Dear student, Welcome to the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. I am delighted that you have chosen to come to study with us. You have come through a tough selection process and you should be rightly proud of earning your place. We are already proud of you for that achievement. The experience of each of our students is very important to us and all of our staff are there to help you with the questions that will inevitably arise as you experience the early days of your university education. There will be much in the next few weeks that will be new: new ways of learning, a new city, a new country, a new culture. You will have a Personal Tutor and all of the teaching staff have 'office hours' during which they will be available for consultation. We also have a 'Student Support Office' which is dedicated to the welfare of all the students in the School. The University is large and diverse and this provides you with an enviable range of choice of topics and themes to study: be adventurous, try out new areas of study, take the chance to explore disciplines and languages that you have not studied before. The Scottish degree system allows breadth of study over four years and Edinburgh has a wider range of choice than most institutions - take advantage of that. As your teachers, the work that we do in the classroom and the other contexts in which we support our students is our clear priority. Our aim in this endeavour is to encourage you to become critical thinkers and independent learners with all the necessary skills and knowledge to take full advantage of higher education. You will be joining a vibrant academic community in our School. All three disciplines represented are concerned with the study of the human past: historians, classicists and archaeologists have much in common with each other. Nevertheless, each of our subject areas has its own strong identity from which you will draw much. You will also be joining an international group of students and will have the opportunity to meet new people from all over the world. The diverse nature of our student body is one of the features of the School of which we are most proud. The University was established in the sixteenth century and there are tangible benefits from such a long history but we have a modern outlook. The School also derives much from its physical and cultural setting in Scotland's capital city. Our courses draw in a variety of ways on the environment in which you will be living. The close relationships that we have with the libraries, museums and galleries in Edinburgh are a unique aspect of the student experience that you will enjoy. We hope that you will learn about many areas of the world and about themes that have global implications but we also encourage you to learn about Scotland, whether in the classroom or by travelling around the country - from the Mull of Galloway to Muckle Flugga (it may be difficult to get to Out Stack!) - in which you will be living for the next four years. I am sure that the programme of study that you are embarking on today will be stimulating and challenging but it must also be enjoyable and all of our efforts in teaching are devoted to creating the right atmosphere for our students to learn. Much time will be spent in the classroom, the library, the laboratory and out in the field but there are other, sometimes even more enjoyable, activities to be engaged in and experiences to be had.

Your student life should be enriched by your wider experience and Edinburgh is a city with fantastic facilities for enjoyment. We will support you in the School in finding the right career after you graduate. The University has a very active Careers Service, in which we have our own consultant, and there will be many career-related events in the School in which you can participate. Volunteering might be another way of adding to your experience. The Edinburgh University Students' Association provides information and opportunities in this area. We aim to produce eminent historians, classicists and archaeologists but we also recognise that through your university education you have the opportunity to develop into a more rounded individual with a deeper understanding of a range of issues relating to your discipline as well as 'life, the universe and everything'! Work hard, enjoy student life and don't hesitate to ask questions. Best wishes,

Professor Ewen A. Cameron Head of School of History, Classics and Archaeology

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Welcome Pack Contents

• Welcome from Head of School

• Contents page

• Map of Central Area of University

• To Do Welcome Week

• List of School First Year Courses

• Your Personal Tutor

• Student Timetable

• Peer Support

• Careers Service

• Student representation

• Attendance and Engagement

• Tier 4 students

• Information about IT

• Student Intranet

• William Robertson Wing

o Rosalind Mitchison Room

o Student Research Rooms

• School Student Societies

• Personal Safety

• Sources of Support outside the School

• Support for Students

• Student Support Office

• Important Dates

Flyers

Welcome Reception invitation

Message from your EUSA

representative

Here to help - Student Services

booklet

IAD Study skills workshops info

Student counselling info bookmark

Advice Place info

Nightline info

Chaplaincy info

Social Responsibility and

Sustainability info

School Building leaflet

EUSA What’s On Events Guide

EUSA Events Highlights leaflet

A PDF copy of this pack and the School Welcome Meeting presentation will be included on the School Undergraduate Student Intranet at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/new-undergraduates where you will be able to click through on the links included in the document.

The University Central Area

This map has been adapted from the University’s Central Area map, a PDF of which is available at www.ed.ac.uk/maps along with an interactive map of University buildings.

School of History, Classics and Archaeology The University of Edinburgh William Robertson Wing (Doorway 4) Old Medical School Teviot Place T: 0131 650 6693 Edinburgh EH8 9AG E: shca@ed.ac.uk

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

1 Evolution House2 ECA Main Building3 N-E Studio Building4 Hunter Building5 Edinburgh Dental

Institute6 5 Forrest Hill7 Bedlam Theatre8 Old Medical School9 McEwan Hall10 William Robertson Wing11 Reid Concert Hall12 Wilkie Building13 Teviot Row House

Student Union14 1 George Square15 7 George Square16 Hugh Robson Building17 Chrystal Macmillan

Building

18 16–22 George Square

19 27–29 George Square

20 Main Library; Careers Service; Student Counselling Service; Student Disability Service

21 George Square Lecture Theatre

22 17–25 Buccleuch Place

23 University of Edinburgh Business School

24 14–16 Buccleuch Place

25 Hope Park Square

26 30–34 Buccleuch Place

27 David Hume Tower

28 David Hume Tower Lecture Theatres

29 50 George Square

30 55–60 George Square

31 Appleton Tower

32 Informatics Forum

33 University Visitor Centre: information, exhibition and shop

34 Dugald Stewart Building

35 The University Health Centre

36 7 Bristo Square

37 The Potterrow Student Centre: Students’ Association (EUSA); Chaplaincy Centre

38 Alison House

39 MacKenzie House (34 West Richmond Street)

40 The Lister Postgraduate Institute

41 Old College and Talbot Rice Gallery

42 Minto House

43 Charles Stewart House

44 Adam House

45 St Cecilia’s Hall

46 9 Infirmary Street

47 13 Infirmary Street

48 ECCI

49 Chisholm House

50 Old Surgeons’ Hall

51 Old Infirmary Building (1 Drummond Street)

52 1–7 Roxburgh Street53 Pleasance54 Centre for Sport and

Exercise55 St Leonard’s Land56 Paterson’s Land57 Thomson’s Land58 Old Moray House59 St John’s Land60 Dalhousie Land61 Simon Laurie House62 Charteris Land63 Old Kirk64 Outreach Centre65 New College

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Welcome Week

Please find below details of the key meetings and things you must do during Welcome Week and Week 1 as a School of History, Classics and Archaeology student.

Tuesday 11th September 9.15 am - Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, George Square School Welcome Meeting all new undergraduates in the School must attend

Subject area specific question and answer sessions 10.15 am - History - Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre 10.30 am - Classics – Teviot Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School 10.30 am - Archaeology – Room G.16, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

12.00 noon to 2.00 pm – 50 George Square Academic Fair This event is an opportunity to ask questions and get more information from academic staff about the multitude of courses available to you at Edinburgh before you see your Personal Tutor who will sign you up for your courses, see www.ed.ac.uk/students/new-students/welcome-week/undergraduates/academic-fair for more details.

Wednesday 12th September Making the Most of IT and Personal Safety Session 11.30 am to 1.00 pm – Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

After Welcome Week Monday 17th September Welcome Reception 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm – Playfair Library, Old College You must book for this event, details at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-welcome-reception.

School Year Group Meetings for First Year Students Week 1, Wednesday 19th September, Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 4, 1.00 to 2.00 pm Week 4, Wednesday 10th October, Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 5, 1.30 to 3.00 pm

What else do I need to do during Welcome Week? You will need to meet with your Personal Tutor during Welcome Week. At the meeting your Personal Tutor will confirm your attendance and sign you up for your courses, see the sheet in this pack and www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-course-choice for more details. Degree Transfer If you are considering transferring degree programme already you should contact the College Admissions Office immediately (0131 650 3565) to make an appointment to see them as no changes can made after the end of week 2.

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School of History, Classics and Archaeology First Year Courses 2018/2019

Scheduled Class Times History

The Historian's Toolkit (HIST08032) Semester 1: Lectures Mon & Fri 16.10-17.00 OR Wed & Fri 9.00-9.50 + Weekly Tutorials (Compulsory in all History degree programmes except Economic History)

Medieval Worlds: A Journey through the Middle Ages (HIST08035) Semester 1: Lectures Mon & Wed 10.00-10.50 + Weekly Tutorials (Compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient and Medieval History, History)

Early Modern History: A Connected World (HIST08034) Semester 2: Lectures Thu & Fri 11.10-12.00 + Weekly Tutorials (Compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: History)

Making of the Modern World (HIST08033) Semester 2: Lectures Mon & Tue 9.00-9.50 + Weekly Tutorials

British Economic and Environmental History since 1900 (ECSH08036) Semester 2: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 14.10-15.00 + Weekly Tutorials (Compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: Economic History)

The History of Edinburgh: From Din Eidyn to Festival City (HIST08036) Semester 2: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 13.10-14.00 + Weekly Tutorials (Compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: History and Scottish History)

Archaeology

Archaeology 1A (ARCA08004) – Semester 1 – December Exam Archaeology 1B (ARCA08005) – Semester 2 Lectures Mon & Tue 15.10-16.00 + Weekly Tutorials (Archaeology 1A & 1B compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations, Archaeology, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, History and Archaeology, Archaeology and Ancient History)

Further details of all courses, including assessment information can be viewed at: www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/ or https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/

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School of History, Classics and Archaeology First Year Courses 2018/2019

Scheduled Class Times Classics

The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making (CLGE08001) - December Exam Semester 1: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 16.10-17.00 + Fortnightly Tutorials The Greek World 1B: Greece’s New Horizons (CLGE08002) Semester 2: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 16.10-17.00 + Fortnightly Tutorials (The Greek World 1A & 1B compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, Ancient History)

The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome (CLGE08003) - December Exam Semester 1: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 14.10-15.00 + Fortnightly Tutorials The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire (CLGE08004) Semester 2: Lectures Mon, Tue & Thu 14.10-15.00 + Fortnightly Tutorials (The Roman World 1A & 1B compulsory in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, Ancient History)

Greek 1A (GREE08003) – Semester 1 – December Exam Greek 1B (GREE08004) – Semester 2 Intended for those with little or no previous knowledge of the language Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 11.10-12.00 Greek 1C (GREE08005) – Semester 1 – December Exam Greek 1D (GREE08006) – Semester 2 For students who have studied Greek at school Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 11.10-12.00 (Greek 1A & 1B or Greek 1C & 1D have to be studied in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient History and Greek, Classical Archaeology and Greek, Classics, Classics and English Language, Classics and Linguistics, Greek Studies)

Latin 1A – (LATI08007) – Semester 1 – December Exam Latin 1B – (LATI08008) – Semester 2 Intended for absolute or near beginners, to enable students to read reasonably simple Latin with aid of a dictionary by the end of the year Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 13.10-14.00 Latin 1C – (LATI08009) – Semester 1 – December Exam Latin 1D – (LATI08010) – Semester 2 For students with a more advanced knowledge of the language and to enhance your reading and appreciation of some of the major Latin authors Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 13.10-14.00 (Latin 1A & 1B or Latin 1C & 1D have to be studied in the following HCA degree programmes: Ancient History and Latin, Classical Archaeology and Latin, Classics, Latin Studies)

Further details of all courses, including assessment information can be viewed at: www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/ or https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/

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Your Personal Tutor

Each student in the School is assigned to a Personal Tutor who will provide them with academic advice, guidance on their course choices, regular guidance on their academic progress, and advice on where and how to seek help with personal problems. For more details please see www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-pt.

You will find the name and contact details of your Personal Tutor in MyEd (www.myed.ed.ac.uk). If you have any problems with this, please contact the Student Support Team who will have a list. To find out where your Personal Tutor’s office is, please see the School contacts list on the website: www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/staff-profiles.

You must make an appointment to meet your Personal Tutor in Welcome Week. Normally this will involve going to your Personal Tutor’s office and signing up for an appointment either physical on their office door or online. Please visit your Personal Tutor’s office before emailing them (the answer is likely to be ‘Please visit my office’).

At the meeting your Personal Tutor will confirm your attendance for you and sign you up for your courses.

Please check the academic requirements of your degree programme before you meet your Personal Tutor. The ‘Degree Programme Table’ for your degree can be found at www.drps.ed.ac.uk. For many degree programmes, you have a choice of courses in your subject and it is important to think through the options that are available.

Most degree programmes also allow students to choose one or more ‘outside’ courses involving subjects beyond the core subject or subjects of your degree. There is a very wide range of such courses to choose from. The Academic Fair (Tuesday 11th September, 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm – 50 George Square) gives you an opportunity to ask questions and get more information from academic staff about the multitude of courses available to you. For more details, see www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/new-students/events/academic/undergraduates/academic-fair/academic-fair-overview.

There will be group meetings for all first year students within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Attendance at these meetings is compulsory. Week 1, Wednesday 19th September 2018, Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 4, 1.00 to 2.00 pm: this session is aimed at getting first-year students started, introducing them to how the pastoral care system works, and encouraging them to think about how best to use their time here. Week 4, Wednesday 10th October 2018, Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 5, 1.30 to 3.00 pm: This meeting will provide information on studying abroad and on the University Careers Service; there will also be an opportunity to ask questions of the Liaison Librarian for HCA. There will be a further group meeting in semester 2, details to follow nearer the time.

You must also arrange further meetings with your personal tutor in week 5 of semester 1 and week 6 or 7 of semester 2, three meetings in total. There will also be another group meeting in week 7 of semester 2; details will be sent closer to the time.

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Your Timetable

You can view your personalised teaching timetable for the academic year via Office 365, enabling you to add them to your phone, computer or other devices.

Timetabling @ Edinburgh and Information Services provide the following student services:

• Timetable on My Phone: View events in office 365 and access this whenever and wherever you like.

• Group Change Request: Allows you to request a change of allocated tutorials displayed in Office 365

• Course Timetable Browser: A tool where you can explore how your course choices will fit into your timetable

• Web Room Bookings: Allows you to see room availability and book study space on campus • Societies Room Booking Form: Allows all EUSA and EUSU registered societies to request

university space

To view, visit the Timetabling and Timetable on My Phone Channels in MyEd.

Make sure to check your calendar daily, as course and tutorial choice/changes will automatically update.

For further information visit www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/timetabling/personalised-timetables.

The Group Change Request form, www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/timetabling/personalised-timetables, directs you to the right place to request a change to your tutorial, workshop or laboratory classes.

Please note that you should only use the form to request a timetable change after you have already been allocated to a timetabled sub group for the relevant course. For any other changes (e.g. changing course), contact your school directly.

The form will be available from Welcome Week. Please ensure you regularly check your Office 365 calendar for timetable updates, and to make sure your changes have been made.

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Peer Support

Support from fellow students who have been where you are now!

The School is running two Peer Support schemes in 2018/2019. Full details will be available soon on the Student Intranet at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/peer-support. You can also email the Peer Support volunteers at any time, on hca-peer@ed.ac.uk, and they will be happy to give help and advice.

History and Classics Peer Mentoring For first year History and Classics students, Peer Mentoring will help ease your transition into University and aims to support you in managing the change in educational expectations and attainment. Peer Mentoring offers bi-weekly drop-in support sessions for first and second year students; creating a safe space to make new friends, adjust to university academic and social life, and encouraging students to become autonomous and self-reliant learners. Our volunteer Peer Mentors are all students from second to fourth year, with diverse experiences in studying History and/or Classics. For more information, check out the HCA Peer Support webpage.

ArchaeologyPALS (ArchPALS) ArchPALS is a student-led project which aims to help first year Archaeology students transition into University life, make friends, improve their grades, and get used to studying in their discipline. Sessions are led by trained Student Leaders in second year and above, who run structured activities on course content, field work, exam revision and essay writing sessions. Sessions are designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in your degrees, whilst also helping you to make friends and join the community in your School. Sessions will likely run every week, and last for about an hour. Look out for an email with details of the first session!

Careers Service

The Careers Service supports you in different ways during your time at the University and beyond. We provide you with access to: career information, advice and guidance; a programme of career and employer events; and internships, jobs and opportunities.

Craig Phillips is the dedicated Careers Consultant for the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. You can find vacancies, details of events and book 1:1 careers appointments on your live careers portal MyCareerHub (MCH): https://mycareerhub.ed.ac.uk/students/login. He can be contacted directly on craig.phillips@ed.ac.uk.

The Careers Service is located in the Main Library, 3rd floor. You can also use our info drop-in service or ask a question remotely on MCH.

Each year, we organise eight career fairs and festivals and host over 100 employer workshops and presentations. This gives you the opportunity to hear from and learn about different employers and career paths. We encourage you to utilise our web resources on looking for work, recruitment and your future, through our website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/careers and MCH.

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Student representation

Effective student representation is a vital part of the University’s quality assurance and learning and teaching enhancement processes and the School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers many opportunities for you to take part in discussions about courses and programmes. Through student representatives on School committees, at student-staff liaison committees, at the School Forum each semester and via course or School questionnaires you can help shape the future of the School.

Student Staff Liaison Committees The Student Staff Liaison Committee meetings are organised by the School and involve student and staff representatives. The School Student Staff Liaison Committee discusses matters that affect undergraduate students across the school. The Subject Area and Course Student Staff Liaison Committees discuss matters that relate to individual courses or Subject Areas. At pre-honours class reps represent individual courses and at honours they represent subject areas or programmes.

EUSA Undergraduate School Representative The EUSA Undergraduate School Representative for 2018/2019 is Lauren Porter. Email: s1547864@sms.ed.ac.uk Weekly drop-in session: Wednesdays, 1-2pm, Room G.05, William Robertson Wing

School Council The School Council is organised by the EUSA School Undergraduate and Postgraduate representatives, and is a chance for students to discuss with the convenors matters that affect students across the school.

Other School Committees Student representation is also included on a number of other School committees, such as the School Undergraduate Studies Committee, the School Undergraduate Board of Studies and students are also invited to attend the School Forum.

Student surveys and feedback Student feedback is vital to the School of History, Classics and Archaeology and to the University in helping us to enhance the experience of all our students. Throughout their studies students are given the opportunity to provide the School of History, Classics and Archaeology with feedback on a variety of questionnaires and surveys. The School would like to encourage as many of our students to participate as possible. We value your feedback very much.

For further information on student representation see the student intranet, www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student_liaison.

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Attendance and Engagement In accordance with the University general degree regulations you are expected to attend all teaching and assessment events associated with all courses that you are enrolled on.

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences undertakes routine monitoring of attendance at tutorials and seminars for all students enrolled on courses delivered by Schools within our College. We undertake monitoring of attendance and engagement to enable us to identify where individual students may be experiencing difficulties and to ensure that timely and appropriate intervention can be delivered to provide support and guidance.

We also undertake monitoring for sponsored students specifically to meet our obligations to the UKVI. If you miss one or more of your tutorials and/or seminars you may be contacted by your local Student Support Team and be asked to provide an explanation for your absence.

All data is gathered and stored in line with the University policies and guidance on data handling and you can view the privacy statement at: www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/use-of-data/policies-and-regulations/privacy-statement.

All students are expected to be actively engaged with their studies. That means going to classes, answering emails from staff, attending meetings with your Personal Tutor, handing in coursework, attending examinations, and so on.

Engagement points we will be monitoring include:

• Coursework hand-ins • Personal Tutor group meetings with students • Attendance at classes

Missed engagement points will be recorded and monitored.

As always if you are having problems please do contact your Personal Tutor and/or Student Support as soon as you are able as the sooner we know the more we will be able to do to help. Further information on Support and advice is available at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/student-support.

If you are a Tier 4 student please see over for further important information.

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Tier 4 students As a Tier 4 student, the University of Edinburgh is the sponsor of your UK visa. The University has a number of legal duties to manage our sponsorship of your visa. These include:

• Monitoring your attendance on your programme • Reporting to the Home Office where you suspend or withdraw from your studies, complete

them early, fail to register or are repeatedly absent to the point of being excluded from studies

As a student with a Tier 4 visa sponsored by the University of Edinburgh, the terms of your visa require you to, (amongst others):

• Ensure you have a correct and valid visa for studying at the University of Edinburgh, which, if a Tier 4 visa, requires that it is a visa sponsored by the University of Edinburgh

• Attend all of your University classes, lectures, tutorials, etc. where required. This includes participating in the requirements of your course including submitting assignments, attending meetings with tutors and attending examinations. We will be monitoring this and will follow up with you on any concerns. If you cannot attend due to illness, for example, you must inform your School. This includes attending Tier 4 Census sessions when required throughout the academic session.

Please note that any email relating to your Tier 4 sponsorship will be sent to your University email address - you must therefore check this regularly.

Further details on the terms and conditions of your Tier 4 visa can be found on the International Office website, www.ed.ac.uk/international-office/immigration/while-you-are-here/rights-responsibilities-and-restrictions.

Information or advice about your Tier 4 immigration status can be obtained by contacting the International Student Advisory Service, please see details of how to contact them at www.ed.ac.uk/international-office/immigration/contact-us.

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Information about IT

Your email

Your University email account is THE channel of communication used across the University and it is your responsibility to read your emails.

Find out how to access your email at www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/comms-and-collab/email.

Keeping your files safe

Remember keep lots of copies (in multiple locations) of critical files, in-case disaster should strike. The best places to keep your most critical files is on the University file server which is backed up every night, or on OneDrive which you access via Office365. Find out more at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/IT.

Making the Most of IT and Personal Safety session Wednesday 12th September 11.30 am to 1.00 pm – Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

An introduction to computing, learning technology and libraries at the University of Edinburgh. This awareness session will provide information and pointers to where to find information about:

• Getting started essentials • Email and Office 365 • University computing, printing and multimedia resources • Mobile computing • Finding books and journal articles • Help and support

Also get advice on how to keep safe and protect your property from thieves. Also bring your laptops and phones along to have them marked with ultra violet security marking pens to assist the police in identifying stolen items and speeding their return to the owner. Crime prevention products will also be available.

Find out more

Get connected to the University systems at www.ed.ac.uk/students/new-students/getting-started-resources/top-6-tasks/get-connected. Information Services have also made a series of short videos to help you get up and running. You can see the videos on YouTube at http://edin.ac/1KAhqNT. They are also running really useful ‘Get Connected’ sessions which will help you get your own devices connected to the University network. Find out more at http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/get-connected.

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Student Intranet

The Information for new students section of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology Undergraduate Student Intranet, www.shca.ed.ac.uk/current-ug is crammed with information about the kinds of things you need to know over the next few weeks – including essential things to do during Welcome week, maps, information about Personal Tutors.

The intranet provides you with essential information for your studies in the School. This includes information on programmes and courses, coursework and assessment, deadlines, support for your studies, essential forms, important news and links to other sources of information.

William Robertson Wing

The School is based in the William Robertson Wing of the Old Medical School. The guide included in this folder shows you the layout of the building. Access to building and the Rosalind Mitchison Room (Undergraduate Common Room) and Student Research Rooms for undergraduate students is limited to the hours of 08:00 to 18:00 (Monday to Friday) for safety and security reasons. Students should leave the building, not later than 6pm promptly.

Rosalind Mitchison Room (Undergraduate Common Room) The School provides our Undergraduate Students with a dedicated Common Room, 2.30 (level 2). This large attractive social space overlooks Middle Meadow Walk and offers a mix of comfy seating, lunch tables, computers and a number of laptop tables for casual surfing on your laptop. The room offers a range of kitchen facilities including two fridges (cleared out at 5pm every Friday), a kettle, a microwave, a water dispenser, and vending machine.

Please note the room can accommodate a maximum of 60 at a time.

Student Research Rooms Access to the Student Research Rooms (SRR) is via level 2M. All staff and students of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology are welcome to use the SRR for study and consultation of the book collections.

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School Student Societies Each of our subject areas; history, classics, archaeology, has a lively and welcoming society run by current students. We also have a School student-led journal magazine, Retrospect and the Societies have a joint Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HCARedinburgh/. The societies offer a range of activities; seminars, trips and social events, more details at www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/undergraduates/student-life/societies. Across the University we have over 250 societies in total, covering all areas of interest. Whatever your interests you can be sure you are joining a community of like-minded friends. For further details see www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/societies/ and attend the EUSA Activities Fair on 12th and 13th September at the Pleasance. Archsoc Congratulations on your exam results and welcome to the University of Edinburgh! We hope you have a great four years ahead of you. If you are passionate about Archaeology, or just enjoy it as a casual interest then come along to the Archaeology Society stall at the Activities Fair. Archsoc hosts a lecture series, workshops and regular trips to increase your interest, knowledge and practical skills in this diverse subject area. We also have a very diverse social calendar with pub-crawls and quizzes, along with the annual Christmas meal where you can pull crackers with the lecturers. We look forward to meeting you! The Archsoc Committee Facebook www.facebook.com/EdinburghArchSoc Edinburgh University Classics Society The Edinburgh University Classics Society welcomes anybody with an interest in classical antiquity or just the desire to pull on a toga. We host regular events and socials ranging from our pub night on a Thursday, to Karaoke, symposiums, and film nights. The society trip abroad this year will be to Rome and Pompeii. We also host weekly academic lectures, as well as the infamous staff versus students quiz and a Christmas meal with the lecturers. There are a number of staff- student events in the pipeline too including a Greece vs Rome staff debate. In outreach work we are running the Literacy through Latin programme which allows volunteers from the Classics society to teach Latin at local schools. Pop along to our stall at the Activities Fair for a chat and see what we're all about. Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/edclassicssoc/ Web www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/activities/societies/society/edclassicssoc/

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Edinburgh University History Society The History Society are an academic and social society for those studying or otherwise interested in History. We are the proud winners of both Best Academic Society and Star Society at the 2018 EUSA Activities Awards. Last year we were one of the largest and most active societies on campus. We host renowned guest lecturers, chair topical panel discussions, and work closely with the EUSA Liberation groups to provide inclusive, diverse, and exciting events. We also host frequent socials – from casual karaoke or film screenings, to our black-tie Winter Ball and traditional Burns’ Night Supper. As if that wasn’t enough, as part of the History Society you could play for one (or more!) of our four sports teams or travel abroad on our annual international trip. This year the History Society will be celebrating our 120th anniversary. We've got big plans and would love you to be a part of them! Facebook: www.facebook.com/edunihistorysoc Web: www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/society/HistorySociety/ Twitter: @edunihistsoc Instagram: @ediunihistorysoc Retrospect Journal Retrospect Journal is the award-winning official student-led journal of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Whether you are a keen and passionate writer, or simply want to stand out in an application process, you can build an excellent-quality portfolio with Retrospect Journal. We publish academic articles, features, reviews, interviews, historical fiction, and radio podcasts. Retrospect Journal publishes online throughout the year, and we host regular workshops to help writers develop their ideas in an attractive and compelling manner. We are recruiting content editors, fundraisers, publicity officers, and an IT officer. Come along to our stall at the Activities Fair and join us at this week’s event to find out about the application process. Web https://retrospectjournal.com/ Facebook www.facebook.com/retrospect.journal Twitter @RetrospectHCA Instagram @retrospecthca

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Personal Safety

Edinburgh is generally considered to be a safe city, but as with any city environment, you are advised to be mindful of your safety and personal security at all times, especially at night. We would like to draw your attention to some further sources of advice about safety designed for students:

www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/what-we-do/security/help-advice/advice-students www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/adviceplace/safetyandcrime/safetyadvice/ www.scotland.police.uk/whats-happening/campaigns/2018/student-safety-2018-new

Keep to lit areas, avoid walking in areas you don’t know, and follow the advice given on the above pages, such as:

• Be wary around cash points and keep your valuables out of sight. • Enjoy alcohol responsibly and keep track of what you’re drinking. Don’t leave your drink

unattended, and never accept drinks from strangers. • When walking alone at night, don’t listen to music. Stay alert. • On nights out, especially at pubs or clubs, let someone know where you’re going and when

you expect to be back, or stay in the company of friends and keep each other safe. • Use common sense. If studying late or by yourself, tell somebody. • If you feel unsafe or something is not right, contact the Security Section (internal: 2222 or

0131 650 2257) or Police Scotland.

Making the Most of IT and Personal Safety session Wednesday 12th September 11.30 am to 1.00 pm – Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School An introduction to computing, learning technology and libraries at the University of Edinburgh. This awareness session will provide information and pointers to where to find information about:

• Getting started essentials • Email and Office 365 • University computing, printing and multimedia resources • Mobile computing • Finding books and journal articles • Help and support

Also get advice on how to keep safe and protect your property from thieves. Also bring your laptops and phones along to have them marked with ultra violet security marking pens to assist the police in identifying stolen items and speeding their return to the owner. Crime prevention products will also be available.

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Sources of Support outside the School

There is a very wide range of support and information available to students across the University; a full list is available on the University website at www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/students/student-services. Student Support will always be happy to advise on where best to contact.

General • Out-of-hours student support (www.ed.ac.uk/contacts/out-of-hours-support) • University new students website (www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/new-students) • Advice for International Students (http://global.ed.ac.uk/services) • Student Information Point (www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-

administration/student-info-points/home) • Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) (www.eusa.ed.ac.uk) • The Advice Place (EUSA) (www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/adviceplace/) • School careers information (www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-careers) • Careers Service (www.ed.ac.uk/careers) • Chaplaincy (www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy)

Student health and welfare • Student Counselling (www.ed.ac.uk/student-counselling) • Student Disability Service (www.ed.ac.uk/student-disability-service) • University Health Service (www.health-service.ed.ac.uk) • Nightline (www.ednightline.com)

Study support • School computing information (www.shca.ed.ac.uk/it) • School student study space information (www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-space) • Institute for Academic Development (www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute-

academic-development) • University Library (www.lib.ed.ac.uk) • Information Services (IS) (www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-

services/students) • Help with IS service (www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy) • Assistive technology (www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-

services/services/help-consultancy/accessibility/assistive-technology/overview)

Finance • Student Fees (www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/tuition-fees) • Scholarships and Student Funding Services (www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding) • Additional financial assistance (www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/financial-

support/additional-financial-assistance)

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Support for Students

The School is committed to helping you throughout your time here so please do ask if you are unsure of anything or need help. Please find below details of the people and places to contact within the School. The Student Support Office will be glad to advise if you are unsure who can help either within the School or across the wider University.

Please do make contact as soon as you are able if you do experience difficulties as the sooner we know the more we will be able to do to help.

Personal Tutors Each student in the School is assigned to a Personal Tutor who will provide them with academic advice, guidance on their course choices, regular guidance on their academic progress, and advice on where and how to seek help with personal problems. You will find the details of your Personal Tutor in MyEd (www.myed.ed.ac.uk) and you must make an appointment to meet your Personal Tutor in Welcome Week. For more information on Personal Tutors please see the sheet in this pack and www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-pt for more details.

Student Support Office The Student Support Officers can provide advice and support on a range of matters. These include administrative processes such as transferring to another degree programme, requesting an extension for coursework or notifying exam boards if special circumstances, such as ill health, affect your studies. If you are not sure who to approach on any other matter, the Student Support Office will always serve as a first point of contact. Please see further information overleaf and www.shca.ed.ac.uk/sso for more details.

Peer Support The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is running two Peer Support schemes in 2018/2019. Full details will be updated soon on the Student Intranet at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/peer-support.

You can also email the Peer Support volunteers at any time, their email is hca-peer@ed.ac.uk and they will be happy to help and advice in that way too.

Course specific queries If you have any academic queries about the individual courses you are doing please do speak to the relevant course organiser or tutor. For any administrative queries that are not covered by the course site on Learn please contact the course administrator. Their details can be found on Learn and they can be contacted via email or School Reception, Room G.06 on the ground floor.

Other help within the University There is a very wide range of support available to students across the University, see www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-general-help or ask the Student Support team.

For Out-of-hours student support please see www.ed.ac.uk/contacts/out-of-hours-support.

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Student Support Office Who we are The Student Support Team is made up of Judith McAlister and Amy Forrest as Student Support Officers and Paula Kruyff as Student Support Assistant.

Where you can find us and how to contact us The team are available Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm in Room G.08 on the ground floor of the School building (William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place).

Email inquiries should be sent to hca-sso@ed.ac.uk.

Name Office hours Contact number Ms Amy Forrest Monday to Friday - 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

0131 651 1800

Ms Judith McAlister Monday and Thursday - 9.00 am – 2.00 pm Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

0131 650 3845

Ms Paula Kruyff Tuesday and Thursday - 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Friday – 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm

0131 650 4590

How we can help you The friendly and knowledgeable Student Support Team can provide advice and support on a range of matters.

If you are not sure who to approach on any matter, the Student Support Office will always serve as a first point of contact.

If you have personal problems or ill-health that affect your studies they can advise on extensions and special circumstances.

If you wish to change your courses or your degree programme they can guide you through the process.

As a student you have responsibility for reporting any special circumstances, such as illness or personal problems, which affect academic performance or attendance. Student Support maintains a confidential record of these circumstances. Further information on student support For more information on the support provided by Student Support please see www.shca.ed.ac.uk/sso.

For Out-of-hours student support please see www.ed.ac.uk/contacts/out-of-hours-support.

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Important Dates – First Year Students – 2018/2019

The University semester dates can be found at www.ed.ac.uk/semester-dates.

Please note that you must be available at exam times during the academic session.

Things to do throughout the academic year:

Welcome Week • see the student intranet, www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/information-current-

undergraduates/new-undergraduates/welcome-week for details of what you need to do during Welcome Week

Semester One Teaching Weeks

• check your submission deadlines on Learn • check how coursework should be submitted • any extension required should be requested in advance • if you need assistance from the Student Disability Service you must contact them as early as

possible, the deadlines for exam support to be arranged are available on their website , see www.ed.ac.uk/student-disability-service/news-events/examination-adjustment-deadlines

• Week 1 - attend School Welcome Reception, register at www.shca.ed.ac.uk/ug-welcome-reception/

• Week 1 - attend School year group meeting • Week 4 - attend School year group meeting • Week 5 - meet with your personal tutor

December exam diet • check when exam timetables will be published and times of exams at

www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams • any Special Circumstances form must be submitted within a week of your last affected

assessment

Semester Two Teaching Weeks • check your submission deadlines on Learn • check how coursework should be submitted • any extension required should be requested in advance • if you need assistance from the Student Disability Service you must contact them as early as

possible, the deadlines for exam support to be arranged are available on their website , see www.ed.ac.uk/student-disability-service/news-events/examination-adjustment-deadlines

• if you are considering a degree transfer please see www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/information-current-undergraduates/your-studies/your-degree-programme/transfers and you should speak to Student Support and your personal tutor. The deadline for the receipt of forms is 1st May 2019. Final decisions are only made on these requests over the summer vacation when examination results are known. Please be aware that transfers are NOT automatic nor is there any guarantee that requests for transfers will be successful.

• Week 6 or 7 - meet with your personal tutor • Week 7 - attend School year group meeting

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May exam diet • check when exam timetables will be published and times of exams at

www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams • any Special Circumstances form must be submitted within a week of your last affected

assessment

August resit diet • check when exam timetables will be published and times of exams at

www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams • any Special Circumstances form must be submitted within a week of your last affected

assessment