Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2017 | Page 2

Undergraduate Prospectus 2017

Important Information
This prospectus is correct at the time of going to print.
Given the passage of time, however, between publication
and the academic year to which it relates, some of the
information may change. It is very important therefore that
you check the university’s website www.keele.ac.uk before
making an application to the university, as some details
relating to the course and the status of any validation
process, the fees and other costs, as well as related
services, may have been updated.
The university will do all that it reasonably can to provide
educational services as described in the prospectus,
on the website, or in other documents issued by it, to
appropriately enrolled students. Sometimes circumstances
beyond the control of the university mean that it cannot
provide the educational services described. Examples of
such circumstances include:
(a) the unanticipated departure of key members
of university staff
(b) power failure
(c) damage to buildings or equipment
(d) the demands of the timetable and the availability of
academic staff in respect of possible optional subjects
(e) where the numbers recruited to a course are so low
that it is not possible to deliver an appropriate quality
of education for students enrolled on it

If the university changes your course and you are
not satisfied with the changes, you will be offered
the opportunity to withdraw from the programme
and, if required, reasonable support to transfer to
another provider.

Equality and Diversity Strategy

The Keele University Equality and Diversity Strategy
sets out that no student will receive less favourable
treatment because of race, colour, nationality,
ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment,
marital status, sexual orientation, disability,
religion, political belief, socioeconomic background,
parental status, age or trade union membership.
The university is committed to a programme of action
to ensure that this policy is fully effective.
For further information on this policy please contact:
Directorate of Human Resources
T. 01782 734403
www.keele.ac.uk/hrss/equalitydiversity
We always try to take account of individual needs and
will do our best to give you the information you need in a
way that is easy for you to understand. If you require this
document in an alternative format then please contact:

(f) the acts of any governmental or local authority

Directorate of Marketing and Communications
T. 01782 733577
www.keele.ac.uk/marketingsupport

(g) acts of terrorism

University regulations

(h) industrial action by university staff or third parties
In these circumstances, the university will take all
reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to
those services and to those students who are affected it
by, for example, offering those students the opportunity
where reasonably possible to move to another course,
another institution or by delivering a modified version
of the same course, but to the full extent that is possible
under the general law, the university excludes liability
for any loss and/or damage suffered by any applicant
or student as a result of those circumstances.
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to
deliver the course in accordance with the description
applied to it in the university’s prospectus (as updated
from time to time on the website or elsewhere) for the
academic year in which you begin the course. However,
the university will be entitled to make reasonable changes
to the course (including to the content and syllabus of the
course where developments in the subject area and/or
accrediting bodies make that necessary, or to the location
of the course or the method of delivery or assessment of
the course) where that will enable the university to deliver
a better quality of educational experience to students
enrolled on the course. In making any such changes,
the university will aim to keep the changes to the minimum
necessary to achieve the required quality of experience
and will notify and consult with affected students in
advance about any changes that are required.
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If you accept a place in the University, you are giving
an undertaking to abide by the rules and regulations
in force, both academic and disciplinary. It is your
responsibility to make yourself familiar with these
rules and regulations, and to understand that any
breaches may lead to disciplinary action. Full details
are sent to all new students and can also be viewed
at www.keele.ac.uk/paa/governance

Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

In common with all universities in the UK, Keele will send
some of the information we hold about our students to
the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). This forms
your HESA record, which contains details of ethnic group
and any disabilities. HESA will pass these records, or parts
of them, to various government organisations that need
it to carry out their statutory functions connected with
funding higher education.
HESA and the organisations listed above will use the
information mainly to produce statistics. Student records
will not be used in a way that could affect anyone
personally and the organisations will take precautions
to reduce the risk of a student being identified from
the information once it is published and released.
For more information about this, please contact:
HESA
95 Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HZ
www.hesa.ac.uk