Discovery modules Understanding discovery modules
Your undergraduate programme is made up of compulsory, optional and discovery modules.
Discovery modules give you the opportunity to broaden your academic experience and enhance your employability.
You can choose to take a discovery module which develops a specific skill (eg a language) or which allows you to pursue a personal interest (eg sustainability).
For general guidance relating to discovery modules, contact your parent school. For information relating to a specific discovery module, contact the teaching school for that module.
The Discovery Themes are designed to give you the opportunity to step outside your main programme of study. Once you have identified a module/modules you are interested in, register your choices using the online enrolment system in Student Services.
Skills discovery modules
Skills discovery modules are designed to develop specific skills. They can be taken in any year of your programme and are labelled with an 'skd' in the module catalogue.
Year 1 skills discovery modules are the only year 1 modules which can be taken beyond the second programme year.
A maximum of 20 credits, subject to the provisions of the programme of study concerned, may be taken in the final programme year.
Skills discovery modules are always single-weighted in the classification algorithm. Skills discovery modules can be at year 1, year 2 and exceptionally year 3.
Choosing your discovery modules
The discovery modules you choose will need to comply with the regulations of your programme of study and fit into your timetable alongside any compulsory and optional modules you’re taking.
Some modules will have entry requirements or prerequisites, for example, a particular A-Level qualification, and numbers are limited on some modules.
Usually, first-year students take year 1 discovery modules, and second-year students take year 2 modules.
To be able to graduate, you need to pass the number of credits at each level as specified in the Rules for Award. The exact number of module credits you need for your programme can be found in the programme catalogue.
Your parent school will have final approval of your choices. Contact your school for guidance.