Course Unit Selection - LEVEL 3 students

By September 2018, you will have already completed steps 1-4 and the information provided below is a reminder of these steps. From September 2018, you should follow step 5 and step 6 if necessary.

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

 


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’ was held on Monday 16th April. Information was given about:

  • Structure of final year, including lecture unit format
  • Course unit selection (including University College for Interdisciplinary Learning or UCIL and HSTM units)
  • Problem/essay papers
  • Projects (in depth description of project types)
  • Employability
  • PASS leaders

Placement students
As you were not 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 8th June 2018 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 across degree subjects will be actioned on the student system at the end of the academic year.


Step 2 – Choosing your optional units

choosingDegree 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 3 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.

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 or in the Placement Student area on Blackboard if you are currently out on placement.

The deadline for completing the online project preferences form is Friday 8th June 2018. 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. 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 resit exam board. If you wish to arrange your own project, you must complete and return a self-arranged project form, which can be found on the school intranet.

Completed forms must be returned to the Student Support Office (G.483 Stopford) NO LATER THAN Friday 8th June 2018.

Alternatively, you can return your completed form via email to the Student Support Office studentsupportoffice.sbs@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 your project preferences on the intranet by Friday 8th June 2018 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 SoBS 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 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:

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  • When you have completed Course Unit Selection you should be registered for a total of 120 credits.
  • 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.
  • You are advised to ensure that chosen units are spread over the three periods available (i.e. Semester 1, early and late and Semester 2, early) and that you do not overload yourself with optional units in a single 6 week block. Early semester units will have an (E) after the course code and late semester units will have an (L) after the course code e.g. BIOL31411 Protein Sorting (L). Note: non BIOL units may be spread over a full semester in a 12 week block.
  • You must look at the content of the final level units that are available to you and try to balance the units so that you are not overloaded in one semester, taking into consideration when you will be undertaking other work e.g. eLearning workshops, practical units, projects.
  • You must check that you attended any pre-requisite first or second level units, listed on the unit descriptions.
  • 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 3 study, you may choose any* BIOL level 3 course unit.

*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 – Evolution of Genes

Clash Group 2

BIOL31311 – Protein Assembly, Dynamics & Function

BIOL31671 – Neuropharmacology of Human Health

Clash Group 3

BIOL31381 – Gene Regulation & Disease

BIOL31591 – Advanced Ion Transport

BIOL31551 – Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Clash Group 4

BIOL31351 – Current Topics in Microbiology

BIOL31471 – Advances in Behavioural Ecology

Clash Group 5

BIOL31351 – Current Topics in Microbiology

BIOL31441 – Cell Signalling

Clash Group 6

BIOL31561 – Human Reproductive Biology

BIOL31501 – Green Biotechnology

Clash Group 7

BIOL31471 – Advances in Behavioural Ecology

BIOL31371 – Advanced Immunology

Clash Group 8

BIOL31681 – Clocks, Sleep and the Rhythm of Life

HSTM32011 – From Baker Street to CSI

HSTM33021 – Climate Change and Society

Clash Group 9

BIOL31371 – Advanced Immunology

BIOL31551 – Human Impacts on the Biosphere

BIOL31681 – Clocks, Sleep and the Rhythm of Life

Clash Group 10

BIOL31721 – Hormones and Behaviour

BIOL31551 – Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Clash Group 11

BIOL31681 – Clocks, Sleep and the Rhythm of Life

BIOL31351 – Current Topics in Microbiology

Clash Group 12

BIOL31631 – Imaging in Biomedical Research

BIOL31381 – Gene Regulation & Disease

Clash Group 13

BIOL31721 – Hormones and Behaviour

BIOL33021 – Computational Approaches to Biology

HSTM32011 – From Baker Street to CSI

HSTM33021 – Climate Change and Society

Clash Groups Semester 1 Weeks 7-12 (Late)

Clash Group 1

BIOL31511 – Biotic Interactions

BIOL31571 – Advanced Endocrinology

BIOL31771 – Cell Adhesion

HSTM32011 – From Baker Street to CSI

HSTM33021 – Climate Change and Society

Clash Group 2

BIOL31411 – Protein Sorting

HSTM32011 – From Baker Street to CSI

HSTM33021 – Climate Change and Society

Clash Group 3

BIOL31411 – Protein Sorting

BIOL31541 – Living with Climate Change

Clash Group 4

BIOL31651 – Advances in Anatomical Sciences

BIOL31341 – Macromolecular Recognition

Clash Group 5

BIOL31411 – Protein Sorting

BIOL31461 – Chemical Communication in Animals

Clash Group 6

BIOL31651 – Advances in Anatomical Sciences

BIOL31451 – Comparative Developmental Biology

BIOL33031 – Data Science for Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology

Clash Group 7

BIOL31301 – Post Genome Biology

BIOL31461 – Chemical Communication in Animals

BIOL33031 – Data Science for Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology

Clash Group 8

BIOL31511 – Biotic Interactions

BIOL31571 – Advanced Endocrinology

BIOL31771 – Cell Adhesion

Clash Group 9

BIOL31341 – Macromolecular Recognition

BIOL33031 – Data Science for Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology

Clash Group 10

BIOL31751 – Stem Cells

BIOL33031 – Data Science for Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology

Clash Groups Semester 2 Weeks 1-6 (Early)

Clash Group 1

BIOL31482 – Conservation Biology

BIOL31612 – Neuroinflammation in Health & Disease

HSTM31212 – The Nuclear Age

HSTM30832 – Madness and Society

HSTM30232 - Health, Development and People

Clash Group 2

HSTM30232 - Health, Development and People

BIOL31742 – Molecular Biology of Cancer

Clash Group 3

BIOL31332 – Biochemical Basis of Disease

BIOL31692 – Learning, Memory and Cognition

Clash Group 4

BIOL31792 – Advanced Parasitology

BIOL31402 – Human Genetics and Evolution

BIOL31812 – Chemistry of Biological Processes

Clash Group 5

BIOL31362 – Bacterial Infections of Man

BIOL31622 – Ion Transport in Health and Disease

Clash Group 6

BIOL31742 – Molecular Biology of Cancer

HSTM 31212 – The Nuclear Age

HSTM30832 – Madness and Society

Clash Group 7

BIOL31582 – Cardiovascular Systems

BIOL31692 – Learning, Memory and Cognition

Clash Group 8

BIOL31332 – Biochemical Basis of Disease

BIOL31692 – Learning, Memory and Cognition

Clash Group 9

BIOL31602 – Toxins, Toxicants & Toxicity

BIOL31522 – Bioethics

Clash Group 10

BIOL31642 – Advanced Developmental Biology

BIOL31332 – Biochemical Basis of Disease

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
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
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
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 final year of your degree. You will complete a course unit plan in consultation 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 third year draft 2018-19 timetable will be made available at this meeting 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 23rd April 2018 and a detailed timetable can be found on the intranet.

Placement students

You may want to discuss your options with your Academic Tutor 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.sbs@manchester.ac.uk.

*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 23rd July - 12th August. 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.

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.sbs@manchester.ac.uk.

 Logging in to the Student System

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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 Tutor 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. In semester two you may change any BIOL optional units up to the end of the first week of teaching (end of week two of the academic calendar). 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 (Friday 5pm) 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.

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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.

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Help and Support

COURSE UNIT SELECTION DROP-IN CLINICS

  • Wednesday 19th September 14:00-16:00 - Year 1 only
  • Thursday 20th September 11:00-13:00 - All years
  • Friday 21st September 16:00-17:00 - All years
  • Tuesday 25th 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
Tel: 44 (0)161 275 1487 (08.30 – 17.00, Monday to Friday)
Email: studentsupportoffice.sbs@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)

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