Welcome to the School of Education and Social Sciences
We’d like to wish you a very warm welcome to our School here at UWS and hope that you’re looking forward to joining us. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Dr Eric Baumgartner, our Dean of the School of Education & Social Sciences, welcomes you to the University, school and your programme.
Welcome from the Dean
School and programme-level inductions
Our induction events are aimed at supporting our new students settling into their degree programme, and is fostered by our additional support sessions allowing you the best possible start.
Our School inductions will be taking place at each of our campuses on the dates below:
- Monday 19th August – Ayr and Lanarkshire campuses
- Monday 9th September – Paisley and Dumfries campuses
- Tuesday 10th September – Paisley, Lanarkshire and Ayr campuses
- Wednesday 11th September – Paisley campus
- Thursday 12th September – Paisley and Ayr campuses
- Friday 13th September – Lanarkshire campus
- Thursday 19th September – Paisley campus
For your full induction timetable, please select your programme of study from the list below.
PGDE Primary, PGDE Secondary & BSc Education
Education
Undergraduate programme inductions
BA Childhood Practice and Graduate Diploma Childhood Practice
BA Early Learning and Childcare Graduate Apprenticeship
BA (Hons) English as a Second Language
Postgraduate programme inductions
Social Sciences
Undergraduate
BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice
BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology
Postgraduate programme inductions
PGCert, PGDip and MSc Applied Social Science
PGDip Career Guidance and Development
PGCert, PGDip, MSc Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies
PGCert, PGDip and MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
PGCert, PGDip and MSc Policy Analysis and Global Governance
PGCert, PGDip and MSc Politics and Social Justice
About the School of Education and Social Sciences
Our School is committed to issues around social justice. We strive to ensure that your studies with us are transformative of both your own journey and the communities in which you live and work.
At the end of your studies with us, you will be work-ready, universal and successful. Our courses are innovative, practice-focused and research-informed. We are committed to making a difference locally, nationally and internationally.
Remember to enrol
If you have yet to enrol, you should do this as soon as possible to get access to all the information you require and ensure you are registered as a student.
You will receive an email from the University when it is your time to enrol, along with instructions on how to do so.
Getting started with your studies
All you need to know about about joining UWS
Contact us
Our School are always here to help and support our students. If you have any queries please contact esswelcome@uws.ac.uk