University structure
The University of Reading is a big place – over 17,000 students and almost 4,000 staff – and as with all complex organisations it can take a while to find out how everything fits together. Here is a brief guide to the University from a student viewpoint.
As a student, you will be enrolled on a programme. This will be the title of your degree, eg BA in English or MSc in Real Estate. Your Personal Tutor (or Programme Director for postgraduates) will be a member of academic staff, normally someone who teaches on your programme. You will receive a Programme Handbook at the beginning of your programme and can view Programme Specifications (which give details of programmes and their learning outcomes) on the Programme Specifications website.
Taught programmes are made up of modules. Each module carries a number of credits (typically 10 or 20 credits). Each programme will require you to gain a certain number of credits per year (usually 120 for undergraduate programmes, 180 for Masters). Module descriptions can be found on the Module Descriptions website.
Each programme is managed by a School or an intra-School Department, although combined degrees will be taught by more than one School/Department. If you have queries over your module enrolment, go to your Department or School Office for help.
Each School belongs to a Faculty. There are four Faculties:
- Arts, Humanities and Social Science (includes the Institute of Education)
- Henley Business School
- Life Sciences
- Science
Each Faculty is headed by a Dean, who is a senior member of academic staff. Each Faculty also has a Director of Teaching & Learning who is responsible, among other things, for the admission and progress of students and for development of new academic programmes. The Dean and Director of Teaching & Learning are supported by a Sub-Dean/Director of Administration in a Faculty Office.
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (includes the Institute of Education)
Dean and Director of Research:
Professor Hugo Tucker
Directors of Teaching & Learning:
Dr Martha-Marie Kleinhans and Dr Paddy Woodman
Sub-Dean:
Mr Nigel Trethewy
Contact Details:
- General enquiries - pauline.baker@reading.ac.uk
- UG enquiries - g.m.scott@reading.ac.uk
- Part-time courses enquiries - part-time@reading.ac.uk
- General UG admissions enquiries - fasug@reading.ac.uk
- General PG enquiries - faspg@reading.ac.uk
Henley Business School
Dean:
Professor John Board
Deputy Dean and Director of Research:
Professor Ginny Gibson
Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning:
Dr Peter Miskell
Faculty Director of Administration:
Mr David Stannard
Contact Details:
- General enquiries - b.edwards@henley.reading.ac.uk
- General UG admissions enquiries - fasug@reading.ac.uk
- General PG admissions enquiries - pgbusiness@henley.reading.ac.uk
- Admissions enquiries (Greenlands programmes) - admissions@henley.com
- Henley MBA enquiries - mba@henley.com
Life Sciences
Dean and Director of Research:
Professor Richard Ellis
Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning:
Dr Julian Park
Sub-Dean:
Miss Sally Adams
Contact Details:
- Queries relating to current UG students - c.foote@reading.ac.uk
- General UG admissions enquiries - sciug@reading.ac.uk
- General PG admissions enquiries - scipg@reading.ac.uk
Science
Dean and Director of Research:
Professor George Marston
Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning:
Dr Orla Kennedy
Sub-Dean:
Miss Sally Adams
Contact Details:
- Queries relating to current UG students - c.foote@reading.ac.uk
- General UG admissions enquiries - sciug@reading.ac.uk
- General PG admissions enquiries - scipg@reading.ac.uk
