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WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2017

post graduate open day taught courses PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

postgraduate open day

Welcome to The University of Manchester.

I’m delighted that you have chosen to find out more about our unrivalled range of taught master’s courses, and discover how you might become a postgraduate taught student here at Manchester.

You probably already have a good idea about what you want to study and want to gain a broad, deep and specialised knowledge around that subject area.

Contents Getting the most out of the open day

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Registration

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Optional tours

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Timetable for the day

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Central events

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Events in Schools and Faculties

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- Faculty of Humanities

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- Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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On the day

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Visitors with disabilities or special requirements

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In an emergency

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If you get lost / have a general question

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Meals and refreshments

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Campus map

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Plan your day

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You will want a degree from the University with an excellent reputation both across the UK and overseas. The University of Manchester has a global reach and one of the highest number of on-campus postgraduate students at a research intensive university. At Manchester you’ll study with students from many countries and learn from leading teachers and scholars who are acknowledged international experts in their respective fields. I invite you to look at our five research beacons on the University web pages as an illustration of our commitment to combining excellent teaching alongside excellent research. You’ll develop skills and gain experience that will go beyond your master’s and be fundamental to your future career.

I hope you enjoy the day and take the opportunity to speak to our current students to hear their experiences, and take some time to see some of our world-class facilities and resources on campus.

Clive Agnew Vice President Teaching, Learning and Students

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Getting the most out of the open day We’re sure you’ll enjoy finding out more about the wealth of opportunities we offer. Do take the opportunity to talk to the people you meet at our open day, particularly admissions staff, academics and current students. They will give you a real insight into what life as a postgraduate student at The University Manchester is like, and will be happy to answer questions about our admissions process or life in Manchester more generally.

Start your day with the student experience exhibition (12-1), which will give you the opportunity to engage with key support services at The University of Manchester, that will help you to make the most out of your studies. You will then move from the student experience exhibition to the welcome presentation (1-1:30pm), where you will learn more about what life as a postgraduate student at Manchester is like, including details of the teaching and learning environment, the nature of postgraduate study and the services, facilities and support available.

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Our student finance presentation (1:302pm) will then ensure that you have all the information you need to plan your progression to postgraduate study.

Following this, you will have the chance to attend events taking place within Faculty buildings across the University (2pm onwards), which are designed to give further detail concerning specific subject areas. Our staff and students will be on hand throughout the day to give you information about the admissions process, funding arrangements and the support available to you as a postgraduate taught student at The University of Manchester.

Registration When you first arrive, please register your attendance at the Welcome Desk in University Place (37). If you registered in advance, please bring the registration number that was emailed to you. If you have not registered in advance, you will be asked to complete a short registration form.

of our Student Ambassadors and will last approximately 35 minutes. Tours of our University accommodation will be conducted either by a member of staff or a student ambassador. These tours will operate on a first-come-first-serve basis, so please sign up at the Welcome Desk on the day in order to avoid disappointment.

Optional tours Optional tours of either the campus or University accommodation will be available on the day (Campus Tours 11am-1pm, Accomodation Tours 11am-2pm). Please report to the Welcome Desk in University Place (37) if you wish to go on a tour.

Campus tours will be conducted by one

Please tweet us during the day @OpenDaysUoM! We’d love to hear what you get up to during the #UoMPGTOpenDay

Wherever you see a number in this guide in brackets (36), this indicates the corresponding building number on the campus map on pages 18-19. You can also download the iManchester app for iPhone or Android, which includes a searchable campus map. Search for ‘iManchester’ on your app store.

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Timetable for the day Time

Event

Location

11am – 1pm

Campus Tours – leaving every 20 minutes

Welcome Desk, University Place (37)

11am – 2pm

Accommodation Tours – leaving every 20 minutes

Welcome Desk, University Place (37)

11.30am – Arrival and Registration 12pm Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

12 – 1pm

Student Experience Exhibition

Welcome Desk, University Place (37) University Place (37)

Exhibitors: • Accomodation Office • Student’s Union • UoM Sport • Library/ My Learning Essentials • Manchester Enterprise Centre • Finance and Funding • Careers Service • Visa’s and Immigration • IT Services • Residential Life 1 – 1.30pm Welcome presentation: postgraduate study at The University of Manchester This presentation will provide an overview of postgraduate student life at The University of Manchester. It will include information about the teaching and learning environment, the nature of postgraduate study and the services, facilities and support on offer here at Manchester.

Lecture Theatre B, University Place (37)

Dr Thea Cameron-Faulkner, Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Humanities.

1.30 – 2pm Postgraduate Student Finance This presentation outlines the potential funding sources for taught postgraduate students and will include information about the postgraduate loan. More general financial considerations and advice will also be offered.

2 - 4pm

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Faculty Based Activity

Lecture Theatre B, University Place (37)

Various locations

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Events in Schools and Faculties

Faculty of Humanities Time

Event

Location

School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2 – 4pm

History Subject talk by the Programme Director, Dr. Max Jones

Room SLG12 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

History Subject talk by the Programme Director, Dr. Max Jones

Room SLG12 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

MA Modern and Contemporary Literature

Room A101 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

Room A113 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

MA Religions & Theology Subject talks by academics from the Religions and Theology department.

Room A213 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies Subject talk by the Programme Director Prof. David Matthews.

Room S3.6 Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2 – 4pm

MA Linguistics Room S3.24, Subject talk by the Programme Director, Dr. Eva Schultz-Berndt. Samuel Alexander Building (67)

Event

Location

2 – 4pm

MA Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA Conference Room C5.1, Interpreting, MA Intercultural Communication Ellen Wilkinson Building (77) Programme Directors of these three MAs will be conducting talks and a Q&A session with an opportunity to speak informally to current students.

2 – 4pm

MA Classics Subject talk by the Programme Director, Dr. Jenny Bryan

Room C1.18, Ellen Wilkinson Building (77)

2 – 4pm

MA Creative Writing

Room CG58, Ellen Wilkinson Building (77)

2 – 4pm

MA Screenwriting

2 – 4pm

MA Film Studies Subject talk by Dr. Vicky Lowe.

2 – 4pm

MA Music Room SU15, Subject talks by the directors of Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Martin Harris Centre (42) Composition and Electroacoustic Composition.

Staff from the Centre for New Writing will be available to chat with any prospective applicants or offer-holders about the MAs in Screenwriting and Creative Writing.

They will explain the aims and structure of the two programmes and will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Room CG59, Ellen Wilkinson Building (77)

Room SU14, Martin Harris Centre (42)

School of Environment, Education and Development

2 – 4pm

MA Modern Languages and Cultures Room W2.19, Subject talk by the Programme Director Dr. Joseph McGonagle. Samuel Alexander Building (67)

2pm – 3pm Global Development Institute (GDI) presentation

2 – 4pm

Humanitarianism and Conflict Response Institute Room G21, Subject talks by academics from the Institute on each of its MA Mansfield Cooper Building programmes.

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2.30m – 4pm

PGCE Primary – presentation followed by Q&A

Room A2.6, Ellen Wilkinson Building (77)

MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies

2.30m – 4pm

PGCE Secondary – presentation followed by Q&A

2 – 4pm

Room A2.16, Ellen Wilkinson Building (77)

2 – 4pm

2 – 4pm

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MA English Literature & American Studies

Subject talks by academics from our English and American Studies department will be offering attendees an opportunity to learn more about the modules we offer on each programme, and answering any questions.

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Find out more about a career in the creative and cultural sector. Hear about the range of courses and work placements available on the master’s courses, meet members of staff and MA Arts Management, current students and see examples Policy and Practice of creative group projects by MA graduates. Hear from alumni about their career trajectories.

Room 2.14, Mansfield Cooper Building (65) Room 2.02, Mansfield Cooper Building (65)

MA Gender, Sexuality and Culture Room 4.10, Subject talk on behalf of the department by Prof. Jackie Stacey. Mansfield Cooper Building (65)

Room G7, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building (35)

3pm – 4pm Geography – presentation

Rooms G.35/36, Arthur Lewis Building (36)

3pm – 4pm Manchester Institute of Education – presentation

Room G7, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building (35)

2pm – 3pm Planning and Environmental Management – presentation

Rooms G.35/36, Humanities Bridgeford Street Building (35)

2pm – 4pm School of Environment, Education and Development stand

Foyer, Arthur Lewis Building (36)

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Events in Schools and Faculties

Faculty of Humanities Time

Event

Location

School of Law Come along to the School of Law’s Postgraduate Taught Exhibition and meet teaching staff and support staff across all three subject areas. The exhibition will run from 2pm – 4pm in room 3.10 in the Williamson Building (52).

2pm – 4pm PGT Law drop in with refreshments: Dr Vincenzo Bavoso Admissions Tutor for LLM/MA Law courses 2pm – 4pm PGT Criminology drop in: Dr Rose Broad (2 – 3pm) Admissions Tutor and Lecturer in Criminology

Room 3.10, Williamson Building (52) Room 3.10, Williamson Building (52)

Time

Event

Location

2.30m – 3.30pm

Social Anthropology Professor Karen Sykes

Room 4.213, University Place (37)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Visual Anthropology Dr Andrew Irving

Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, Room G.020, Ground Floor, Arthur Lewis Building (36)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Philosophy Dr David Liggins

Room 4.210, University Place (37)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Social Statistics Dr Kingsley Purdam

Room 4.214, University Place (37)

Alliance Manchester Business School

Dr Reka Solymosi (2 – 3pm) Lecturer (T&L) in Quantitative Methods

Interested in studying business? Many of our students don’t have a business background. Find out more about our courses, talk to our academics, and discover the campus on one of our tours.

Professor Shadd Maruna (3 – 4pm) MA Criminology, MRes Criminology and MRes Criminology (Social Statistics) stream Director 2pm – 4pm PGT Healthcare Ethics and Law drop in Ms Caroline Hoyle – Admissions Tutor Dr Catherine Stanton – Programme Director for Distance Learning courses

12pm – 2pm

Room 3.10, Williamson Building (52)

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Registration

2pm – 2.50pm

Welcome and Introduction to postgraduate study at Alliance Room B10, MBS, Dr Kieron Flanagan, Master’s Programmes Director Alliance MBS East (26)

Dr Iain Brassington Director for MSc Intercalated course

Careers and Employability Alliance MBS Postgraduate Careers Service Consultant

School of Social Sciences

Master’s Alumni Panel Former Master’s students talk about their time in Manchester and answer your questions

Information Desk

Ground Floor Foyer, Arthur Lewis Building (36)

Departmental Information Sessions: MSc Data Science Dr Mark Elliot (joint MSc course with School of Environment, Education and Development, Alliance Manchester Business School, School of Mathematics and School of Computer Science).

Room 4.214, University Place (37)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Economics Dr Kyriakos Neanidis

Room 4.209, University Place (37)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Politics Dr Laura McLeod

Room 4.211, University Place (37)

2.30m – 3.30pm

Sociology Dr Nick Thoburn

Room 4.212, University Place (37)

1.30pm – 2.30pm

From 1.30pm onwards

3 – 4pm

The Atrium, Alliance MBS East (26)

Informal discussions about the courses available with Room B4, B5, B7, B8 academic tutors and admissions staff, plus the opportunity to and The Atrium, talk to current students (Master’s/MEnt/MBA).

Alliance MBS East (26) Meet staff from the support services we offer.

Refreshments are provided.

3.15pm – 4pm

Tour Tour of Alliance MBS facilities led by current students (every 15 minutes).

Starting at Reception, Alliance MBS East (26)

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Events in Schools and Faculties

Faculty of Sciences and Engineering Time

Event

Location

School of Chemical, Engineering and Analytical Science 2 – 4pm

School drop in session

Room C26, Sackville Street Building (1)

School of Computer Science 2.30 – 3pm Subject talk providing an overview of Advanced Computer Science courses, followed by informal chat over coffee with academic staff and current students.

Atlas 1, First Floor Kilburn Building (39)

School of Chemistry 2 – 4pm

School drop in session

Room G.22 School Education Office, Chemistry Building (61)

School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences 2 – 2.30pm Introduction to Petroleum Geoscience Dr Rufus Brunt

Room 2.16, Williamson Building (52)

2 – 2.30pm Introduction to Pollution and Environmental Dr Steve Boult

Room 1.45, Williamson Building (52)

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 – 4pm

School drop in session

Room B29, Sackville Street Building (1)

School of Materials 2 – 4pm

School drop in session

Room C26, Sackville Street Building (1)

School of Mathematics 2pm – 2.30pm

Introduction to MSc Study MSc Director, Dr Peter Foster

Frank Adams 2, First Floor, Alan Turing Building (46)

2.30pm – 2.45pm

Introduction to Postgraduate Programme Directors

Atrium Bridge, First Floor, Alan Turing Building (46)

2.45pm

Refreshments This will provide an opportunity for informal discussions a bout our postgraduate programmes with Academics and current students.

Atrium Bridge, First Floor, Alan Turing Building (46)

3.45pm – 4pm

Tour of Alan Turing Building

Alan Turing Building (46)

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering 2 – 4pm

General Welcome Talk Room B8, Technical MSc courses and Management of Projects George Begg Building (17) Followed by the opportunity to discuss courses with individual tutors. Followed by lab tours for technical MSc courses.

School of Physics and Astronomy

2 – 4pm

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School drop in session

Schuster Building Foyer (54)

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Events in Schools and Faculties

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Time

Event

Location

School of Medical Sciences (this includes Dentistry) 2 – 3pm

Medical Sciences (Including Dentistry) Meet the Programme Directors

Room 1.007, Roscoe Building (53)

School of Biological Sciences 2 – 3pm

Biological Sciences Meet the Programme Directors

Room 1.008, Roscoe Building (53)

School of Biological Sciences and School of Medical Sciences (this includes Dentistry) 3 – 4pm

Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences PGT Talk with an opportunity to ask questions – Professor Philip Padfield

Lecture Theatre B, Roscoe Building (53)

School of Health Sciences

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2 – 4pm

Pharmacy stand Admissions staff available to answer questions.

Programme Director from Independent Prescribing (Short Course) and MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance available to answer questions.

Reception area, Stopford Building (79)

2 – 4pm

Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science Stand Admissions staff available to answer questions

Reception area, Stopford Building (79)

2 – 4pm

Community Based Medicine Stand Admissions staff available to answer questions

Reception area, Stopford Building (79)

2 – 4pm

Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Stand Social Work, Health and Social Care, Clinical Research, Advanced Practice and Leadership, Specialist Practice (Cancer), Approved Mental Health Professional Practice, Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health.

Academic and Admissions Staff available to answer queries.

Atrium, Jean McFarlane Building (92)

2pm

MA Social Work Presentation

Room G306A, Jean McFarlane Building (92)

2pm

Hearing, Psychology and Mental Health Course Presentations Clinical and Health Psychology, Health Psychology, Audiology, Advanced Audiology,

Room G306B, Jean McFarlane Building (92)

2– 4pm

Hearing, Psychology and Mental Health Stand Atrium, Audiology, Advanced Audiology Studies, Clinical Science Jean McFarlane Building (92) (Neurosensory Sciences), Deaf Education, Clinical and Health Psychology, Health Psychology, Advanced Practice in Forensic Mental Health, Forensic Psychology and Mental Health.

Academic and Admissions staff available to answer queries.

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On the day Visitors with disabilities Meals and refreshments or special requirements Take some time to grab a coffee and a The campus is generally accessible for those with mobility difficulties, although there are a few areas where problems may occur. If you have any additional support needs as a result of a disability, medical condition or specific learning difficulty we will try to provide you with whatever assistance you require.

If you have any questions during the day, please make yourself known to staff on the general Welcome Desk in University Place (37).

In an emergency Contact the nearest member of University staff. First aid cover is provided by the University’s Security Services, telephone (internal) 69966, (external) 0161 306 9966. In the event of a fire alarm, you are requested to vacate the building you are in immediately, by the nearest exit. Do not use the lifts and remain outside until informed by a member of staff that you may re-enter.

bite to eat during the day. Visitors are welcome to visit any of the food outlets you see around campus, but here are a few suggestions: • EATS Restaurant – Foyer of University Place (37) • Christie’s Bistro Christie Building (58) • Biko’s Café Students’ Union (68) • Kro Bar Opposite Students’ Union (68) • The Café at the Museum Manchester Museum (44) • Learning Commons Café Alan Gilbert Learning Commons (63) Complimentary tea / coffee and biscuits will also be available in the foyer of University Place (37).

If you get lost or have a question Staff will be on hand throughout the day at the Welcome Desk in University Place (37).

You can also tweet us with any questions. @OpenDaysUoM #UoMPGTOpenDay

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Alan Gilbert Learning Commons Alan Turing Building Alliance Manchester Business School East AQA Arthur Lewis Building AV Hill Building Avila House RC Chaplaincy Barnes Wallis Building / Students’ Union (North) / Wright Robinson Hall Beyer Building Carys Bannister Building Chemistry Building Christie Building Core Technology Facility Coupland Building 1 Crawford House Crawford House Lecture Theatres Denmark Building Dental Hospital Devonshire House / Precinct Shopping Centre Dover Street Building Dryden Street Nursery Echoes Day Nursery Ellen Wilkinson Building Environmental Services Unit Ferranti Building George Begg Building George Kenyon Building and Hall of Residence Grove House Harold Hankins Building / Alliance Manchester Business School West Holy Name Church Horniman House Humanities Bridgeford Street Information Technology Building James Chadwick Building James Lighthill Building (formerly Paper Science) Jean McFarlane Building John Owens Building JR Moore Building Kilburn Building

55 Main Library 16 Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (John Garside Building) 13 Manchester Meeting Place 44 Manchester Museum 65 Mansfield Cooper Building 42 Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama 91 McDougall Centre 71 Michael Smith Building 15 Morton Laboratory 99 MSS Tower 90 National Graphene Institute 23 Oddfellows Hall 85 Opal Hall 12 Pariser Building 34 Prospect House 8 Renold Building 53 Roscoe Building 45 Rutherford Building 1 Sackville Street Building 67 Samuel Alexander Building 54 Schuster Building 59 Simon Building 32 St Peter’s House / Chaplaincy 66 Stephen Joseph Studio 79 Stopford Building 57 Student Services Centre 68 Students’ Union Oxford Road 22 Sugden Sports Centre 78 The Academy 11 The Manchester Conference Centre / Weston Hall 81 The Manchester Incubator Building 14 The Mill 37 University Place 38 Waterloo Place 84 The Whitworth 51 Whitworth Building 50 Whitworth Hall 82 Whitworth Park 69 William Kay House 52 Williamson Building 60 Zochonis Building 19

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