You can become a Course Rep by participating in a Course Rep election hosted internally on your programme!
Course Rep elections are a democratic process, that means every student gets a fair chance to put themselves forward and everyone has the opportunity to vote for who they want to represent them.
Course Rep elections are communicated by your programme and normally hosted at the start of every Academic Year but can be at any time of the year if no rep has been elected.
Each programme runs elections a little differently, depending on what works best for their students and timetable. That might mean online voting, in class nominations, or something else entirely.
If you’re interested in becoming a Rep, keep an eye out for updates from your lecturers and just ask your teaching team how your course is doing it.
It’s your course, your voice, so get involved!
If you encounter any issues speak to your Student Voice team @ DSU - voice@dmu.ac.uk.
Nominations
When nominations are open - Log in with your P number, nominate yourself and create a manifesto. (A blurb of why you want to be a course rep, what you will do as a rep and why students should vote for you!)
Voting
When voting opens campaign and share with your cohort why they should vote for you to represent them and their student voice!
At the end of the academic year if you have enjoyed being a course rep you will get the opportunity to opt in and automatically roll over to the next year!
If you are part way through the academic year and want to be a Course Rep, check to see if your Course has a Rep already, if it doesn’t speak to your programme leader for support to host a Plan B election internally on your course!
If you have any questions, please contact voice@dmu.ac.uk.