to you.You will be able to begin online enrolment for modules and classes from 16th September. Our aim is that your module enrolment and your timetable should be finalised by the beginning of Welcome Week.
 
Please also see below for further instructions for enrolling in modules in: We will be on hand on Monday 23rd September to deal with any problems you may have had.
 
Formal registration (when you will get your Student Card) will take place on Wednesday 25th September for students in Modern Languages.
 
If you want to know more about the process, go to the main Queen's Welcome and Registration website and click on the Enrolment and Registration link
 
 
Accommodation, Fees and other practicalities
 
You will find information on what you need to do before coming to Belfast on the University site for New Students. Click here.
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
When will classes start?
 
All classes in Modern Languages start on 30th September. However, for new students, attendance at Welcome Week is compulsory (this runs from 23-27 September).
 
What should I be doing to prepare for my Modern Languages degree?
 
To ensure that you make the best possible start to your degree, keep your language skills active! Read online newspapers, listen to the radio, watch TV/videos in the language(s) you will be studying and note down new vocabulary and expressions. Go back over your revision notes from your A-levels and make sure that you haven't forgotten everything (!) and if you're feeling uncertain about a particular grammar point (eg. irregular verbs) revise it thoroughly. We'll give you detailed reading lists for each of your modules during Welcome Week.
 
How do I enrol for my modules? Do I need to do this before Welcome Week?
 
Enrolment for modules takes place online, and will be open to new students from 16th September. You will be sent details of how to enrol in the Welcome Pack which will be sent to you by the end of August.
 
When will I know my timetable?
 
You will begin to put your timetable together as part of the online enrolment process which opens on 16th September. As most of our teaching in Modern Languages is done in small-group seminars, there are relatively few fixed-time lectures; instead you will choose classes at a range of times during the week. Most of this is done online, though there may be some classes that you'll only sign up for during Welcome Week. You should have a good idea of what your final timetable will look like by the end of Monday 23rd September.
 
How many hours of classes will I have each week?
 
Most Modern Languages students will have about 12 hours of classes per week. In addition, you will be expected to spend at least a further 28hrs per week on private study (completing assignments, doing reading for seminars, preparing seminar presentations, developing your language skills etc.). Each semester, we also organise a series of study skills sessions, careers workshops and personal tutor meetings which you are expected to attend.
 
Can I work part-time while studying at Queen's?
 
Yes! In addition to being a useful source of extra income, part-time work is a great way to develop important employability skills. Under University regulations you may not exceed 15hrs of part-time work a week.
 
 If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact us! You can e-mail the School on ml@qub.ac.uk