Institute of Teaching and Learning

• Projects
• Resources

Online and Blended Learning Guidance for Staff

• Online and Blended Learning (OBL) Assessment Toolkit for Staff
• Online Assessment Principles
• Online Assessment Matrix
• Blackboard: Creating Tests and Surveys
• Effective use of online Discussion Boards
• Principles for managing on-campus and online behaviours effectively
• Guidelines to creating accessible recorded lectures
• Guidance on making accessible teaching content
• Guidance on software for online teaching
• eLearning Faculty of Humanities Resources
• VoiceThread - 'How to' Guides

Open Book and Timed Exam Guidance for Staff

• Timed Exams - Humanities Staff Guidance
• Timed Exams - Blackboard Test Setting
• Open Book Exams - Humanities Staff Guidance

Open Book and Timed Exam Guidance for Students

• SALC Student Intranet

University Assessment Guidance

• UG Degree Regulations
• PGT Degree Regulations
• UG & PGT Posthumous and Aegrotat Awards
• University Assessment Framework 
• Guidance on Moderation, Fairness and Consistency in Marking
• Recording of Lectures and other Teaching and Learning Activities
• SALC Moderation Report Form
• University Late Submission Policy
  
• University Feedback Policy
• University Guidance on Recording Student Participation

SALC Assessment Guidance

• Modification to UG Regulations - LIS/LBAS Divisions
• SALC Classification Review Guidance
• SALC Component Mark Review Procedure
• SALC Guide to Assessment
• SALC Guidance on Group Work Assessment (also see Guidance for Assessed Student Group Working)
• SALC Principles of Rounding
• SALC Procedure for awarding student prizes
• SALC Reduced Scale Step Marking Guidance
• SALC UG Grade Descriptors

Academic Malpractice Procedure and Prevention

• Regulation XVII (Conduct & Discipline of Students)
• University Academic Malpractice Procedure
• SALC Academic Malpractice Guidelines and Protocols
• SALC Academic Malpractice Summary Procuedure for Staff
• Contract Cheating Toolkit
• SALC School-based SDP Malpractice Info Sheet (Referral Form)

Dissertation Guidance

• Guidance for the Presentation of Taught Dissertations for UG and PGT Provision
• UG & PGT Research Ethics Guidance
• UG Dissertation Supervision Record Form

Full information and resources can be found in the SALC Academic Advising guidance.

This resource has been designed to gather together a range of information to support academic advising in SALC. It is designed to complement existing resources such as the Academic Advising Toolkit, Academic Advising training and the Careers and Employability Information for Staff.

The aim of this particular resourse is to provide a concise collection of information that will support you during your meetings with academic advisees.

The Faculty of Humanities Academic Advising guidance provides a broad overview of the expectations and policies around Academic Advising.

Up to date Mitigating Circumstances information can be found on the Student Intranet.

Student Support and Wellbeing

The School’s Student Support and Wellbeing team are a school based support service for students in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. The team can help you with student support advice, mitigating circumstances, disability support, attendance, interruptions and withdrawals. The team work closely with University Support Services including Counselling, DASS and Occupational Health when specialised and targeted help is required.  

Contact us

For student support and wellbeing queries please contact:

Tel: 0161 306 1665

Email: salc-studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk 

W3.8 & W3.9 Samuel Alexander Building

Team contacts

Student Information, Advice and Guidance team 

The School’s Student Information, Advice and Guidance team are a school based advisory service for students in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. The team can help with queries about Welcome, pre-arrival, Graduation, Employability, student enhancement activities and student communications. The team work closely with the Students Union supporting Student Representatives and the Staff Student Liaison Committee's (SSLC's). The team can also help advise you of the service you need if you are not sure. 

Contact us

For student information, advice and guidance queries please contact:

Tel: 0161 306 1629

Email: salcstudents@manchester.ac.uk 

W1.10 & W2.10 Samuel Alexander Building

Both the Student Support and Wellbeing team and Information, Advice and Guidance team are accessible via the South Foyer Student Hub in the Samuel Alexander Building.

SALC Handbooks

• SALC Undergraduate Handbook 22-23
• SALC Postgraduate Taught Handbook 22-23

Undergraduate Programme Structures

• Art History and Cultural Practices
• Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology
• Drama
• Film Studies
• English, American Studies and Creative Writing
• History
• Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)
• Linguistics and English Language
• Liberal Arts
• Modern Languages and Cultures
• Music
• Religions and Theology

Postgraduate Programme Structures

PGDip

• PG Diploma Heritage Studies

MA

• MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies
• MA Arts Management Policy and Practice
• MA Classics and Ancient History
• MA Creative Writing
• MA Egyptology
• MA English Literature and American Studies
• MA Film Studies
• MA Gender, Sexuality and Culture
• MA Heritage Studies
• MA History
• MA Humanitarianism and Conflict Response
• MA Linguistics
• MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• MA Modern and Contemporary Literature
• MA Modern Languages and Cultures (ESRC pathway)
• MA Modern Languages
• MA Playwriting 
• MA Religions and Theology
• MA Screenwriting
• MA Translation and Interpreting Studies

MSc

• MSc Global Health
• MSc International Disaster Management
• MSc International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response 

MusM

• MusM Composition - Electroacoustic Music and Interactive Media
• MusM Composition - Instrumental and Vocal
• MusM Ethnomusicology
• MusM Musicology

Teaching and Learning queries can be directed to:

Postgraduate Taught (e.g. MA / MSc) programme and assessment queries: salc-pgt@manchester.ac.uk 

Undergraduate programme and assessment queries: 

Art History and Cultural Practices ahcp@manchester.ac.uk 

Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology SALC-CAHAE@manchester.ac.uk 

Egyptology (online/distance learning programme only) egyptologyonline@manchester.ac.uk

Digital Humanities DIGI@manchester.ac.uk 

Drama and Film Studies Drama.administrator@manchester.ac.uk 

English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing Eac.administrator@manchester.ac.uk 

History History.administrator@manchester.ac.uk

Humanitarian & Conflict Response HCRI.administrator@manchester.ac.uk 

Liberal Arts liberal.arts@manchester.ac.uk 

Linguistics & English Language LELA.Administrator@manchester.ac.uk 

Modern Languages and Cultures Salc-languages@manchester.ac.uk 

Music music.administrator@manchester.ac.uk

Religions & Theology relt@manchester.ac.uk 

Scheduling and timetabling queries can be directed to:  timetabling.salc@manchester.ac.uk  

Placement scheme queries can be directed to: SALC-Placements@manchester.ac.uk  

Validation and Collaboration queries can be directed to: salc-validation@manchester.ac.uk  

Residence Abroad queries can be directed to: residenceabroad@manchester.ac.uk  

Student Service, Support and Development queries can be directed to: 

Louise Stewart (Student Service, Support and Development Manager) louise.stewart@manchester.ac.uk S3.10 Samuel Alexander Building

Kim Marklew (Student Support and Development Officer - Student Support and Wellbeing) kim.marklew@manchester.ac.uk S3.10 Samuel Alexander Building 

Shady Nowrouz (Student Support and Development Officer - Information, Advice and Guidance) shady.nowrouz@manchester.ac.uk S3.8 Samuel Alexander Building

Student Support and Wellbeing   salc-studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk  (W3.8 &W3.9 Samuel Alexander Building)

Student Information, Advice and Guidance team can help with queries about Welcome Week, pre-arrival, Graduation, Employability, student enhancement activities, student finance claims and purchase orders, and student communications. Queries can be directed to: salcstudents@manchester.ac.uk  (W1.10 & W2.10 Samuel Alexander Building) 

 Post, Photocopying, Printing and Stationery  

The House Services post room is located in room SG.2 Samuel Alexander Building.  

For post, photocopying, printing and stationary queries please contact Lisa Good  Lisa.Good@manchester.ac.uk  

Stationery supplies are also available from resource rooms in  WG9, W1.09, W2.09, W3.10 of Samuel Alexander Building. 

 IT and hardware  

 Blackboard  

For support with Blackboard, please raise an Ivanti ticket and any member of the eLearning team will pick up the request. Use this link:  

 https://manchester.saasiteu.com/Modules/SelfService/, then select Blackboard, Turnitin and eLearning request 

 IT Helpdesk: Extension 65544

 Teaching and equipment related technical support: Karl Spencer karl.spencer@manchester.ac.uk

 Compliance matters including health & safety, risk assessments and information governance: please contact compliance.salc@manchester.ac.uk