Induction at UWS
Induction is a really important part of your university journey and there will be opportunities for you to engage in activities at a university-level, School-level and programme-level throughout this period.
On this page you will be able to find your programme induction information which provides details of all the activities you will undertake during induction.
New students are required to attend a School welcome session as well as their programme induction. We’d strongly encourage you to take part to get your academic year off to the best possible start.
SCHOOL WELCOME SESSIONS
School of Business & Creative Industries
Ayr Campus
Monday 8th September, 10am – 11am, GT34
Paisley Campus
Undergraduate: Tuesday 9th September, 10am – 11am, G240
Postgraduate: Wednesday 10th September, 10am – 11am, G240
Lanarkshire Campus
Thursday 11th September, 10am – 11am, 1.1.18
School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences
Paisley Campus
Undergraduate: Monday 8th September, 10am – 11am, P118
Postgraduate: Monday 8th September, 11.30am – 12noon, P118 (except MSc IT with Pathways)
MSc IT with Pathways: Monday 8th September, R101 - See programme induction for full details of welcome session
Dumfries Campus
Tuesday 9th September, 1.30pm – 2pm, Room 2.075, Seminar Room 3
Lanarkshire Campus
Thursday 11th September, 10am – 11am, 1.2.11
School of Education & Social Sciences
Paisley Campus
Tuesday 9th September
MSc Psychology, MSc Social Work, PgDip Career Guidance and Development: 9am-10am, P118
BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice and BA (Hons) Criminology & Psychology: 10am – 11am, P118
BA (Hons) Social Sciences: 11am – 12noon, P118
BSc (Hons) Psychology: 12noon – 1pm, P118
Thursday 11th September
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages & BA (Hons) English Language
Lanarkshire Campus
Friday 12th September, 9am – 10am, 1.1.08 (all programmes except for the below)
Monday 9th September
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies: 2pm – 3pm, 1.1.18
Ayr Campus
Thursday 11th September
BA (Hons) Education: 12noon – 12.30 pm, GT42
BA (Hons) Education: 12.30pm – 1pm, GT43
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies: 2pm – 3 pm, GT32
Dumfries Campus
Wednesday 11th September
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies:, online (link to follow), 2pm - 3pm
School of Health & Life Sciences
School welcome sessions will take place on each campus on the dates below. For details of the specific school welcome session for you, please see your programme induction page.
Lanarkshire Campus
Tuesday 9th September
Ayr Campus
Wednesday 10th September
Paisley Campus
Thursday 11th September
Dumfries Campus
Friday 12th September
Programme Inductions
Each of our respective programmes will have it's own induction in addition to the school induction. Please find more information on your course induction below.
Biological Sciences
- IBMS Accredited Top Up Modules
- BSc (Hons) Animal Care and Zoology
- BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science
- BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience
- BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation
- BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience and Zoology
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
MSc Advanced Biomedical Science - MSc Biotechnology
Business
Undergraduate
- BAcc (Hons) Accounting
- BA (Hons) Business
- BA (Hons) Business and Sustainability
- BA (Hons) Business & Finance
- BA (Hons) Business & HRM
- BA (Hons) Business & Marketing
- BA (Hons) Business & Project Management GA
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Events & Tourism Management
- ERASMUS & Study Abroad
- Graduate Diploma Business & Management
Postgraduate
Computing
Undergraduate
- BSc (Hons) Business Technology [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computer Animation Arts [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computer Games
- Development [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computer Networking [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computing Science [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computing Science [Lanarkshire]
- BSc (Hons) Computing Science [Dumfries]
- BEng/MEng (Hons) Cyber Security [Lanarkshire]
- BSc (Hons) Cyber Security [Paisley]
- BEng (Hons) Cyber Security [London]
- BSc (Hons) Data, AI and Software Engineering [Lanarkshire]
- BSc (Hons) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) [London]
- BSc (Hons) Music Technology [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Web and Mobile Development [Paisley]
Postgraduate
Creative industries
Education and PGDE
Undergraduate
- BA Childhood Practice and Graduate Diploma Childhood Practice
- BA (Hons) Childhood Studies
- BA (Hons) Community Education
- BA Early Learning and Childcare (Graduate Apprenticeship)
- BA (Hons) Education
- BA (Hons) English as a Second Language
- BSc (Hons) Education Year 4 students
Postgraduate
PGDE
Engineering
Undergraduate
- BEng/MEng (Hons) Aircraft Engineering [Paisley]
- BEng/MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering [Paisley]
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering [Paisley]
- BEng (Hons) GA Civil Engineering [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Design [Paisley]
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Design and Manufacture [Paisley]
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Management [Paisley]
- BEng/MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Town Planning [Paisley]
Postgraduate
Environmental Sciences
Health and Social Care
Undergraduate
- BSc (Hons) Collaborative Health and Social Care, [North College Lanarkshire]
- BSc (Hons) Collaborative Health and Social Care, [London]
- BSc (Hons) Collaborative Health and Social Care, [Paisley]
- BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care
- BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety and Health
- BSc Operating Department Practice (GA)
Postgraduate
- Cert HE Preparing for Healthcare Studies
- Master of Public Health
- MSc Advanced Practitioner
- MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Grad Cert Personality Disorder
- MSc Forensic Mental Health
- MSc Health Studies (Community Health)
- MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care
- MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Occupational Health)
- PG Cert Child Protection
Law
Nursing and Midwifery
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing [Ayr]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing [Dumfries]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing [Lanarkshire]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing [Paisley]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing [Ayr]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing [Dumfries]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing [Lanarkshire]
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing [Paisley]
Postgraduate
Paramedic Science
Physical Sciences
Undergraduate
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Education [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Criminal Justice and Forensic Science [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Science [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Physics [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Physics with Education [Paisley]
- BSc (Hons) Physics with Nuclear Technology [Paisley]
Postgraduate
Social Sciences
Undergraduate
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
- BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BA (Hons) Social Sciences
- BA (Hons) Social Work
Postgraduate
- PGDip Career Guidance and Development
- PGCert, PGDip, MSc Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies
- Master of Public Administration
- PGCert, PGDip and MSc Policy Analysis and Global Governance
- PGCert, PGDip and MSc Applied Social Science
- PGCert, PGDip and MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
- PGCert, PGDip and MSc Politics and Social Justice
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- MSc Social Work
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Get to know your School of study
When you join UWS you become part of a School with it's own sense of culture and belonging. Find out more about the school you will be joining and access your programme induction.
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