Academic representation at The University of Salford is built on a premise of making the student voice heard. For this to happen, the Students’ Union seeks to empower the student voice through student representatives. The most foundational representatives are our course representatives – often simply called Course Reps.
Every level of every course has a student who volunteers to represent the academic interests of their peers to the University, known as Course Reps. As a Course Rep your role is to feedback on how the course is going and to bring about change to ensure students receive quality education.
Our academic representation system thrives on the passion and productivity of our course reps who represent their class and take solutions and feedback to the next level and affect positive change for their course.
Our course reps are volunteers, so these are unpaid positions that nonetheless are hugely beneficial for personal development and the betterment of your education.
How do I apply?
If you want to become a Course Rep you should speak to your Programme Leader who is responsible for recruitment within the first few weeks of your course commencing. They will be able to talk to you about what the role will involve for your specific programme. Course reps should be selected by volunteering but also with their cohort’s consent. In instances of multiple students wanting to represent their class, this may be possible at the discretion of your Programme Leader. Once a course rep has been selected, their programme leader will register the student as a course rep with the Student Voice Team.
If you can't contact your programme leader, please email: student-representation@salford.ac.uk and we will pass you onto the right person.
What does it involve?
As a Course Rep, your role is to represent the views, questions and experiences of your academic peers to the University.
The key tasks of being a student Rep are:
- To publicise your role to all the students you represent. You should do this by making your University email address available to any of those students who wish to contact you.
- To regularly gather feedback from students on their experiences at Salford.
- To attend meetings within your school where you will be able to raise issues on behalf of your peers to lecturers and staff
- To work in partnership with staff in your school to find solutions to any issues raised
- To provide feedback to your students on the outcomes and what action is being taken as a result
- To maintain regular communication with your School Representatives and your Student Officer and meet them regularly when requested to do so.
- To take an active part in other areas of the Students’ Union.