Information for Engineering, Computing and Environment students joining Kingston in January 2023

Your welcome and induction

Hurray! You're joining the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment (ECE) at Kingston University. Below you'll find everything you need to know about welcome and induction*.

Arrival and enrolment

You must have arrived and be attending on campus from Monday 16 January.
You must have fully enrolled and have checked in (if applicable) by Friday 20 January. Read more about enrolment.

Course induction

Your mandatory course induction will take place during Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January. Search for your course induction schedule on the Kingston app available in the app store.

Course start date and your teaching timetable

Teaching starts for your course during the week commencing 23 January 2023. Your teaching timetable will be available 48 hours (Monday-Friday) after completion of your online enrolment. You can view your teaching timetable online or via the KU App.

* Course list

The dates shown on this page apply to the courses listed below.

You may have a different start date if you can't see your course in the list.

A

Advanced Product Design Engineering and Manufacturing with Professional Placement, MSc
Advanced Product Design Engineering and Manufacturing, MSc
Aerospace Engineering with Professional Placement, MSc
Aerospace Engineering, MSc

C

Computer Animation with Professional Placement, MA
Computer Animation, MA

D

Data Science with Professional Placement, MSc
Data Science, MSc

E

Engineering Projects & Systems Management with Professional Placement, MSc
Engineering Projects & Systems Management, MSc
Environmental Management (Energy) with Professional Placement, MSc
Environmental Management (Energy), MSc
Environmental Management with Professional Placement, MSc
Environmental Management, MSc

G

Game Development (Design) (Full Time) (January), MA
Game Development (Design) with Professional Placement, MA
Game Development (Programming) with Professional Placement, MSc
Game Development (Programming), MSc

I

Information Systems with Professional Placement, MSc
Information Systems, MSc

M

Management Construction (Civil Engineering) with Professional Placement, MSc
Management Construction with Professional Placement, MSc
Management in Construction (Civil Engineering), MSc
Management in Construction, MSc
Mechanical Engineering with Professional Placement, MSc
Mechanical Engineering, MSc
Mechatronic Systems with Professional Placement, MSc
Mechatronic Systems, MSc
Mobile Networks and Media Streaming with Professional Placement, MSc
Mobile Networks and Media Streaming, MSc

N

Network & Information Security with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
Network & Information Security with Management Studies, MSc
Network & Information Security with Professional Placement, MSc
Network & Information Security, MSc
Networking & Data Communications with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
Networking & Data Communications with Management Studies, MSc
Networking & Data Communications with Professional Placement, MSc
Networking & Data Communications, MSc

R

Renewable Energy Engineering with Professional Placement, MSc
Renewable Energy Engineering, MSc

S

Software Engineering with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
Software Engineering with Management Studies, MSc
Software Engineering with Professional Placement, MSc
Software Engineering, MSc
Structural Design & Construction Management with Professional Placement, MSc
Structural Design & Construction Management, MSc
Structural Design and Construction Management with Sustainability with Professional Placement, MSc
Structural Design and Construction Management with Sustainability, MSc

Other welcome and induction activity

Welcome events programme

The Welcome Programme runs alongside your course induction and will:

introduce you to some of the opportunities you'll have as a Kingston student,
help you settle into life at Kingston,
give you the opportunity to meet new friends and have some fun!

You will be able to book onto the various events once you complete your online enrolment.

Visit KU Extra for your schedule of events.

Welcome Help Points

Our on-campus Welcome Help point should be your first stop if you have questions or are not sure where to go.

You will find a wonderful bunch of friendly Student Ambassadors who will be ready to give you directions, answer your questions (or just have a chat!)

Open from 09.00 to 16:30, Monday 16 January - Friday 20 January, your Welcome Help points are located at:

Roehampton Vale campus – in reception
Penrhyn Road campus – inside the main reception

Campus tours

To get you acquainted with your new campus, tours will run on the following dates:

Monday 16 January 11:00
Tuesday 17 January 15:00
Wednesday 18 January 11:00
Thursday 19 January 15:00
Friday 20 January 11:00

Tours start from the Welcome Help Points at:

Roehampton Vale campus – in reception
Penrhyn Road campus – main reception

There is no sign-up required, but numbers for each tour will be capped at a maximum of 12 people (allocated on a first-come basis).

Please make sure you wear comfortable shoes.

Welcome to Kingston online module

Our Welcome to Kingston online module will give you an introduction to the support services available should you need it.

You can access the online module on Canvas, our virtual online learning environment, once you have completed your online enrolment.

The module is on-demand so you can access it at your own pace and at whatever time of day suits you.

Once you log into Canvas you'll see the link to the module on your dashboard.

Open the postgraduate Welcome to Kingston module on Canvas.

Collect your freebie pack

We've got FREE Welcome to Kingston Starter packs which can be picked up during welcome and induction.

Your Starter Pack contains:

reusable canvas bag (designed by a KU student),
notebook,
pen,
reusable coffee cup,
other useful stuff to get you started.

Check back for details on when and where these can be picked up.

Any questions?

Please contact your faculty if you have any queries about the start of your course.

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

You can contact the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment by email:

Undergraduate: ECEugstudentoffice@kingston.ac.uk
Postgraduate: ECEpgstudentoffice@kingston.ac.uk