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Congratulations on joining the Business Management and Finance (with a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) programme, and a very warm welcome to St Mary's.

Your induction timetable

Foundation Year Welcome Event

About the session

In this session you'll meet the Foundation Year team. You'll find out about the kinds of things you will be studying, and how these are linked to the research interests of the academic team. You'll learn about the four core modules, what our expectations are of you, and you can tell us what your expectations are of the programme. You'll also start to think about how your university experience should be different to your school experience, and what kinds of differences to expect in the ways you approach your study, manage your time, and interact with your lecturers. Most importantly, you'll meet other students on the Foundation Year and be able to ask your lecturers any questions you have at this early stage.

Foundation Year Business Pathway Welcome Event

About the session

In this session you'll meet the Business and Commununications Pathway Leader. You'll learn about your two unique pathway modules and discover how they relate directly to the undergraduate programmes you'll be studying following your successful completion of the Foundation Year. You'll also have another chance to meet other students on your pathway before teaching begins.

Icebreaker event in Twickenham Pizza

  • Date: Tuesday 17th September
  • Time: 1pm
  • Location: Meet at the main campus piazza (View campus map)

About the session

We'll meet in the main campus piazza before heading into Twickenham for an icebreaker event. You'll get to make further connections with your peers, as well as getting to know some important landmarks and history about the local area.

University-wide induction

Your Welcome Week timetable

Try some of the welcome activities and socials on campus during 16-20 September. From fitness to freebies, they're great ways to settle into university life.

Join one of the SU's Student Life sessions in Welcome Week

They’ll explain what’s good in the local area, and the societies and clubs you can join. Basically how to make the most of student life!

Join one of the mandatory Student Essentials sessions in Welcome Week

These are a warm welcome and introduction to different faces you’ll see at the university, plus essential info about support services, health and safety, the code of conduct, and ID cards.

Complete the two mandatory Learning Modules online

They’re about SMU’s safe and supportive environment for our students, staff, and visitors. These values of Inclusiveness, Generosity of Spirit, Respect, and Excellence set the tone for how we all behave as a community.

 

Pre-induction activities

Here's an additional pre-induction programme for students in the following categories. If you feel you'd benefit from additional support, you're eligible to apply to Get Set for Success:

  • Students who've previously been eligible for free school meals
  • First generation students (the first in family to go to university)
  • Estranged students (students no longer in contact with their families)
  • Care experienced students (students who have spent some time in local authority care)
  • Students who are carers
  • Students from Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller (GRT) backgrounds
  • Students with academic qualifications other than A-levels (BTEC, diploma, etc)
  • Refugees and asylum seekers

Find out more about Get Set for Success or contact getsetforsuccess@stmarys.ac.uk.

About your programme

Module information

You’ll complete your course one block or ‘semester’ at a time. In each semester you’ll study modules. Some are core modules you have to take – others you’ll be able to choose between when you arrive, personalising the course to your interests.

In your first semester you will study the following modules:

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  • Foundations of Business Communications  
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Further information about the structure of your course can be found within the programme specification document.

Resources

Once you’re registered, you can loan textbooks and other resources from our library. We have plenty of copies of key texts, though some students choose to buy their own.

We’ll let you know more in our induction sessions. Plus how to use our online learning environment Moodle – where you can access, lecture recordings, copies of lecture slides, handouts, further reading, and interactive resources.