Compulsory / core: a module which must be taken by all the students on that programme of study. Your compulsory modules will be selected for you on the online form and you will not be able to amend these.
Optional / free-choice: a module that can be chosen from the module catalogue provided you meet any prerequisites. Not all courses offer the ability to choose optional modules.
Restricted optional: there is some choice in the modules but this is from a limited, prescribed list of modules. This could be an ‘alternative’ list (e.g. choose one 20 credit module from list A or from list B) or a ‘restricted’ list (e.g. select two 10 credit modules from this list).
Capped: some modules have a cap on the maximum number of students who can be enrolled on that module. Caps are set by the offering School and are used for a variety of reasons. Your space on a module is provisionally allocated when you submit the module enrolment form. The cap is then checked before allocation is complete to ensure it is not exceeded, places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please see a list of capped modules here.
You can speak to our team on live chat on the Module Enrolment webpage if you have a query about selecting modules.