BA Handbook 2016-17
BA Handbook 2016-17
BA Handbook 2016-17
2016/17
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Contents
8.FEEDBACK ............................................................................................ 40
8.1. Questions & Feedback ..................................................................................................... 397
8.2. Course Assessment Forms ............................................................................................... 407
8.3. Suggestions & Complaints............................................................................................... 407
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Philosophy Staff
FACULTY
Dr Stacie Friend
[email protected]
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Room __
Lecturer: Aesthetics, Philosophy of Language
Dr Michael Garnett
[email protected] 020 7631 6548
Room 309, 30 Russell Square
Senior Lecturer: Political Philosophy, Ethics
Dr Alexander Grzankowski
Dr Andrew Huddleston
[email protected]
Room __
Lecturer: 19th-century German Philosophy
Dr Keith Hossack
[email protected] 020 7631 6399
Room 307, 30 Russell Square
Reader: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of
Mathematics
Dr Robert Northcott
[email protected]
Room 312, 30 Russell Square 020 7631 6549
Senior Lecturer: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Economics,
Metaphysics
Dr Sarah Patterson
[email protected] 020 7631 6536
Room 306, 30 Russell Square
Senior Lecturer: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Early
Modern Philosophy
Dr Florian Steinberger
[email protected]
Room __
Lecturer: Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics
If you wish to contact a member of staff from inside the college, the last 4 digits work
as extension numbers.
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Administrative Staff
Mr Herv Lucas
Ms Simmi Pahwa
1.4. Information
1.4.1. The Department Website
Our website is at www.bbk.ac.uk/phil/. The site contains a great deal of important
information about the Department and the course, including the Aims and Objectives
of Degree Programmes and Courses; Timetables; the Department Handbooks;
information about staff; and links to other university webpages.
year, your module results. You can also request a change of study mode on your
profile, if you decide to interrupt or withdraw from your studies.
Introductory tours. New students should sign up for an introductory tour of the
Library at the start of the academic year. The session will last about half an hour. The
tours will take place during the first few weeks of term and will be advertised on the
Library website.
What the Library contains. As well as books and printed academic journals, the
Library contains many electronic resources: journals, databases and books. You can
access these from anywhere within College using your IT Services username and
password. The majority of these resources can also be accessed from outside College.
Further information and help. If a book you want is not available in the Library, or
you need help with using the resources or finding information, please ask at the Help
Desk (020 7631 6063). Alternatively, contact your Subject Librarian, who is Lindsay
Tudor ([email protected]) ((now post is held jtly?))
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Please note that not all these modules will necessarily be offered every year.
However, we will always ensure that students have a choice that accommodates
different sorts of interest in the subject.
There is also the possibility of taking intercollegiate option modules at Kings College
London. Students will need approval from the department. If interested, you should
contact the BA Tutor, Robert Northcott.
2.8. Progression
To guarantee progression from one year of the course to the next, you must pass all of
the modules you are taking that year. If you fail one or more modules, the default is
that you must retake them. However, the Exam Board has discretion to allow instead
students to be reassessed. If you fail a module, you may be required to retake the
module (or if it is unavailable, a similar module) the next academic year. However,
the Exam Board does have the discretion to offer you an opportunity to be reassessed
without having to retake the module. If you are reassessed, your mark on the
reassessment will be capped at the minimum passing mark of 40. If you have already
failed the same module once, reassessment is not permitted; you will be required to
retake the module the next academic year. You are allowed up to three attempts to
pass a module.
If you are offered an opportunity to be reassessed, you will be given a deadline in the
next term. For autumn term option module essays this deadline will be in spring term,
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and for spring term option module essays the deadline will be in summer term. For
Level 4 and Level 5 core modules, which are assessed entirely or partly by
exams, reassessments will occur in July so that marks can be returned in September,
before the next academic year begins.
3.2. Lectures
The Birkbeck timetable includes times of all lectures, including possibly some
lectures at other Colleges that are relevant to Birkbeck students. You are required to
attend the lectures for all the modules you are studying.
3.3. Seminars
A seminar is a group of students who meet with the Teaching Tutor (see section 1.2.2)
to discuss the philosophical theories and ideas they have been studying in lectures.
They last for one hour and immediately follow the relevant lecture. This gives
students an opportunity to learn from each other, and also to learn how to participate
in a genuine philosophical discussion. The tutor, who comes to know the work of
each student well, marks the essays set for the seminars, and gives students individual
feedback as required.
Seminars succeed best when everyone has conscientiously done the work set
by the tutor as preparation. You are urged not to let your seminar partners down;
please do not fail to do the set reading and to write your essays when they fall due.
That way everyone is up to speed at the start of the seminar, and there can be a high
quality discussion, in which everyone will learn from everyone else.
Dissertations, for those who choose to do one, are supervised a little
differently. Students have individual tutorials in Dissertation Supervisions with a
member of the faculty.
Good essay-writing is a key study skill: therefore do consult your tutor for detailed
advice if necessary. A document on how to write essays is available from the Office.
There are two kinds of essays that you may write: formative and assessed.
1) Formative essays: In each year of the course, you are required to write for each
module up to two formative essays per term. These essays do not directly contribute
to the grade for your degree; rather, they are opportunities to cement your
understanding and to practise making arguments in writing. You submit these essays
to your seminar tutor, who will return them to you with written comments. They are
good opportunities to get feedback on a first draft of an essay that you may later
submit as an assessed essay, or perhaps use as a basis for an answer in an exam.
2) Assessed essays: Your degree grade is not determined by formative essays, but
rather by two other elements: exams and, in the case of Level 5 and Level 6 modules
(see below), also assessed essays. These are essays that answer one from a range of
questions available on Moodle, written to a word limit and with a strict submission
deadline. Assessed essays too will receive feedback via Moodle.
All essays, whether formative or assessed, must be typed or word-processed,
and the pages must be numbered. They must be submitted through Moodle. In the
case of formative essays, your seminar tutor will return your essay to you with some
comments also through Moodle. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about
it when you see your tutor in the seminar. The College regulation is that all essays
should be returned by your tutor within four weeks of submission. Usually, you
should expect to have it returned more quickly than that.
Understandably, students often want to know what marks their formative
essays have achieved. Tutors have been encouraged not to give numerical marks to
formative essays. If you do ask for such a mark, be aware that any answer that your
tutor gives you is their subjective impression only; it does not constitute a formal
prediction or anything official about what mark that essay would achieve if repeated
in an examination or as an assessed essay.
In all cases your essay should answer the question set, and should be based on
the recommended reading. (See also the criteria for marking in section 6.10 below.)
Your seminar tutor is your first point of call for detailed advice on how to improve
your essay writing.
The deadlines for submitting assessed essays are listed in Section 6.3 below.
There are also deadlines for submitting formative essays one for the first formative
essay of a term, and then a second deadline for the second essay. These deadlines are
normally the Friday after the end of the half term. This year that means the following
dates: Friday 11th November 2016; Wednesday 21st December 2016; Friday 17th
February 2017; and Friday 31st March. You will be reminded of all these deadlines
nearer the time.
towards your grade for the module, which will still be determined by an end-of-year
exam.
for you to tackle throughout the year. The weekly seminar in Logic will in effect be
an exercise class. The exam at the end of the year will consist of such logic problems
rather than essay questions.
Often, option modules too are assessed by assessed essay/s rather than by
examinations. Again, typically these will be polished versions of essays that you have
previously submitted for a seminar, and so you are advised to bear this in mind as you
prepare your essays during the year. Assessed essays should be submitted via Turnitin
on Moodle (section 6.3). The recommended length for these essays is 3000 words,
with a maximum of 3200. This includes footnotes, endnotes, subheadings and
appendices; it excludes the bibliography.
At the end of the academic year you will have written up to eight essays for
seminars. By using the individual comments you receive, the ideas you gain during
the seminars, and material covered in lectures and revision classes, you will be able to
use your essays to help prepare for examinations.
The assessment for Epistemology and Metaphysics and for Ethics and
Political Philosophy will consist of a two-hour exam and an assessed essay.
Typically, the assessed essay will be a polished version of an essay that you have
previously submitted for a seminar. You are advised to bear this in mind as you
prepare your essays during the year. Assessed essays should be submitted via Turnitin
on Moodle (see section 6.3 below). The word limit for assessed essays for Level 5
modules is 2500. This includes footnotes, endnotes, subheadings and appendices; it
excludes the bibliography.
Individual course syllabi will give deadlines for submitting essays. After
submission they will then be returned to you, marked and with comments. A good
level 5 essay should ideally be in the region of 1500-2000 words, and a level 6 essay
2000-2500 words, although shorter essays will be accepted.
At the end of the academic year you will have written up to 12 essays for
seminars. The assessment for History of Philosophy will consist of a two-hour exam
and an assessed essay. The assessed essay should be submitted via Turnitin on
Moodle (section 6.3). The word limit for this essay is 2500. This includes footnotes,
endnotes, subheadings and appendices; it excludes the bibliography.
Option modules, meanwhile, may be assessed by either essay/s or by
examinations see individual syllabuses for details. Typically, assessed essays will be
polished versions of essays that you have previously submitted for a seminar. You are
advised to bear this in mind as you prepare your essays during the year. Assessed
essays should be submitted via Turnitin on Moodle (section 6.3). The recommended
length for these essays is 3000 words, with a maximum of 3200. This includes
footnotes, endnotes, subheadings and appendices; it excludes the bibliography. In the
case of examinations, by using the individual comments you receive, the ideas you
gain during the seminars, and material covered in lectures and revision classes, you
will be able to use your essays to help prepare for those examinations.
Each option module lasts one term. For each, you will have one lecture plus one
seminar per week.
For the Dissertation, you will have individual scheduled meetings with your
Dissertation supervisor (see section 5.4.3 below).
At the end of the academic year you will have written up to 8 or 12 essays for
seminars. Often, option modules are assessed by essay rather than examinations.
Typically, these will be polished versions of essays that you have previously
submitted for a seminar. You are advised to bear this in mind as you prepare your
essays during the year. Assessed essays should be submitted via Turnitin on Moodle
(section 6.3). Assessed essays for Level 6 modules are a recommended length of 3000
words, with a maximum of 3200. This includes footnotes, endnotes, subheadings and
appendices; it excludes the bibliography.
In the case of options assessed by examinations, by using the individual
comments you receive, the ideas you gain during the seminars, and material covered
in lectures and revision classes, you will be able to use your essays to help prepare for
those examinations.
The College penalty for late submission of coursework essays is that the mark
awarded cannot exceed 40%, even if the lateness is minimal. It is therefore imperative
that candidates submit their work on time.
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Note also that, in order to qualify even as a late submission, an essay must be
submitted within four weeks of the deadline. So for the autumn module deadline of 9th
January, that means 6th February; and for the deadline for other modules of 24th April,
that means 22nd May. For the dissertation, the cut-off date even to qualify as late is
three weeks after the deadline (because of marking schedules). Since the dissertation
deadline is 15th May, that means 5th June. After these cut-off dates for late
submission, any later submission automatically counts as a Fail and scores 0.
Essay titles for assessed essays can be found on Moodle.
Dissertations should be a maximum of 7500 words. Pre-submitted essays for
Level 5 modules should be a maximum of 2500 words. Those for Level 6 modules are
a recommended length of 3000 words, with a maximum of 3200. These word limits
include footnotes, endnotes, subheadings and appendices; they exclude bibliographies
at the end. Note that these word limits are strict, and that examiners will ensure that
candidates never benefit themselves by exceeding it.
It is possible to plagiarise accidentally, for instance if you quote someone elses work
in one of your own essays so that it reads as if their words are your own, but forget to
credit the person for it. It is also plagiarism to express ideas in your own words, if
those ideas were generated by someone else (lecturer, fellow student, great
philosopher from the past, or whoever) and you have not clearly said so. Of course
you may independently come up with ideas that someone else has already had in the
past, without realising it; in that case writing them down is not plagiarism. Care is
clearly required when directly or indirectly quoting other people so as to avoid the
danger of plagiarising by accident.
Any case of deliberate plagiarism, including plagiarism for formative essays, is taken
extremely seriously by the Department, and the Department may alert the
Examination Board. Serious cases of plagiarism are dealt with under the Disciplinary
Procedures of the College and University. If plagiarism is suspected, you may be
asked for evidence that what you have submitted is indeed your own work: it is
therefore advisable to retain the rough drafts and notes you made for your submitted
essays and dissertation.
You should consult the BA Tutor if you are in any doubt about what is permissible.
The College guidance on plagiarism is at:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/registry/policies/documents/Assessment-Offence-Policy.pdf
Example 3. In The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels (1973 edn., p. 40) noted
that The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. They
argued that society was more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into
two great classes directly facing each other: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat (p. 41).
Masses of labourers, crowded into the factory were organised like soldiers ... slaves
of the bourgeois class, and of the bourgeois State' (p. 52). They concluded that The
proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win (p. 96).
THIS IS NOT PLAGIARISM, BUT IF ALL YOUR ESSAY CONSISTS OF IS A
SET OF QUOTATIONS STITCHED TOGETHER, IT DOESN'T SUGGEST THAT
YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT OR UNDERSTOOD THE CONTENTS OF THE
QUOTATIONS. SO RICHARD DENNIS WOULDN'T EARN VERY MANY
MARKS FROM ME FOR THIS EFFORT!
Example 4. In one of the most famous first sentences ever written, Marx and Engels
(1973 edn., p 40) began The Communist Manifesto thus: The history of all hitherto
existing society is the history of class struggles. They went on to exemplify this
claim by showing how the structure of society had, in their view, developed into two
interdependent but antagonistic classes: bourgeoisie and proletariat. The latter
comprised factory operatives, who had been reduced to no more than slave labour; but
as they became concentrated geographically, in the great factory towns of the
industrial revolution, so they had the opportunity to organise themselves politically.
Hence, the authors conclusion that a communist revolution was not only desirable,
but possible, leading them to issue their equally famous final exhortation (p. 96):
Working men of all countries, unite!
THIS MAY NOT BE A VERY PROFOUND COMMENTARY, BUT AT LEAST
I'VE TRIED!
6.9.2 Self-Plagiarism
According to the Colleges plagiarism policy (linked above), submission of
unattributed work previously produced by yourself towards another assessment, or
published in some other forum, also constitutes plagiarism.
The basic principle here is that candidates cannot receive academic credit for the
same work twice over. That is, you cannot submit the same work twice and expect to
be rewarded for it both times. For this reason, any material submitted for final
assessment that reproduces or duplicates material previously submitted for final
assessment will be treated as plagiarised and dealt with as such.
There are four important points to note about this policy:
The prohibition on duplication applies not only to work submitted for final
assessment on the BA, but to all work submitted for final assessment for any degree at
any institution. This means, for example, that you cannot reproduce work submitted at
a different university.
The prohibition applies only to work submitted for final assessment. It does not
include work that does not contribute directly towards your final mark on a module,
such as formative essays or drafts.
The purpose of this restriction is not to prevent you from submitting multiple essays
on the same topics, but to prevent you from reproducing the same work. The fact that
you have previously submitted an essay on free will, for example, does not preclude
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you from submitting another essay on free will, so long as the new essay does not
merely repeat material contained in the previous one. Indeed, it is normal for students
to develop their ideas on a topic over a number of pieces of submitted work.
The best way to proceed is to treat ones previously submitted work as though it
were the published work of someone else. You may refer to your previous work
and even quote from itjust as you do the work of others. If you are concerned about
the possibility of self-plagiarism with respect to a specific piece of work, you should
seek the advice of your lecturer, your dissertation supervisor, or the BA Tutor.
The mark for an exam paper is normally the average of the marks for each of the
questions.
Examiners are encouraged not to confine first class marks to the very low 70sto
appreciate that, for example, an essay or exam paper that is clearly first class might well
deserve a mark of 75 or more.
6.12. Graduation
Graduation takes place in November, followed by a reception; we will be delighted to
see you there, and to congratulate you on your fine degree!
7 Getting Advice
7.9 Academic Problems
7.9.3 Academic difficulties
It is useful to get to know your Personal tutor early on, so that if any problem arises,
he or she will already know you, and so will be able to give you the right kind of
support.
If you do find yourself in any academic difficulties, you should seek advice as
soon as possible: your Personal Tutor or your Teaching Tutor are well placed to
advise you; alternatively consult the Undergraduate Advisor, the BA Tutor, or the
Chair of Department. If you are not performing well in the subject, this may be a
matter of study skills, or of some other difficulty which can be solved relatively
easily. Problems can often be sorted out more readily than people think when they are
beset by them; so please make sure to use the support systems the Department and
College have for you.
appropriate. In all such cases, seeking advice early is vital: please do not think that we
will hold it against you or be offended if it turns out that you dont like philosophy!
If you are thinking about changing to another degree course within Birkbeck,
your first step should be to talk things over with your Personal Tutor. You can request
a change of studies on your MyBirkbeck profile. Changing courses requires the
agreement of the other Department(s) involved.
Any proposed change is looked at carefully, so that you do not take a radical
step without due advice and care. You must have the written agreement of your
Personal Tutor, and must then seek the approval of the Undergraduate Advisor for
any change: if you are changing within Birkbeck you must also have the approval of
any other Department that would be affected by the change.
7.10.4 Harassment
We wish to ensure that while you are here you can at all times enjoy a secure and
comfortable learning environment. Therefore if anyone associated with the
Department or the wider College intimidates you, sexually harasses you, or makes
you uncomfortable in any way by their behaviour towards you, please tell your
Personal Tutor (or any other member of staff) at the earliest opportunity and we shall
take appropriate steps.
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The College has strict rules that define harassment and absolutely forbid it: see
the document Dignity at work and study (eliminating and preventing harassment),
online at: www.bbk.ac.uk/hr/policies_services/dignityatwork
7.10.6 Counselling
The Counselling Service is funded by the College but is run by the Student Union at
arms length from the College. The Counselling Service is professional, independent
and easily accessible. It is also completely confidential: no one in College or in the
Department of Philosophy need know if you use its services. To book, or for further
information, phone 0207 631 6335 or drop by the Student Union office on the fourth
floor of the Malet Street extension building. Alternatively you can visit the website -
www.bbk.ac.uk/su/about.
Birkbeck students also have access to the counselling service provided by the
University of London Central Institutions Health Centre, which offers additional
resources that complement the services the Student Union provides.
7.10.9 Illness
If you are ill, please let the Department know as soon as possible; please also if
possible inform your Teaching Tutor beforehand if you are going to miss a seminar
through illness. If you are going to be away for any significant amount of time due to
illness please let us know as soon as possible: inform your Personal Tutor and the
Office.
If you feel that illness may affect or may have affected your performance in a
set of examinations, please let us know as soon as possible. You may well be entitled
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to claim Mitigating Circumstances (section 6.6 above). In such cases you must
provide a medical certificate from your doctor, or the equivalent from a counsellor.
7.10.11 Disability
At Birkbeck there are students with a wide range of disabilities including mental
health needs, dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, mobility difficulties, medical
conditions, and respiratory conditions. Many of them have benefited from the advice
and support provided by the Colleges Disability Office.
Study Support Plans
If you have a disability or condition that impacts on your studies, it is important to
formulate a Study Support Plan (SSP). See
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/well-being-
service/disability/support-during-your-studies
for more details. It is especially important that your SSP is up to date if your
disabilities or conditions may affect your assessment.
The Disability Office
The College has a Disability Office located in room G12 on the ground floor of the
Malet Street building. We have a Disability Service Manager, Mark Pimm, a
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Disability Administrator, John Muya and a Mental Health Advisor, Elizabeth Hughes.
We will shortly be appointing an SpLD Advisor.
All enquiries should come to the Disability office, who will determine the appropriate
referral to specialist staff. They can provide advice and support on travel and parking,
physical access, the Disabled Students Allowance, special equipment, personal
support, examination arrangements etc. If you have a disability or dyslexia, we
recommend you come to our drop-in session where we can discuss support and make
follow up appointments as necessary. The drop-in sessions are between 4pm and 6pm
Monday to Thursday.
The Disability Office can also complete an Individual Student Support Agreement
form with you, confirming your support requirements and send this to your School
and relevant Departments at the College so they are informed of your needs.
Access at Birkbeck
Birkbeck's main buildings have wheelchair access, accessible lifts and toilets, our
reception desks have induction loops for people with hearing impairments and we
have large print and tactile signage. Disabled parking, lockers, specialist seating in
lectures and seminars and portable induction loops can all be arranged by the
Disability Office.
The Disabled Students Allowance
UK and most EU students with disabilities on undergraduate and postgraduate courses
are eligible to apply for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). The DSA usually
provides thousands of pounds worth of support and all the evidence shows that
students who receive it are more likely to complete their courses successfully. The
Disability Office can provide further information on the DSA and can assist you in
applying to Student Finance England for this support.
The Personal Assistance Scheme
Some students need a personal assistant to provide support on their course, for
example a note-taker, sign language interpreter, reader, personal assistant, disability
mentor or dyslexia support tutor. Birkbeck uses a specialist agency to recruit Personal
Assistants and they can assist you with recruiting, training and paying your personal
assistant. Please contact the Disability Office for information on this scheme.
Support in your School
The provision which can be made for students with disabilities by Schools is set out in
the Procedures for Students with Disabilities. This is available from the Disability
Office and on the disability website (see below).
As mentioned above your School will receive a copy of your Individual Student
Support Agreement from the Disability Office. This will make specific
recommendations about the support you should receive from the School.
Whilst we anticipate that this support will be provided by the Programme Director,
tutors and School Administrator in the School of Arts also has a Student Disability
Liaison Officer. If you experience any difficulties or require additional support from
the School then they may also be able to assist you. They may be contacted through
the School Office or the Disability Office.
Support in IT Services and Library Services
There is a comprehensive range of specialist equipment for students with disabilities
in IT Services. This includes software packages for dyslexic students (e.g. Claroread
and Inspiration), screen reading and character enhancing software for students with
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visual impairments, specialist scanning software, large monitors, ergonomic mice and
keyboards, specialist orthopaedic chairs, etc. For advice and assistance please contact
Disability IT Support. There is also a range of specialist equipment in the Library
including a CCTV reading machine for visually impaired students as well as specialist
orthopaedic chairs and writing slopes. The Disability Office refers all students with
disabilities to the Library Access Support service who provides a comprehensive
range of services for students with disabilities.
Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
Mature students who experienced problems at school are often unaware that these
problems may have resulted from their being dyslexic. Whilst dyslexia cannot be
cured, you can learn strategies that make studying significantly easier. If you think
you may be dyslexic you should contact the Disability Office who can screen you and
where appropriate refer you to an Educational Psychologist for a dyslexia assessment.
These assessments cost 225. Some students can receive assistance in meeting this
cost from their employer. In exceptional cases students may receive assistance from
the Access to Learning Fund.
Examinations
Students with disabilities and dyslexia may be eligible for special arrangements for
examinations e.g. extra time, use of a word processor, amanuensis, enlarged
examination papers etc. In order to receive special arrangements a student must
provide medical evidence of their disability (or an Educational Psychologists report
if you are dyslexic) to the Disability Office. For School examinations you should
contact your Programme Director to request special arrangements at least 2 weeks
before the examination. For main College summer examinations you are given the
opportunity to declare that you require special provision on your assessment entry
form. Students who require provision should then attend an appointment with the
Disability Office to discuss and formalise the appropriate arrangements. The closing
date for making special examination arrangements in College examinations is the 15th
March and beyond this date consideration will only be given to emergency cases.
Contact
Full information on all aspects of disability support can be found at:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/services/facilities/disability
For further information or to make an appointment to see the Disability office, please
call the Student Centre on 020 7631 6316 or email [email protected].
Alternatively you can go to the Disability Office in room G12 between 4pm and 6pm
Monday Thursday during their drop-in hours.
8 Feedback
8.1 Questions & Feedback
The BA Tutor (Robert Northcott) oversees undergraduate teaching matters: if you
have concerns, suggestions or comments about undergraduate teaching at Birkbeck,
please contact Robert, or indeed any member of staff.
Another avenue for student feedback is the Student-Staff Exchange (see below). If
there is a point that you wish to draw to the attention of the staff, please mention it to
your class rep.
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http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/pgt_finance/pgt_academic
It is essential to consult the Research Admissions Tutor, Keith Hossack.