Another way of finding out more about your preferred subject is to attend one of a number of Open Days organised throughout the year. Offers Offers are listed in the school and departmental entries. Our schools and departments provide a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which you can learn and study. On arrival, you will be assigned a personal tutor, who will help you select your Year 1 Subjects and whose advice and support will be available throughout your stay in Cardiff. Joint Honours students are assigned a personal tutor from within each of their two departments.
Private study is an essential part of an arts or social science degree.
The Arts and Social Studies Library is immediately adjacent to the Humanities Building and most departments also have their own library facilities. All Year 1 examinations and other forms of assessment must normally be passed before you may enter Year 2 and take Honours modules, marks for which will contribute to your final degree assessment. Repeat assessments, including resit examinations, are taken in August if necessary. Honours examinations are taken in Year 2 and in the final year, and contribute to the final degree award. A written statement of the methods of assessment for all elements of your degree scheme is given to you at the beginning of each academic year of study.