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Good morning and welcome to the University of Westlands. My name is Frank Cooper and I’m the coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Science degree. This morning, I’d like to tell you about the faculty and some of the requirements of the degree that you’re about to enter. The Bachelor of Social Science is the faculty where I work, known as Arts and Social Sciences.
    At the top of the faculty we have a dean and below the dean we have three divisions. Your degree is located in the Division of Social Sciences. In the first semester you’ll be doing four subjects: psychology, sociology, history and economics. If you have any problems or difficulties, you should go and see your lecturers. For instance, you may find that you can’t meet a deadline for an essay or perhaps you’re having problems with attendance. These seem to be the two most common problems that students face.
    Now, you’ll note that all of the subjects which you undertake in the first year are composed of lectures and tutorials. We do ask you to try to attend the lectures. It’s this discussion, this exchange of ideas, which really constitutes the basis of university learning, in my view.
    Last but not least, stay in touch with us. If your lecturers are unavailable, you can always come and see me in my office. Right, thank you very much for coming along today.