1. Welcome to Keele! Choosing your modules
School of Humanities
(American Studies, English, Film, History, MCC, Music, and Music Tech)

2. Choosing electives
Module selection starts in August for new students, and you’ll get information telling you how to do that online.
Before then, you can use this powerpoint to plan your selection and even to start preparing over the summer if want to.

3. What can I choose?
On the electives homepage ( click on ‘Look what you can choose…’

4. Click ‘Level 4 electives’ and select your degree
Click ‘Level 4 electives’ and select your degree. Let’s use Dual Honours English and Music as an example.

5. What do I have to do?
The ‘Compulsory Core’ tab shows the modules you will automatically do, along with everyone else on your course. In this case, there are 4 modules (out of your total 8).

6. What can I choose to do? (1)
Next, look at the ‘Optional Core’ tab. It shows a list from which you choose a certain number. Each module is 15 credits, so in this example, there is one to choose here. Don’t worry, you can still do others listed!

7. What can I choose to do? (2)
Finally, use the ‘Electives’ tab to see what else you can do. In our example, it says there are 45 further credits needed, i.e. 3 modules.

8. What can I choose to do? (3)
There are ‘programme approved’ electives and ‘free-standing electives’. The first kind are those offered by your own programme(s) – in this case, English and Music. The second are offered by other programmes (e.g. History), so you can take up something new or continue a subject you enjoyed at school.

9. There are enough choices in the ‘programme approved’ list for you to keep just to your subject if you prefer.

10. And there are lots of other things to choose from – on the left you can see options from Computing to Chemistry, from Education Studies to Environmental Science. On the right, you can see Modern language options (Spanish is there too!). We can advise to ensure you enter the language course at the right level (see

11. Choose your subject(s) from the list.
Ok, so that gives you an idea of how it’s all structured, but to find out more about these modules, use the Module Catalogue:
Choose your subject(s) from the list.

12. Select your level (4 = year 1) and your route (dual, single, major, minor), and then click ‘Further details to read more about each module.

13. For each module, you can see the name of the module convenor and their contact details, the description, and how it is taught and assessed. You can even get going on core reading if it’s specified.

14. Remember…
You’re very welcome to contact the staff member who is the module convenor.
When you arrive at Keele in late September, you can change optional modules (assuming there is space).
All information is correct to the best of our knowledge but inevitably some things may change, especially where things are described as ‘indicative’.
You’ll get a personal timetable ahead of when you arrive in September.