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Module Selection Deadlines

Guidance for selecting your optional modules depending on your course and year of study

New Undergraduate students on International Foundation Programme or International Foundation Year 

For Part 0 International Foundation Programmes (IFP) and International Foundation Year (IFY) 

The deadline for changing Semester 1 optional modules has now closed. 

The deadline for changing Semester 2 optional modules is 12 February 2027 12:30pm (UK Time).  

If you want to change optional modules, please contact the module selection team using Ask a Question and select the module selection category, providing the module code and module title of the module(s) you wish to change.
New Undergraduate students on a Foundation Year programme 

For Part 0 Foundation Year (FY)  

Please log into RISIS to view your programme specific information to see if your programme requires students to select Semester 2 optional modules.  

The deadline for changing Semester 1 optional modules has now closed. 

Where your programme permits the selection of optional modules in Semester 2, the Online Optional Module Selections portal on RISIS opens on Monday 26 October 2026 at 09:00 (UK Time). 

The Semester 2 online module selection period closes on Friday 13 November 2026 at 12:30pm (UK time), you will normally be required to have a total of 140 Credits across both Semester 1 and 2 to meet the requirements of your programme. 

If you want to change optional modules, please contact the module selection team using Ask a Question and select the module selection category, providing the module code and module title of the module(s) you wish to change.
Part 1 students 

Please log into RISIS to view your programme specific information to see if your programme requires students to select Semester 2 optional modules.  

The deadline for changing Semester 1 optional modules has now closed. 

Students can make Semester 2 optional module selections from Monday 26 October 2026 at 09:00 (UK time). 

 

Students who ARE enrolled on a Languages for All module: 

If you selected and are enrolled on a Languages for All module or were placed on a higher language level or Greek or Latin module, or you were enrolled on an optional module which started teaching in Semester 1, you will need to contact the module selection team using Ask A Question and select the module selection category to confirm your Semester 2 optional modules. You will need to provide the module code(s) and module title(s) of the optional module(s) you would like to study in Semester 2.   

The deadline for making Semester 2 optional module selections is Friday 13 November 2026 at 12:30pm (UK time). 

If you want to change a module run by Languages for All (LfA) to another LfA module you may make such changes up to week 4 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. If a student wishes to change from an LfA module to another Semester 2 module this must be done by week 7 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. 

 

Students who are NOT enrolled on a Languages for All module: 

Where your programme permits the selection of optional modules in Semester 2, and you are NOT taking any Language module or you are enrolled on an optional module which started teaching in Semester 1, the Online Optional Module Selections portal on RISIS opens on Monday 26 October 2026 at 09:00 (UK time). 

The Semester 2 online module selection period closes on Friday 13 November 2026 at 12:30pm (UK time). 

All students will be required to have a total of 120 Credits across both Semester 1 and 2 to meet the requirements of your programme. 

Please use the Ask a Question service and select the module selection category if you require any support with your optional modules.  
Part 2, 3 and 4 Undergraduate students 

The deadline for changing Semester 1 optional modules has now closed. 

If you want to change a module run by Languages for All (LfA) to another LfA module you may make such changes up to week 4 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. If a student wishes to change from an LfA module to another Semester 2 module this must be done by week 7 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. 

The deadline for changing Semester 2 optional modules is 12 February 2027 12:30pm (UK time).  

If you want to change optional modules, please contact the module selection team using Ask a Question and select the module selection category, providing the module code(s) and module title(s) of the module(s) you wish to change. 
Postgraduate Taught Students 

The deadline for changing Semester 1 optional modules has now closed. 

If you want to change a module run by Languages for All (LfA) to another LfA module you may make such changes up to week 4 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. If a student wishes to change from an LfA module to another Semester 2 module this must be done by week 7 (12:30pm UK time on the Friday) of Semester 1. 

The deadline for changing Semester 2 optional modules is 12 February 2027 12:30pm (UK time).  

If you have selected a Languages for All module to be taken in the 2026/2027 academic year, you will be sent an email to complete an application/placement test. 

You will need to complete the application/placement test to secure your place on your chosen language.   

IMPORTANT - Students who do not complete the application/placement test will be removed from the module. 

 

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