Undergraduate Student Handbook 2012 - 2013

USING THIS HANDBOOK

This Handbook is intended for students following a degree programme offered by the School of Mathematics in the academic year 2012-2013. You should read the Handbook carefully at the start of the academic year and then refer to it at various times during the year.

The contents of this Handbook are correct at the time of going to press. However, some changes may be unavoidable and so, if necessary, you will be notified of any corrections by e-mail. It is very important that you check your university e-mail regularly, as information and reminders are often sent to your university e-mail address. (Note that university e-mail is always sent to your university e-mail address, not to any personal e-mail addresses you might have.) Information about individual lecture courses (for example, about the nature of the coursework or the dates of coursework tests) will be announced during lectures.

If you have any questions not covered in the following pages, then do see your Academic Advisor or Programme Director. If you require any further information, please call in and discuss it with the Senior Tutor of the School of Mathematics (Dr. Ruth Thomas, Room 1.108, Alan Turing Building).

Up-to-date information about the University of Manchester and its Schools and facilities can be found at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk.

My Manchester provides quick and easy access to various University services, including your e-mail, your personal file storage space (your P-drive), University news and calendars, Blackboard (the University’s virtual learning environment) and the Crucial Guide (see below). You will need your University username and password to log into My Manchester. It can be found at:
https://my.manchester.ac.uk.

The Crucial Guide contains essential advice, information and guidance for students at the University of Manchester. It can be found at:
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/

You can also obtain the Crucial Guide by logging into My Manchester and then selecting the My Campus Life tab, followed by the Crucial Guide portlet.

The Student Charter, developed jointly by the University and the Students’ Union, is an important part of how the University establishes and maintains clear mutual expectations for the experience of all students. It sets out what we can expect from each other as partners in a learning community. It can be found at:
http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/enhancing-my-experience/charter

Up-to-date information about the School of Mathematics can be found at the School of Mathematics Home Page: http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk

Essential information about your degree programme can be found at:
http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/ugstudies

For example, this site contains course unit descriptions (syllabuses) for all Mathematics course units (lecture courses) offered by the School of Mathematics, as well as timetables, the electronic version of this Handbook and lots of other information about your degree programme.

For those who want to download all 107 pages of the UG Handbook, excluding the appendices, you can do so here. Otherwise you can download individual sections from the list below.

1. General Information

1.1 The School of Mathematics

Recent History of the School,
The Alan Turing Building.

1.2 Dates of Semesters for Academic Year 2012-13

1.3 School Communication

1.4 Health and Safety Information

Student Counselling Service,
Fire Safety,
Fire Information,
First Aid,
Health and Safety Staff.

2. Programme Overview

2.1 Undergraduate Degree Programmes

Degree Programmes offered by the School.

2.2 First Year Programme Structure

Level 1 Units offered by the School,
Level 1 units offered to each degree programme.

2.3 Second Year Programme Structure

Level 2 Units offered by the School,
Timetable constraints,
Outside Course Units,
Compulsory and Optional Units for each Honours Degree Programme,
Ordinary degree Programmes.

2.4 Third and Fourth Years Programme Structure

Level 3 Units offered by the School,
Level 4 Units offered by the School,
Level 2 Mathematics Course Units and Outside Course Units,
Compulsory and Optional Units for each Honours Degree Programme,
Ordinary degree Programmes.

2.5 How to Choose Your Options

My Manchester

2.6 B.Sc. Honours Degree Programme in Actuarial Science and Mathematics: Exemption arrangements

2.7 Royal Statistical Society Accreditation

2.8 Degrees of BSc in Mathematics and Statistics and MSc in Statistics (with application to finance)

The School of Mathematics has agreements with with some overseas universities so that students can enter the Second Year of the BSc Honours degree programme in Mathematics and Statistics.

2.9 Study Abroad

2.10 Modes of Study