BSocSc POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

YOUR STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO WELCOME WEEK

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WELCOME TO MANCHESTER

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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!

Welcome to the University of Manchester and to the Discipline Area of Politics! Your university experience begins here! We hope that your time at university will prove enjoyable, stimulating, and rewarding.

We understand that these first few weeks can seem a little daunting, so the activities that are organised during this Welcome Week are aimed at helping you adapt and adjust. Believe us when we say that you will very quickly find your feet. For now, take the time to read through this brochure carefully, along with the other materials enclosed. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions when we meet on 15 September. In the meantime though, feel free to contact either myself or one of the two undergraduate administrators for Politics: Guro Buchanan and Chantel Riley, if you have any urgent questions.

Dr Carl DeathBSocSc Politics and International Relations 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.

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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.

Carl Death4.011 Arthur Lewis BuildingTel: +44 (0)161 275 4890Email: carl.death@manchester.ac.uk

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.

Guro Buchanan and Chantel RileyUndergraduate Support Office, Arthur Lewis BuildingTel: 0161 306 6906/ 275 2499Email: Guro.Buchanan@manchester.ac.uk or Chantel.Riley@manchester.ac.uk

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/politics

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.

Honours Degree of BSocSc in Politics and International Relations

First Examination Full-time candidates for the degree of BSocSc in Politics (Honours) must take a First Examination in courses totalling 120 units as follows:

Code

Title

Units

Pre/Co-requisites

Notes

20 units of compulsory courses: POLI10702 Introduction to Political Theory

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60 units of core courses: POLI10202 Introduction to Comparative Politics

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POLI10251

Research and Study Skills

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POLI10601 Introduction to International Politics

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Further courses totalling 40 units approved by the Discipline Area of Politics which may include POLI10301 Making Sense of Politics

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POLI10402

British Politics: Power and the State 20

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POLI10502 Politics of the Global Economy 20

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Notes:

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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.

Choosing course units outside the School of Social Sciences

If your Programme Structure allows you to choose course units outside Social Sciences you can research those courses online through My Manchester in exactly the same way.

When selecting course units, whether from or outside Social Sciences, always check the course web page for the unit you’re interested in.

Remember to check the following

• Does the course unit have any co and/or pre-requisites? (Are there any other courses you have to take or have taken?)

• Are there restrictions on the course unit or is it open to all students?

• Can you enrol on the course immediately OR do you have to complete a free choice form and have it signed by the department that runs the course unit?

• Do you need permission from your Programme Director?

Other Course Unit Options:

The University College offers courses that showcase the research and knowledge found at the University and encourages students to go beyond the boundaries of their degree programme. www.college.manchester.ac.uk

Language Courses (LEAP). If you wish to sign up for a language course, you will be allocated according to the level you have already attained – beginner, intermediate, advanced. LEAP can be found in the South Wing of the Samuel Alexander Building (Campus Map 67).

Languages available: www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/leap

If you are accepted onto a Language course, Andres Lozoya (the LEAP Administrator) will enrol you onto the Student System, so there will be no need to register on the course unit yourself.

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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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

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