After you register: Information, Journalism and Communication welcome week 2025 and more
Welcome week runs from 22 to 26 September 2025 and is mandatory to attend. Find out more about your first week at Sheffield - what to expect, activity timetables and more.
Welcome week
Welcome week (also known as intro week) is your mandatory first week of University. It runs from 22 - 26 September and is when you will register as a student of the University, meet your classmates and staff, and familiarise yourself with your course. All students are expected to attend.
The timetable for events in Welcome Week is available on the Student Handbook.
Activity timetable
To access the student handbook and see your Welcome week timetable, module information and much more, you must be registered as a student with us.
Module selection
Your degree is made up of a number of modules, each worth a certain number of credits. Our postgraduate programmes are made up of core modules, which are mandatory, and optional modules, which students can choose from a pre-defined list. Undergraduate programme consist of solely core modules.
Once you register, you will gain access to the student handbook which provides more information on your modules and module selection.
Important note for postgraduate students: Introduction to programming
For those on the MSc Information Systems course, you'll have the option to choose our Introduction to Programming module, which is designed for those who are totally new to programming. You should only select this module if you have absolutely no prior programming experience.
Get involved!
After welcome week, there are plenty of ways to get involved in the student community.
- Academic Representation: represent your coursemates' views on wide range of academic and student experience issues to iSchool staff.
- Student Ambassadors: Represent the Information School to prospective students via open days, content creation and more. Information will be provided once you have registered, and can be found on the Student Hub.
- Join a society: With over 300 societies and over 50 sports clubs there are hundreds of ways to make friends and build communities at the SU. From baking to badminton, coding to craft, or frisbee to filmmaking you can keep up your hobbies or try something completely new!
Any questions?
If you have a question that hasn't been answered on these webpages, be sure to check out the University's Before you Arrive Guide - a comprehensive guide for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students from home and overseas.
Get in touch with us
Student Support team: ijc@sheffield.ac.uk