Undergraduate teaching begins in late September, as illustrated in the indicative calendar below. There are 11 weeks of teaching in each semester, followed by a revision week with no time-tabled teaching. Exams are spread across several weeks. The resit period in August provides an opportunity for missed or failed exams to be recovered before the start of the next session.
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Semester
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Indicative Dates1
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Duration
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Activity
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Autumn
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23 Sep
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1 week
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Enrolment and induction2
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30 Sep – 13 Dec
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11 weeks
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Teaching
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16 Dec – 5 Jan
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3 weeks
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Vacation
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6 Jan – 10 Jan
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1 week
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Revision3
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13 Jan – 24 Jan
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2 weeks
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Exams
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Spring
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27 Jan – 11 April
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11 weeks
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Teaching
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14 Apr – 4 May
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3 weeks
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Vacation4
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5 May – 9 May
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1 week
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Revision3
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12 May – 14 Jun
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5 weeks
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Exams
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15 Jun – 10 Aug
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Vacation
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11 Aug – 22 Aug
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2 weeks
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Resit exams5
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Notes: 1Dates are indicative only, and will vary from year to year. 2Induction applies to Year 1 undergraduates only. 3There is no time-tabled teaching during revision weeks. 4Spring vacation tracks Easter, and usually imposes a gap in the middle of spring semester teaching. 5Students who have passed all modules are not involved in resits.
Teaching sessions take place on week days (Monday to Friday), usually between 10.00am and 4.00pm, with a few beginning as early as 9am or ending as late as 5pm. Wednesday afternoon is reserved for students’ extra-curricular activities.
There are about 10-12 hours of scheduled teaching each week. Year 1 and Year 2 students complete an additional 25 hours of research participation across each year, by appointment. In addition to formal classes and research participation, students study and complete coursework assignments in their own time. In total, an average student should normally plan to spend about 40 hours per week on their studies.
The timetable changes from one year to the next, and also from one student to another. The indicative timetables below illustrate what a representative timetable could look like for an individual student during each semester of Years 1, 2 and 3. In addition, students on the Professional Placement programme would have a placement year sandwiched between Year 2 and the Final Year.
5.11.1. Sample timetable—Year 1 autumn
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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10.00
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PG Tutorial
Wks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
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PS1016 Introduction to Psychology
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PS1015 Practical Psychology (Research Design)
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PS1016 Introduction to Psychology
Wks 10,11
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11.10
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PS1015 Practical Psychology (stats)
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PS1014 Psychological Research
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PS1014 Psychological Research
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12.10
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PS1016 Introduction to Psychology
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Personal / Academic Tutorial
Wks: 5, 8, 10, 11
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Visiting Speaker (Optional)
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Level 4 Exam & Exit Talk
Wk 10
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1.10
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2.10
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PS1015 Practical Psychology (Stats)
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Practicals
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3.10
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GTA Seminars
Wks 3-10
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PS1015 Practical Psychology (Computing)
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4.10
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5.10
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| 5.11.2. Sample timetable—Year 1 spring
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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10.00
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PS2020 Language & Memory
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PS2020 Language & Memory
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PS2016 Social Psychology I
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11.10
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PS2017 Biological Psychology
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Practicals
Wks: 1,4,7
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PS2017 Biological Psychology
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12.10
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PS2016 Social Psychology I
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Personal Tutorial
Wks: 3, 11
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Exit Talk
Wk 10
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1.10
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2.10
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GTA Seminars
Wks 2-10
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3.10
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4.10
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PG Tutorial
Wks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10
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5.10
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5.11.3. Sample timetable—Year 2 autumn
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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10.00
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PS2007 Social Psychology II
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PS2019 Research Design, Statistics & Computing
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PS2019 Research Design, Statistics & Computing
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PS2011 Developmental Psychology
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PS2019 Research Design, Statistics & Computing
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11.10
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Academic Tutorial
Wks 7-11
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PS2011 Developmental Psychology
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PS2007 Social Psychology II
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12.10
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Practicals
Wks 7-11
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Visiting Speaker LT2 (Optional)
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Academic Tutorial
Wks 2-6
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1.10
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Careers
Wks 4 – 8
(Optional)
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2.10
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PS2019 Research Design, Statistics & Computing
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Placement Intro
Wk 2 (Optional)
SPRint talk
Wk 8 (Optional)
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3.10
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Personal Tutorial
Wks 1, 11
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4.10
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Practicals
Wks 2-6
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5.10
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5.11.4. Sample timetable—Year 2 spring
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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10.00
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Academic Tutorial
Wks 2-6
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PS2022 Thinking & consciousness in humans and machines
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PS2021 Perception, Attention and Action
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11.10
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Academic Tutorial
Wks 7-11
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Personal Tutorial
Wks 2 & 10
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12.10
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Visiting Speaker (Optional)
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1.10
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Practicals
Wks 2-6
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Exit Talk
Wk 8
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2.10
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PS2022 Thinking & consciousness in humans and machines
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3.10
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PS2021 Perception, Attention and Action
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Practicals
Wks 7-11
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Project talk or placement briefing
Wk 8
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4.10
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5.10
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5.11.5. Sample timetable—Final Year autumn
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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PS3201 Animal
Learning &
Cognition
Wks 1-4, 6-10
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10.00
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PS3417 The Development of Psychopathology & Criminality
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PS3418 Attitudes & Attitude Change
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PS3417 The Development of Psychopathology & Criminality
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11.10
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Participant Panel Introductory Talk
Wk 3
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12.10
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Research Skills Clinic
Wk 4
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1.10
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2.10
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PS3418 Attitudes & Attitude Change
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PS3202 Neuroscience of learning & memory
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Personal Tutorial
Wks 1 & 11
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3.10
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Place’t f’back (Wk 2)
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Present poster (Wk 3)
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4.10
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5.10
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5.11.6. Sample timetable—Final Year spring
Time
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY*
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9.00
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PS3208 Memory Processes & Memory Disorders
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10.00
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Personal Tutorial
Wks 3 & 11
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PS3209 Structural & Functional Neuroimaging
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PS3313* Speech Communication
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11.10
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PS3314 Vision & Action
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12.10
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Degree exit seminar
Wk 10
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1.10
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2.10
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PS3314 Vision & Action (Workshops)
Wks 1-3 & 5-10
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3.10
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PS3000 Project Presentation
Wk 6 or 7
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4.10
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PS3314 Vision & Action (Journal Club)
Wks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 &10
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PS3313 Speech Communication
(Discussion forums)
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5.10
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