Academic Support
Undergraduate students
The Undergraduate Academic Support Tutor’s (UAST) role is to assist and advise students on the rules, regulations and procedures that govern the Law School and the University. For example:
- Amending your module selection or tutorial timetable
- Making an application for short leave of absence or long term interruption of studies
- Making an application to transfer to another scheme of study
- Obtaining support from the University Student Support Services
- Making an application for an extension to the submission date of summative coursework
- Submitting evidence of special circumstances for consideration by the Examining Board
- Making special arrangements for exams (special venue, distant venue, exams in Welsh)
- Reviewing your academic progress and understanding Examining Board decisions
- Processing appeals
- Making a request to transfer to another programme of study or withdrawing from university
The UAST is there to help you and has open office hours between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon Monday to Friday when you can drop in. Appointments can be made at other times by e-mailing the UAST or by contacting her secretary in the Undergraduate Office.
There is a range of student support available within the Law School and the University as a whole. Staff within the Law School can provide advice on your studies and on personal matters as they affect them.
Postgraduate students
A number of staff within the Law School have responsibility for different aspects of the postgraduate degrees.
- The Director of Postgraduate Studies has overall responsibility for all postgraduate matters.
- Individual Programme Directors have academic responsibility for your programme.
- Module Tutors have responsibility for the individual modules that you study.
- Personal Tutors are members of the academic staff whose role is for this purpose confined to personal, pastoral matters.
- Staff in the Student Services Office can provide advice about a wide range of issues.