About the role?
Subject Reps represent Undergraduate and Post Graduate Taught students’ interests at a subject level across a variety of channels. What this means is that they need to gather feedback about the issues that affect students on your course. This can then be fed to your School Reps and they then discuss with other school reps both inside and outside of your faculty and present them to the university. They might be involved in designing or implementing changes based on the feedback you present.
How to become a Subject Rep?
Every course and every year group has at least one Subject Rep. Any student can stand for their relevant cohort. 
You don't need any experience, just some enthusiasm and a desire to make things better for other students.
To become a subject rep you must complete the expression of interest form on the Student's Union Website. Make sure you're logged in and you will be contacted if you are successful with the position.
Some courses have multiple positions so contact [email protected] if there is currently only one rep on your course or you are unsure if there is additional positions available.
What does a Subject Rep do?
Key Responsibilities:
- Communicate with students on their subject course on a regular basis and collect feedback regarding their academic experience.
- Represent all students’ opinions at all meetings they attend, and feedback to students the outcomes of these meetings.
- Send apologies for all meetings unable to attend. (If you’re declining a calendar invite still email to give your apologies).
- Working in partnership with the Students’ Union and University on student engagement and enhancement of the student experience.
- Encourage student feedback through the promotion of Students’ Union and Student Experiences Surveys and other feedback mechanisms, including module feedback.
- Participate in Students’ Union campaigns, this includes Study Aid.
- Attend Student Staff Forums
- Attend Board of Studies Meetings
- Assist their School Rep.
Subject Rep Personal Qualities
- Good organisational skills.
- Good time management skills
- Good at communicating with others: Both digitally (zoom meetings, email, etc) and in-person (face to face meetings)
- Commitment to making things better for students at Swansea University
- Ability to use evidence to build a case
- Willingness to work in partnership with other Reps and staff members
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Commitment to hearing a wide variety of opinions
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