Communications: New undergraduate students
New students
New students
Welcome message from Dr Neil Ewen
Welcome to Communications at the University of Exeter! The teaching team are really looking forward to meeting you and we will do our best to ensure that your time here is happy, stimulating, and fulfilling. During Freshers’ Week you’ll have various sessions where you’ll meet your lecturers, fellow students, and personal tutor. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions, learn about how your degree will work, and get to know the beautiful Streatham campus.
See you soon.
Dr Neil Ewen
Subject Leader, Communications
Ahead of your arrival, please complete our online pre-arrival induction which is available via FutureLearn; your Exeter email will have a message with the link. The induction is full of important information and advice about your studies and life as a student here. It also contains activities and discussion boards so you can start to get to know other students even before you start your course.
We strongly recommend that you access this as soon as possible and make the most of this fantastic opportunity to learn more about us, your peers and your programme.
Freshers’ Week 2022: Monday 19 September - Sunday 25 September
During Fresher's Week you should attend the Academic Induction events and activities for your subject/s, as detailed below. If there is any reason why you may not be here for Fresher's Week, please contact the Queen's Hub, who support Communications students, as soon as possible by emailing film@exeter.ac.uk.
The Student's Guild is also running welcome events throughout the week, including a Welcome Festival and regular guided tours of campus.
Please check your academic timetable during Freshers’ Week, so that you know exactly where and when you need to attend your first classes and lectures! If you have any timetable-related problems or questions, please contact the Queen's Hub at film@exeter.ac.uk.
The purpose of Academic Induction is to introduce you to your academic programme, complete any necessary pre-registration tasks, familiarise yourself with your academic buildings, and meet fellow students and the academic staff for your subjects. These sessions form the core part of your Freshers' Week timetable and we expect all students to be present at these compulsory sessions, either in person or online as appropriate. If you need any advice about issues or clashes within your Freshers' Week timetable please contact film@exeter.ac.uk.
Academic Induction timetable for Communications
For new undergraduate students studying Communications*
| Date | Start | Finish | Details | Location |
| Tuesday 20 September | 11:00 | 12:00 |
Welfare and Wellbeing Talk |
Forum Auditorium LT |
| Tuesday 20 September | 14:30 | 16:30 |
Communications welcome event |
Harrison 101 |
| Thursday 22 September | 10:00 | 12:00 |
Interactive Session |
Newman Blue |
* For all undergraduate students studying Communications programmes as Single Honours (SH), Combined Honours (CH) and Flexible Combined Honours (FCH)
Please also be aware that an optional Humanities and Social Sciences Information Fair will be held in Amory C501 from 14:30 to 16:30 on Wednesday 21st September.
If you are a Combined Honours or Flexible Combined Honours student please ensure you view the New Students information for all your subjects since each will have its own Academic Induction information and timetable.
New undergraduate student information
Joining instructions
You will shortly recieve a welcome email and reading lists. Please also see the Communications 2022 Reading list.
Please note that these reading lists are only here as guidance and for those interested, you are not expected to purchase these books.
Modules for Combined Honours programmes
For students on Combined Honours programmes, module choice information will be released and co-ordinated by the lead discipline for the programme, that is the first named subject in the degree title. For example, BA Archaeology and Anthropology is led by the Archaeology department; BA Philosophy and Theology is led by the Philosophy department. (Please see the ‘Combined Honours or Flexible Combined Honours Students’ link above for more information).
Useful information
- New students
- New Students Guide
- Freshers' Week
- Information for parents
- Your studies
- Your health and welfare
- Coronavirus - Information and Advice
- Introduction to Wellbeing Services - Peter Chalk Building [video]
- Your Welfare Advisors - Peter Chalk (Wellbeing Services) [pdf]
- Introduction to Education Services at the Peter Chalk Hub [video]
Modules are available at a range of levels from Beginners to Advanced via the Language Centre in:
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Mandarin Chinese
• Russian
• Spanish
• British Sign Language
We can help you get the language you study with us named on your degree title. This involves successfully completing a minimum of 60 credits in one language taken through the Language Centre. You could choose to start a new language from scratch or develop an existing one. For example, a Geography student who passes 30 credits at Spanish Beginners and a further 30 credits at Spanish Intermediate 1 could have their degree title amended to BA (Hons) Geography with proficiency in Spanish.
If you are not able to take a language as part of your programme due to timetabling constraints, or if you are interested in studying a language that is not currently available via modularity, our Language Centre also runs an Evening Language Programme with many more language options.
To find out more about language modules and other languages offered by different departments see the Language Centre webpage.