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Welcome to the Department of Psychology! We are sure that the next twelve months will be exciting, challenging and rewarding. During the first few days, there will be a number of important meetings where procedures will be explained in detail. In the meantime, here's some information to get you started. Please note this information is being updated constantly over the month of September, so do check back to see if there have been any changes and/or additions:

Location	Welcome Week Induction Events	Staff
Personal tutor	IT Systems	Modules
Timetable	Reading Lists	Handbooks
English Language Classes	Recommended Computing Specifications	Library

Location

The department is situated in the Humanities Building and the Humanities Building Extension. On the ground floor of the Humanities Building is the Department's Programmes Office (H0.42), the Department Common Room, and a number of academic offices. On the first floor, there are a number of small research laboratories and more academic offices. The Humanities Building Extension houses a number of laboratories including an undergraduate computing laboratory.

Welcome Week Induction Events

As part of Welcome 2022, the main Induction Events and Q+A sessions for each course will be taking place on the following days:

MSc in Behavioural and Data Science - 28th September 2022

MSc in Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track) - 28th September 2022

MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology - 30th September 2022

MSc in Psychological Research - 28th September 2022

MSc in Mental Health and Wellbeing - 30th September 2022

Any core Induction Events for your course will soon be pre-populated in your Welcome timetable. These will cover:

• Key course information, policies, and procedures
• The Library
• Careers Advice
• The Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)

From early September, you will then have the opportunity to add more University-wide events and create your personalised Welcome Week timetable. You can find more information about Welcome 2022 on the main Warwick page.

Staff

Course Directors
	Dr Claudie Fox Director of PGT Studies Programme Director, MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology Email: Claudie.Fox@warwick.ac.uk Room: H1.26 Working days: Monday, Thursday, Friday
	Professor Thomas Hills Programme Director, MSc in Behavioural and Data Science Email: T.T.Hills@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.26
	Dr Kirsty Lee Programme Director, MSc in Mental Health and Wellbeing Email: Kirsty.S.Lee@warwick.ac.uk Room: H1.11
	Dr Friederike Schlaghecken Programme Director, MSc in Psychological Research Email: F.Schlaghecken@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.34
	Dr Pete Trimmer Programme Director, MSc in Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track) Email: Pete.Trimmer@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.29

Key Administrative Staff
	Emily Biggs Academic Programmes Manager Email: E.Biggs@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.41
	Tom Freeman Postgraduate Programmes Officer Responsible for: MSc in Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track), MSc in Behavioural and Data Science Email: Thomas.G.Freeman@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.42
	Nicky Grant Postgraduate Secretary Responsible for: MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology, MSc in Psychological Research, MSc in Mental Health and Wellbeing Email: N.Grant@warwick.ac.uk Room: H0.42

Departmental Roles
	Professor Derrick Watson Head of Department Email: Catherine Johnstone, PA: C.J.Johnstone@warwick.ac.uk
	Dr Fiona MacCallum Deputy Head of Department

You can find room locations and contact details for other academics and staff in the department on the Psychology Department's People pages.

Office Hours

If you have any issues not covered during Welcome Week, you can email the Programmes Office at: psychologyPG@warwick.ac.uk or drop by the Programmes Office itself in H0.42.

The office opening hours for 2022/23 are:

• Monday: 9:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 16:00
• Tuesday: 9:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 16:00
• Wednesday: 9:30 - 12:30, then closed
• Thursday: 9:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 16:00
• Friday: 9:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 15:00

Personal tutor

All students at Warwick are assigned a personal tutor when they start their course. Personal tutors can help you with any issues that affect you personally and provide academic support as needed. You should feel free to arrange to speak with them any time you feel you need to. Your personal tutor's details, including their contact information, will appear on your Tabula profile closer to the start of term.

A meeting with your personal tutors will be held during the first few weeks of Term 1. Further details will be sent closer to the time. Remember to check your Warwick email regularly as any information will be sent through this.

IT Systems

As a reminder, your Warwick IT account is only available once you have:

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Once you have done that, on any computer linked to the internet you will have access to:

• Email Notices: Both the University and the Psychology Department will communicate with you mainly via email on your new name@warwick.ac.uk email address. Remember that you are expected to check this account regularly.
  
• MYWARWICK: You will have your own personalised MYWARWICK account at https://warwick.ac.uk/students. This is a one stop shop from where you will be able to access your university emails, timetable, campus information and much more.
• Tabula: Tabula (https://tabula.warwick.ac.uk) is an online system you will use to see your coursework deadlines and electronically submit assignments and download marking feedback. Please see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/students/ for more information on each aspect of Tabula.
• Moodle: Moodle (https://moodle.warwick.ac.uk) is the university VLE, where you will find information for each of your modules.
• Internet: Login to warwick.ac.uk to get full access to the Psychology webpages, the University intranet - Insite. The Psychology webpages have full details of your course and a wide range of useful information for your time at Warwick. These pages are updated through the year, so please check these if you have any questions.

Modules

Each course consists of a number of core and optional modules. You will be able to start registering for any optional modules about a week before the start of term through MyWarwick.

Each module is usually run by one or two academics and consists of a mixture of lectures, seminars, and practical classes. The course pages on our website provide an indicitive list of available modules on each course, and you will be able to find more specific information on most modules, including content and assessment methods, on their departmental and Moodle pages.

Module information for modules run by WBS will be available on their unique portal, my.wbs.

For a breakdown by course, please see the following links:

Behavioural & Data Science

Behavioural & Economic Science (Science Track)

Clinical Applications of Psychology

Psychological Research

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Timetable

Once you have registered for your modules, you will be able see most of your personal timetable, including lectures, seminars, and practical classes, on Tabula.

Timetabling information for modules run by WBS will be available on their unique portal, my.wbs.

Note: Lectures run from 5 minutes past the hour, to 5 minutes to the hour.

Timetables for the following courses for TERM 1 ONLY can be found below. Please be aware that, where there is more than one seminar slot for a module, you will only be assigned to one of these:

• Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track)
• Behavioural and Data Science
• Clinical Applications of Psychology
• Psychological Research
• Mental Health and Wellbeing

Questions regarding timetabling and seminar allocation for Psychology modules should be directed to psychologyPG@warwick.ac.uk

Questions regarding timetabling and seminar allocation for non-Psychology modules should be directed to:

• Computer Science - dcs.pgt.support@warwick.ac.uk
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Methods - cim@warwick.ac.uk
• Economics - economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk
• WBS - BehaviourPG@wbs.ac.uk

PLEASE NOTE: We are hoping to be able to confirm Term 1 timetables with students in the near future.

Reading Lists

At this time, the only course with a suggested reading list is Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track), which can be viewed here.

Suggested reading lists for Psychology modules can be found on their departmental and Moodle pages found under Modules.

Handbooks

The course handbooks cover a lot of valuable information and procedures relating to your course, and should be read through to familiarise you with these details.

Handbooks can be accessed below once available:

• Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track)
• Behavioural and Data Science
• Clinical Applications of Psychology
• Psychological Research
• Mental Health and Wellbeing

They will also be available on each course's page on the Psychology website in due course.

English Language Classes

For students on the MSc in Behavioural and Economic Science (Science Track) and the MSc in Behavioural and Data Science, the department is hoping to offer in-sessional English Language classes during Term 1. These classes are designed for international students that have limited previous experience of writing and speaking English in an academic setting, with the aim of providing them with key skills which will enable them to succeed in their studies. The classes are not suitable for near-native or very advanced speakers of English.

The classes seek to provide input on both writing and speaking skills in English (the main emphasis is on the former). On the writing side, they will look at structuring and writing reports, talking about data and statistics, creating an objective and dispassionate academic style, positioning with regard to the reader, sentence and paragraph structure within the academic field. If students would like, they can also cover discussion and presenting in English skills.

More information on how to register your interest for them will be provided in due course.

Recommended Computer Specifications

With the ongoing impact of Covid-19, it will be more important than ever for incoming students to have their own personal, portable computing device, to enable them to flexibly work both in and out of lectures, seminars, etc.

You can find the department's recommended specifications and advice here.

Please be aware that a mobile phone, iPad, tablet, etc., is NOT sufficient for the purposes of studying, and you will struggle to participate in your studies if you only have one of those devices.

If you are a home fee-paying student or a Sanctuary Scholar who is struggling to meet the cost of the IT equipment you need to undertake your course, then you may be eligible to apply for a non-repayable IT Support Bursary of £600. You can find more information about this at: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/funding/hardshipfunds/ftfunds/itbursary/.

Library

The Library can be found on central campus, opposite the Physical Sciences building, and houses a number of facilities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to make use of, including computing facilities, private study rooms, and meeting areas.

Please watch the following video to learn more from the department's Academic Support Librarian, Sam Johnson, about features of the Library which Psychology students may find particularly beneficial.

Please note: you will need to log in with your Warwick account to view this video.

Welcome Week:
Monday 26th September
Lectures begin:
Monday 3th October
Term dates

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