| Word or Acronym | What it means |
|---|---|
| Absentia | 'In the absence of' |
| Accreditation | A process by which a School within a University is certified as meeting all formal official requirements of academic excellence, curriculum, facilities etc. |
| AHP | School of Allied Health Professions |
| Alumni | Graduates of a University. Activities of the Alumni include staying in touch communities and reunions |
| AMS | School of American Studies |
| ART | School of World Art Studies and Museology |
| BIO | School of Biological Sciences |
| Blackboard | UEA's virtual learning environment to support your leaning and teaching. Can be used for a wide range of learning support, from hosting lecture notes to a complete online course for distance learners. Found under the 'Academic' tab on the Portal |
| CAS | Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies for students studying with a Tier 4 visa |
| CD Annex | Chancellors Drive Annex - building can be found at the bottom of Chancellors Drive, past MED |
| CHall | Congregation Hall |
| CHE | School of Chemistry |
| CMP | School of Computing Sciences |
| Codes of Practice | Written guidelines issued by an official body or a professional association to its members to help them comply with its ethical standards. |
| Collusion | Please click on the link What is Collusion-UEA video |
| Compulsory Module | A module which students must take in their course. |
| Concession | Special request (granted by the University) for something to occur which is non-standard and outside of the Regulations, ie. a break in studies, changes to a students course or assessment etc. |
| Conduct | Your personal behaviour. The Calendar (Regulations) lists what the University expects of you in relation to your conduct while studying here. |
| Core Module | A module which students must take in their course and must attain the pass mark |
| CRB | Criminal Records Bureau. The CRB carries out checks which give details of any criminal offences to be revealed to the University |
| Credit | Credit is a nationally recognised measure of the amount of study and how much learning you have done. Each module you take has a credit value. |
| Deadline | The time or date which a piece of assessment/coursework has to be submitted. UEA has strict penalties for work not handed in on time. |
| Delayed First Sit | The University may approved a delayed first sit for a course test or examination in certain circumstances where students' performances were affected at the first attempt |
| DEV | School of International Development |
| Dissertation | An extended piece of writing based on extended reading and some independent research completed in the final year of a Bachelors degree, or part of a higher degree such as Masters. |
| DOS | Dean of Students Office |
| Double-marked | Two different members of academic staff review and mark your work to provide your final grade* (*this may change) |
| ECO | School of Economics |
| EDU | School of Education and Lifelong Learning |
| EFB | Elizabeth Fry building |
| ENV | School of Environmental Sciences |
| Extension | An approved later submission date for your coursework. There will be some instances, when for a very genuine reason, you cannot meet the deadline set for a piece of coursework. |
| Extenuating circumstances | Circumstances beyond the student’s control which cause the student to perform less well in his or her coursework or examinations than he or she might otherwise have been expected to do (possibly medical or personal circumstances) |
| Faculty | A collection of academic departments which are grouped together for teaching, research & administration purposes. UEA has 4 faculties - Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Medicine & Health Science. |
| Fitness for Study | Students studying for qualifications of the University need to be fit or deemed fit for study throughout their course |
| FMH | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Formative assessment | Assessment which does not count towards your final grade, but is a requirement for progression on your course. Failure to submit formative coursework does not always affect progression |
| FTM | School of Film, Television and Media Studies (formerly known as FTV) |
| Good cause | Where absence from assessments in unavoidable, evidence of this must be presented. Good cause (ie. another opportunity to take the assessment again as a first sit) will not normally be granted in the case of holidays or similar family commitments. Speak to your Hub should you need more advice. |
| GSA | Graduate Students' Association, an independent university association run for, and by, postgraduate UEA students |
| HEAR | Higher Education Achievement Report. Is a personalised statement of achievement (transcript of grades and classification). The HEAR will also include a students activities outside the academic curriculum which contribute to the life of the University and the wider community. HEAR will be launched from 2013/14 |
| HIS | School of History |
| Hub | Provides administrative support for students. There are 4 hubs at the University for taught students. Your hub will be dependent on your School and if you are Undergraduate or Postgraduate |
| HUM | Faculty of Arts and Humanities. There is also a Faculty School of HUM |
| Intercalation | Refers to someone who is taking time out from their degree |
| ITCS | Rooms with an ITCS (information services) prefix can be found in the ITCS building opposite the entrance to the School of Chemistry and Pharmacy. The building includes PC's for students use. |
| LAW | School of Law |
| LCS | School of Language and Communication Studies |
| Lecture | A formal presentation of information/ideas by a member of academic staff, usually to a large group of students |
| LDC | School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing |
| LT | Lecture theatre |
| LTS | Learning & Teaching Service |
| Mark Capped | A reassessment mark is capped at 40% (UG) and 50% (PGT). If a student has two attempts as and assessment, they will have marks capped as the second attempt could be inflated by prior knowledge, thus capping is fair to those students who passed at the first attempt. |
| MED | Norwich Medical School |
| Module | You take several modules each term/semester. Each module has a credit level (i.e 20 credits) |
| MTH | School of Mathematics |
| MUS | School of Music |
| Nat Sci | School of Natural Sciences |
| NBS | Norwich Business School |
| NSC | School of Nursing Sciences |
| NSS | National Student Survey |
| Obligations | Requirements that must be conformed to. Details of a students obligations can be found at General Regulations for Students |
| Penalties | Penalties may be applied to assessment marks due to (for example) late submission, excessive word count or plagiarism |
| PGR | Postgraduate Research, normally applied to PGR students |
| PHA | School of Pharmacy |
| PHI | School of Philosophy |
| Portal | The Portal brings all of UEA's electronic resources, systems and information together. The UEA's 'intranet'. |
| Proforma | A standard form |
| Programme Specification | Outline of the course - specifying its content and requirements |
| PSI | School of Politics, Social and International Studies |
| PSY | School of Psychology |
| Reassessment | Retaking of exam/course test. You may be called for a reassessment for some or all of the modules taken during a given year where you do not gain the pass mark |
| Regulations | Regulations are the rules under which your degree is run. You agree to abide by them when you register as a student. |
| Retention | Retention relates to the University policy on the retention of records e.g how long student files, student work, committee papers etc need to be kept for |
| School | A faculty is made up by individual schools, for example Arts & Humanities include the schools of American Studies (AMS), History (HIS), Philosophy (PHI) etc.. |
| SCI | Faculty School of Science |
| SCVA | Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts |
| Semester | This is either of your two academic terms. Semester One/Autumn Semester and Semester Two/Spring Semester. For semester dates, please click on the link Semester Dates |
| Seminar/Tutorial | A group of students (or an individual) meet to discuss a subject with a tutor. They are more interactive than a lecture. |
| Senate scale | The University has introduced revised ‘Senate Scales’ to aid the marking and feedback your work. They include scales on analysis, presentation, referencing. See the student handbook for more details. |
| SPLD's | Specific Learning Difficulties |
| SSF | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Submission | Handing your work in. Submitting you coursework/dissertations by a certain process and timescale. |
| Summative assessment | Assessment which counts towards your final grade |
| SWK | School of Social Work |
| Tba | To be announced |
| TPSC | Thomas Paine Study Centre |
| Transcript | Details of a student’s academic studies at UEA. Transcripts contain information on the course and modules studied, and degree awarded. |
| Turnitin | Plagiarism-detection software used at the University |
| UKBA | UK Border Agency. Many students at UEA will have been welcomed from overseas and their study will be dependent upon a visa Tier 4 granted by the UK Border Agency |
| Viva voce | A 'viva voce' examination is an oral examination |
