Course Unit Selection - LEVEL 3 students
By September 2016, you will have already completed steps 1-4 and the information provided below is a reminder of these steps. From September 2016, 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
Intercalating Medical Students
Intercalating medical students will be given the opportunity to attend the Programme Director meetings in April 2016 if they wish, however the meetings are not compulsory since intercalating medics will not have an active Biological Sciences record until September and therefore cannot choose their optional units on the Student System until then. Intercalating medics will be sent information prior to the start of the academic year about welcome week and meeting your Programme Director.
Step 1 – What to expect from your final year talk
What to expect from your final year talk
The ‘What to expect from your final year talk’ will be held on Monday 18th April 2016 at 1-2pm, University Place Theatre B. Please ensure that you attend the talk as there will be vital information given about:
- Course unit selection (including Manchester Leadership Programme)
- Problem/essay papers
- Projects (in depth description of project types)
- Employability
- PASS leaders
Placement students
As you will not be able to attend the ‘What to expect from your final year’ talk you should watch the podcast from the podcast folder in the Placement Student area on Blackboard, which contains important information about the final year of your degree.
Changing degree programmes: Students wishing to change from one programme to another must complete a ‘degree programme change form’, which can either be downloaded from the Faculty intranet at www.intranet.ls.manchester.ac.uk/education/studentsupport/supportforms/default.aspx or collected from the Student Support Office (G.483 Stopford). Students must obtain the approval of both the ‘old’ and ‘new’ Programme Directors. There are, however, some restrictions depending upon which units you have taken (refer to the compulsory units for any programme you may be considering). Please note that there is a deadline of 10th June for completing programme changes for the next academic year. It should be noted that it is not normally possible to transfer into, or out of, the Joint Honours Programme of Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology. Programme changes will be actioned on the student system at the end of the academic year.
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 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.
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.
Final year BIOL units run for a period of 6 weeks as opposed to 12 weeks. This means that final year BIOL units are classed as either ‘early’ or ‘late’, depending upon whether they run in weeks 1-6 semester 1 (early), weeks 2-7 semester 2 (early) or weeks 7-12 (late) of each semester. The following unit descriptions have ‘(E)’ or ‘(L)’ following the unit title to denote whether their timetabling is ‘early’ or ‘late’ in the semester.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 links:
http://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Non-MBSstudents.aspx
http://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Non-MBSstudents/Teachingtimetables.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
Room S3.5
Samuel Alexander Building
www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
School Receptionist
Tel: 0161 275 8311
| Programme | Programme Director | Programme Administrator |
| Chinese Studies | Heather Inwood Heather.inwood@manchester.ac.uk |
TBC Eastasianstudies.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| French Studies | Dr Vladimir Kapor Vladimir.kapor@manchester.ac.uk |
Gill Worrall Frenchstudies.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| German Studies | Margaret Littler margaret.littler@manchester.ac.uk |
Angela Crolla Germanstudies.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| Italian Studies | Stephen Milner stephen.j.milner@manchester.ac.uk |
Laura Berisford Italian.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| Japanese | Jonathan Bunt jonathan.bunt@manchester.ac.uk |
TBC Eastasianstudies.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| Spanish & Portuguese
Studies |
James Scorer James.scorer@manchester.ac.uk |
Nicholas Prideaux SPLAS.administrator@manchester.ac.uk |
| European Studies | TBC | Gem Grimshaw Eurostudies.administrator@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 Deborah Talmi (deborah.talmi@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.
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*Providing you have the pre/co-requisites.
Units that clash
Biological Sciences units that do not appear in the list below do not clash with any other biological sciences units 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.
Clash Groups Semester 1 Weeks 1-6 (Early)
Clash Group 1
BIOL31321 – Glycobiology
BIOL31391 – Evolutions of Genes, Genomes & Systems
Clash Group 2
BIOL31501– Green Biotechnology
BIOL31561 – Human Reproduction
BIOL31681 - Clocks, Sleep & the Rhythms of Life
Clash Group 3
BIOL31311 – Protein Assembly, Dynamics & Function
BIOL31671 – Neuropharmacology of Human Health
Clash Group 4
BIOL31351 – Current Topics in Microbiology
BIOL31471 – Advanced Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
BIOL31441 - Cell Signalling
Clash Group 5
BIOL31381 – Gene Regulation & Disease
BIOL31591 – Advanced Ion Transport
Clash Group 6
BIOL31371 – Advanced Immunology
BIOL31551 – Human Impacts on the Biosphere
Clash Groups Semester 1 Weeks 7-12 (Late)
Clash Group 1
BIOL31511 – Biotic Interactions
BIOL31571 – Advanced Endocrinology
BIOL31771 – Cell Adhesion
Clash Group 2
BIOL31541 – Living with Climate Change
BIOL31751 – Stem Cells
Clash Group 3
BIOL31411 – Protein Sorting
BIOL31461 – Chemical Communication in Animals
Clash Group 4
BIOL31651 – Advances in Anatomical Sciences
BIOL31451 – Comparative Developmental Biology
Clash Group 5
BIOL31301 – Post Genome Biology
BIOL31461 – Chemical Communication in Animals
Clash Group 6
BIOL31541 – Living with Climate Change
BIOL31651 – Advances in Anatomical Sciences
Clash Groups Semester 2 Weeks 1-6 (Early)
Clash Group 1
BIOL31332 – Biochemical Basis of Disease
BIOL31732 – Developmental Neurobiology
Clash Group 2
BIOL31482 – Conservation Biology
BIOL31612 – Neuroinflammation in Health & Disease
Clash Group 3
BIOL31362 – Bacterial Infections of Man
BIOL31622 – Ion Transport in Health & Disease
Clash Group 4
BIOL31582 – Cardiovascular Systems
BIOL31692 – Learning, Memory & Cognition
Clash Group 5
BIOL31812 – Chemistry of Biological Processes
BIOL31792 – Advanced Parasitology
Final level units with pre-/co-requisites
Listed below are all the final level units in the School of Biological Sciences which have pre-/co-requisite units. If a unit has pre-/co-requisites, this means that you may need to take the unit(s) listed 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 | Proteins |
| BIOL21162 | Chemistry of Biomolecules | ||
| BIOL31332 | Biochemical Basis of Disease | BIOL21132 | Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control |
| BIOL31341 | Macromolecular Recognition in Biological Systems | BIOL21111 | Proteins |
| CHEM10021 | Chemistry for Bioscientists 1 | ||
| CHEM10022 | Chemistry for Bioscientists 2 | ||
| BIOL31352 | 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 | BIOL10521 | Genes, Evolution & Development |
| 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 | BIOL10521 | Genes, Evolution & Development |
| 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 |
| BIOL21211 | Ecology & Ecosystems | ||
| BIOL31541 | Living with Climate Change | BIOL21211 | Ecology & Ecosystems |
| BIOL31551 | Human Impacts on the Biosphere | BIOL21211 | Ecology & Ecosystems |
| 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 |
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| BIOL31591 | Advanced Ion Transport | BIOL10832 | Excitable Cells |
| *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 | BIOL10832 | Excitable Cells |
| BIOL21302 | Clinical Drug Development | ||
| BIOL31612 | Neuroinflamation in Health and Disease | BIOL10832 | Excitable Cells |
| BIOL21312 | Drugs & the Brain | ||
| BIOL31622 | Ion Transport in Health and Disease | BIOL10832 | Excitable Cells |
| * one of these RSM units must be taken as compulsory pre-requisite | BIOL20922* | Neuroscience RSM | |
| BIOL20932* | Pharmacology RSM | ||
| BIOL20942* | Physiology RSM | ||
| BIOL31591 | Advanced Ion Transport | ||
| BIOL31642 | Advanced Developmental Biology | BIOL21172 | Principles of Developmental Biology |
| BIOL31651 | Advances in Anatomical Sciences | BIOL20912 | Human 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 |
| BIOL31732 | Developmental Neuroscience | BIOL10521 | Genes, Evolution & Development |
| BIOL21172 | Principles of Developmental Biology | ||
| 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 | ||
| BIOL31371 | Advanced Immunology | ||
| BIOL31802 | Immune Response and Disease | BIOL21242 | Immunology |
| BIOL31371 | Advanced Immunology | ||
| BIOL31812 | Chemistry of Biological Processes | BIOL21162 | 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 final 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’ at the meeting to record your choice of units – it is important that you retain a copy of your choices so that you can self-select your optional courses on the Student System in July. If you are unable to complete your choice of units in the meeting with your Programme Director, your completed and signed form must be handed in to the Student Support Office no later than Friday 13th May 2016.
*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 third year draft 2016-17 timetable will be made available at the meeting and on the School intranet so you can choose clash free options, however please note that the timetable is still draft at the 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 up to the end of the second week of each ‘early’ semester one unit and after the end of the first week for ‘late’ semester units and ‘early’ semester two units..
The Programme Director Course Unit Selection Clinics will take place w/c 25th April 2016 and a detailed timetable will be sent to you prior to the Clinics.
Placement students
You may want to discuss your options with your Personal Advisor before making your choice of optional units. You can do this by contacting them via email (or if you have not filled in a second meeting form on the intranet yet, this would be a good time to do that, so you can update them on your progress as well as getting advice).
If your placement is in the Manchester area you may wish to attend the Programme Director meetings.
Once you have decided which optional units you would like to choose, please complete the relevant course unit plan and return it to studentsupportoffice.fls@manchester.ac.uk by Friday 13th May 2016.
*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.*
Intercalating Medical students
If you are an intercalating medical student you will meet with your Programme Director in September when you have an active SoBS record on the Student System.
Step 4 - Enrolling on your optional units
You should already be enrolled on your mandatory units however you MUST enrol on your optional units yourself listed on your signed off Course Unit Plan from 18th July –8th August 2016. Please note that all students will be enrolled on the generic Project unit code BIOL30030 until the project allocations have been finalised in September. Once they have been finalised the Student Support Office will transfer you to your allocated project.
Intercalating Medics
If you are an intercalating medic you will choose your optional units on the Student System in September when you have an active Biological Sciences record.
‘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 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.
Further information can be found at www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/information/faqs .
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
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 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.fls@manchester.ac.uk.
Logging in to the Student System
If you are having problems enrolling on your optional units please attend one of the Course Unit Selection Drop-in Clinics at the following times:
- Wednesday 21st Sept 15:00-17:00 – All years
- Thursday 22nd Sept 12:00-14:00 – All years
- Friday 23rd Sept 13:00-15:00 – All years
- Thursday 29th September 13:00-15:00 – Year 1 only
All sessions are in Stopford Building, PC Cluster 1 (located near the reception at the front of the Stopford Building).
If you are having problems enrolling on your optional units in the summer please contact the Student Support Office, email: sbsstudentsupportoffice@manchester.ac.uk, Tel no: 0161 275 1487.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.
BIOL30000 Academic Tutorials Year 3
Your Academic Advisor will notify you of the time and location of your tutorial.
Step 6. Swapping an optional course unit
You may change any optional units (except language units that run for two semesters) up to the end of the second week of ‘early’ semester one units and after the end of the first week for ‘late’ semester one units and semester two units. 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 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 in each semester.
Semester one late unit changes
If you wish to swap a semester one late unit you will not be able to do process this yourself on the Student System. Instead you must complete a ‘Course Unit Change Form’ if you wish to make any changes. Forms can either be collected from the Student Support Office (G.483 Stopford) or downloaded from the intranet. Your Programme Director must confirm to you by email or signature on the form that he/she approves the change, and you must then take the completed form, together with email verification where relevant, to the Student Support Office by the end of week 7 so the Office can swap your unit for you.
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 21 Sept 15.00-17.00
- Thursday 22 Sept 13.00-15.00
- Friday 23 Sept 14.00-16.00
- Thursday 29 Sept 13.00-15.00
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
Tel: 44 (0)161 275 1487 (08.30 – 17.00, Monday to Friday)
Email: sbsstudentsupportoffice@manchester.ac.uk
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)