After you register: welcome week and more
Welcome week runs from 23 - 27 September 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 23 - 28 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: Introduction to programming
For those on the MSc Information Systems and MSc Information Management courses, 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!
Facebook groups
Living in student accommodation and want to find your flatmates? The University has set up Facebook groups to help undergraduate and postgraduate students find new friends in their uni halls.
If you're not staying in halls, don't worry: there is also a huge group for all 2024 offer-holders to chat, ask questions, and find their coursemates.
You can also follow our other social media channels:
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: inf-student-support@sheffield.ac.uk
Admissions queries: informationschool-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
General enquiries: is@sheffield.ac.uk