Welcome to your course
We are delighted to welcome you to the Business and Organisational Psychology MSc degree at the School of Management and Marketing.
The induction activities are designed to introduce you to the University, your course and to your fellow course members before you begin your studies and your course leader will be available to advise and support you.
It is essential that you attend all of your induction events, to give you the best possible start to your time with us.
Welcome to the School of Management and Marketing
We welcome you to our diverse School community and look forward to working together on exciting modules that encourage active learning, often with industry input. We encourage students to enhance their University experience with work-based learning, placements, and we will support you in your early career. Some of our former students come back to explain their journey and to offer internships and other opportunities; some of you will go on to do the same.
Collecting your ID card and completing enrolment
As part of your induction and to complete your enrolment, you'll need to collect your student ID card.
Your time slot for collection is:
3pm, Tuesday, 14 January
Marylebone Campus
For more information about enrolment, including related FAQs, visit our Enrolment for new students page.
Course induction schedule
Your course induction events may take place online or on campus – check the details for each event below.
The timing and venue for events may change, so double check this page closer to the date.
Course leader welcome and meet the course team
10–11.30am
Brief Introduction to the course and this event includes an icebreaker session "Getting to know each other"
Location: C179 (First floor, Chiltern Building) Marylebone Campus
Group task 1
11.30am–1pm
Briefing on task: Spaghetti Towers.
Location: C179 (First floor, Chiltern Building) Marylebone Campus
School welcome
2–2.45pm
This event is where the senior members of the university community will welcome you to the university and the business school, highlighting exciting opportunities open to you while you study.
Location: Orla Gough Lecture Theatre (CG28) (ground floor, Chiltern building), Marylebone Campus
Marylebone campus and library resource
4–4.45pm
Location: C179 (First floor, Chiltern Building) Marylebone Campus
Expectations and worries (Worry Tree)
4.45–5.30pm
Location: C179 (First floor, Chiltern Building) Marylebone Campus
Join the following sessions on Microsoft Teams
Course structure and the modules, using Blackboard
10–11.30am
Icebreaker 2
11.30am–1pm
Getting to Know Each Other
Group task 2
2–3pm
Academic support
3–3.30pm
Preparing for Academic Study,
Drop-in session with Course leader
3.30–5.30pm
LGBTQ+ Welcome Social (optional)
4–6pm
Location: LG08 (Lower ground floor, Little Titchfield Street building), Little Titchfield Street
Students' Union Welcome Fair (Optional)
10am–4pm
Location: Learning Platform, Marylebone Campus
Course resources
Blackboard
Blackboard is our online learning platform, which you'll be able to log in to after you've set up your University email address and password.
Teaching timetables
Teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 20 January and you can check your teaching timetable to see when and where your classes are being held.
Course handbook
Full details on the course structure, modules and course team are included in the course handbook, which can be found on Blackboard.
Reading list
Your online reading list will give you easy access to the materials recommended by your lecturers. This might include e-books, articles, scanned chapters, databases and online videos. You can also find locations and availability for print books in the library in your online reading list.
Support and services
Welcome to Westminster
Visit our Welcome to Westminster page for everything you need to get started at Westminster.
Student Centre
If you need help with enrolment or have any questions, email our Student Centre Team at [email protected] or contact them via the live chat on this page.
Academic English
If you'd like to hone your academic English skills, watch our Academic English for Disciplinary Study Module video for starters and consider joining one of our Academic English Modules. If you have any questions, get in touch with the Academic English team at [email protected].