Exeter Flexible Combined Honours Feedback

Has anyone got experience of a flexible combined honours degree at Exeter? I am curious if you felt it worked as good as is advertised on the website or were there any issues like timetable clashes or difficulty in getting to different locations in time, difficult to balance the demand of different subjects, etc? Were you happy with how your degree worked out in terms of content, degree title, marketability, etc.

Considering it for Maths and Spanish with a year abroad.

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ExeterStudentRep

Official Rep

Hi Unister,

Firstly, it's good that you're thinking about Exeter! I don't do a flexible combined honours degree myself, but I can try to provide you with some insight.

In terms of timetable clashes, whilst these can exist no matter what course you do (mainly due to rescheduling issues), they are very easily ironed out. There are contact points (so for Spanish, you would go to the Hub in the Queens Building), where staff will make your timetable more compatible.

In terms of getting around campus, you will have at least 10 minutes to get from point A to point B. Central campus is quite easy to get around, and this isn't necessarily uncommon. But, even if your lecturer overruns, you have the right to leave the hall at any point, in the same way that it'll probably go unnoticed if you're a little late. For reference, I have had to do some sub-10 minute trekking to the other side of central campus with mobility issues, and I've either made it on time, or my lateness was not commented on. So, genuinely, don't feel bad about that. If it does make you uncomfortable, though, you can again speak to timetabling staff to see if it can be changed.

The main perk of a flexible combined honours is that you choose how you want to balance the module credits - and that will show on your degree. This will be how you balance your time, too. Whilst I don't study a flexible combined honours, I do have a split degree (Law and French Law), where the first 3 years of my time here is split 75% English/Welsh Law, and 25% French Law. The latter part, I find, needs more attention just because it's assessed as another country's standard, but I'm very conscious that I have to make the time for the other 75% of my course, as I will need to do well in those modules to do well overall. It depends on the kind of person you are, but it will all balance itself out and you will eventually get into a rhythm of knowing how to dedicate your time - sometimes, it's as simple as knowing whether you will be assessed via an exam or by coursework.

I would definitely recommend coming along to an Open Day to ask more about the Flexible Combined Honours degree, as more insight will be given to you.

If you have any other questions, do drop a reply.

Grace
University of Exeter Student Ambassador.