New undergraduate students

Induction timetable

A very warm welcome to Biosciences at the University of Exeter. On behalf of all the academic staff, post-docs, administrators and existing students, we hope that you will enjoy a rewarding and challenging academic experience as part of Biosciences, within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. You will be well supported and mentored by friendly and enthusiastic staff members, joining a thriving community of scholars with access to state-of-the-art facilities.

*Timetable TBC for 2025 - please check your My Timetable for up to date information, or contact the Peter Chalk Hub via info.peterchalk@exeter.ac.uk.

*Directions to specific University buildings can be found on our Campuses and visitors pages.

Contact us

Each programme within our department (BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Biochemistry and BSc Biological and Medicinal Chemistry) is led by a Programme Director, whose role it is to oversee the running of the programme. In addition, the Directors of Education and Student Experience (DESE) have overall responsibility for all the programmes and modules within Biosciences.

BSc Biological Sciences Programme Director: Dr Andrew Griffiths
BSc Biochemistry Programme Director: Dr Mark Wood
BSc Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Programme Director: Dr Mark Wood
Co-Directors of Education and Student Experience: Dr Katie Solomon and Dr Sally Rogers.

Most of your contact with academic staff will be through either your personal tutor, who will provide academic and pastoral support, or other academic members of staff teaching you on modules. However, if you encounter any significant difficulties with your studies or your wellbeing, the relevant Programme Directors and/or DESE can work with you to resolve these.

The Peter Chalk Info Point, located within the Peter Chalk/Newman Buildings (adjacent to the Geoffrey Pope building), is the place to go for any questions you may have about your life as an Exeter student. From queries about your course or timetable, to advice on wellbeing or mitigating circumstances, the team at the info point will give you the support you need quickly and efficiently.

Further information

On Tues 16th September you will meet your Personal Tutor – both individually and as a group. You will receive an email from your personal tutor inviting you to those introductory meetings. If you do not hear from your Personal Tutor you should contact the Senior Tutor, Dr Chloe Singleton.  

Induction timetable

Induction timetable coming soon.

Please check your My Timetable for up-to-date information.

Further information

All BMBS Induction sessions are delivered live in person and you are expected to attend all sessions. If you are unable to attend specific sessions, please contact info.stlukes@exeter.ac.uk who can advise you on how to report your absence, and how to catch up on missed material. NHS Mandatory training MUST be completed before you will be allowed to commence placements. Details will be emailed out on how to login to the system if you are unable to attend the in person session to complete this training.

You will be contacted by the Occupational Health Team to set up initial appointments to check your vaccination history, and schedule any required vaccinations. These appointments will predominantly take place in the week commencing Monday 15th September. Please look out for an email with your appointment date/time and contact the occupational Health Team directly if you are unable to attend your appointment.

Induction timetable

Welcome to Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Exeter.  We look forward to meeting you during induction and working with you as you join us in investigating scientific advances which will impact patient health. Throughout your studies with you will be well-supported and mentored by friendly and enthusiastic staff members.

The St Luke’s Information Point, located in South Cloisters on the St Luke’s quad is the place to go for any questions you may have about your life as an Exeter student. From queries about your course or timetable, to advice on wellbeing or mitigating circumstances, the team at the info point will give you the support you need quickly and efficiently.

Induction timetable coming soon.

Please check your My Timetable for up-to-date information.

Induction timetable

Directions to specific University buildings can be found on our Campuses and visitors pages.

Contact us

info.peterchalk@ex.ac.uk

In person enquiries should be directed to the Peter Chalk Hub

The department can be found at:

Psychology
University of Exeter
Washington Singer Building
Perry Road
Exeter EX4 4QG
United Kingdom

Further information

Welcome Week runs from Monday 15th September – Sunday 21st September 2025.

Most of the Welcome Week 2025 events for Psychology will be held on Tuesday 16th September from 09:00 until 17:00.  Further details of the events including times and locations will be available on your timetable in MyExeter for the most up-to-date information. 
 
Please note that if you are unable to attend the induction sessions, information from these sessions will be made available on the Psychology Handbook ELE page.  

Your Timetable 

Your detailed personal timetable will be available to view and download in MyExeter from 15 September. Teaching commences on Monday 22nd September 2025. 

All timetabling is organised centrally by the Timetable Team. Students with timetabling queries should use the timetabling enquiry form in SID and search for category 'Timetabling'. 

During the first two weeks of each term, timetabling staff are also available in-person at the Hub info points, Monday to Friday 10-12 and 2-4PM. 

For further information about your timetable, please see the timetabling webpages.

Selecting your optional modules  

BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Professional Placement and MSci Applied Psychology (Clinical): 

You will need to select your modules through Online Module Selection, instructions on how to do this are available on the Online Module Selection webpage. Please see below for your programme specific module requirements: 

All BSc Psychology, BSc Psychology with Professional Placement and MSci Applied Psychology students are enrolled on the following 90 credits of compulsory modules:- 

• PSY1202 Introduction to Biological Psychology
• PSY1203 Introduction to Social Psychology
• PSY1204 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
• PSY1205 Introduction to Statistics
• PSY1206 Introduction to Research Methods
• PSY1207 Cognition, Emotion and Development  

You will also be automatically enrolled on the 0 credit PSY1905 Employability and PSY1907 induction modules.

Optional Modules 

You need to choose a further 30 credits of optional modules. You need to choose up to 30 credits of optional Psychology modules from the list below or choose up to 30 credits from another discipline through modularity. If you want to, you can choose 15 credits of optional Psychology modules and 15 credits of modules from another discipline through modularity. 

• PSY1105 Introduction to Behaviour and Evolution Term 1 (15 credits)

• PSY1126 Classic Studies in Psychology Term 2 (15 credits)

• PSY1208 Workplace Learning Terms 1 & 2 (15 credits)

For further information and details for these modules please look at the Module Descriptions. 

If you change your mind after selecting your modules, you can find information on changing modules on the Module Change hub page. 

PLEASE NOTE: Online Module Selection is confirmation to your Faculty of the modules that you wish to study during this academic year. It is not formal confirmation of University registration and you are still required on an annual basis to complete the formal registration process. Until the formal registration process is completed you cannot be classified as an enrolled student of the University.

Contact us

Full details of how to contact the Peter Chalk Hub for support with Psychology enquiries are available at Locations and contacts | Student hubs | University of Exeter

Induction timetable

Please check your My Timetable for up-to-date information.