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Module Options

Updated Thursday 14th February 2024

Who will be choosing their module options for next year?

The following groups of students will choose their optional modules for the 2024/25 academic year:

  • Current Stage 1 Combined (CS/Maths) students will choose Stage 2 options
  • Current Stage 2 non-placement students will choose Stage 3 options
  • Current Stage 2 placement students, who have not yet secured a placement, should choose Stage 3 options
  • Students currently on placement will choose Stage 3 options
  • Current Stage 3 MEng/MMath students will choose Stage 4 options

If you are currently in Stage 2 and you have secured a placement in the next academic year, then you will choose your Stage 3 options in the Spring of 2025.

 

Key dates

Monday 26th February:

  • Full details about all module options will be available for you to view. We will be providing full details of the options open to you here in the 'Module Options' section of the Student Intranet. We will contact you to let you know when this information has been published.
  • There will also be a VLE Showcase, available for you to view through your VLE account.
  • We will be running ‘Module Choices Information’ sessions for students in stages 2 and 3, and students on placement, in the week commencing 26th February. Please check your timetable for further information.
  • The approved course schedule will be available for you to view. We will contact you to let you know when this information has been published.

Monday 4th March, 10:00:

  • Option Selection Window opens at 10:00. You can now start to submit your options.

Monday 11th March, 17:00:

  • Option Selection Window closes at 17:00. Please ensure you have selected and submitted your options by this deadline.

Find out more about your options

There are three key sets of resources where you can find out more about the module options available to you:

Computer Science UG Modules 2024/25: 

This document displays the core and option modules available to each cohort on each course in a simple tabular format. The links within the document take you to the UoY Module Catalogue where you'll find more detailed information about the aims, learning outcomes and assessments for each module.

Computer Science Optional Modules Showcase:  

We have set up a section on the UoY VLE, where you can read more about the option modules available next year. This information includes a summary of each module giving you a flavour of what you will learn, details of how the module will be delivered, and how you will be assessed. Within this Showcase, you can click on the names of each module to be redirected to the relevant entry in the UoY Module Catalogue.

Please note: over the next few months, we may need to update the 'Assessment' and 'Reassessment' sections on some of the module entries in the Module Catalogue. For the purpose of selecting your options, please refer to the Showcase on the VLE, as this contains the most up to date information.

Course Schedules:

This link takes you to the 'Timetables and Schedules' webpage on the Computer Science Student Intranet. From 26th February, you'll find the course schedules for 2024/25 which will show you exactly when each module will be taught, and when assessments will take place.

Any questions?

In the first instance, please take a look at the 'Useful links' section at the bottom of this page. Here, you'll find answers to frequently asked questions, information on how to apply for elective modules, and guidance for students on Industrial placement routes. If you have any further queries, please contact the Student & Academic Support Team by emailing cs-ug-admin@york.ac.uk.

How to submit your options

The Options Selection Window will open at 10:00 on Monday 4th March 2024, and close at 17:00 on Monday 11th March 2024.

Most students will be able to select their options through the University’s Option Modules App (the App will be available to use from 10:00, Monday 4th March 2024). 

  • If you are currently in Stage 2, registered on a 'year in industry' route, but haven't yet secured a placement, then we will need to create a back-up plan. This is so that you can prepare to continue your studies in York in the event that you do not go on placement. You will select your modules through the Option Modules App.
  • If you are currently on placement, you will also be able to select your modules through the Option Modules App.

There are two groups of students who will not use the Option Modules App to submit their options. Please read the following points carefully to check if this applies to you:

  • If you are currently on Leave of Absence, then we will contact you directly about your module options and send you a Google form to complete. Please check your UoY email account on Monday 4th March for more information about what you need to do next.

If you are currently on a year abroad at a university overseas, we will contact you directly about your module options and send you a Google form to complete. Please check your UoY email account on Monday 4th March for more information about what you need to do next.

Computer Science/Maths Students

Students on Computer Science with Maths routes should choose their Computer Science option modules through the Computer Science Option Modules App and their Maths options through the link provided by the Department of Mathematics. Both departments' option selection periods will run concurrently.

Please see the Computer Science UG Modules 2024/25 document for further information about selecting your options.

Things to bear in mind when choosing your options

When considering which modules to select, there are several factors and questions you should consider. This list is not exhaustive! You should consult with your academic supervisor and/or the module leader if you have any questions.

  • All option modules are subject to the availability of teaching staff. 
  • Which modules are mandatory (core) next year?
  • Are there rules about which combinations of choices are allowed?
  • Do some modules hold particular relevance to your individual project?
  • Consider the timing of teaching and assessments - information about these will be available in the course schedules, which will be published in February 2024. You are only able to study 60 credits each semester (120 credits per stage).
  • Students on AI and Cyber routes must study a fixed number of AI and Cyber designated modules (for further details see the Course Schedules).
  • Some modules have prerequisites (modules that you must have studied previously) and a few have corequisites (modules that must be studied at the same time): these restrictions are listed in the module catalogue.
    * Have you met the prerequisites and corequisites required?
    * Does a module that you may wish to take in the future have any prerequisite modules that you may need to choose now?
    * Not all option modules are available to combined courses students due to prerequisite knowledge requirements.

If you have secured an industrial placement for 2024/25, you will select your options in Spring Term 2025. Please read the extra guidance aimed at you.

Requesting changes after the Options Selection Window closes

After the option selection window closes, your options will be used to build your timetable for next year. 

Please be advised that if you don’t select your options by the deadline (and fail to contact us if you are having problems choosing your options), then you will be added to the option modules with the lowest numbers of students. 

If you change your options at a later stage, the annual teaching timetable will already have been set and your choice of options may be restricted to those which fit in with your existing timetable.

You can change your options, but please note that this will only be possible up to the second week in the semester within which the module is being taught, and only where availability permits. 

Normally, after this Week 2 deadline no changes will be permitted.

To request a change in option modules, please email cs-ug-admin@york.ac.uk. Late changes will not be reflected in the Options Selection App, but you will be able to check your option choices have been correctly captured via e:Vision.

Disclaimer

Please note that Module Leaders may be subject to change, depending on staff commitments and availability. If such changes are made, we will notify students as quickly as possible.

In certain circumstances, the University reserves the right to change the choice of modules on offer. Unfortunately, it may sometimes be necessary to cancel a module. Common reasons for this are as follows:

  • Too few students opting to take the module
  • Impossibility of timetabling the module in a suitable room
  • Unavailability of a member of staff to teach it
  • Some modules may have restrictions on the numbers of students who can take them due to constraints on particular rooms, equipment or staff availability
  • Other module selections may be impossible to timetable and a small number of students may be required to change their options due to unresolvable timetabling clashes

Where we cannot accommodate your option(s), we will inform you in writing and you will be asked for an alternative module(s).

Please also refer to the University's Legal Statements about published Course Information.

Useful links