{"id":926,"date":"2015-08-11T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fls-handbooks.org\/student\/?page_id=926"},"modified":"2019-07-17T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T10:35:15","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><strong>School of Health Sciences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3936\" src=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner.jpg 700w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3866\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/pg\/\">Postgraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3864 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/ug\/\">Undergraduate<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4544\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/ug\/optometry\/\">Optometry Programme Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3710 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/ug\/bsc-psychology-degree-programme-handbook\/\">BSc Psychology Degree Programme Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5962\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/ug\/bsc-psychology-degree-programme\/\">BSc Psychology degree programme<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4568\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/shs\/ug\/pharmacy-handbook\/\">Pharmacy Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/sbs\/\"><strong>School of Biological Sciences<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/sbs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3938\" src=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/biological-sciences-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/biological-sciences-banner.jpg 700w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/biological-sciences-banner-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/sbs\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5074 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/\">SBS Postgraduate<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-skin-ageing-and-aesthetic-medicine\/\">MSc Skin Ageing and Aesthetic Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/mres-translational-medicine\/\">MRes Translational Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-6025\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-clinical-science-clinical-bioinformatics\/\">MSc Clinical Science (Clinical Bioinformatics)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-6082\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-clinical-science-genomic-sciences\/\">MSc Clinical Science (Genomic Sciences)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-neuroimaging-for-clinical-and-cognitive-neuroscience\/\">MSc Neuroimaging for Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5639\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/mres-psychology\/\">MRes Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5646\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/mres-infection-biology\/\">MRes Infection Biology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5661\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-clinical-rheumatology-and-musculoskeletal-medicine\/\">MSc Clinical Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5668\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-bioinformatics-and-systems-biology\/\">MSc Bioinformatics and Systems Biology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5669\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-biotechnology-and-enterprise\/\">MSc Biotechnology and Enterprise<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5672\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-life-sciences\/\">MSc Life Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5752\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/msc-genomic-medicine\/\">MSc Genomic Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/mres-genomic-medicine\/\">MRes Genomic Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5771\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/pg-cert-clinical-genetics-and-genetic-counselling-international\/\">PG Cert Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling (International)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/mres-tissue-engineering-for-regenerative-medicine\/\">MRes Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-6149\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sbs\/pg\/pg-cert-clinical-bioinformatics-distance-learning\/\">PG Cert Clinical Bioinformatics (Distance Learning)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>School of Medical Sciences<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6155\" src=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/handbook-banners.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/handbook-banners.jpg 680w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/handbook-banners-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-4144 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/\">Postgraduate<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-6140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-pgdip-advanced-restorative-dentistry\/\">MSc\/PGDip Advanced Restorative Dentistry<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-experimental-cancer-medicine-handbook\/\">MRes Experimental Cancer Medicine Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-experimental-medicine-handbook\/\">MRes Experimental Medicine Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5148\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-hstm-handbook\/\">MSc HSTM Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5099\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-med-micro-viro-handbook\/\">MSc Medical Microbiology\/Virology Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-medical-humanities-handbook\/\">MSc Medical Humanities Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5109\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-molecular-pathology\/\">MSc Molecular Pathology Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-science-communication-handbook\/\">MSc Science Communication Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5095\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-clinical-immunology\/\">MSc Clinical Immunology Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-paediatric-anaesthesia-handbook\/\">MSc Paediatric Anaesthesia Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-6105\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/pgdip-physician-associate-studies\/\">PGDip in Physician Associate Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4936\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-cardiovascular-sciences-handbook\/\">MRes Cardiovascular Sciences Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5419\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/pg-cert-medical-education\/\">PG Cert Medical Education<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4886\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/pg-cert-teaching-and-learning-handbook\/\">PG Cert Teaching and Learning Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4969\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-reproduction-and-pregnancy\/\">MRes Reproduction and Pregnancy Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5021\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-cardiovascular-health-and-disease\/\">MRes Cardiovascular Health and Disease Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5025\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-medical-science-handbook\/\">MRes Medical Science Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5062\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-oncology-handbook\/\">MRes Oncology Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5826\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-cancer-biology-and-radiotherapy-physics-handbook\/\">MSc Cancer Biology and Radiotherapy Physics Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-clinical-biochemistry-handbook\/\">MSc Clinical Biochemistry Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5085\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/msc-clinical-science-blood-science-handbook\/\">MSc Clinical Science (Blood Science) Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5865\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2018-19\/sms\/pg\/mres-medical-science-iat-handbook\/\">MRes Medical Science (IAT) 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