Course Rep
In TB1 SU Elections, course rep roles are open to first-year undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) students.
Course reps work with other reps and university staff to improve the student academic experience.
They do this by representing their course-mates’ issues and priorities at to staff at course and school/department level. Usually there is at least one Rep for every course at the University – this means a system of over 900 academic reps!
Core responsibilities as a Course Rep are:
- Gathering and understanding students’ opinions
- Regularly communicating with your peers to hear their opinions
- Sending out more formal surveys/questionnaires when appropriate
- Ensuring that you are truly representative by considering students’ varied experiences and backgrounds
- Attending Bristol SU democratic events such as Student Council and Annual Members Meeting, to represent your course and to contribute to university-wide student issues.
- Working with both staff and students to find solutions
- Attending Student-Staff Liaison Committees (SSLCs) in your school to report findings to university staff.
- Working with staff to raise and resolve issues where appropriate.
- Working with other Course Reps to be a powerful collective voice.
- Communicating and working with your Faculty Rep on issues that go beyond just your course.
- Communicating outcomes and updates back to your course-mates
- Reporting results, explanations and changes back to your course-mates after meetings with university staff
- Reporting key successes and progress to your Faculty Rep, or directly to Bristol SU.
Time Commitment
Course Reps spend an average of 1-2 hours a week on their role during term-time. This includes fixed term commitments (such as Student-Staff Liaison Committees or Student Council) and communicating with their course-mates.
The position runs from October 2024 – June 2025.
If you are interested in standing for this role and want to know more about what it's like on a day-to-day basis, email us.
