Some useful facts about the UK module system
Terminology at Sheffield may have a different meaning to that of your home university.
Here are some pointers about study in the UK:
- British degrees are structured so that students declare their major from the beginning and study that subject for the duration of their degree.
- Students on these courses already have an in-depth knowledge of their degree subject and will often have studied the subject at high school too.
- Study Abroad students usually take modules offered at level 100 only. This level best suits students studying a subject for the first time.
- If you have completed more advanced classes at your home institution in an appropriate department, you may be allowed to take level 200 and/or 300 (3rd-year) modules.
- You should not assume a direct correlation between the 100, 200, and 300 levels used at Sheffield, and the course numbering system at your home institution.
- Study Abroad students can only take undergraduate modules offered by the departments listed in the Academic Handbook.