About The Service

About The Service

What & Where is The Programme Advisory Service?

The Programme Advisory Service assists students in the planning and registration of programmes of study.  It operates from Rooms WB160 and WB161 in the Woodbury Building opposite the Students Union Building. 

Directions:

Entering the Woodbury Building opposite the Students Union:-  Enter through the automatic doors, turn left as you enter the building and take the first turning left.  You will see a waiting area, please take a seat and wait for the Programme Adviser to call you in for your appointment.

Entering from the end of the Woodbury Building (adjacent to Car Park C):-  Enter through the automatic doors and walk straight up the corridor towards the Student Enquiry Desk.  To your right you will see a waiting area, please take a seat and wait for the Programme Adviser to call you in for your appointment.

The Service is available Mondays to Fridays throughout both semesters and during most weeks outside semesters, (sometimes with reduced hours).  Any Undergraduate Modular Scheme student (or prospective UMS student) may contact any of the Advisers by making an appointment at http://www.timecentre.com/worcester or through the link on their SOLE page.  In the early evening on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays, part-time students or those who genuinely cannot attend at any other time can request an appointment between 5.00 pm and 6.00 pm by telephoning an Adviser (see below for contact numbers).  

The Programme Advisers are:

  • Nicola Ball
  • Anne Lewis
  • Hayley Rollason

What are the Programme Advisers for?

Advisers may also be consulted in order to:

  • Plan selections of modules
  • Explore the implications of changing subject or pathway on the BA/BSc programme
  • Discuss a possible course transfer (e.g. ITE to BA/BSc)
  • Deal with matters arising from decisions of the Examination Boards
  • Raise general enquiries about the Undergraduate Regulatory Framework.

You must also see an Adviser by the appropriate deadline if either:

  • Your census list is incorrect
  • You have received a letter from the examinations board instructing you to see an Adviser to agree a programme of work

Advisers must also be contacted for:

  • All requests for alterations to the name of your award i.e: changing pathway or subject

Contact Details

How to contact an Adviser:

  • By making an appointment at www.timecenter.com/worcester or through the link on your SOLE page
  • By completing a Module Change Request Form via your SOLE page
  • By e-mail to advisers@worc.ac.uk
  • By letter to the Programme Advisory Service, University of Worcester, Woodbury
  • By telephoning 01905 855394, 01905 855451 or 01905 855026 (except during peak periods).