Undergraduate Level 1 students (including Business Information Technology) will be enrolled on all relevant modules.

More information will be provided in your School letter sent to your QUB email address in early September.

Direct Entry Level 2 students will be enrolled on compulsory modules but will have to choose optional modules at the time of online enrolment. More information will be provided in your School letter sent to your QUB email address in early September.

The University operates a Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) under which each undergraduate module or other course unit is assigned a level (1 to 4) and a number of credit points reflecting the value of the module or unit. Under the CAT Scheme, each year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme equates to 120 CATS points and a full-time postgraduate taught degree programme equates to 180 CATS Points.

Half module = 10 CATS points

Full module = 20 CATS points

1½ weighted module = 30 CATS points

Double module = 40 CATS points

It is imperative you contact us through the relevant School email  prior to 19^th September if you have extenuating circumstances that will prevent you from completing registration on time:

Undergraduate – eeecs@qub.ac.uk

Postgraduate Taught – pgt-admin-eeecs@qub.ac.uk

Postgraduate Research – pgr-admin-eeecs@qub.ac.uk

If you have not completed registration and matriculation by 14 October the University will start the withdrawal process.

COVID has changed the way we teach and while we have returned to primarily on-campus teaching there may be some elements online as we try and deliver a “best of both” approach. The exact makeup of on-campus and online will be dependent on your program and modules but most of the learning throughout the school will be on campus. A very small number of large modules will be entirely online, many modules will have a single online hour along with four hours of on campus contact, and others will be entirely in person.

We have attempted to schedule the timetable in such a way that online elements are clustered together and when unavoidably there are on-campus and online elements in the same day there is sufficient time for travel. You are also always welcome to join online elements from campus in our labs, using your own equipment or from the McClay library.

Your timetable can be viewed online throughout the year on QSIS and Canvas. A hardcopy will be available on the Student Sharepoint site but the QSIS/Canvas timetables are accurate to you and should be checked in the first instance. Remember to check the relevant module on Canvas frequently for any announcements about scheduled classes.

Lecture sessions are directly led by a member of teaching staff, they often consist of a presentation on a topic and explanations of theory or demonstration of a technique. While they are often interactive in nature, and questions are always welcome, their primary goal is for the staff member to introduce and explain topics to you. Practical/Lab sessions are where you get to apply the topic or technique, they are a critical part of learning. Student feedback has repeatedly shown that this, the practical application of skills, is the best way to reinforce knowledge. Practical/Labs will vary but often consist of some directed work as well as some independent research or work on coursework. They are supported by people to help you, including staff and student demonstrators (higher year students who have passed the module and done well) so are an opportunity again for questions to be asked. Please note, when reading your timetable, Practical/ Labs will take place from Week 2.

ASH = Ashby Building. Located on the Stranmillis Road, the Ashby Building is home to the School’s many electronic labs, including the new state-of-the-art Power Lab and the Postgraduate Office for Taught and Research students. A Student lounge is also available on the ground floor for socialising and events.

CSB = Computer Science Building. All EEECS students are part of the School community and this includes access to the Computer Science Building on the Malone Road which houses student computer labs, the Maker Space, Student Lounge, recreational areas and study rooms (bookable on Queen’s Online).

DKB = David Keir Building. Also located on the Stranmillis Road, opposite the Friar’s Bush Graveyard, the David Keir Building houses the University’s first Combined Heat and Power Plant. This technology works by generating electricity while also capturing the heat produced during the generating process. This heat is then used to warm buildings and provide hot water. 

Help is at hand for students who are feeling confused or overwhelmed academically. In the first instance, Module Owners (Lecturers) can be contacted about module specific queries. Further help is available from Teaching Assistants and Connected Learning Tutors (CLTs) assisting on the module (their details will be published on the relevant Canvas module page).

We also have Peer Mentors, a group of Undergraduate Level 2, 3 and 4 students who can provide Programming support to our Level 1 and Direct Entry Level 2 students and a Support Ticketing System manned by our trained Student Demonstrators.

Revision classes can be organised prior to the Exam period – think a revision class would be helpful? Let your Student Representative know! Student Rep details will be circulated after the recruitment period at the beginning of Semester 1.

If you would like some help with university-level academic writing and referencing or just some study tips/ workload planning, you can contact the Learning Development Service for help at undergraduate level or Graduate School for help at postgraduate level.

The School has a dedicated IT Support team to help you with any IT related queries, visit the Student Self-Service site to browse the support already covered or raise a ticket with the IT Support Helpdesk to receive specific help from the IT team.

The Ashby Building is open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.

The Computer Science Building will be open Monday – Thursday 9am – 10pm and Friday 9am – 7pm. Weekend opening will be arranged during exam periods and students will be notified by email to their Queen’s address.

If difficulties arise during an examination period or close to a continuous assessment/coursework deadline, you may submit an Exceptional Circumstances application to seek appropriate mitigations. Details about the Exceptional Circumstances process can be found on the University’s central site. Need to discuss whether you might be eligible or have questions about the process, you can contact your Advisor of Studies.

EEECS UG Advisor of Studies

CS – John Busch j.a.busch@qub.ac.uk

CIT – Esha Barlaskar e.barlaskar@qub.ac.uk

SE – Dionysios Athanapoulos d.athanasopoulos@qub.ac.uk

BIT – Sanmi Olade i.olade@qub.ac.uk

EEE - Ahmed Elkhateb  a.elkhateb@qub.ac.uk

SESE/CE– Ayesha Khalid a.khalid@qub.ac.uk

EEECS PGT Advisor of Studies

Software Development (Full Time) – Leo Galway l.galway@qub.ac.uk

Software Development (Part Time) – Janak Adhikari j.adhikari@qub.ac.uk

Advanced Cyber Security – Ciara Rafferty c.m.rafferty@qub.ac.uk

Electronics – Okan Yurduseven okan.yurduseven@qub.ac.uk

The University has a dedicated Student Wellbeing Service, you can contact the Student Wellbeing team at any time throughout the academic year, and no registration is necessary. All the support services are free of charge and open to all Queen’s students at all levels.

The School of EEECS is one of the few Schools in the University with a dedicated Student Support Team, should you have a concern relating to Exceptional Circumstances or are unsure where to go for pastoral care, you can contact the team via their dedicated email account: – eeecs-sst@qub.ac.uk.

The Student Wellbeing advisors and the School’s Student Support Team can also, with your permission, work together for help around Exceptional Circumstances, mitigations for Disability Service agreements etc. in tandem with the specialised mental health support offered by Student Wellbeing.