Teaching and learning
A number of policies are available regarding teaching and learning at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
UG & PGT Assessment
Institute of Teaching and Learning
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
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
Academic Advising
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.
Student Support and Mitigating Circumstances
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
Job title |
Name |
Contact |
Student Support and Development Officer |
Kim Marklew |
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Student Support and Guidance Coordinator |
Mary Holden |
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Student Support and Guidance Coordinator |
Henry Evans |
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Student Support and Guidance Administrator (Interruptions & Withdrawals) |
Ben Herbert |
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Student Support and Guidance Administrator (School Disability Coordinator) |
Kathryn Simms |
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Student Support and Guidance Administrator |
Taliyah Chavez |
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Student Support and Guidance Assistant |
Xiaolin (Evie) Zhang |
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Student Support and Guidance Assistant |
Annie Hackett |
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
Job title |
Name |
Contact |
Student Support and Development Officer |
Shady Nowrouz |
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Student Support and Engagement Officer |
Chris Kennedy |
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Student Support and Engagement Officer |
Emma Kane |
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Student Experience Administrator |
Amy Nash |
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Student Experience Administrator |
Frances Murphy |
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.
Handbooks & Programme Structures
SALC Handbooks
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
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
Resources and Information
Teaching and Learning queries can be directed to:
Teaching and Learning Manager – Fiona Fraser
Room S3.8 Samuel Alexander Building
Teaching and Learning Officer (Programmes and Curriculum) - Jen Haworth
Room S3.5 Samuel Alexander Building
Teaching and Learning Officer (Assessment and Progression) - Gemma Gaffney
Room S3.11 Samuel Alexander Building
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