Registering and preparing for your course with AMS online
You've had your interview meeting now, and have been made your offer.Once you've accepted your offer there are a few steps for you to prepare for your course. The details of these steps are on this page.If you have been made a conditional offer based on industry experience, you need to upload your evidence using the upload link below.All students registering need to prove address and ID, the upload link for those documents is below (encrypted form).
What gear do I need for this?
You will need a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) solid internet, your instruments, over ear headphones, an audio interface, and access to solid internet so that you can upload your submissions. You also need to be able to make and receive video calls for your 1:1 mentor sessions.
About registering with AMS Online and UWL
Your formal registration is with the University of West London, AMS are your course provider, so technically you are registered with both.
After your details have been submitted to UWL by our team, UWL will send you a link to set up your account with them in the induction weeks, or very early in your course.
AMS will give you access to office 365 and your AMS account will give you access to your course materials.
You will be invited to a 1:1 IT induction to make sure your AMS account is set up and you know how to access it.
Because this is a partnership arrangement. AMS Online are not a University, we are a course provider. You have to have your registration with UWL and you need your AMS account for your course.
Your AMS account will not get you into your UWL registration, and your UWL account will not get you into your course materials.
No. You will have been invited to our group induction meeting which is the main introduction for AMS online students.
Students starting all courses will be present, as will members of our team, a current or recent student and possibly a representative from the University.
The induction meeting is an important introduction to AMS Online and you should try and attend if possible. If you can’t, it is recorded and uploaded to MyAcademy later.
There will be further group sessions with AMS and UWL in your induction week that you have received invites for. These are not mandatory, but you should attend if you can. Again, group meetings like that are recorded and uploaded to MyAcademy.
Your UWL account is used for your registration, making payments and access to certain services UWL offer AMS students, but you will rarely use it. It will not give you access to MyAcademy, and you need to go through your IT induction with AMS to access MyAcademy and your course materials. You will be sent a set up form for your AMS account before your course, and you will be invited to a 1:1 IT induction in your induction weeks. Note- your IT induction is separate to our group induction meeting.
As you would have been told during the application process and at the induction meetings, there is no timetable for AMS online and there are no group lessons.
Yes, there are occasional group sessions (induction weeks for example) but for the vast majority of the course you will be working remotely, with 1:1 video calls on a weekly basis.
The support for you on the course is via our online learning platform (MyAcademy) and time spent 1:1 with your tutor, mentor or project advisor.
Your 1:1 time is arranged between you and the person you need to see. This means it is very flexible.
There is an academic calendar which you need to stick to to stay on track, but no strict weekly timetable.
If you have been sent an email with attachments like PDFs, then it is likely that the links are embedded in those PDFs to anything you are asked to attend or to view. Always be sure to open attachments and read them before asking about things like this. With studying online a lot of information is shared electronically, it can be a little overwhelming, but as an online student taking an HE course you need to be organised, and to read things you are given. That way you will stay well informed, and will be able to do your best.
You do that through your UWL registry.
The link is HERE>
Once you have logged in and registered you need to go to the my finance section of your registration.
You should see your course detailed there and be able to pay your fees either in one lump sum or 3 instalments. Please login in to your UWL registration as soon as you can and get back to us with any questions or queries.
For undergraduate study (Diploma of Higher Education, or BA Hons Top up)
If you haven’t already, you need to apply for student finance via this website- Student Finance England
Start a full-time application for student finance (unless you wish to study part-time- BA top up only). When you are asked where you plan to study, answer University of West London, when asked what you will study, answer, music, you will then see the courses available and you need to select the course you have been made an offer for.
When your application is complete, and once you are registered with UWL and have had your attendance confirmed by the University your fees will be paid direct to the University and added to your student finance account.
For postgraduate study (Masters Music & Sound)
If you haven’t already, you need to apply for the Masters Loan via this website- Masters Loan
Start a full-time application for the Masters Loan. When you are asked where you plan to study, answer University of West London, when asked what you will study, answer, music, you will then see the courses available and you need to select the Masters Music & Sound AMS Online Distance Learning
When your application is complete, and once you are registered with UWL and have had your attendance confirmed by the University your masters loan instalments will be paid direct to you, and you need to pay your tuition fees to the University through your UWL registration page.
You need to get in touch with our admissions team if your question is about registration. If you are asking about your course specifically, then please ask your course coordinator. If you have a specific IT question, then either our admissions team or course coordinator can help put you in touch with IT. If your question has to do with your UWL registration, then there are usually a couple of sessions hosted by UWL in our induction weeks to help students. If you have a UWL question outside of the induction weeks please get in touch with your course coordinator. We meet regularly with UWL and tackle individual student queries with them often.