Jargon
BUSTER
By Emma-Louise Gibson
Dissertation:
Lecture:
A long (c10,000-word) research report that contributes
to your final degree mark. Not all courses require these,
it depends on the modules you select.
A form of teaching presentation on a particular topic
given by a university lecturer to a group of students.
A group of academic departments that are grouped
together for example, Medicine, Health and Life Sciences.
Fresher:
The name given to new students who've just entered
university, they are called 'freshers' because they are
new and fresh!
University life is full of fancy
words that will have even the
brightest student scratching
their head wondering what
they're all about. Read on to
uncover QU's guide to all that
scary waffle…
Module:
Faculty:
A short course taken as part of a degree programme.
Some are core and therefore compulsory and some
are optional.
Personal Development
Planning (PDP):
Where you can record, monitor, build and reflect upon
your educational, personal and career development.
Gap Year:
Russell Group:
What you will be once you complete all your exams/
assessments and attend a fancy ceremony!
An association of 24 major research-led UK universities,
of which Queen's is a member.
Halls or Halls of Residence:
Scholarship:
University accommodation for students, which provides
kitchens, bedrooms and loads of chances to make
new pals.
The process of evaluating your progress, by looking
at your written work, exam results and presentations.
Responsible for looking after your personal well-being
as well as your academic progress while at university.
Graduate:
Assessment:
Personal Tutor:
When you decide to take a year off your studies to
spend time travelling or gaining work experience.
Money awarded to students with impressive A-level
(or equivalent) grades to help support their higher
education, so get studying!
Semester:
Assignment:
A piece of work that you must complete and submit
by a set date.
Another word for term and is used to describe a 15-week
teaching period. Queen's has two semesters: Autumn
and Spring.
Bursary:
Seminar:
This is money you could receive in the form of an
award, grant or scholarship provided you meet
certain criteria.
An informal type of teaching in which smaller groups of
students discuss and work on particular topics together.
Tutorial:
Clearing:
A teaching method where a small group of students
meet a tutor to talk about their studies.
A system operated by UCAS in August each year that
matches students who have not yet been placed or
who have not met the terms of their offer, to a suitable
university or degree programme.
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