ACSE BEng/MEngPreparing to move into year 3

George Panoutsos, Director of Learning and Teaching, April 2017

This session

• Deadlines and registration• Programme structure and options• Reminders and further advice

Deadlines and registration

• Regulations are subject to change. It is common that new modules are introduced, modules are changed, and modules are withdrawn.

• The online module choice opens on Tuesday the 2nd of May. It is only the first step in registration. It is not the same as registration. You have to make your module choices by Friday the 19th of May. Do this even if you think you will have to resit a module in August.

• For more information on module choice and registration:• www.shef.ac.uk/registration/continuing/module• www.shef.ac.uk/registration/continuing

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Modern Languages• MLTxxx, sem 1, 10 credits• MLTxxx, sem 2, 10 credits• Go to www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/course -> and choose “Directory

of Modules and then choose the link to the Modern Languages Teaching Centre (MLTC) for a list of the languages available. From that list, ACSE would allow you to take French, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic or Greek.

• You are not allowed to sign up for a beginning level class for a language in which you already have proficiency.

• If you choose the MLT option during Online Module Choice or Online Registration, the MLTC will check your background and may need to interview you to assess which level you should take.

Year In Industry

• 38 weeks (minimum) placement in a relevant role• Once you have found the placement, apply to change

programme:• http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/course

• More information:• http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/undergraduates/courses/

placements

Change of degree programme

• For anyone on Systems and Control Engineering if you did:• COM160 you can transfer onto Computer Systems

Engineering• MEC134 you can transfer onto Mechatronic and Robotic

Engineering

• For anyone on CSE or M&RE• you can move to Systems and Control Engineering

Reminders and further advice

• Timetables can be different from one year to another, do not make your choices based on timetabling!

• You cannot register for more than 120 credits in a year• If you fail a module, you will need to resit in order to

progress to year 3 (August resit period)• overseas students, may be able to resit in your own

country. After you receive the final results you may apply at: www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/exams/exabrinf (July)

• BEng to MEng and MEng to BEng

Reminders and further advice

• If you want to change programme please talk this over with your personal tutor, and then if you still want to go ahead, fill in a change of status form.

Careers and internships• University careers service, ACSE careers support

• please use the support available

• Evidence is that a significant proportion of students are not taking up these opportunities• Ensure you check your emails for relevant

opportunities

Q&A