Module Amendments

Our module amendment period typically opens once timetables are released at the beginning of September for Semester 1 and Full Year Students, and in December for Semester 2 and Full Year students.   We will inform students when the Module Amendment Forms (MAF) are available to submit. 

There are 3 different forms:

• A Module Amendment Form (MAF) for amendments related to timetable clashes. These forms will be prioritised; any module change request on the form that is not related to a timetable clash or module cancellation will be ignored. You can request modules we previously said were full in case a space has become available, but should not request modules we previously stated you were not eligible for, unless you can provide new evidence, as the answer will be the same.
• A MAF for amendments related to preferences (Including issues with credits transfer). You can request modules we previously said were full in case a space has become available, but should not request modules we previously stated you were not eligible for, unless you can provide new evidence, as the answer will be the same.
  
• A MAF to underload by up to 1 module per semester (to remove an already allocated module without replacing it). We will need a direct email from your home university confirming you are allowed to underload before the form can be processed.
• If you receive a message saying "not authorised to view", please make sure you login to Microsoft Forms with your King's account first (applicable only for MAFs for amendment and timetables after online enrolment. MRF and MAF for underload are open to all since these are completed before enrolment)

Please complete a Module Amendment Form (MAF) if: 

• You have an unavoidable timetable clash (a conflict in your schedule) and cannot physically be in two places at once. You need to list as many alternative as possible, at least 6, that fit the rest of your timetable whilst still meeting eligibility criteria and any specific pre-requisites for any module requested. Please complete the MAF (timetable Issues) . 
• You have been told that a registered module does not count for credit at your home university and you genuinely need this credit in order to proceed with your studies. Your home university can contact us if they require further information in order to validate your modules. 
  Please note that any change requests due to credit transfer issues must still be submitted by the deadline for Preferences.
• If you still do not have a full credit load and need to add modules, please complete a new Module Request Form (MRF) NOT a Module Amendment Form.
• Places on modules are not guaranteed for any student due to class size restrictions and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not have waiting lists.
• The strict deadline for submitting Semester 1 Module Amendment Forms is 18:00 on Friday 27th of September 2024 for non-timetable issues/preference changes, and 12:00 noon on Friday 4th October 2024 for Timetables issues or Underloading. You should however try to make changes as early as possible to not miss classes (you must continue to attend your previously registered classes until we have confirmed if any changes have been made).
• The strict deadline for submitting Semester 2 Module Amendment Forms will be 18:00 on Friday 17th January 2025 for non-timetable issues/preference changes, and 12:00 noon on Friday 24th January 2025 for Timetables issues or Underloading (we will need to have received the approval confirmation from your home university by 17:00 on Friday 24th January). You should however try to make changes as early as possible to not miss classes.  You must continue to attend your previously registered classes until we have confirmed if any changes have been made.

* Students can use the Word Template Form below to prepare for their module choices before entering them on the Online Module Selection Form. Please note that the form below is not a valid form of module selection and serves as a reference only.

Checking your eligibility

For the most part, students in the UK only take modules in their major department(s) and students do not take electives. As you will be taking modules alongside King’s degree-seeking students, and will be graded exactly like them, a minimum academic background is required at non-introductory level.

 Each King's module has a code attached to it, which begins with 4, 5, 6 or 7: 

• We will assess your eligibility based on your university transcript(s) only. If the transcript you used for your King’s application did not contain the modules you were studying for at the time of application or in the current semester, we strongly advise you to send an up-to-date transcript/record of registration to [email protected], even if you have yet to receive grades for them. (For this we can accept a screenshot of your courseload if your home university does not issue transcripts with in-progress modules. Make sure this screenshot clearly shows this is your record.) If you transferred between universities during your studies, please also make sure we have all the transcripts. These must be in English. 
• If you request modules from the departments of Biosciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, Music or Physics, we are required to send your transcript to the Study Abroad Tutor in the relevant department, since we require their approval before we register you to their modules.
• Please only request Music modules if you can play an instrument and/or read music fluently. If you have no Music modules on your transcript, please inform us of your musical background and ability when you submit your Module Request Form. This is so that we can provide the academic tutor with this supporting information in order for them to sufficiently assess your eligibility.
• Law modules are almost all Level 6, but can be actually taken by 2nd year students, so they fall under the Level 5 requirements (above). For Law modules open to non-Law students, an equivalent background in Social Science, Politics or Business (depending on the module's subject) would be required.
• Some modules have specific prerequisites specified under the module details page. Please make sure you have covered this material (at King’s in your first semester, or at home; you must provide evidence of this if not clear from your transcript, i.e. you have a module with a title that is clearly fitting) before requesting these modules. Students need to meet any prerequisites for their desired modules in addition to meeting the wider eligibility criteria.
• Some modules are only open to, or given priority to, students from specific universities. This will be clearly indicated in the module details page or under the Restrictions section in the Module Selection tab on this page . 
• Places on modules are not guaranteed for any student due to class size restrictions and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not have waiting lists.
• There may be some modules that are open to all students, despite sitting under restricted departments or being at levels 5 or 6.  These exceptions will noted on their page in the module catalogue or on our interdisciplinary modules information.

Choosing the correct module/credit load

• Across one academic year, all students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught) should take 120 King's credits. Students only studying abroad for one semester should take 60 King's credits.
• 15 King’s Credits (KC) are generally considered as 7.5 ECTS / 4 US Credits, but please check with your home university as they are solely responsible for credit transfer.
• Typically, one King’s credit equates to 10 hours of work (including both teaching contact hours and independent study), so a 15 KC module will require 150 hours of work. The balance of contact hours and independent study varies per module and department, with non-sciences modules generally having fewer contact hours (can be as little as 1-2 hrs/week), but more independent study required.
• If you wish to underload by 1 module (as full-time students, you cannot take fewer than 45 KC per semester), we will need direct email confirmation from your home university that they allow it.
• Students cannot overload (take more than 60 KC per semester) whilst on study abroad at King's, even if allowed to at their home university.

• Places on modules are not guaranteed for any student due to class size restrictions and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not run waiting lists.
  You therefore must list as many modules as possible (10 for semester students, 14 for full-year ones), in preference order, in your initial module request form.
• Students only studying at King's in Semester 1 (September-December) will be set alternative assessments instead of any in-person January exams, as necessary.  If the assessment is held online in January, there will be no alternative assessment and you are expected to sit the exam / submit the assessment then. 
• Semester 2 and full-year students will be enrolled until end of May and must be available for the entire examination period in April/May. No alternative assessments will be offered.

Timetables

• Semester 1 and Full Year students will make initial modules choices without timetables. Once the 24/25 timetables are reelased, tehre will be an amendment period to resolve irreconciable clashes.
• Biosciences modules timetables are however already available in the Bioscience module catalogue (under 'DOWs'). If only 1 or 2 days are listed, the module will likely be running all day so it is best to avoid selecting other modules on these days. If the module is listed as running every day or 'flexible', please be reassured this will be explained during the compulsory Study Abroad Orientation Week.
• A guest modules timetable may be available in late August, for offer holders to see until they have completed online enrolment and can access their personal timetable.
• Once 2024/25 timetables are released, Offer-holders will be sent instructions on how to check timetables before personal ones are available. 
• A guide to the timetables system can be found at the bottom of this page.
• Students only studying at King's in Semester 1 (September-December) will be set alternative assessments instead of any in-person January exams. However, they are expected to sit any online/remote exams in January and may have coursework deadlines in January (work to be submitted online).
• Personal timetables will only be available once you have completed King's online enrolment and confirmed your module registrations. Timetables can take up to 2 days to update after changes. Your personal timetable may be subject to change until the end of the second week of teaching, so do not organise work/travel/social activity around it until then.
• There may be multiple seminar/tutorial times per module to accompany a lecture, or instead of lectures. You cannot choose tutorials and will automatically be allocated a seminar/tutorial time that works for your timetable.
• If you need to request a seminar change, please email [email protected] in the first instance.  Please note, it is not possible to request seminar/tutorial changes unless there is a clash with another module or with a recurring medical appointment.
• Places on modules are not guaranteed for any student due to class size restrictions and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not run waiting lists.