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BA SOCIAL SCIENCESSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
YOUR STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WELCOME WEEK
SURVIVALGUIDE
DON’T
FORGET TO
BRING THIS
GUIDE WITH
YOU!
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
WELCOME TO MANCHESTER
CONTENTS
This guide will take you through your first steps at university as you meet your fellow students, enrol on your course units and generally settle into life in Manchester.
Look out for the “To Do” lists throughout the guide. If you work through these you’ll have done everything you need to do before you start your first week of lectures.
Get Ready (page 6)These are the things you can do now.
Welcome Week (page 8)These are the things you need to do between 15-19 September during Welcome Week.
Read through this section of the guide and get a feel for what your Welcome Week will be like and what you’ll need to do.
Once you’ve read this booklet put it in your suitcase. This is your guide to surviving Welcome Week so don’t forget to bring it with you!
I warmly welcome you to BASS and hope that you will enjoy the experience in a stimulating and exciting environment. You are about to embark on an adventure that entails new ways of thinking and learning, a new social and intellectual life and (to some) a new and exhilarating city.
Adjusting to life at University can be challenging and we have ensured that we provide you with all the possible means of support. I draw your attention particularly to the Academic Advisor who will be allocated to each student and will provide you with support when choosing your pathway and the courses you will need to take. We also want you to be aware that there are many ways to obtain advice, both within your Discipline Area and outside. I hope that this guide will be helpful in providing you with more details.
I very much look forward to welcoming you in person here at Manchester where I hope your time will be rewarding and inspirational.
Michelle Obeid BA Social Sciences (BASS) Programme Director
To Do As soon as you complete registration you will be allocated a University of Manchester email address. You need to check your university email every day as we send out a lot of information via email.
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE page 3
YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK 4
GET READY 6WELCOME WEEK 15 TO 19 SEPTEMBER 2014 8COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP ONE 10COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP TWO 14COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP THREE 20TIMETABLE SEMESTER 1 22TIMETABLE SEMESTER 2 24CAMPUS MAP 26
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YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK
Where to find usThe Undergraduate Support Office is based on the ground floor of the Arthur Lewis Building (No. 36 on Campus Map). The Social Sciences UG team of administrators and support staff are based in this office and they will be your first point of contact for any queries.
The UG Support Office is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm during term time and 10am and 4pm during holidays.
For students taking BMAN course units, the MBS Undergraduate team are based in Manchester Business School East (No.26 on Campus Map). If you are taking LAWS course units, the Law/Criminology Teaching and Student Support Office is in room 3.05 in the Williamson Building (No.52 on Campus Map).
All Social Sciences academic staff are based in the Arthur Lewis and Humanities Bridgeford Street (No. 35 on Campus Map) buildings. In the Arthur Lewis Building: Social Anthropology are based on the second floor, Economics and Sociology on the third floor and Philosophy and Politics are located on the 4th Floor. In Humanities Bridgeford Street: Social Statistics staff are based on the ground floor.
Once you’ve read this guide you’ll see you have quite a few things to do in Welcome Week. Don’t worry. There are lots of people on hand to help you.
These people are part of your support network so if you need help just ask!
Your Programme Director Your Programme Director is in charge of your degree programme and can advise you on a number of issues. You’ll meet at your Welcome Meeting.
Michelle Obeid (Semester 1)2.048 Arthur Lewis BuildingTel: +44 (0)161 306 6934Email: [email protected]
Katherine Smith (Semester 2)2.053 Arthur Lewis BuildingTel: +44 (0)161 275 3996Email: [email protected]
Your Programme Administrator Based in the UG Support Office, your Programme Administrator will guide you through every step of your three years in Manchester. They’ll be at your Welcome Meeting so don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Joseph Barrett Undergraduate Support Office Arthur Lewis BuildingTel: 0161 275 3204 Email: [email protected]
Your Academic AdvisorYour Advisor will assist you on a range of issues throughout your time at University so it’s a good idea to make a note of their contact details and the date of your first meeting.
Your Academic Advisor:
Meeting: (you will be emailed with details of your meeting so don’t forget to check your university email)
Your Peer MentorYou’ll also meet your Peer Mentor this week. The mentors are second or third years so they’ve been through everything you’re going through now. They’re a great source of support and they’ll be there to help you survive your first year in Manchester.
Your Peer Mentor:
Meeting: (you will be emailed with details of your meeting so don’t forget to check your university email)
Arthur Lewis Building
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GET READY
Read your Survival GuideThis is a step by step guide to everything you need to do in Welcome Week so don’t forget to bring it with you!
Plan your weekThere’s a lot going on in Welcome Week so it’s a good idea to plan your week in advance.
Visit the School Welcome Site and put all those important induction events in your diary. www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/welcome/bass
International Students – Tier 4 students Don’t forget that as part of our checks for UKBA we are required to see original copies of your academic documents. Please remember to bring the original copies of the qualifications listed on your CAS as well as your English Language qualification. It is a good idea to carry these in your hand luggage when you travel to the UK.
To Do (Tier 4 Students)Pack your original documents
To Do Read your Survival Guide
Plan your week
Print off your Welcome Week timetable and put it in the back of this guide
Read Manchester Welcome publications
Follow @SoSSUndergrad on Twitter
Essential ReadingBy now you will have received a number of publications covering different stages of the Manchester Welcome.
You should have received “The Crucial Guide Get Ready” and if you are an international student you will also have “The Orientation Guide”. Read these alongside the Get Ready section in this guide.
You will also have “The What’s On Guide” which covers the Welcome events taking place between the 15 and 21 September. Read this alongside the Welcome Week section in this guide.
It’s essential that you read through all of these as they work together to give you the information you need to complete registration, pay your fees and sign up for your course units.
Follow us on Twitter @SoSSUndergrad
With so much going on at the start of term it’s easy to forget those important meetings and events. Follow us on Twitter and we’ll keep you on track with regular updates and reminders.
Now relax! You don’t need to do anything else until you get here. Just read through the rest of the Survival Guide so you know what you’ll need to do during Welcome Week.
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WELCOME WEEK 15 TO 19 SEPTEMBER 2014
Have you completed Registration? You need to do this first! bit.ly/crucialregistrationhelp
Your 5 steps through Welcome Week
1. Go along to Introductory Meetings, Unismart, Library tutorials and Social EventsThis week you’ll have lots of opportunities to meet staff and students from your degree programme and you’ll be given vital information to get you through your time at University. At the introductory meetings you’ll meet your Academic Advisors and Peer Mentors and get an idea of what’s ahead of you in the next 3 years on your degree programme. Unismart will tell you what it’s like to be a student. The Library tutorials will set you up for success in your studies and the social events are a great chance to make friends.
Your Welcome Week timetable is online on the School Welcome site. Print off your timetable and put it in your Survival Guide.
2. Complete Course Unit Selection You’ll need to select your course units this week. There are lots of course units on offer so don’t miss the Subject talks and the Course Unit Registration drop in sessions.
For full details on choosing and enrolling on your course units see Course Unit Selection below.
3. Financial RegistrationIf you have had any problems with online financial registration go along to Whitworth Hall and the Student Services Team will be on hand to help you out.
4. Pick up your student card Your student card gives you access to a wide range of University services so make sure you collect it as soon as possible.
International Check-in – Whitworth Hall (10am to 4pm all week)Tier 4 students - You’ll need to Check-in before you collect your student card. See your Orientation Guide for more information or go to www.manchester.ac.uk/orientation
5. Health and Safety Induction CourseWe want to make sure that you stay safe during your 3 years in Manchester so we ask you to complete a Health and Safety Induction Course (SOCS11230) and obtain a “pass”. The course is online and you will be able to access it via Blackboard (through My Manchester) as soon as you have registered.
What’s On GuideAlthough there’s a lot for you to do this week you’ll still have plenty of time to get involved in all of the different Welcome events so don’t forget to check out the “What’s On Guide”.
Key VenuesStudent Card Collection only
Main Library(campus map ref 55)Monday – Friday 8 - 30 September 10am - 4pmSaturday 13 September 10am - 4pmSunday 14 September 10am - 4pm
Owens Park (Fallowfield Campus)Thursday 11 – Monday 15 September 10am - 4pm
Fee Payment and Card Collection
Whitworth Hall (campus map ref 50)Monday – Friday 8 - 23 September 10am - 4pmSaturday 13 September 10am - 4pm Sunday 14 September 10am - 4pm
International Check-In
Whitworth Hall(campus map ref 50, ground floor)Monday – Friday 8 - 30 September 10am - 4pmSaturday 13 September 10am - 4pmSunday 14 September 10am - 4pm
To Do Go to school subject talks on Wednesday
Go to a library tutorial
Complete Course Unit Selection
Complete Financial Registration
Pick up your student card
Log into My Manchester and complete the Health and Safety unit
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COURSE UNIT SELECTIONSTEP ONE
Step One: Check your Programme Structure
Before you choose your course units you’ll need to read through your Programme Structure. This tells you what course units you can take as part of your degree.
In each year you will be taking courses worth a total of 120 credits. These may be single semester courses (worth either 10 or 20 credits, depending on their intensity) or year-long courses (worth 20 credits).
Your course units are split into two categories: compulsory/core course units and optional/free choice course units.
Compulsory course unitsAt the top of the structure you’ll find a list of the course units you have to take. You will automatically be enrolled on these units.
Optional/Free choice course unitsYou also have a range of additional course units to choose from. These are listed below the compulsory units and the structure will say exactly what groups of units you can choose from and how many units you have to take.
BA SOCIAL SCIENCES
FIRST YEAR 2014/15
Students must take 120 units including a 20 unit compulsory course unit, 20 units from each of their chosen pathways and at least 20 units from another pathway.
COMPULSORY COURSE UNIT
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNITS NOTES:
P = Prerequisite & C = Co-requisite
SOAN10081 Engaging with Social Research 20 OPTIONAL COURSE UNITS
PHILOSOPHY Students taking a Pathway including Philosophy must take: PHIL10041: Critical Thinking PHIL10021 Values We Live By 20 PHIL10041 Critical Thinking 20 PHIL10622 Discovering Reality 20 PHIL10632 Mind and World 20 PHIL10641 Philosophy and Social Sciences 20 PHIL10402 History of Philosophy 20 POLITICS Students who wish to take a Politics Pathway in Second Year must take one of the following courses: POLI10201/2, POLI10601, POLI10402, POLI10702. POLI10201 Government I: Intro to Comparative Politics 20 Cannot be taken in
conjunction with POLI10202
POLI10202 Government I: Intro to Comparative Politics 20 Cannot be taken in conjunction with POLI10201
POLI10601 Introduction to International Politics 20
POLI10402 British Politics: Power and the State 20 POLI10702 Introduction to Political Theory 20 POLI10301 Making Sense of Politics 20 POLI10502 Politics of the Global Economy 20 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
SOAN10301 Power and Culture: Inequality in Everyday Life 10
SOAN10312 Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective 10 SOAN10320 Key Ideas in Social Anthropology 20
SOAN10331 Regional Studies of Culture: 1 20 C: 20 units of SOAN. Cannot be taken in conjunction with SOAN10312
SOAN10352 Regional Studies of Culture: 2 20 C: 20 units of SOAN. Cannot be taken in conjunction with SOAN10331
SOAN10361 Introduction to Business Anthropology: Consumers, Companies and Culture 20
SOAN10382 Digital Film Making 20 SOCIOLOGY Students taking a pathway including Sociology must take either SOCY10421and/or SOCY10432
SOCY10421 From Modernity to Postmodernity 1 20 SOCY10441 Media, Culture & Society 1 20 SOCY10471 Sociology of Personal Life 20 SOCY10402 British Society in a Globalising World 20 SOCY10432 From Modernity to Postmodernity 2 20 SOCY10452 Media, Culture & Society 2 20 SOCY10912 Work, Organisations & Society 20 CRIMINOLOGY Students who wish to take LAWS20041 in the Second Year must take LAWS10431 LAWS10002 Crime and Society 20 LAWS10421 Foundations of Criminal Justice 20
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LAWS10431 Psychology, Crime and Criminal Justice 1 20 LAWS10082 Criminal Law 20 OTHER COURSE UNITS Students may take a maximum of 20 units from this section, but please note these units do not count towards your quota of units for your BASS pathways. ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles 10 ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles 10 C: ECON10041 ECON10081 The UK Economy – Microeconomics 10 P: A Level Economics
ECON10082 The UK Economy – Macroeconomics 10 P: A Level Economics
ECON10002 An Introduction to Development 10
SOST10142 Applied Statistics for Economists 10 P: A Level Maths or Stats or equivalent or an A/B grade at GCSE or equivalent
SOST10021 Unequal Societies – Health, Well-Being & Happiness
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SOST10012 Understanding Social Media 20
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COURSE UNIT SELECTIONSTEP TWO
Step Two: Research Your Course Units
What’s Social Statistics? Do I need to know about Politics to take a Politics course unit? What’s Critical Thinking? Should I do Intro or Advanced Maths? What is Business Anthropology?
You’ll have lots of questions about your courses. And it’s essential that you find out as much as possible about the course units you are going to study in your first year. There will be opportunities throughout the week to find out more about the different subject areas. You can find course information in a number of different places and there will be lots of people on hand to help you make the right choices.
Don’t miss the Library tutorials on Wednesday. If you’re going to do well at University you need to know how to use the library!
1. On Wednesday go along to the School Subject Talks and write down the course units that you’re interested in.
Academic staff from each subject area in Social Sciences will give you an overview of the course units available. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear lecturers talking about their areas of interest.
Check your timetable for the venue information.
Time Subject
9am Politics
9:30am Criminology
9:45am Social Anthropology
10:15am Sociology
10:45am Philosophy
11:15am Social Statistics
11:45am Library Tutorial
12:15pm LUNCH BREAK
12:45pm Maths and Stats
1:30pm Development Studies
2pm Library Tutorial
2:30pm Economics
3:30pm Accounting and Finance
School Subject Talks: course units I’m interested in...
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COURSE UNIT SELECTIONSTEP TWO
2. Talk to your Academic Advisors/ Course Convenors
If you need additional information on a course unit you can talk to your Academic Advisor or you can contact the course convenor (the lecturer) directly.
Contact details for all academic members of staff are listed on the School’s intranet site at bit.ly/SoSSAcademicStaff
3. Talk to your Peer Mentor
There are lots of course units to choose from so speak to the people who did them last year. Your mentor will be able to give you all the facts on everything from Macroeconomics to Media, Culture and Society.
4. Go online
The Course Unit Information portlet provides information on all university course units.
You can access the portal through My Manchester and your ‘My course’ tab. You will automatically be given a list of all of the course units that are part of your programme of study.
For other units, use the search function. This allows you to view course units by Level and subject. You’ll find key information for each course unit. Read up on each of your choices before you enrol.
THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS:The Discipline area providing the course.
E.g.:
ECON = Economics
POLI = Politics
BMAN = Finance
SOCY = Sociology
MATH = Maths
LAWS = Law
PHIL = Philosophy
HIST = History
SOST = Social Statistics
SOAN = Social Anthropology
THE FIRST NUMBER: The level (or year) in which the course is taught.
THE SECOND THIRD AND FOURTH NUMBERS: The actual course number.
THE LAST NUMBER: Indicates the semester in which the course is taught.
E.g.:
1 for semester one
2 for semester two
0 for a course unit taught all year (in both semesters)
E C O N 1 0 0 7 1
Interpreting Course Unit CodesWhen you’re trying to decide on an optional or free choice unit you should be looking for a first year course which is open to all students. Each course unit has a code containing 4 items of information
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A few things to remember when choosing your course units:
Check Your Programme StructureWhen selecting your course units please pay careful attention to your Programme Structure and make sure that you have selected course units in all the appropriate sections.
If your course unit selection doesn’t meet the degree requirements, for content or balance of units, you’ll have to change your course units. If you don’t select the correct course units first time around you may struggle to get on courses later so if you are unsure ask!
PermissionDo you have permission to choose free choice units? If you do your course units may need to be approved by your Programme Director.
Check your Programme Structure for more information.
Balancing your workload
Before you enrol on your course units think about the amount of units you’ll have in each semester. You’ll normally have an even split of credits across the two semesters i.e. 60 credits in each semester. You are allowed to have a slight imbalance between semesters, so that you are taking 50/70 or 70/50 across semesters one and two.
Use the table opposite to check your credit balance.
TimetablesYou can’t select two course units that have lectures at the same time so make sure you check your timetable. Timetables for SoSS can be found via the Course Information tabs at: bit.ly/UGCourseInfo
Use the blank timetables in this guide to work out when your lectures are and what spaces on your timetable are free. See pages 22-24
Choose your course units earlySome courses fill up quickly so sign up for your optional course units as soon as possible. It’s not always possible to get your first choice but the earlier you register; the more likely you are to be successful.
Waiting ListsAll Discipline Areas within the School of Social Sciences operate waiting lists for popular course units. If you can’t get onto a course unit because it’s full email your Programme Administrator and they will add you to the waiting list. Lists are checked daily and where possible extra tutorials will be offered to meet demand for places. However, being added to a waiting list is not a guarantee of enrolment on the course. You should always choose another course unit in case a place does not become available.
COURSE UNIT SELECTIONSTEP TWO
First semester
Course code Units Credits
Total =
Second semester
Course code Units Credits
Total =
The final total number of units should be 120.
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Step Three: Enrolment
Once you’ve chosen your course units you need to enrol on them and choose tutorial groups through the on-line student system.
You need to complete course unit selection between the 15 and 19 September 2014.
We’ll give you full instructions on how to select your course units when you arrive.
You’ll also be able to go along to a drop in session during Welcome Week where staff and Peer Mentors will be on hand to help you make your course selection.
Check your Welcome Week timetable for further information.
COURSE UNIT SELECTIONSTEP THREE You’ll see a lot of people around
campus wearing “AskMe” badges in Welcome Week. They want to help so don’t be afraid to ask them questions.
There will also be “Ask Me” desks and signs around campus so if you get lost just head for the nearest help point.
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Semester 1 Monday Tuesday
9am - 10am
10am – 11am
11am – 12pm
12pm – 1pm
1pm – 2pm
2pm – 3pm
3pm – 4pm
4pm – 5pm
5pm – 6pm
Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Semester 2 Monday Tuesday
9am - 10am
10am – 11am
11am – 12pm
12pm – 1pm
1pm – 2pm
2pm – 3pm
3pm – 4pm
4pm – 5pm
5pm – 6pm
Wednesday Thursday Friday
CAMPUS MAP BUILDING KEY1 Sackville Street Building
2 Lambert Hall
3 Fairfield Hall
5 Chandos Hall
6 Echoes Day Nursery
7 Paper Science Building
8 Renold Building
9 Barnes Wallis Building / Students’ Union (North) / Wright Robinson Hall
10 Moffat Building
11 The Manchester Conference Centre / Weston Hall
12 Pariser Building
13 Manchester Meeting Place
14 The Mill
15 Morton Laboratory
16 Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (John Garside Building)
17 George Begg Building
20 Ferranti Building
22 Sugden Sports Centre
23 Oddfellows Hall
24 Grosvenor Halls of Residences
25 Materials Science Centre
26 Manchester Business School East
27 Bowden Court
28 Ronson Hall
29 Harold Hankins Building / Manchester Business School West
30 Devonshire House / Precinct Shopping Centre
31 Crawford House
32 St Peter’s House / Chaplaincy
33 Crawford House Lecture Theatres
34 Prospect House
35 Humanities Bridgeford Street
36 Arthur Lewis Building
37 University Place
38 Waterloo Place
39 Kilburn Building
40 Information Technology Building
41 Dental Hospital
42 Martin Harris Centre forMusic and Drama
43 Coupland Building 1
44 Manchester Museum
45 Rutherford Building
46 Alan Turing Building
47 Coupland Building 3
47 Dental School
48 John Owens Building
49 Beyer Building
50 Whitworth Hall
51 Whitworth Building
52 Williamson Building
53 Roscoe Building
54 Schuster Building
55 Main Library
56 Burlington Rooms / Schunck Building
57 Student Services Centre
58 Christie Building
59 Simon Building
60 Zochonis Building
61 Chemistry Building
62 Dryden Street Nursery
63 Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
64 Environmental Services Unit
65 Mansfield Cooper Building
66 Stephen Joseph Studio
67 Samuel Alexander Building
68 Students’ Union Oxford Road
69 William Kay House
70 Dover Street Building
71 Michael Smith Building
73 Avila House RC Chaplaincy
74 Holy Name Church
75 AV Hill Building
76 AQA
77 Ellen Wilkinson Building
78 The Academy
79 Stopford Building
80 Horniman House
81 The Manchester Incubator Building
82 Whitworth Park
83 Grove House
84 Whitworth Art Gallery
85 Opal Hall
86 Core Technology Facility
87 Denmark Building
88 Carys Bannister Building
89 James Chadwick Building
90 National Graphene Institute
91 McDougall Centre
92 Jean McFarlane Building
93 George Kenyon Building
School of Social SciencesUndergraduate Support OfficeArthur Lewis BuildingThe University of ManchesterOxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
tel: +44 (0) 161 306 1340email: [email protected]
www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences
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