Course Unit Selection - LEVEL 2 students

By September 2019, you will have already completed steps 1-4 and the information provided below is a reminder of these steps. From September 2019, you should follow step 5 and step 6 if necessary.

Academic Advisement sheets can be found on the Faculty intranet at the following link: https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/cm/academicadvisement.aspx 

Step 1 – What to expect from your second year talk

What to expect from your second year talk

The ‘What to expect from your second year talk’ and Programme Director Fair for students considering changing programme took place on Monday 11th March 2019. Information was given about:

• Course unit selection (including University College for Interdisciplinary Learning or UCIL units)
• Dissertations
• Research Skills Modules (RSMs)
• Field Course RSMs
• Changing degree programme
• Industrial placements

If you are considering changing programme, please note that the deadline to submit a completed degree programme changhe form was Friday 5th April 2019.

Programme changes across degree subjects will be actioned on the Student System at the end of the current academic year.

Provided you have submitted a form by the deadline, you should attend the Programme Director Clinic in the weerk commencing 29thApril for your new programme.

Note: It is not normally possible to transfer into/or from the Joint Honours Programme of Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology.

Step 2 – Choosing your optional units

Degree Programme requirements

The requirements for each Degree Programme are laid out in a table at the below links. The table is designed to enable you to check which units are mandatory for your Degree Programme and which are recommended optional units. You may be able to take other units but you must be able to fit them into your timetable and you should talk to your Programme Director or Academic Tutor about this.

• Level 2 degree programme requirements 2018-19

More detailed information on your Degree Programme structure for each level of study can be found on the Faculty intranet under the heading ‘academic advisement’ - https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/cm/academicadvisement.aspx

Academic Advisement is the term used in Campus Solutions for the way in which Degree Programmes are structured, e.g. which course units students take in each academic year, which of those units are mandatory, and which units may be selected as options. By following the above link you will be able to access the academic advisement documents for your Degree Programme. These sheets are used at registration for your Programme Director to agree your choice of units with you.

The field courses are:

BIOL20552    Tropical Ecology & Conservation (Summer vacation)
BIOL20872    Urban Biodiversity & Conservation
BIOL21422    Alpine Biodiveristy & Forest Ecology (Summer vacation)

Course unit profiles

Profiles of the course units on offer from the School of Biological Sciences for the current academic year can be found via your MyManchester portal, as well as on the intranet. Profiles include Aims, Intended Learning Outcomes, lecture and/or practical content, along with details of the assessments, recommended texts and prerequisites. The Unit Coordinator and principal lecturers teaching on the unit are also listed. A list of the employability skills that the course unit will allow you to develop is also given; employers often ask for examples of these skills when applying for a job, either within your CV, on their job application form or during interviews. In addition to MyManchester, course unit information is also available on the School’s intranet.

If you have any questions about a unit once it has started, you should approach the lecturer directly, or consult the Unit Coordinator.

Students wishing to contact a Unit Coordinator directly should do so by email.

Full descriptions of language units for those students taking the four-year degrees with a language are available from the Course unit information portlet.

In addition, information on course units run by the University College for Interdisciplinary Learning (available University-wide) can be found on their website. Details of how to contact the College are listed below.

Please note, although students are permitted to take units outside the School, timetable constraints may not allow some of these units to be taken in conjunction with some compulsory School. Please discuss this with your Programme Director.

Manchester Business School (BMAN units)

For further information please consult the BMaP Student Handbook and timetabling information at the following link: https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Non-AllianceMBSstudents/BMaPcoursesandapplicationprocess.aspx

School of Arts, Languages and Cultures – Language units

Students registered on a ‘with language’ Degree Programme only.

If you are on a ‘with language’ degree, you will be able to self-select your Language units alongside your optional BIOL units on the Student System. If you have any problems with enrolling on your Language units please contact the language department:

School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Humanities
Samuel Alexander Building
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk

Languages Student Information Point
Tel: 0161 275 8311 / 0161 306 0396
Email: Salc-languages@manchester.ac.uk

Manchester Enterprise Centre (MCEL units)

Details of the course units offered and contact details can be found at the following link:
https://mec.portals.mbs.ac.uk/StudyEnterpriseWithUs/Undergraduateunits.aspx

School of Psychological Sciences (PSYC units)

PLEASE NOTE: PSYC units are only taken by students enrolled on the Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology programme.

 For information on PSYC units please contact ug.psychology@manchester.ac.uk.

School of Psychological Sciences
Coupland 1 Building
Coupland Street

https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/psychology/

 Programme Director – Dr Jennifer McBride (jennifer.mcbride@manchester.ac.uk)

University College (UCIL, ULBS, ULAR & ULCH units)

The University College for Interdisciplinary Learning presents an opportunity for students to broaden their educational horizons. It offers courses that showcase the research and knowledge found at the University and encourages student to go beyond the boundaries of their Degree Programme.

See the University College website for further information on available course units http://www.college.manchester.ac.uk/courses/. Students wishing to enrol on University College units can do so by self-selection via the Student System.

The Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP)

UCIL20021	Leadership in Action (sem 1)
UCIL20022	Leadership in Action (sem 2)
UCIL20020	Leadership in Action (sem 1&2)
UCIL20031	Leadership in Action (sem 1) - online unit

See the Manchester Leadership Programme website for further details of the course units on offer The Manchester Leadership Programme offers a unique combination of academic units and volunteering. MLP students:

• Learn the importance of leadership that promotes social, economic and environmental sustainability
• Gain an insight into some of the key issues facing 21st-century societies.
• Develop practical skills such as team working, project management and presentation skills.

Helpful hints

The first numerical digit in the code shows the Level it is taught at: 1 = First year, 2 = Second year; 3 = Third year. The semester a course is taught in is identified by the last digit in the course code: 0 = Year Long course; 1 = First semester; 2 = Second semester. You must ensure that the total credits you take over a year is 120 - this is most important and your responsibility. You should take no more than 60 credits per semester (maximum of 70 credits allowed, and only with Programme Director consent) as specified in the University's Manual of Academic Procedures. How to read a course unit code: B I O L 1 0 2 2 1 Subject area – Biological Sciences Level – 1 - A course unit for first year students       Semester – 1 - A course unit running in Semester 1

When you have completed Course Unit Selection you should be registered for a total of 120 credits. If you are registered for a non-language degree you need to take a total of 10 units (usually 8 lecture units, 1 EDM and 1 RSM) (100 credits). These are in addition to the compulsory Tutorial and Dissertation units (10 credits each). Joint honours students may take a different combination of units – please refer to the Course Unit Plan. If you are registered for a degree with language: for route a), you need to select 6 units (60 credits), these are in addition to the compulsory Tutorial, Dissertation, EDM and RSM units (total 40 credits). In addition you will take language units to the equivalent of 20 credits. For route b), you need to select 4 units (40 credits), these are in addition to the compulsory Tutorial, Dissertation, EDM and RSM units (total 40 credits). In addition you will take language units to the equivalent of 40 credits. Check that you are aware of any recommended or pre/co-requisite units associated with your choice. Check with your Programme Director or the Unit Coordinator if you are in any doubt about the suitability or content of any of your choices.  Check that the units you have selected do not clash on the School timetable AND on the timetable for any other School that manages units you intend to take. Check that the units you have chosen provide a suitable foundation for the final year units you wish to take. Wildcards – You may choose any course unit in the specified subject area at the level you will be studying at e.g. BIOL wildcard – for your level 2 study, you may choose any* BIOL level 2 course unit. *Providing you have the pre/co-requisites, excluding EDMs, RSMs and field courses.

Level 2 Clash Groups

Biological Sciences units that do not appear in the list below do not clash with any other life science unit and can therefore be taken in conjunction with any unit offered from within the School with the advice of your Programme Director.

No compulsory units should clash.  If it seems that they do for you (e.g. with compulsory language units), please go to the Student Support Office as soon as possible (and well before the day of the first clash) to resolve this.

 Semester 3

Clash group 1

BIOL21111 – Proteins

BIOL21281 – Animal Physiology

Clash group 2

BIOL21221 – Animal Diversity

BIOL21321 – Membrane Excitability

Clash group 3

BIOL21101 – Genome Maintenance & Regulation

BIOL21341 – Sensory Systems

Clash group 4

BIOL21261 – Endocrinology

BIOL21371 – Organismal Genetics

Clash group 5

BIOL21291 – Human Anatomy & Histology

BIOL21211 – Ecology and Ecosystems

BIOL21381 – Introduction to Virology

Clash group 6

BIOL21361 – Haematology

BIOL21181 – Prokaryotic Microbiology

Clash group 7

BIOL21451 – How To Make A Brain

BIOL211121 – The Dynamic Cell

Clash group 8

BIOL21451 – How To Make A Brain

BIOL21211 – Ecology and Ecosystems

Clash group 9

BIOL21141 - Cell Membrane and Structure

HSTM20031 From Cholera to Aids

Semester 4

Clash group 1

BIOL21132 – Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control

BIOL21432 – Animal Behaviour

Clash group 2

BIOL21332 – Motor Systems

BIOL21152 – Omic Technologies and Resources

Clash group 3

BIOL21412 – Drugs, Models and Mechanisms

HSTM20092 – The Crisis of Nature

Clash group 4

BIOL21192 – Principles of Infectious Disease

CHEM21162 – Chemistry of Biomolecules

Clash group 5

BIOL21172 – Principles of Developmental Biology

BIOL21302 – Clinical Drug Development

Clash group 6

BIOL21232 – Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology

BIOL21272 – Gut and Renal Human Physiology

Clash group 7

BIOL21202 – Plants for the Future

BIOL21402 – Anatomy of the Special Sense Organs

Clash group 8

BIOL21402 – Anatomy of the Special Sense Organs

BIOL21442 – Disease in Nature

Clash group 9

BIOL21312 – Drugs and the Brain

BIOL21152 – Omic Technologies and Resources

Clash group 10

BIOL21232 – Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology

BIOL21312 – Drugs and the Brain

Clash group 11

BIOL21332 – Motor Systems

BIOL21202 – Plants for the Future

Second level units with pre-/co-requisite units

Listed below are all of the second level units from the School of Biological Sciences with pre-/co-requisite units. If a unit has pre-/co-requisites, this means that you may need to take the prerequisite unit(s) in order to take this unit. For example, BIOL10221 and BIOL10521 are compulsory prerequisites for BIOL20332, therefore, if you did not take these units in your first year, you will not be able to take BIOL20332 in your second year.

Bold indicates a compulsory prerequisite, italics indicate a recommended prerequisite.

Unit Code	Title	Pre-/co-requisite Unit Code	Title
BIOL20302	Science & Society RSM	HSTM10721	Science & the Modern World
BIOL20322	Cell Biology RSM	BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell
BIOL20332	Genetics RSM	BIOL10221	Molecular Biology
		BIOL10521	Genes, Evolution & Development
		BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology
		BIOL21371	Organismal Genetics
BIOL20342	Microbiology RSM	BIOL10532 BIOL21181	Microbes, Man & the Environment Prokaryotic Microbiology
BIOL20872	Urban Biodiversity & Conservation RSM		Strongly recommended that students take a first year field course
BIOL20912	Anatomy RSM	BIOL10811	Body Systems
		BIOL21061	Human Sciences EDM
		BIOL21291	Human Anatomy & Histology
BIOL20922	Neuroscience RSM	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
		BIOL21332	Motor Systems
		BIOL21341	Sensory Systems
BIOL20932	Pharmacology RSM	BIOL21302	Clinical Drug Development OR
		BIOL21412	Drugs: Models and Mechanisms
BIOL20942	Physiology RSM	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
		BIOL21141	Cell Membrane Structure & Function OR
		BIOL21321	Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels &
			Transporters in Action
BIOL20952	Immunology RSM	BIOL21242 BIOL21252	Immunology Parasitology
BIOL20972	Developmental Biology RSM	BIOL10221 BIOL10521	Molecular of Biology Genes, Evolution & Development
		BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology
		BIOL21371	Organismal Genetics
BIOL21101	Genome Maintenance & Regulation	BIOL10221	Molecular Biology
		BIOL10212	Biochemistry
BIOL21111	Proteins	BIOL10212	Biochemistry
	OR	CHEM10021	Chemistry for Bioscientists 1
	OR	CHEM10022	Chemistry for Bioscientists 2
BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell	BIOL10232	From Molecules to Cells
BIOL21132	Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control	BIOL21111	Proteins
BIOL21141	Cell Membrane Structure & Function	BIOL10212	Biochemistry
		BIOL10232	From Molecules to Cells
BIOL21152	‘Omic Technologies & Resources	BIOL10221	Molecular Biology
		BIOL21101	Genome Maintenance & Regulation
BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology	BIOL10521	Genes, Evolution & Development
BIOL21181	Prokaryotic Microbiology	BIOL10532	Microbes, Man & the Environment
BIOL21192	Principles of Infectious Disease	BIOL10532	Microbes, Man & the Environment
		BIOL21181	Prokaryotic Microbiology
		BIOL21242	Immunology
BIOL21202	Plants for the Future	BIOL10511	Biodiversity
BIOL21232	Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology	BIOL10521	Genes, Evolution & Development
BIOL21272	Gut and Renal Human Physiology	BIOL21141	Cell Membrane Structure & Function
		BIOL21321	Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels &
			Transporters in Action
BIOL21291	Human Anatomy & Histology	BIOL10811	Body Systems
BIOL21302	Clinical Drug Development	BIOL10822	Drugs: From Molecules to Man
BIOL21312	Drugs & the Brain	BIOL10822	Drugs: From Molecules to Man
		BIOL21302	Clinical Drug Development
BIOL21321	Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
BIOL21332	Motor Systems	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
		BIOL21341	Sensory Systems
BIOL21341	Sensory Systems	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
BIOL21351	Molecules and Cells in Human Disease	BIOL10232	From Molecules to Cells
		BIOL10822	Drugs: From Molecules to Man
BIOL21361	Haematology	BIOL10212	Biochemistry
		BIOL10401	Introduction to Laboraory Science
		BIOL10811	Body Systems
BIOL21371	Organismal Genetics	BIOL10221	Molecular Biology
		BIOL10521	Genes, Evolution & Development
BIOL21402	Anatomy of the Special Sense Organs	BIOL21291	Human Anatomy & Histology
BIOL21412	Drugs: Models & Mechanisms	BIOL10822	Drugs: From Molecules to Man
		BIOL20932	Pharmacology RSM
BIOL21432	Animal Behaviour	BIOL10521	Genes, Evolution and Development
		BIOL21232	Fundamerntals of Evolutionary Biology
BIOL21442	Disease in Nature	BIOL10532	Microbes, Man & the Environment
		BIOL21211	Ecology & Ecosystems
BIOL21451	How to Make a Brain	BIOL10832	Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience

 

Second level units that are pre-/co-requisites for final level units

Listed below are all of the final level units in the School of Biological Sciences which have level 2 units as pre-/co-requisites. If a unit has pre-/co-requisites, this means that you will need to take the prerequisite unit(s) in order to take this unit. For example, BIOL21111 is a compulsory prerequisite for BIOL31311, therefore, if you did not take BIOL21111 in your second year, you will not be able to take BIOL31311 in your final year.

Bold indicates a compulsory prerequisite, italics indicate a recommended prerequisite

Unit Code	Title	Prerequisite Unit Code	Prerequisite Unit Title
BIOL31301	Post-Genome Biology	BIOL21152	‘Omic Technologies & Resources
BIOL31311	Protein Assembly, Dynamics & Function	BIOL21111	Proteins
BIOL31321	Glycobiology: Glycan Function in Health & Disease	BIOL21111 BIOL21162	Proteins Chemistry of Biomolecules
BIOL31332	Biochemical Basis of Disease	BIOL21132	Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control
BIOL31341	Macromolecular Recognition in Biological Systems	BIOL21111	Proteins
BIOL31351	Current Topics in Microbiology	BIOL21181	Prokaryotic Microbiology
BIOL31362	Bacterial Infections of Man	BIOL21192	Principles of Infectious Disease
BIOL31371	Advanced Immunology	BIOL21252	Parasitology
		BIOL21242	Immunology
		BIOL21192	Principles of Infectious Disease
BIOL31381	Gene Regulation and Disease	BIOL21101	Genome Maintenance & Regulation
		BIOL21152	‘Omic Technologies & Resources
BIOL31391	Evolution of Genes, Genomes & Systems	BIOL21232	Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
BIOL31402	Human Genetics and Evolution	BIOL21232	Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
		BIOL21371	Organismal Genetics
BIOL31411	Protein Sorting	BIOL21141	Cell Membrane Structure & Function
BIOL31441	Cell Signalling	BIOL21101	Genome Maintenance & Regulation
		BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell
		BIOL21141	Cell Membrane Structure & Function
		BIOL21261	Endocrinology
		BIOL21351	Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
BIOL31451	Comparative Developmental Biology	BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology
BIOL31471	Advanced Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology	BIOL21232	Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
		BIOL21432	Animal Behaviour
BIOL31482	Conservation Biology	BIOL21232	Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
BIOL31501	Green Biotechnology	BIOL21152	‘Omic Technologies & Resources
		BIOL21202	Plants for the Future
BIOL31511	Biotic Interactions	BIOL21202	Plants for the Future
		BIOL21212	Ecology & Ecosystems
BIOL31541	Living with Climate Change	BIOL21212	Ecology & Ecosystems
BIOL31551	Human Impacts on the Biosphere	BIOL21211 BIOL21212	Ecology & Ecosystems
BIOL31561	Human Reproductive Biology	BIOL21261	Endocrinology
BIOL31571	Advanced Endocrinology	BIOL21261	Endocrinology
BIOL31582	Cardiovascular Systems	BIOL21141*	Cell Membrane Structure & Function
	* one of these units must be taken as a compulsory pre-requisite	BIOL21321*	Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action
		BIOL21272	Gut and Renal Human  Physiology
BIOL31591	Advanced Ion Transport
	* one of these RSM units must be taken as a compulsory pre-requisite	BIOL20922*	Neuroscience RSM
		BIOL20932*	Pharmacology RSM
		BIOL20942*	Physiology RSM
		BIOL21321	Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action
BIOL31602	Toxins, Toxicants & Toxicity	BIOL21302	Clinical Drug Development
BIOL31612	Neuroinflamation in Health and Disease	BIOL21312	Drugs & the Brain
BIOL31622	Ion Transport in Health and Disease	BIOL20922*	Neuroscience RSM
	* one of these RSM units must be taken as a compulsory pre-requisite	BIOL20932*	Pharmacology RSM
		BIOL20942*	Physiology RSM
BIOL31642	Advanced Developmental Biology	BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology
BIOL31651	Advances in Anatomical Sciences	BIOL20912	Anatomy RSM
		BIOL21291	Human Anatomy & Histology
		BIOL21402	Anatomy of the Special Sense Organs
BIOL31671	Neuropharmacology of Human Health	BIOL21312	Drugs & the Brain
BIOL31681	Clocks, Sleep and Rhythms of Life	BIOL21332	Motor Systems
		BIOL21341	Sensory Systems
BIOL31691	Learning, Memory and Cognition	BIOL21332	Motor Systems
		BIOL21341	Sensory Systems
BIOL31721	Hormones and Behaviour	BIOL21261	Endocrinology
BIOL31742	Molecular Biology of Cancer	BIOL21101	Genome Maintenance & Regulation
		BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell
BIOL31751	Stem Cells	BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell
		BIOL21172	Principles of Developmental Biology
		BIOL21351	Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
BIOL31771	Cell Adhesion	BIOL21121	The Dynamic Cell
BIOL31792	Advanced Parasitology	BIOL21242	Immunology
		BIOL21252	Parasitology
BIOL31802	Immune Response and Disease	BIOL21242	Immunology
CHEM31812	Chemistry of Biological Processes	CHEM21162	Chemistry of Biomolecules

 

Withdrawal of units

The information provided is correct at the time of publication.  The School reserves the right to withdraw or alter units should there be changes in academic staff or insufficient registrations.

Step 3 – Meeting your Programme Director

You are required to attend a meeting with your Programme Director to choose your optional units for the second year of your degree. At this meeting you will be able to discuss your options with your Programme Director before making your choices. You will complete a Course Unit Plan with your Programme Director at the meeting to record your choice of units - you must retain a copy for your records.

*It is important that you retain a copy of your Course Unit Plan as you will need to enrol on your optional units yourself over the summer period.*

Copies of the second year draft 2020-21 timetable will be made available at the meeting so you can choose clash free options, however please note that the timetable is still draft at this stage as we do not have final timetable allocations until the end of the summer. No compulsory units should clash. You must make sure that your timetable is clash free when you return in September when room booking information has been released.

There are two reasons for asking you to choose optional units at this time of year; i) to provide all students with a  personalised timetable at the beginning of the new academic year;  ii) to ensure that the lecture theatres booked for your lectures are of an appropriate capacity for the cohort. You will, of course, still be able to change optional course units at the beginning of each semester (up to the end of week 2) should you need to.

The Programme Director Course Unit Selection Clinics will take place w/c 20th April 2020 and a detailed timetable can be found on the intranet.

Step 4 – Enrolling on your optional units

IMPORTANT NOTES

You should already be enrolled on your mandatory units by the Student Support Office however you MUST enrol on your optional units yourself listed on your signed off Course Unit Plan from 22nd July - 12th August. Please note, that for those on a degree programme witha a choice of RSM, you will be enrolled on the BIOL21602 Dummy RSM Unit until the RSM allocations have been finalised in September. Once they have been finalised the Student Support Office will transfer you to your allocated RSM.

‘With Language’ degree students
If you are on a ‘with language’ degree, you will be able to self-select your Language units alongside your optional BIOL units on the Student System. If you have any problems with enrolling on your Language units please contact the language department (see section School of Arts, Languages and Cultures – Language units).

University College for Interdisciplinary Learning (UCIL) course units.
You will not be able to self-enrol on the following UCIL units:

• Leadership of Learning - UCIL20001 / 20002 / 21002
• Physics and the Grand Challenges of Today – UCIL29002
• Language courses – ULBS20011 / 20012, ULAR10031 and ULCH10022

To enrol on any of these units please email universitycollege@manchester.ac.uk.

Language Enhancement Access Programme (LEAP)
The University offers courses to students who wish to study a language as part of LEAP. Further information is available from: www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/leap.

If you are considering registering for a language module you must discuss this with your Programme Director. If your Programme Director authorises your application for a LEAP course, you must enrol with the LEAP office by filling in an enrolment form which can be accessed at the link below. Enrolment will be conducted on a first-come first-served basis and you are therefore strongly advised not to leave it too late.

Manchester Leadership Programme (MLP)
You are now able to self-enrol onto an MLP course units. There are a very limited number of places so please ensure you complete enrolment early to avoid disappointment

Manchester Enterprise Centre units (MCEL)
Please contact MCEL directly to enrol on an optional MCEL unit. Details of the course units offered and contact details can be found at the following link: https://mec.portals.mbs.ac.uk/StudyEnterpriseWithUs/Undergraduateunits.aspx.

Business and Management for all Programmes (BMAN units)
If you wish to take a BMaP course and you meet the pre and co-requisites detailed on the online course database please complete the online application form: https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Non-MBSstudents/BMaPcoursesandapplicationprocess.aspx

School of Psychological Sciences (PSYC units)
PLEASE NOTE: PSYC units are only taken by students enrolled on the Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology Programme. For information on PSYC units please contact ug.psychology@manchester.ac.uk https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/psychology/.

Compensated passes and referrals in pre-requisite units
If you have a compensated pass e.g. 32C for a pre-requisite unit of a second year unit, you will not be able to self-enrol for the unit on the Student System. Similarly if you have a referral/re-sit for a pre-requisite unit of a second year unit you will not be able to self-enrol for the unit on the Student System. If this applies to you please email the Student Support Office so they can enrol you: studentsupportoffice.sbs@manchester.ac.uk.

 Logging in to the Student System

 

 

 

Step 5 - Viewing your personalised timetable

Your personalised timetable is in My Manchester from Welcome Week onwards. Please note that when you change your Course Unit Selections it will take at least 24 hours to update your personalised timetable. No compulsory units should clash. If it seems that they do for you (e.g. with compulsory language units), please go to the Student Support Office as soon as possible (and well before the day of the first clash) to resolve this.

BIOL20000 Academic Tutorials Year 2
Your Academic Tutor will notify you of the time and location of your tutorial.

There will also be a copy of the timetable permanently displayed on the intranet. Many of the practicals have alternative sessions. You will be allocated to groups that should avoid timetable clashes based on the combination of units that you select. If you discover that you do seem to have a timetable clash, please contact the Student Support Office at the earliest opportunity and well before the practicals in question. Group details will be displayed on the second year notice board in the Stopford Building and on the Blackboard area for the unit prior to your first practical session.

Step 6 - Swapping an optional course unit

You may change any optional units (except RSMs, including field courses, and language units that run for two semesters) at the beginning of each semester (during the first two weeks).  To do this you will need to log into your Student System in the same way as you did when you completed course unit selection. Further instructions are shown below. Please note that you must ensure that you do not drop or swap any course unit that is a mandatory course unit within your programme regulations. You must ensure that any changes you make to your course unit selections still satisfy your programmes academic advisement rules. Academic advisement rules can be found at the following link: https://app.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/education/cm/academicadvisement.aspx.

Please note that enrolment reports will be sent to your Programme Directors for checking and you will be contacted if your enrolment selections are not satisfactory. Failure to swap a unit before the end of the two week course unit swap period may mean you will not be allowed to register for the examinations in the unit to which you have changed. You will not normally be allowed to transfer off or onto a unit after the end of the second week of teaching (Friday 5pm) in each semester.

Drop, Swap and Edit a Course unit

Once you have enrolled for a course unit(s) you can make changes to your selection by using the drop and swap functionality. You will need to log into your Student System in the same way as you did when you completed the course enrolment. https://www.portal.manchester.ac.uk/. For all three functionalities you must select the Student Center and then select Enrol as shown below.

*It is important that you do not drop or swap any course unit that is a mandatory course unit within your programme regulations.*

Swapping a Course

This function allows you to change the courses you have already enrolled upon in a single process; instead of dropping a course and then adding a new one.

Help and Support

COURSE UNIT SELECTION DROP-IN CLINICS

• Wednesday 18th September 10:00-16:00 - Year 1 only
• Thursday 19th September 10:00-13:00 - All years
• Friday 20th September 16:00-17:00 - All years
• Tuesday 24th September 12:00-13:00 - Year 1 only

All sessions are in Stopford Building, PC Cluster 1 (located near the reception at the front of the Stopford Building).

REGISTRATION AND IT SERVICES HELPLINE
Please contact:
+44(0) 161 306 5544  (09.00 – 17.00, Monday to Friday)
Email: ssc@manchester.ac.uk

WRONG PROGRAMME/PROBLEMS WITH MANDATORY AND OPTIONAL UNITS
School of Biological Sciences Student Support Office
G.483 Stopford Building
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Glossary

Campus Solutions Glossary of Terms

Introduction
This Glossary describes terms used in the Campus Solutions Student System and describes general usage including University of Manchester terminology.

Campus Solutions Term	University Of Manchester Usage/Definition	Alternative Terminology
Academic Career	Study path e.g. Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught	Career/Study Level
Academic Group	Any body that can offer a course be it Faculty, School, Division, Subject Area	School/Faculty
Academic Plan	A plan of the programme especially where there are specialisations	Programme
Academic Programme	A course of Study made up of one or more course units which leads to an award	Programme
Class	A scheduled instance of a course unit	Session
Class Enrolment	Choice and enrolment of both mandatory and optional course units	Course Unit Selection
Course	An individual study unit of the programme	Course Unit or Module
Degree	The award normally achieved at the end of the programme	Award
Emplid/ID	The number generated by Campus Solutions unique to the individual, whatever the role. For students it will also be their registration number.	Person ID/Registration Number
Facility	Class or meeting venue	Building
Matriculate	The process by which applicants are converted to students.	Roll Forward
Session	A session can be either one of the two semesters or the full term	Semester
Term	Academic year running from September to June	Academic Year
Term Activate	The process by which the system is informed that admitted and matriculated students are eligible to enrol on classes in a particular term	Expected to register
Units	An award is achieved by attaining a mandatory amount of units (units are earned by completion of a course)	Credits

Campus Solutions Progression Terminology

• ACTV (Activate) – progress normally or complete successfully
• REVW (Review)
• ACTR (Activate Pending Re-sit Results)
• RYIA (Repeat Part Year in Attendance)
• RYOA (Repeat Year Out of Attendance)
• SPCL (Special Circumstances)

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