Current undergrads' pages
Welcome to the undergraduate section of the website where you should be able to find stuff relevant to current undergraduates. A list of all the classes in the department listed by year and class number can be found in the undergraduate classes listing. The timetables are online for semester 1 and semester 2 but remember that only the timetable for the current semester will be up to date (on the other hand, the timetable does not change that much from year to year). You can view elective classes online or download the PDF leaflet. The undergraduate year handbooks can be found in the information section.
Career mentoring
The Department of Physics have staff with a wide and diverse career history spanning many different countries and cultures. In addition to the know-how they themselves have gained, it has also enabled them to develop an extensive network of contacts, colleagues and friends within many of the important government laboratories, industries and Universities, not only in the UK, but across the globe.
In the spirit of making Strathclyde truly a ‘place of useful learning’, we have set up a Career Mentoring Service through which our staff now offer information and advice to students based on their own career and life experiences – both successes and failures! We also encourage Post-graduate students and other staff members to use the service, which is now available.
So, if you are interested in a post graduate position at an Italian university, a job modelling stocks and shares in the City of London, or even setting up your own business manufacturing tennis rackets, log-on to MyPlace, choose PH355 and go to the Career Mentoring link at the bottom of the page, to talk to us first. If we have not done it ourselves there is a good chance we will know somebody who has!
Student Advisory and Counselling Service
This is a confidential service for UK undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Strathclyde, available at any time during your university career. We also offer personal counselling to International Students, although general advice and information is provided by the International Office.
Our Service may be a good place to start if you are experiencing difficulties which prevent you from making the most of yourself and the many opportunities which university offers.
Counselling
Counselling gives an opportunity to talk through any personal issue causing you concern. You will meet with a trained Counsellor who will not judge you or try to tell you what you should do. You may gain a greater understanding of how you are affected by your experiences and begin to feel life is more manageable. You also might discover that making some changes will help you live more effectively, and counselling may help you find resources to address the concerns you face.
Advice and Information
If you need information or advice about a particular difficulty an Adviser will help you look at the options relevant to your circumstances. Staff are experienced in responding to a wide range of issues and will also be able to refer you appropriately, if necessary.
As well as providing a general service, specific information and advice are offered on University procedures such as voluntary/academic suspension, examination appeals, course problems, and negotiation with departments.
There is a range of useful information and self help leaflets on our website (see below).
The Services operates on both Campuses and appointments and enquiries may be made in person, by telephone or by email:
Student Advisory and Counselling Service
Level 4
Graham Hills Building
50 George Street
Glasgow G1 1QE
Tel: (0141) 548 3510
r.sacs@strath.ac.uk
www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/sacs
Disability Service
The Disability Service offers advice and assistance to students (and prospective students) with disabilities. Assistance is available in relation to claims for Disabled Student Allowance, advice on the purchase and use of special IT equipment, and liaison with academic staff on behalf of students, e.g. in relation to adjustments which might be made in the light of a disability.
The Disability Service is located in Level 4 of the Graham Hills Building. Contact:
Disability Service
Level 4
Graham Hills Building
50 George Street
Glasgow G1 1QE
Tel: (0141) 548 3402
Minicom: 0141 548 4739
Email: disabilityservice@strath.ac.uk
Disability service web page
The departmental disability contacts are Alex Cunningham and Kirsten Munro
Centre for Sport and Recreation
The Centre for Sport and Recreation offers all members of the University the opportunity to participate in physical activity as a means of achieving a healthier lifestyle, to develop new physical skills and to maintain or improve their sporting talents. The department is located in the Sports Centre on the John Anderson Campus at the top of John Street, very close to the Students’ Union.
Facilities include a twin court Sports Hall containing 6 badminton courts and facilities for all major indoor games; a separate activities room which houses fitness classes and a range of martial arts; 6 squash courts, a weight training room and a well-equipped cardiovascular fitness suite containing 70 exercise machines and personal weight training stations. In the Royal College Building, accessed from John Street, there is a 20yd x 10yd 4 lane swimming pool, above which is a traditional gymnasium. The University Playing Fields are sited at Stepps. Facilities include grass soccer and rugby pitches and a floodlit sand-dressed artificial turf hockey pitch.
The Centre offers a range of fitness classes, fitness testing, health and lifestyle consultations, weight and fitness room inductions, sports coaching classes, and swimming and lifesaving classes. The Centre also provides facilities for many of the Sports Clubs run through the Students Sports Union. The Centre co-ordinates the University/Glasgow City Council Sports Bursary programme for elite sportsmen and women and the R & A Golf Bursary Programme, details of which are available from the CSR Office or the website.
For full details of facilities, classes, opening hours, and other queries, contact:
Telephone: (0141) 548 2446
email: ags98104@strath.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.strath.ac.uk/sport/
The Swimming Pool can be contacted direct on (0141) 548 2017
There are also facilities available on the Jordanhill Campus, including a games hall, a squash court, and soccer and rugby pitches.
Student Finance Office
The Student Finance Office offers advice to UK students on financial matters, including assistance for students with financial difficulties, e.g. assistance with applications for awards from the Hardship Fund and the Childcare Fund, or loans from the University’s Emergency Aid Fund. The office also provides advice to students and others on queries in relation to fees, loans, bursaries etc. (Please note: there is a separate Adviser to International Students – Jim Wilson – whose office is based in the University’s International Office, Graham Hills Building).
The Student Finance Office is located in the McCance Building, 2 nd Floor (not to be confused with the main University Finance Office on the Ground Floor). Appointments and enquiries can be made in person, by telephone or email:
Room 2.28C
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow G1 1XQ
Tel: (0141) 548 2753
Email: s.finance@strath.ac.uk
student support services website
Student and Occupational Health Service
The Student and Occupational Health Service (SOHS) tries to help each student attain his/her full academic potential by rapid diagnosis and management of treatable disorders and, when necessary, referral to an appropriate specialist. The Service is located on level 1 in Livingstone Tower and students can be referred by themselves, their family doctor or by a member of the academic staff. Health information is available at the Department for a wide range of health issues and this can be accessed at the reception.
It is important that all students register with a family doctor (GP). Please note also that when the SOHS is closed, urgent medical questions should be referred to the University Security Services whose staff are trained in first-aid and can, if required, contact the emergency services.
Contact: 041 548 3916
E-mail: i.jamieson@strath.ac.uk
student support services website
