Success & Failure

Course leaders are not allowed to take a student onto a course unless they think that the student has a good chance of success, but not all students who start to study complete their course.

Reasons for not succeeding

• Loss of interest in a subject or change in requirements for career or personal development.
  If this happens talk to your Programme Leader and an interim award may be made.A transfer to another course may be possible. You may need a leave of absence arranged from your studies... but whatever you decide, don't just vanish without telling the university. There is lots of help available to support you through difficulties.
• You may get a better job or one that does not fit in with your studies but is too good to turn down, but before you go you should consider what is best for you in the long term.
  You will be entitled to the credits for the units studied and passed and if you decide to come back into Higher Education these previous achievements may be valuable.
• Personal difficulties often affect study and sometimes become overwhelming so that they affect the way you work, prevent revision and attendance.
  The important thing to do is recognise the situation and get as much help as possible. The University has an excellent counselling service and there are staff in the schools, student services and in the Students Union Advice Centre who are there to help you.

If you speak to your module leader you will find their help and support useful. Evidence of mitigating factors can be submitted to the School Mitigation Panel for consideration by completing a mitigation form (available from School Reception areas). You need to make your lecturers aware of the problems before exams or assignments are marked and not afterwards if possible.

• You may have problems understanding the work and may find that the lecturer teaching the subject will be able to make a little time available to explain the areas of difficulties to you.
  It may also be a good idea to look at the subject at a lower level by buying an 'A' level guide to the subject that explains the basics.
• If you don't work you won't pass the course so if you have a lack of commitment remember that by deciding to register on the course in the first place you must have decided what you wanted in the long-term.

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