SEF Undergraduate Handbook 2025-26

The School of Economics and Finance is a research-led institution that also aims to excel in teaching. We think it is reasonable for students to expect the following from the modules they take from us and the staff who teach them: 

• Our teaching reflects the best scholarship in the subject and introduces students to work that is both stimulating and challenging.
• Teaching is delivered in a professional manner and supported by visual aids, reading lists, and handouts as appropriate.
• A range of appropriate teaching methods is employed across the curriculum.
• Teaching staff hold regular office hours during term. (Don’t be surprised if staff members are not in their offices outside of their designated office hours, as they may be teaching or have other commitments elsewhere.)
•  Assessed work is returned promptly, normally within three weeks.

In return we expect the following from our students:

• A strong interest in your degree programme.
• Attendance at required meetings with your Advisor.
• Attendance at lectures and classes for which you are registered.
• Full participation in modules. We expect you to play your part as assigned by the instructor, for instance by giving a presentation or contributing to a group discussion.
• Participation in module development by offering constructive comments on the modules you take.
• Timely submission of work. We aim to assign coursework well in advance of deadlines so that you can plan your activities appropriately, and we will assume that you are capable of doing this.
• A commitment of approximately seven hours of study per module per week in addition to your lectures and classes.
• Appropriate behaviour during teaching.

The Queen Mary Charter contains a list of expectations for both staff and students to help create a community which is mutually supportive and works to further knowledge creation and dissemination. Please see www.qmul.ac.uk/ourcommunity.