THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Undergraduate PROSPECTUS 2014 ENTRY www.manchester.ac.uk As well as reading this prospectus... Visit www.manchester.ac.uk Come and visit us Visit our website for loTs more information, including We run guided visits of our campus on most full course profiles. Wednesday afTernoons from November To March, and a more limited schedule of visits from April To Join our online admissions community October. StarTing at 1.30pm and finishing at 3.30pm, Admissions information and The latest University news guided visits include a presenTation on The Univers ity are available on Facebook and a campus Tour led by one of our studenTs. (facebook.com/AdmissionsUoM) and TwitTer If you can’T make any of The guided visits, you’re (@AdmissionsUoM). You can also see what our welcome To have a look around our campus currenT studenTs are up To on our studenT blogs at independenTly. Our Visitors CenTre (building 37 manchesterstudentblogs.wordpress.com. on The campus map, see p214) can provide maps and information, and is open Monday To Friday, Contact your admissions officer 9am To 5pm. Phone The admissions officer for your subject area We also run accommodation Tours of some of our with specific queries abouT your course. ConTact halls of residence on The Fallowfield campus most details are on our course pages. Wednesday mornings between November and March, with a limited number of Tours over The summer. You’ll Take a walking Tour of The campus and see at least one studenT bedroom. Tours run from 10.30am unTil 12 noon and last for around an hour. For more information, or To book a place on a guided visit or accommodation Tour, call +44 (0)161 275 2077, or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/ug/opendays/othervisits. If you need a copy of This prospectus, or cerTain sections of it, in an alternative format, please call our StudenT RecruitmenT Office on +44 (0)161 275 2077. Come and visit us at an open day: 2013 Friday, 21 June 2013 Saturday, 22 June 2013 Saturday, 5 October 2013 2014 Friday, 20 June 2014 Saturday, 21 June 2014 Saturday, 4 October 2014 www.manchester.ac.uk/opendays 1 Contents Welcome 4 Accounting and Finance 54 Drama 93 Manchester people 6 Aerospace Engineering 56 Earth Sciences 96 The Manchester experience 10 Archaeology 58 Economics 98 Our research 12 Architecture 62 Economic and Social Studies 100 Our campus 14 Art History and Visual Studies 63 Electrical, Electronic and The city of Manchester 20 Mechatronic Engineering 102 Business Studies Accommodation 30 and Mana gement 65 Engineering and Science Support 36 with an Integrated Chemical Engineering 70 Library and IT 38 Foundation Year 105 Chemistry 73 Study abroad 40 English Literature Chinese 78 and American Studies 106 Careers 42 Civil Engineering 80 English Language Sport, health and fitness 44 Classics and Ancient History 83 for Education 108 The Students’ Union 46 Computer Science 85 Environmental Science 110 International students 48 Computing 89 European Studies 114 Finance 50 Dentistry and Oral French 115 Our courses 52 Health Sciences 91 Geography 117 2 “The thing about Manchester is it’s got a specific direction it’s going in - which is upwards.” Professor Brian Cox School of Physics and Astronomy German 119 Medicine 160 Psychology 189 History 121 Middle Eastern Studies 164 Religions and Theology 191 Human Communication 123 Modern Languages 167 Russian 193 Italian 125 Music 169 Social Anthropology 195 Japanese 130 Nursing and Midwifery 171 Social Sciences 197 Joint Language courses 131 Optometry 173 Sociology 199 Law 133 Petroleum Engineering 175 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies 201 Learning Disability Studies 135 Pharmacy and Textiles 203 Life Sciences 136 Pharmaceutical Sciences 176 Small print 206 Life Sciences with Philosophy 178 Maps 214 a Foundation Year 145 Physics and Astronomy 180 Linguistics and Course index 222 Planning and Environmental English Language 147 Management 182 Management and Leisure 152 Politics and Materials Science 153 International Relations 186 Mathematics 156 Politics, Philosophy Mechanical Engineering 158 and Economics 188 3 “Manchester has so much to offer students and, if you get involved, you can learn a wide range of skills and really enhance your CV. I’ve got involved in as many things as possible and it is those extracurricular things that have made my university experience so memorable.” Sophie Taylor LLB Law 4 Welcome to The University of Manchester We’re influenTial and forward-Thinking, down-To- Our ambitious plans are backed by The biggest earTh and friendly, and we’ll give you an amazing investmenT programme ever seen in UK higher university experience That’s rooTed in a rich heritage. education – we’ve already invested £750 million in buildings and facilities since 2004 and we’re now ParT of The prestigious Russell Group of universities, puTTing anoTher £1 billion inTo furTher Teaching with ouTstanding facilities and The widest range of and studenT facilities. courses, we are highly respected across The globe as a cenTre of Teaching excellence. We’ve got the people to do it We enjoy an inTernational repuTation for our We have more Nobel laureates on our staff Than pioneering researc h and innovation, which vitalise any oTher UK university. You’ll be TaughT by experTs our undergraduate courses and inTroduce you To The who are recognised inTernationally as being at The latest Thinking in your chosen field. Our problem- forefronT of Their subject – and who incorporate based approach To learning will inspire you To Think The very latest Thinking and discoveries directly critically and creatively, cultivating your independence inTo your course. and making you more atTractive To employers. And best of all, you’ll get To experience all of This We give you excellent job prospects at The hearT of Britain’s most popular studenT city. An annual review of The graduate market in 2012 named us The most Targeted universi Ty in The UK We make things happen by Britain’s best-known employers. We Turn enThusiasm inTo achievemenT and ground- Our Careers Service runs evenTs and programmes breaking Theory inTo cuTTing-edge practice. That’s why developed with more Than 4,000 graduate recruiters, we’re at The forefronT of The search for soluTions To from major multinationals To small- and medium- some of The world’s most pressing problems. sized enTerprises. 92% of our graduates go straighT We’ve been accomplishing feats of global significance inTo employmenT or furTher study. for more Than 180 years, from invenTing The modern compuTer To splitTing The atom, and from founding We offer much more than a degree presenT-day economics To giving T he world graphene At Manchester you’ll find The broadest range of – The Two-dimensional ‘wonder material’ That is one opporTunities ouTside of your studies for de veloping atom Thick, buT 200 Times stronger Than steel. your inTerests and having fun. These include And we don’T work in isolation. We have strong links ouTstanding sporTs facilities, supporTed community with industry and The public services, and our volunTeering, study abroad pathways, skills- research makes a real difference To people’s lives developmenT programmes, menToring and across The world. much more. We know where we’re going We’re on The way To becoming one of The world’s Top 25 universities – The preferred destination for The best We’d love you to join us Teachers and studenTs, where The highest academic Choose The University of Manchester and values are cherished and your studenT experience is discover your own path To fuTure success. second To none. 5 Manchester people Manchester studenTs are a diverse and dynamic • You wanT To Take charge of your fuTure, learning bunch, drawn from all corners of The globe, with The abouT poTenTial career paths and prospective energy and commitmenT To build a betTer fuTure via employers, so you can plan for an exciting fuTure an excepTional educational experience. and find ouT what you need To do To succeed. They learn quickly how To balance The demands • You wanT To get To know and love Manchester, of a rigorous education with The atTractions of a a vibranT, friendly and creative place with an fascinating studenT city, by enThusiastically making enduring energy for progress and change. The most of The opporTunities we offer. • You wanT To develop confidence and independence, Try new Things and meet challensge Are you a Manchester student? head on, find your voice and form opinions, • You wanT practical experience as well as academic develop your inner drive and ambition, be inspired knowledge on courses designed in close and get involved. collaboration with industry and informed by The best research, To make you more employable. • You wanT To look ouTside of The University, To be challenged To view The world in differenT • You wanT To meet The world at The UK’s biggest ways, To idenTify problems and find new ways and most diverse university community, mixing of solving Them. with studenTs from 180 counTries and making friends for life at a place That prides itself on • You don’T wanT your fuTure To happen To you. nurTuring responsible global citizens. You wanT To make your fuTure happen. We have The largest alumni community of any Sophie Raworth campus-based university in The UK and many of our Broadcaster and journalist graduates hold positions of seniority in business, Lord Terrence Burns academia, politics, industry and The media. Chairman, SanTander Tom Bloxham Winnie Cheung Chairman, Urban Splash Former Chief ExecuTive, Hong Kong InstituTe of Sir Peter Maxwell