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WELCOME
TO MANCHESTER
Welcome to the Politics, Philosophy and Economics programme, and
congratulations on your admission to the University of Manchester and
on your decision to study PPE. The PPE degree offers you an excellent
opportunity to study three fascinating and important subjects. You will
learn about some of the greatest ideas and some of the biggest challenges
of humanity. I hope that you will enjoy your time at Manchester and find it
intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding.
John O’Neill
BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics Programme Director
CONTENTS
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK
GET READY
WELCOME WEEK 19 TO 23 SEPTEMBER 2016
COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP ONE
COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP TWO
COURSE UNIT SELECTION STEP THREE
TIMETABLE SEMESTER 1
TIMETABLE SEMESTER 2
CAMPUS MAP
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HOW TO USE
THIS GUIDE
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 will have done
everything you need to do before you start your first
week of lectures.
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.
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 19-23
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 will need to do.
Once you have 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!
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK
Once you have read this guide you will 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 will meet at your Welcome
Meeting.
John O’Neill
4.045 Arthur Lewis Building
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4853
Email: John.F.O’[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. She will be at your
Welcome Meeting so don’t hesitate to ask if you
have any questions.
Lynn Dignan
Undergraduate Support Office,
Arthur Lewis Building
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4000
Email: [email protected]
Your Academic Advisor
Your 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 Mentor
You will also meet your Peer Mentor this week.
The mentors are second or third years so they have
been through everything you are going through
now. They are a great source of support and they
will 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)
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Arthur Lewis Building
Where to find us
The 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.
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.
The UG Support Office is open Monday to Friday
between 9am and 5pm during term time and 10am
and 4pm during holidays.
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
GET READY
Read your Survival Guide
To Do
This is a step by step guide to everything you need
to do in Welcome Week so don’t forget to bring it
with you!
Read your Survival Guide
Plan your Welcome Week
Plan your week
Read Manchester Welcome publications
There is a lot going on in Welcome Week so it’s a
good idea to plan your week in advance.
Follow @SoSSUndergrad on Twitter
Visit the School Welcome Site and put all those
important induction events in your diary.
www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/
welcome/ppe
To Do (Tier 4 Students)
We have put your Welcome Week timetable in the
back of this guide.
Pack your original documents
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.
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Essential Reading
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.
By now you will have received a number of
publications covering different stages of the
Manchester Welcome.
Follow us on Twitter
You should have received “Get Ready” and if you
are an international student you will also have the
“Arrival Guide”. Read these alongside the Get
Ready section in this guide.
@SoSSUndergrad
You will also receive the “What’s On Guide” which
covers the Welcome events taking place between
the 19 and 23 September. Read this alongside the
Welcome Week section in this guide.
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 will need to
do during Welcome Week.
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
WELCOME WEEK
19 TO 23 SEPTEMBER 2016
Have you completed Registration?
You need to do this first!
www.manchester.ac.uk/registration
2. Complete Course
Unit Selection
Your 5 steps through
Welcome Week
You will need to select your course units this week.
There are lots of course units on offer so research
your options and don’t miss the Course Unit
Registration drop in sessions.
1. Go along to Introductory
Meetings, Unismart and
Social Events
This week you will have lots of opportunities
to meet staff and students from your degree
programme and you will be given vital information
to get you through your time at University. At the
introductory meetings you will 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. All of these events will set you
up for success in your studies and along with the
social events are a great chance to make friends.
Remember: Your Welcome Week timetable is at the
back of this guide. Keep your timetable with you
this week.
For further information on choosing and enrolling
on your course units see Course Unit Selection
below.
3. Financial Registration
If you have had any problems with online
financial registration go along to the Atrium 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 –
Student Services Centre
Tier 4 students – You will need to Check-In
before you collect your student card and your
Biometric Residence Permit Card (BRP Card).
See “Get Ready” for more information.
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5. Health and Safety
Induction Course
Key venues
We 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.
Fallowfield Halls of Residences
Thursday 15 – Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm
What’s On Guide
Barnes Wallis Hub
(campus map ref 9)
Monday 12 – Friday 30 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 17 September, 10am – 4pm
Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm
Student Card Collection only
The Atrium, University Place
(campus map ref 37)
Monday 12 – Friday 30 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 17 September 10am – 4pm
Sunday 18 September 10am – 4pm
Although there’s a lot for you to
do this week you will still have
plenty of time to get involved
in all of the different Welcome
events so don’t forget to check
out the Guide.
Fee Payment and Card Collection
The Atrium, University Place
(campus map ref 37)
Monday 12 – Friday 30 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 17 September, 10am – 4pm
Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm
To Do
Passport scanning and
Biometric Resident Permit collection
(International Check-In)
Go to the Welcome Events
Complete Course Unit Selection
Student Services Centre
(campus map ref 57)
Monday 12 – Friday 30 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 17 September, 10am – 4pm
Sunday 18 September, 10am – 4pm
Complete Financial Registration
Pick up your student card
Log into My Manchester and complete
the Health and Safety unit
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
COURSE UNIT SELECTION
STEP ONE
Step One: Check your
Programme Structure
Before you choose your course units you will 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).
Compulsory course units
These are the course units you have to take. You
will automatically be enrolled on these units.
Optional
You also have a range of additional Politics and
Philosophy 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.
Your course units are split into two categories:
compulsory/core course units and optional/free
choice course units.
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HONOURS DEGREE OF BA IN POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
First Examination
All candidates must take a First Examination in course units totalling 120 credits as follows:
IN THE FIRST YEAR, STUDENTS TAKE 40 CREDITS FROM EACH DISCIPLINE AREA
CODE
TITLE
20 credits of COMPULSORY Politics course units: ***
CREDITS PRE/CO-REQUISITES
POLI10702
Introduction to Political Theory
20
POLI10201
POLI10202
POLI10302
POLI10402
POLI10501
POLI10601
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Making Sense of Politics
British Politics: Power and the State
Politics of the Global Economy
Introduction to International Politics
20
20
20
20
20
20
PHIL10041
Critical Thinking
20
PHIL10021
PHIL10402
PHIL10622
PHIL10632
PHIL10641
Introduction to Ethics
History of Philosophy
Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy and Social Sciences
20
20
20
20
20
ECON10041
ECON10042
ECON10081
ECON10082
Microeconomic Principles
Macroeconomic Principles
The UK Economy - Microeconomics
The UK Economy - Macroeconomics
10
10
10
10
C: ECON10041
P: A Level Economics *
C: ECON10081
ECON10061
SOST10062
ECON10071
ECON10072
ECON10001
ECON10132
Introductory Mathematics
Introductory Statistics for Economists
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced Statistics
Further Mathematics
Further Statistics
10
10
10
10
10
10
P: GCSE Mathemathics *
C: ECON10061
P: A Level Mathematics *
C: ECON10071
P: AS Level Mathematics *
C: ECON10001
A further 20 credits of optional CORE Politics course units from:
20 credits of CORE Philosophy course units:
A further 20 credits of optional CORE Philosophy **** course units from:
20 credits of COMPULSORY Economics ** course units from:
20 credits of COMPULSORY Mathematics and Statistics ** course units from:
You must BALANCE YOUR POLITICS AND PHILOSOPHY OPTIONS so that you have NO MORE THAN 60
CREDITS IN EACH SEMESTER of the course.
*
Or equivalent qualification
** Economics and Mathematics course units are pre-determined by the standard reached prior to coming
to Manchester University. Students must pass these course units WITH A MINIMUM MARK OF 40% in order
to progress into the Second Year of the PPE Degree.
*** Students must pass this course unit WITH A MINIMUM MARK OF 40% in order to progress into the
Second Year of the PPE Degree.
**** Students must pass at least 20 credits of Philosophy course units WITH A MINIMUM OF 40% in order
to progress into the Second Year of the PPE Degree.
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Notes:
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
COURSE UNIT SELECTION
STEP TWO
Step Two: Research
Your Course Units
You need to choose one optional Politics course unit
and one optional Philosophy unit.
You will 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. 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.
1. 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
will find key information for each course unit. Read
up on each of your choices before you enrol.
2. Watch the Options films
These will give you an overview of the course units
available to you. See Course Unit Selection at
www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/
welcome/ppe
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Course units I’m interested in...
Confused? Just ask!
We are here to help.
See Your Support
Network on page 4.
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COURSE UNIT SELECTION
STEP TWO
3. 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.
4. 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.
Contact details for all academic members of staff
are listed on the School’s intranet site at
man.ac.uk/kmERp5
Interpreting Course Unit Codes
When you are 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
ECON10071
THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS:
The Discipline area providing
the course.
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.g.:
ECON = Economics
POLI = Politics
BMAN = Finance
SOCY = Sociology
MATH = Maths
LAWS = Law
PHIL = Philosophy
HIST = History
SOST = Social Statistics
SOAN = Social Anthropology
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: SURVIVAL GUIDE
COURSE UNIT SELECTION
STEP TWO
A few things to remember when choosing
your course units:
Timetables
Check Your Programme
Structure
You cannot select two course units that have
lectures at the same time so make sure you check
your timetable. Timetables for Social Sciences can
be found at: man.ac.uk/6eaJLc
When 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.
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
If your course unit selection does not meet the
degree requirements, for content or balance of
units, you will have to change your course units. If
you do not select the correct course units first time
around you may struggle to get on courses later so
if you are unsure ask!
Balancing your workload
Before you enrol on your course units think about
the amount of units you will have in each semester.
You will 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.
Choose your course units early
Some 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 Lists
All Discipline Areas within the School of Social
Sciences operate waiting lists for popular course
units. If you cannot 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.
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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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COURSE UNIT SELECTION
STEP THREE
Step Three: Enrolment
Once you have chosen your course units you
need to enrol on them and choose tutorial groups
through the online student system.
You need to complete course unit selection
between the 19 and 23 September 2016.
We will give you full instructions on how to select
your course units when you arrive.
You will 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.
Arriving late? Don’t worry. We will make sure
you have all of the information and support you
need to get settled into University life.
www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/
welcome/late-arrivals
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You will 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
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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
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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CAMPUS MAP
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BUILDING KEY
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
Sackville Street Building
Lambert Hall
Fairfield Hall
Chandos Hall
Echoes Day Nursery
Paper Science Building
Renold Building
Barnes Wallis Building /
Students’ Union (North) /
Wright Robinson Hall
10Moffat Building
11The Manchester Conference Centre /
Weston Hall
12Pariser Building
13Manchester Meeting Place
14The Mill
15Morton Laboratory
16Manchester Institute of
Biotechnology (John Garside Building)
17George Begg Building
20Ferranti Building
22Sugden Sports Centre
23Oddfellows Hall
24Grosvenor Halls of Residences
25Materials Science Centre
26Manchester Business School East
27Bowden Court
28Ronson Hall
29Harold Hankins Building /
Manchester Business School West
30Devonshire House /
Precinct Shopping Centre
31Crawford House
32St Peter’s House / Chaplaincy
33Crawford House Lecture Theatres
34Prospect House
35Humanities Bridgeford Street
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36Arthur Lewis Building
37University Place
38Waterloo Place
39Kilburn Building
40Information Technology Building
41Dental Hospital
42Martin Harris Centre forMusic and
Drama
43Coupland Building 1
44Manchester Museum
45Rutherford Building
46Alan Turing Building
47Coupland Building 3
47Dental School
48John Owens Building
49Beyer Building
50Whitworth Hall
51Whitworth Building
52Williamson Building
53Roscoe Building
54Schuster Building
55Main Library
56Burlington Rooms / Schunck Building
57Student Services Centre
58Christie Building
59Simon Building
60Zochonis Building
61Chemistry Building
62Dryden Street Nursery
63Alan Gilbert Learning Commons
64Environmental Services Unit
65Mansfield Cooper Building
66Stephen Joseph Studio
67Samuel Alexander Building
68Students’ Union Oxford Road
69William Kay House
70Dover Street Building
71Michael Smith Building
73Avila House RC Chaplaincy
74Holy Name Church
75AV Hill Building
76AQA
77Ellen Wilkinson Building
78The Academy
79Stopford Building
80Horniman House
81The Manchester Incubator Building
82Whitworth Park
83Grove House
84Whitworth Art Gallery
85Opal Hall
86Core Technology Facility
87Denmark Building
88Carys Bannister Building
89James Chadwick Building
90National Graphene Institute
91McDougall Centre
92Jean McFarlane Building
93George Kenyon Building
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Need help? Just ask.
Don’t sit in your room and worry. We are all here to help and support you.
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School of Social Sciences
Undergraduate Support Office
Arthur Lewis Building
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
tel: +44 (0) 161 306 1340
email: [email protected]
www.manchester.ac.uk/socialsciences
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