Information for students joining Kingston Business School in January 2023

Your welcome and induction

Hurray! You're joining the Kingston Business School in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences (FBSS). On this page, 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 9 January.
  • You must have fully enrolled and have checked in (if applicable) by Friday 13 January. Read more about enrolment.

Course induction

  • Your mandatory course induction will take place during Monday 9 January to Friday 13 January. Search for your course induction schedule on the Kingston app available in the app store.

Course start date and your teaching timetable

* 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

  • Accounting & Finance MSc
  • Accounting and Finance with Professional Placement MSc

I

  • International Business Management with Entrepreneurship MSc
  • International Business Management with Entrepreneurship with Professional Placement MSc
  • International Business Management with Marketing MSc
  • International Business Management with Marketing with Professional Placement) MSc
  • International Business Management with Professional Placement MSc
  • International Business Management with Project Management , MSc
  • International Business Management with Project Management with Professional Placement, MSc
  • International Business Management, MSc

M

  • Marketing & Brand Management MSc
  • Marketing & Brand Management with Professional Placement, 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 9 January - Friday 13 January, your Welcome Help points are located at:

Campus tours

To get you acquainted with the Kingston Hill campus, campus tours will run on the following dates:

  • Monday 9 January 11:00
  • Tuesday 10 January 15:00
  • Wednesday 11 January 11:00
  • Thursday 12 January 15:00
  • Friday 13 January 11:00

Tours start from the Welcome Help Point (outside the Business School).

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 Student Office if you any queries about the welcome and induction for your course.

Faculty of Business and Social Sciences

You can contact the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences by email: