PASS

"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand."

The Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) scheme involves higher-year students supporting lower-year students with their studies in small groups across an academic programme or module. It is discipline-owned and student-led. PASS is part of a recognised National and International Network. The Academic Skills Centre works in conjunction with academic colleagues to implement PASS in different disciplines.

Where is PASS running?

PASS is currently operating in the following disciplines for undergraduates:

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Maths

  • Module: All first year modules
  • Academic lead: Dr Michael Dymond

Life and Environmental Sciences

Psychology

  • Module: All first and second year modules
  • Academic lead: Dr Damien Cruse

Biosciences

  • Module: All first year modules
  • Academic lead: Dr Eleanor Cull

Environmental Sciences

  • Module: Environmental Geochemistry
  • Academic Lead: Dr Rebecca Bartlett

Medical and Dental Sciences

Biomedical Sciences

  • Module: All first and second year modules
  • Academic lead: Dr Jean Assender

Dentistry

  • Module: All first year modules
  • Academic lead: Dr Josefine Hirschfeld

Nursing

  • Module: All first and second year modules
  • Academic lead: Mrs Alison Gayton

Pharmacy

  • Module: All first and second year modules
  • Academic lead: Miss Krishna Patel

Social Sciences

Accounting and Finance

  • Modules: Financial Accounting and Accountability (first year module), Financial Reporting (second year module)
  • Academic lead: Mrs Ambika Sharma Solanki; Mrs Steph Tiller

Contact

  • If PASS is running in your discipline and you would like to find out more, please contact the academic lead or asc@contacts.bham.ac.uk 
  • If you are interested in PASS being implemented in your discipline, please contact your module tutor in the first instance.

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