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Module Selection for the 2025/26 academic year has now closed. 

Please contact us via Ask A Question if you have questions about your 2025/26 modules.

For returning Undergraduate students taking modules in the 2026/27 academic year, you will receive an email explaining how to select your optional modules online. 

Postgraduate students who are on programmes which will continue in September 2026 and will need to select optional modules for the 2026/27 academic year, will make their selection in September 2026. Any programmes with compulsory modules for 2026/27, the modules will be added automatically to your student record. 

You can find the list of optional modules available for your programme on RISIS.

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2. Select 'Information' from the top menu bar

3. Select 'Programme and Modules'

4. Select 'Your module selection’

Support is available from:

• Academic staff - Speak to your Academic Tutor for guidance on which modules to choose to meet your academic objectives and interests.

• Online via Ask a Question

• Module Selection frequently asked questions for more specific advice

If you are studying at the Malaysia campus, please email it@reading.edu.my for support with your module selection.

Module Selection deadlines offers guidance on the process and timing of the selection window for the current cycle.

The following Languages for All Programme (LfA) and University Wide Modules (UWM) modules are available for the 2026/27 academic year. 

Languages for All/UWM modules are available as part of your optional modules, these modules will either show within the full modules available on your online selection or with instructions in the Helptext for your part on how to request a Languages for All or UWM module. Students can only select a UWM at the same Part of their year of study. Please note not all Programmes/Parts offer Languages for All/UWM. 

If you are unsure if your Programme of study is offering Languages for All or an UWM module, please contact us via Ask A Question. 

If you have selected a Languages for All module to be taken in the 2026/2027 academic year, you will be sent an email to complete an application and placement test form. You will need to complete the application and placement test form to secure your place on your chosen language.   

Students who do not complete the application and placement test form will be removed from the module. 

For Languages for All modules, you can request a change from one Languages for All module to another Languages for All module up 12:30pm (UK Time) on Friday of Semester 1, week 4. You can request a change from a Languages for All module to a Semester 2 module up to 12:30pm (UK Time) on Friday of Semester 1, week 7

Please note that some modules are offered for selection in both Semester 1 and Semester 2. This is subject to timetabling requirements and students may only be permitted to select these modules in a defined semester.

You must ensure that you register for the right modules each academic year, including the correct compulsory modules for your programme and any pre/co-requisites for the modules you are taking, as well as the correct number of credits:

• Full-time undergraduate students must ensure that they have a total of 120 credits
• Full-time postgraduate students must ensure that they have a total of 180 credits
• Part-time students should be aiming to take half the full-time number of credits in each year of study, although some programmes do not follow this rule.

Some modules have limited spaces. If these modules are oversubscribed (i.e. too many students have enrolled on them) we will need to remove students from these lists. 

This is done randomly and we will send you a message via if you have been unsuccessful in gaining a place, asking you to select an alternative module. You will also be given the option to be added to a waiting list for the oversubscribed module. 

Please respond to us promptly via to make sure you have a full quota of credits on your record.

Module selections are not made on a first come first served basis, therefore as long as you select your modules before the given deadline, you will have done everything you can to secure your place on your preferred modules.

Once you have submitted your module selections, these will be assigned to your RISIS record. If you were not successful in gaining a place on a module with limited spaces, we will contact you via asking you to select another module.

If you would like to make changes to your selected modules you may request this, however, please note that you do not have an automatic right to change your optional modules. Consideration will be given as to whether you have the necessary pre- and co-requisites, whether there are places available on the module and whether the deadline for changing optional modules has passed. Requests to change modules can be done during the following periods:

• Module Deadlines provides the process and deadlines specific to your course and year
• You should continue to attend classes for the initial module selection that you made until:
• You have received confirmation that the requested change has been approved and processed
• You have checked that your requested change has been recorded on RISIS
• You have checked that there are no timetable clashes for this requested change in all Semesters.

If you have any queries, please Ask us a Question.

• Check your current timetable
Review your Semester 1 timetable (available from September) and Semester 2 timetable (available from December) via Outlook or the UoR student app to understand your existing schedule.

• Access the timetabling system
Log into the University timetabling system to explore and compare additional modules alongside your current timetable.

• Add a module for comparison
In your timetable view:
o Select the “Toggle timetable list” icon (top right).
o Click “Add”, then open the “Module” tab.
o Use the “Select Module” field (third option) to search and add your chosen module.
o Click “OK” to display its scheduled sessions.

• Review for timetable clashes
Carefully check for overlapping lectures, seminars, or other sessions. Any clashes will appear as events scheduled at the same time.

• Consider solutions if a clash appears
o If the clash is with a seminar or tutorial, explore switching to an alternative group by submitting a request via Ask a Question selecting the Timetabling category.
o If the clash involves a compulsory module, you will need to select a different optional module.
o If the clash occurs for only one or two weeks, this may be manageable—contact the Module Convener for guidance.

• Avoid unsuitable module requests
Please do not request a module change if it creates a conflict with a compulsory module on your programme.

• Request formal enrolment
Remember, adding a module in the timetabling system is for checking purposes only and does not enrol you.
Contact the Module Selection team using Ask a Question to formally request enrolment.

• Confirm timetable updates
Once your module selection is approved, allow up to 24 hours for the new module to appear on your timetable.

Yes, there are instances where you can change seminar groups to avoid a timetable clash.

Please let us know via Ask a Question, selecting the Timetabling category.

The timetable team makes every effort to set up a timetable free of clashes, however, there are times when these are unavoidable.

If a clash remains unresolved:

• The Module Selection team will contact you to support you in choosing an alternative module.

You may be guided to: 

o If the clash is with a compulsory module, you will be asked to change the optional module it clashes with;
o If the clash is with a group (either seminar or lecture), you may be able to move to another group to resolve the clash;
o If you have a clash of one or two weeks, this may be acceptable and you may not need to change module. We would advise you to contact the Module Convener to discuss how this can be resolved.