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 Personal Advisor about this.
Level 3 degree programme requirements 2016-17
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.
All students take degree programme-specific Tutorial units in the final year. These will include a mixture of different exercises and problem-based-learning all related to the subject matter of the degree programme and are considered to be vital preparation for the degree programme papers in the final examinations (see unit entry under Tutorials for further details).
All students take degree programme-specific Tutorial units in the final year. These will include a mixture of different exercises and problem-based-learning allrelated to the subject matter of the degree programme and are considered to be vital preparation for the degree programme papers in the final examinations (see unit entry under Tutorials for further details).
Final Year Projects
In order to allocate final year projects to all students for their final year we must know your preferences. Even if you have provisionally self-arranged a project please go to the ‘Student Project Preferences’ page on the Faculty intranet at: https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/cm/projects/studentselection.aspx and complete the online form. Information about the different types of projects including movies which may help you decide on your preferences and the order to list them in can be found in the Tutorial unit course in Blackboard (BIOL20000) > Course Content > Final Year Projects.
The deadline for completing the online project preferences form is Friday 11th June 2016. If you do not fill in the preferences form and are not allocated your self-arranged project you will be allocated a project in an appropriate discipline, but it could be any of the project types.
Self-arranged Projects
There is the option to self-arrange a project. If you have an idea for a specific project, you should correspond with members of staff to find out if anyone would be willing to supervise your suggested project or a modification of it. If you would like to do an eLearning project (ELP), then please look at the spreadsheet at the following link that contains titles and summaries of current ELPs being offered by staff: http://tinyurl.com/FLSelearningprojects. The advantage with choosing one of these is that you know in advance what your topic will be, and you will have a ready-made target audience to evaluate your project. Please contact the member of staff concerned if you would like to find out more; this is not binding, of course, but it is a very good idea to talk through what is required before you make a firm decision. All self-arranged projects are provisional until after the second year September exam board. If you wish to arrange your own project, you must complete and return a self-arranged project form, which can be downloaded from the Faculty intranet at https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/studentsupport/supportforms/default.aspx. Completed forms must be returned to the Student Support Office (G.483 Stopford) NO LATER THAN Friday 11th June 2016.
Alternatively, you can return your completed form via email to the Student Support Office studentsupportoffice.fls@manchester.ac.uk by the date given above.
Please note that self-arranged projects are PROVISIONAL ONLY and you MUST also ensure that you have entered your project preferences online at: https://www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/cm/projects/studentselection.aspx by Friday 11th June 2016 at the latest.
Intercalating Medical Students
If you are an intercalating medical student you will have already provided us with your project preferences via the FLS admissions team.