How to choose classes at Strathclyde Business School - Exchange Students

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How to choose classes at Strathclyde Business
School - Exchange Students Guide -

• Your top 10 Questions Answered!

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1 - What classes can I choose?

• Students can choose classes amounting to up to
  max. 60 credits a semester or 120 credits for a
  year. This usually equates to 4 classes a
  semester
• 2 Strathclyde credits are equal to 1 ECTS
  credit.
• You should choose at least 2 classes per semester
  from the business school, after this you are
  welcome to choose classes from other faculties or
  the business school

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2 - Where can I get a list of classes?

• Please go to the online timetables and look at
  the classes on offer
• http//www.strath.ac.uk/estates/admin/roombooking/
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• The timetable is organised by Faculty and within
  each Faculty, it is organised by subject
• If you take a note of the class code, you can get
  further details by searching the class catalogue
• http//kara.mis.strath.ac.uk/classcatalogue/
• Please note all classes and times are subject to
  change

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3 - Can you explain the timetable?

• UG or PG This means undergraduate or
  postgraduate. As an exchange student you need to
  look for UG
• Room locations Room locations at the University
  of Strathclyde will appear in codes. The first
  letter indicates the building and the subsequent
  numbers indicate the room number
• Building Prefixes -
• C Thomas Graham Building
• K John AndersonF/G ArchitectureCol
  Colville Building
• Cur Curran
• P Graham HillsL Livingstone towerHD
  Henry DyerMcC McCance BuildingR Royal
  CollegeS StenhouseM James WeirSB
  Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Science
  (SIBS)

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4 - What level should I take?

• Please take classes at level 1, 2 and 3
• The level is indicative of the year group at
  Strathclyde Level 1 classes will contain mainly
  first year students
• Level 4 classes are not open to exchange students

• Talk to your adviser at your home university
  regarding the requirements for your exchange
  they may ask you may nee to take all level 3
  courses
• If you do not have previous experience in a
  subject choose a level 1 or 2 class
• Level 3 classes will expect background knowledge
  in the subject

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5 - What do the class codes mean?

• Class codes at Strathclyde are generally 5 digits
  long
• The first 2 digits (or letters) indicate the
  department e.g. MK205 is a Marketing class
  Accounting Finance AG or 40Economics EC
  or 31
• Hospitality Tourism Management SH or
  44Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship Z1
• Management Science MS or 48
• Management MG
• Marketing MK or 66Human Resource
  Management 41
• The third digit indicates the level e.g. MK205 is
  a third year or level 3 class, while 41104 is a
  first year class

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6 - Can you advise me on classes?

• Talk to students who have previously studied at
  Strathclyde for further information
• If there is not enough information on the class
  catalogue, check the Department web site because
  some will have some detailed descriptions.
• If you are still unsure or cannot find the
  information you need, please contact the
  Exchanges Coordinator and email
  sbs-advisor_at_strath.ac.uk with Exchange Class
  Query in subject heading

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7 - Where are the department websites?

• All Strathclyde Business School Departments are
  listed at www.strath.ac.uk/business or go
  directly from below
• Accounting Finance www.strath.ac.uk/accfin/
• Economics www.strath.ac.uk/economics/
• Human Resource Management - www.strath.ac.uk/hrm/
  
• Management Science http//www.strath.ac.uk/mansc
  i/
• Marketing - www.strath.ac.uk/marketing/
• Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship -
  http//www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/
• (Search for information for Current Undergraduate
  Students)

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8 - How do I know if a class is offered in
semester 1 or 2?

• In the timetable classes are listed as either
  S1, S2 or it may say S1 and S2 under JA
  Weeks
• S1 only indicates the class is offered in
  semester 1 only
• S2 only indicates a semester 2 class
• If it has both S1 and S2 under a class this
  means the class is offered for a full year and
  therefore not suitable for a student on exchange
  for one semester

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9 Can I change my classes?

• All students are asked to complete a curriculum
  choice form before you come to Strathclyde to be
  included with your application
• This is a provisional list of your choices which
  maybe changed
• You can change classes in the first few weeks of
  the semester through our online portal Pegasus
• You may wish to make changes if you find that the
  class covers what they have studied already or
  may indeed be at a more advanced level than you
  thought it is best to make these changes early
  in the semester as possible to avoid disrupting
  your studies

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10 How many classes will I have each week?

• For most classes at Strathclyde you will have 2
  one hour lectures a week and one tutorial every 2
  weeks
• Lecture times are fixed, whereas students usually
  have a choice of tutorial times
• Usually you sign up for tutorials in the first
  lecture for the class
• Tutorial attendance is mandatory and you must
  attend all sessions

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Still got questions?

• We hope that this presentation has made class
  selection easy for you
• If you still have any questions after reading
  the advice in this presentation please get in
  touch and email -sbs-advisor_at_strath.ac.uk
• We look forward to meeting you soon!