Information for New and Returning Students 2015-2016
【HLSS】
This pro-forma must be completed by 【8th May 2015】
New and returning students will be directed to the Welcome web site for all pre-entry and induction information, so it is
important that we have these details by this date.
Please ensure that all sections are completed. If a section does not apply to your programme please enter “N/A”.
NB The form is not a substitute for face-to-face induction, so please only include the necessary minimum
information to get students to their first session.
*Programme Name/Code
*Level
*Programme Leader or Year Tutor
*Contact Details
*Welcome Statement
A personal message to welcome
students to the course from the
Programme Leader or Year Tutor.
Please see example.
(Max 150 words)
What should the students bring
Please enter any specific equipment or
materials that students will need to bring
with them to induction
Summer Project
Provide a summary of any projects or
tasks your students need to complete
before they start.
Documents to be Uploaded
Please list here the material that you
would like your students to be able to
access on the web site (for example,
welcome letter, project briefs).
Please note that the size of each
document must not exceed 4Mb.
Please make sure that your Programme
Team has a copy of all these
documents.
Web Links
Philosophy
Ethics, Religion and Philosophy
Environment, Technology and Philosophy
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Keith Crome
k.crome@mmu.ac.uk
0161 247 3454
Welcome to BA Philosophy.
I hope that your time studying Philosophy at MMU will be exciting. In
the first year, our aim is to help you acquire some fundamental
knowledge of philosophy and, as importantly, to develop some
fundamental philosophical skills. Philosophy is an activity in which we
try to understand ourselves and our world. Philosophers do not do this
by employing scientific methods or common sense, but through a
combination of reasoning and imagination. Learning how to reason and
think imaginatively yet cogently is a vital skill: it takes time and needs a
lot of practice with other people, in discussion, debate, suggestion and
questioning. To help you develop this skill you will find that your tutors
will put a lot of emphasis on encouraging you to discuss with each
other and with them the texts you are reading. We are sure that you
will find this experience of doing philosophy enjoyable and rewarding.
Pens and notebook/paper for note-taking only.
No projects, but students are encouraged to read a selection of texts
from the indicative reading lists for Level 4 Philosophy.
Induction schedule (via timetabling)
https://www.facebook.com/MmuPhilosophy
Please return this form to 【sample team】【sample.email@mmu.ac.uk】
Are there any online resources that you
would like included on your programme
welcome page? This can include social
networking sites. Please ensure that the
url conforms with the following format:
https://twitter.com/ManMet_PhilPol
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/
Professional body and/or Statutory
requirements:
For all courses requiring a DBS
(Disclosure and Barring Service) check,
(formerly CRB), a standard statement
will automatically be uploaded on this
page –see opposite. Please enter any
other requirements about DBS, Health
check, Self-Declaration or Professional
Body registration
Students on course with DBS requirement will see:
Before starting on your course, you must undergo a satisfactory
Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please go to our DBS
webpage for more details:
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/dbs/
Field trips or educational visits
Any field trips, educational visits or
placements associated with induction
together with dates if known, any costs
or travel requirements
Not applicable
Specialist equipment or clothing
Any specialist equipment the student
has to have obtained by the start of
induction such as lab coats, safety
goggles, art and design materials,
scientific instruments
Not applicable
Other Information
Not applicable
*It is essential that these sections are fully completed.
Please return this form to 【sample team】【sample.email@mmu.ac.uk】