{"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":"2022-08-22T10:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T10:41:45","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:flex-end\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926?action=genpdf&amp;id=926\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" target=_blank><img src=\"https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2023-24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/PDFico.png\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:50px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3936 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner.jpg 700w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner-415x119.jpg 415w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/BMH-Pharmacy-subject-banner-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livemanchesterac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/UOM-FBMH-SHS-Student-Information\/SitePages\/2025%20Handbook1.aspx\">School of Health Sciences Student Handbook<\/a> \u2013 please read this in conjunction with your programme specific handbook found below<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.6.3 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3866 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/\">Postgraduate<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18759\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-nursing-midwifery-and-social-work\/\">Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18762 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-psychology-communication-and-human-neuroscience\/\">Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18767 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-informatics-imaging-and-data-sciences\/\">Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18768 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-pharmacy-and-optometry\/\">Division of Pharmacy and Optometry<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18769 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-psychology-and-mental-health\/\">Division of Psychology and Mental Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18765\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/division-of-population-health-health-services-research-and-primary-care-2\/\">Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-15728\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/pg\/clinical-psychology-doctorate-2026-2027\/\">Clinical Psychology Doctorate 2026-27<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3864 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/\">Undergraduate<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-17093\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/bsc-speech-and-language-therapy-25-26\/\">BSc Speech and Language Therapy &#8211; 25\/26<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-16415\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/bsc-cognitive-neuroscience-and-psychology-2\/\">BSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology &#8211; 25\/26<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-16741\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/healthcare-science-audiology\/\">BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Audiology) &#8211; 25\/26<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-19522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/optometry-msci-programme-handbook-2025-26\/\">Optometry MSci Programme Handbook 2025-26<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4544\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/optometry\/\">BSc Optometry Programme Handbook 25-56<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-20025\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/bsc-clinical-pharmacy-handbook-2025-2026\/\">BSc Clinical Pharmacy Handbook 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-18513\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/pharmacy-handbook-2025-2026\/\">Pharmacy Handbook 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-15939\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/shs\/ug\/bsc-public-health-2025-26\/\">BSc Public Health 2025-2026<\/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><strong>School of Biological Sciences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3938 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/biological-sciences-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/biological-sciences-banner.jpg 700w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/biological-sciences-banner-415x119.jpg 415w, https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/biological-sciences-banner-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.6.3 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-9216\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/sbs\/student-support-chat\/\">Student support chat<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-503\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/sbs\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-6650\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/sbs\/pg\/\">Postgraduate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-982 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/sbs\/pgr\/\">PGR<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-843\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbooks.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/2026-27\/sbs\/pgr\/epsrc-mrc-centre-for-doctoral-training-in-regenerative-medicine\/\">EPSRC &#038; 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