level 1 timetable booklet

LEVEL 1 (1ST YEAR) TIMETABLE2012/13 FIRST HALF SESSIONSeptember to December

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Level 1 (1st year) Timetable2012/13 First Half Session (Sept – Dec)

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Contents

Understanding Your Timetable 4

School of Biological Sciences 5

Business School 6

School of Divinity, History & Philosophy

Divinity & Religious Studies 7

History 8

History of Art 9

Philosophy 10

School of Education

Education 11

Music 12

Campus Map 14-15

School of Engineering 16

School of GeoSciences

Archaeology 17

Geography 18

GeoSciences 19

School of Language & Literature 20

School of Law 22

School of Medical Sciences 23

School of Natural and Computing Sciences 24

School of Psychology 25

School of Social Science 26

Sixth Century Courses 27

Understanding Your New Timetable

This booklet contains helpful information about Level 1 (1st Year) courses. At yourAdvising appointment, you will select which courses to study. This bookletprovides:

• Where and when the first lectures for each course are,• How to sign up for tutorials, practicals, seminars, labs, language or oral classes,• Where and when School information events are being held during

Freshers’ Week,• School contact details and location on campus.

A map has been included to help you find your way around campus and a blanktimetable template to record your new timetable.

Student PortalYour timetable will be available on your Student Portal, normally 24 hours afteryou become a fully registered student. You become a fully registered student onceyou complete eRegistration and you have met with your Adviser of Studies toselect your courses of study. (Check eRegistration is complete by ensuring allsections of the eRegistration shield are in colour).

Your Student Portal shows lecture times and other classes for the courses you haveselected. As well as attending lectures, you may need to attend tutorials, practicals,labs, language classes etc. As these classes are held in smaller groups of studentsthan lectures, there will be a number of these at different times during the week.This means when you check your timetable on your Student Portal, you will seeall of the timeslot options available. We have included instructions in this bookletto tell you how to sign up for these classes, so you can select which ones youattend.

Second Half SessionWe have included information for the First Half Session, which runs from Monday,24th September until the Christmas Break. We are confident by the time you reachthe Second Half Session, you will know your way around campus and how toregister for tutorials, practicals etc. If you have any queries about your timetable,please contact the appropriate School office.

We welcome you to the University and wish you an enjoyable start to yourstudies with us.

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School of Biological Sciences

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, if you have any further questionsabout School of Biological Sciences courses, you are welcome to visit the SchoolOffice, Room G32, Ground Floor, Zoology Building, to meet the support staffresponsible for the administration of your courses:

• Biology: BI1005 – Organismal Biology• Biology: BI1006 – Biology for Undergraduates (BUGS)

Information EventWe are having an informal Post-Advising Information Event for all First YearSchool of Biological Sciences students in ZB03, Zoology Building on Friday 21st

of September at 10:00. Come along and meet your fellow students as well asstaff.

TeachingYour first Lectures are:

• BI1005 - Organismal Biology09:00-10:00, Monday 24th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

You will have a laboratory practical every second week for this course, and you can sign up for this at www.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses.

• BI1006 – Biology for Undergraduates (BUGS) 14:00-15:00, Friday 21st of September, Zoology, Lecture Theatre ZG18

You will have small group tutorials for this course, and you will be allocateda group during the first week of term. There is no need to sign up online forthis course.

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Business School

School Contact DetailsAfter completion of Advising and Registration, all students on Business Schoolcourses are welcome to visit the Business School Office, RmS36, Second Floor,Edward Wright Building, to meet the support staff responsible for theadministration of your courses:• Economics: EC1006 and EC1505• Management Studies: MS1007 and MS1507• Property: PO1002 and PO1503• Accountancy: AC1009 and AC1513• Finance: PO1002 and AC1513A notice board dedicated to first year students is located at the top of the stairsof the Edward Wright building, Block B stairwell (to your right). Paper copies of timetables are also available at the student reception, if you donot collect when meeting your adviser of studies.

Information EventWe are having an informal Post-Advising Information Event for all first yearBusiness School students in Linklater Rooms on Thursday 22nd September at 15:30.Come along and ask any questions you may have about your studies to our subjectspecialists.

TeachingYour first Lectures are:• EC1006 - Economics of Business and Society

12:00 – 13:00, Monday, 24th September 2012, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• PO1002 - Finance, Risk and Investment15:00-16:00, Monday, 24th September 2012, New King’s, NK6

• MS1007 - Managing People and Organisations16:00-17:00, Monday 24th September, William Guild,

Arts Lecture Theatre• AC1009 - Accounting and Accountability

11:00-12:00, Tuesday, 25th September 2012, New King’s, NK10

You can sign up for Tutorials atwww.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses. (The link is not availableuntil after the first lecture has taken place). Scan thebarcode to get this timetable on your smart phone.


Divinity & Religious Studies

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising, all students doing Divinity & Religious Studies courseswithin the School of Divinity, History & Philosophy are encouraged to visitMyAberdeen where you will find all the information you need before and duringyour time within the Divinity & Religious Studies Department. There are alsonotice boards within the School Office. The School Office is situated in 50-52College Bounds. The door is marked “School of Divinity, History & Philosophy”.

Information EventWe are having a Welcome Reception for first Year School of Divinity, History &Philosophy students on Friday 21st September from 14.00 to 17.00 in CollegeBounds, the invitations with further information will be sent out nearer the time.This informal event has been arranged to allow you to meet School staff and alsoto meet your fellow students.


• DR1038 - Rise of Christianity 09:00-10:00, Monday 24th September, King’s College, KCG5

• DR1039 - Greek Language I(New Testament)10:00-11:00, Tuesday 25th September, King’s College, KCT4

• DR1042 – Hebrew Language 111:00-12:00, Thursday 27th September, Taylor, C19

• DR1044 – The Founders of Christianity11:00-12:00, Monday 24th September, Taylor, A21

• DR1045 – What Does It Mean to be Human15:00-17:00, Thursday 27th September, King’s College, KCG6

• LT1009 - Latin I10:00-11:00, Monday 24th September, College Bounds, CB202

• RS1004 - Religions of the World I09:00-11:00, Thursday 27th September, King’s College, Old Senate Room

You can sign up for your tutorials (after your first Lecture) atwww.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses Tutorials start in the week beginning Monday 1st

October 2012. DR1039, DR1042, LT1009 have no tutorials.

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History

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising, all students doing History courses within the Schoolof Divinity, History & Philosophy are encouraged to visit their website(http://www.abdn.ac.uk/history/ugrad/resource.shtml) where you will find allthe information you need before and during your time within the HistoryDepartment. There are also notice boards within the School Office. The SchoolOffice is situated in 50-52 College Bounds. The door is marked “School of Divinity,History & Philosophy”.



• HC1021 - Building-Blocks of European Culture16:00-17:00, Thursday 27th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• HI1020 - Vikings!09:00-10:00, Tuesday 25th September, Meston, MT4

• HI1022 - Europe in the 20th Century16:00-17:00, Monday 24th September, New King’s, NK6

You can sign up for your tutorials (after your first Lecture) atwww.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses Tutorials start in the week beginning Monday 1stOctober 2012

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History of Art

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising, all students doing History of Art courses within theSchool of Divinity, History & Philosophy are encouraged visit MyAberdeen whereyou will find all the information you need before and during your time withinthe History of Art Department. There are also notice boards within the SchoolOffice. The School Office is situated in 50-52 College Bounds. The door is marked“School of Divinity, History & Philosophy”.


TeachingYour first Lecture is:

• HA1004 – Introduction to Art History15:00-16:00, Monday 24th September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

You can sign up for your tutorials at www.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses after your firstLecture. Tutorials start in the week beginning Monday 1st October 2012.

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Philosophy

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising, all students doing Philosophy courses within theSchool of Divinity, History & Philosophy are encouraged to visit their website(http://www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/ugrad.shtml) where you will find all theinformation you need before and during your time within the PhilosophyDepartment. There are also notice boards within the School Office. The SchoolOffice is situated in 50-52 College Bounds. The door is marked “School of Divinity,History & Philosophy”.



• PH1018 Introduction to Moral Philosophy10:00-11:00, Tuesday 25th September, King’s College, KCG8

• PH1019 Reason & Argument14:00-15:00, Monday 24th September, MacRobert, MR051

You can sign up for your tutorials at www.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses after your firstLecture. Tutorials start in the week beginning Monday 1st October 2012.

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School of Education

Education

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on School of Educationcourses are welcome to contact the Programme Secretary, Jennifer [email protected], Tel: 274782 with any queries, or for further information.

Information EventThere is a welcome and introductory event for all new BEd students on Tuesday18th September at 10:00 in the MacRobert Building. There will be the opportunityto meet staff from the School of Education, as well as fellow students. Keyinformation regarding the course and the timetable will be available at this event.It will be followed by Registration and Advising appointments, where you willhave a chance to meet with your Adviser of Studies and confirm elective choices.

TeachingFirst Lectures are:

• ED1056 - Learning How to Learn15.00-16.00, Tuesday 25th September, St Mary’s, 105

• ED1057 What Makes us Human 1A09.00-10.00 Tuesday 25th September, MacRobert, MR120

• ED1075 Education for the Environment09.00-12.00 Monday 1st October, Fraser Noble, FN115

• ED1080 Body Mind and Nature: Learning Outdoor Foundations13.00-16.00 Thursday 27th September, MacRobert, MR107

All BEd students should sign up for tutorials and collect course materials between10.00-12.00 on Monday 24th September on Floor 4 MacRobert, Students should alsoattend the ‘Getting Off to a Good Start’ event being held at 10.00-12.00, Tuesday25th September, Elphinstone Hall.

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School of Education

Music

School Contact DetailsWelcome to the Department of Music.

The Music Student Handbook is available from a link onhttp://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/resources/.

All students taking a Music course as part of a an MA or LLB, or who wish to takeone as an Enhanced Study course must attend Departmental Registration onFriday 21st September at any time between 11:00 and 12:00 at the Music hatch inMacRobert foyer.

After completing Advising and Registration, all students on Music courses arewelcome to contact the programme secretary, Anne Waugh([email protected], Tel: 274779) with any queries. The Music Office issituated in MacRobert Building, room 003, and students are very welcome to callin for information between 10.30 and 12.30 on weekdays.

Information EventA timetable for BMus students for Advising week and the first week of teaching isavailable from: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/resources/NewStudents/.

On Tuesday 18th September, straight after BMus Advising, there is an Introductionto Music and opportunity to meet staff. This is followed by a rehearsal for aninformal concert – we have a tradition of getting together to prepare for aninformal concert and party which this year will take place on Friday 21stSeptember. On Monday 24th September there is a lecture at 11:30 on how to goabout studying Music, and in the afternoon there is a session on Preparing for aLecture (14:00).

All BMus students should attend all the events in the Advising Week timetable.Students enrolled for other degree programmes are welcome to attend the sessionsif they are free to do so.

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Music (contd)

TeachingFirst lectures are:

• MU1051 PerformanceTuition arranged during Advising (BMus) or after successful audition (other degree programmes)

• MU1052 Composition and Theory12:00-13:00, Monday, 1st October, MacRobert, MR051

• MU1053 Survey of Western Art Music11:00-12:00, Tuesday 2nd October, MacRobert, MR051. If you are late and there is nobody there, please make your way to King’s College Chapel.

• MU1054 MusicianshipFirst keyboard skills classes take place on Friday 21st September between 09:30 and 12:30, MacRobert, MR223. Contact Ian Milne ([email protected]) for further information.

• MU1054 Musicianship, Aural and performance skill11:00-12:00, Monday 1st October, MacRobert, MR051

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School of Engineering

School Contact Details:Once you have completed Advising and Registration, your School contact willbe your Adviser of Studies and:

• Level 1 Secretary, Deborah Stone [email protected], Engineering GeneralOffice, Room 192, Fraser Noble Building

• Level 1 Co-ordinator, Dr Nakkeeran Kaliyaperumal [email protected], Room 369, Fraser Noble Building.

Information EventWe are having an Induction Day event on 24th September. Full details will beprovided during registration on 18th September. This informal event has beenarranged to allow you to know more about the Aberdeen University, EngineeringSchool and your degree programme studies. The morning session will provideinformation about the Student Portal, Career Services, Student Support,MyAberdeen and Academic Skills Support. In the afternoon you will be involvedin a team activity and there will be prizes for the winning team members. The daywill finish with a short talk from a guest speaker followed by informal drinks andnibbles with the Engineering Society and Engineering academic staff.


• EG1008 - Principles of Electronics09:00-10:00, Tuesday 25th September, Fraser Noble, FN1

• EG1009 - Fundamentals of Engineering Materials15:00-16:00, Tuesday 25th September, Fraser Noble, FN1

• EG1010 - CAD and Communication in Engineering Practice 09:00-11:00, Monday 1st October, Meston, MT1

• EG1011 - Introductory Mathematics 12:00-13:00, Tuesday 25th September, Meston, MT1

You can sign up for all MEng, BEng, BScEng degree programme courses, labs andtutorials on Tuesday 18th September during Level 1 Advising at Fraser NobleBuilding FN115 & FN116. Your Adviser of Studies will help you register for coursesfor both half-sessions. You should attend a preliminary information session onTuesday 18th September at 10.00am in the Fraser Noble, FN1.

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Archaeology

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on Archaeology coursesare welcome to visit the School Office, St. Mary’s Main Office, Ground Floor, St.Mary’s Building, to meet the support staff responsible for the administration ofyour courses:

• Archaeology: AY1002 - The Human Past: An Introduction to Prehistory, Course Co-ordinator: Dr. S. Foster

• Archaeology: AY1502 - Archaeology in Action, Course Co-ordinator: Dr. S. Foster

Information EventWe are having an informal Post-Advising Meet and Greet for all new first yearDepartment of Archaeology students (single and joint honours) in the KingsMuseum, High Street on Friday 21st September between 15:00 and 17:00. Comealong and meet your fellow students, your lecturers and Aberdeen’s ArchaeologySociety and enjoy the museum too! Light refreshments will be served.

TeachingYour first lecture:

• AY1002 - The Human Past: An Introduction to Prehistory12:00-13:00, Monday 24th September, St. Mary’s, 105

You can sign up for tutorials by checking the Year 1 Archaeology notice boards inSt. Mary’s Building which are on the first floor outside Rm105.

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Geography

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, feel free to explore the department’shome in St Marys building (opposite the Hub on Elphinstone Road)

Post-advising troubleshooting: 2.00-4.00 pm, Friday 21 September 2012. Dmitri(Senior Adviser) and Nick (Programme Leader) will be available in the SchoolOffice (immediately on the right as you enter St Mary’s) to help with any queries.

Further information is available at:http://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/n.spedding/pages/newstudents/update2012.htm

TeachingYour first Lecture is:

• GG1007 – Global Worlds10:00-11:00, Tuesday 25th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

You can sign up for Tutorials using electronic sign-up sheets, which will be postedon the MyAberdeen course site, but not until the week commencing Monday, 1st

October. Tutorial workgroup teaching will start the following week.

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GeoSciences

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on Geology courses arewelcome, if they wish to, to visit the School Office, Second Floor, Meston Building,to meet the support staff responsible for the administration of your course:

• Geology: GL1005 – The Earth Through Geological Time

Further information is available athttp://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/n.spedding/pages/newstudents/update2012.htm


• GL1005 – The Earth through Geological Time13:00-14:00, Tuesday 25th September, New King’s, NK6

You can sign up for Practical classes at the first lecture.

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School of Language & Literature

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students studying in the School ofLanguage & Literature are encouraged to visit the School websitehttp://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/ where you will find information about the Schooland its departments and programmes.

Information about your courses is available on the notice boards in the TaylorBuilding. In Block A you will find the German, Mandarin, Arabic, Swedish andLiterature in a World Context notice boards on the Ground Floor, French on the1st Floor and Hispanic on the 2nd Floor, in Block B you will find the notice boardsfor English, Film and Linguistics and in Block C you will find the notice boards forGaelic and Celtic. If you are unable to find the information you are looking for,please call at the School Enquiries Office on the ground floor of the TaylorBuilding Block A, Room A13.

Course guides will be available electronically by the end of Freshers’ week on theUniversity’s virtual learning environment, MyAberdeen.

Information EventWe are holding a series of welcome sessions during Fresher’s Week for all firstyear students studying in the School of Language & Literature, on Thursday 20thand Friday 21st September. Please ensure that you attend the session(s)appropriate to your course choices as important information is provided duringthese sessions. You will have the opportunity to meet the staff teaching on yourcourses and to ask questions that you might have about anything that is not clearto you about your courses, the School and the university. Dates and times of thesessions are listed below and are also detailed on the School website at the linkabove:

• AR1002 – Arabic for BeginnersMN1001 – Mandarin Chinese for BeginnersSN1001 – Scandinavian Language 114:30-15:15, Friday 21st September, New Kings, NK14

• CE1031 – Romans, Celts, Druids and Warriors10:45-11:30, Friday 21st September, New Kings, NK10

• EL1008 – Reading/Writing11:30- 12:15, Friday 21st September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

• FR1021 – Introduction to Literature and Culture of Modern France/

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FR1023 – French Language 1A14:00-15:00, Thursday 20th September, New Kings, NK6

• FR1022 – Literature and Culture of Modern France/FR1024/1025 – French Language 1A/2A/3A10:00-10:45, Thursday 20th September, Kings College, KCG8

• FS1006 – Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience12:15- 13:30, Friday 21st September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

• GH1007 – Gaelic for Beginners 1A/GH1008 - Gaelic Language 1A/GH1009 – Gaelic for Native Speakers 1A/10:45-11:30, Friday 21st September, New King’s, NK10

• GM1050 – German Language 113:45- 14:30, Friday 21st September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

• GM1054 – German for Beginners 113:45- 14:30, Friday 21st September, Taylor, A21

• LN1002 – Communication and Language in Contemporary Society11:30- 12:15, Friday 21st September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

• LW1003 – Encountering Global Change10:00-10:45, Friday 21st September, New Kings, NK10

• SP1026 – Latin America: A Cultural History/SP1027/1028 – Spanish Language 1/215:00-15:45, Friday 21st September, Zoology Building ZG18

TeachingYou can sign up for Tutorials/Orals/Language classes using myAberdeenwww.abdn.ac.uk/myaberdeen

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School of Law

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on School of Law coursesare welcome to visit the School Office, Room C41, 3rd Floor, Taylor Building, tomeet the support staff responsible for the administration of your courses:

Information EventWe have arranged an Induction Day for you, to be held on Friday 21st Septemberfrom 09:30 in NK6. In the morning there will be short talks from members of LawSchool staff and from representatives of law student organisations. These arefollowed in the afternoon by compulsory orientation tours of the Law Librarybetween 14:00 and 17:00. You will be allocated to a small group for a 30-minutetour of the Law Library which is located on the first floor of Taylor Building. Seethe First Year notice board in the Law School Corridor, C Block, 3rd Floor, TaylorBuilding for your tour details.


• LS1020 - Criminal Law11:00-12:00, Monday 24th September, Fraser Noble, FN1

• LS1021 - Legal System12:00-13:00, Monday 24th September, MacRobert, MacRobert Lecture Theatre

• LS1022 - Foundations of Private Law10:00-11:00, Tuesday 25th September, MacRobert, MacRobert Lecture Theatre

• LS1023 - Public International Law14:00 – 15:00, Monday 24th September, KCG8

You can sign up for Tutorials by following the instructions which will be sent toyour University email account.

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School of Medical Sciences

School Contact DetailsStudents taking courses in the School of Medical Sciences (see below) can visitthe support staff located at the College of Life Sciences & Medicine TeachingLaboratories (Room G10, Ground Floor, Zoology Building) with any queries.

The School of Medical Sciences Office is located at the Foresterhill Campus inRoom 2:62.3, Level 2, Institute of Medical Sciences. You can contact the SchoolSecretary on 01224 437469.

Information EventWe are holding an informal Post-Advising Information Event for all first yearSchool of Medical Sciences students in the Zoology Building, Lab B06 (down thestairs from the main entrance) on Friday 21st September at 10.00. Please comealong and meet your fellow students as well as the staff who will be teaching youon your courses.

TeachingYour first lectures are:

• SR1002 - Medical Sciences in Sports & Exercise Physiology10:00-11:00, Monday 24th September, New Kings, NK6

• SM1001 - Introduction to Medical Sciences 14:00-15:00, Monday 24th September, Meston, MT1

You will be provided with all of the course information you require at these firstclass meetings (including your full course timetables, details of practical classesetc). You will be assigned to your practical groups during the first classmeetings.

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School of Natural and Computing Sciences

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students in School of Natural andComputing Sciences can get their timetable information from the notice boardsoutside the School Office, Room G01, Ground Floor, Meston Building.

Information EventWe are having informal Post-Advising Information Events for first year studentsin the following departments:

• Computing Science: Friday 21st Sept, 15:00-16:00, New King’s, NK6• Physics: Friday 21st Sept 10:00-12:00, Meston Foyer (off Academic Plaza)

Come along and meet your fellow students as well as staff.

TeachingYour first Lectures are the week of 26th September:

• CM1020 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 114:00-15:00, Tuesday 25th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• CM1021 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 1 11:00-12:00, Tuesday 25th September, New Kings, NK6

• CS1015 Grand Challenges of Artificial Intelligence12:00-13:00, Tuesday 25th September, St Mary’s, G3

• CS1019 Web Application Development09:00-10:00, Tuesday 25th September, St Mary’s, G3

• CS1022 Computer Programming and Principles 16:00-17:00, Thursday 27th September, Kings College, KCF7

• MA1005 Calculus13:00-14:00, Monday 24th September, New King’s NK6

• MA1006 Algebra10:00-11:00, Monday 24th September, MacRobert, MacRobert Lecture Theatre

• MA1007 Introductory Mathematics 116:00-17:00, Monday 24th September, St Mary’s, 105

• PX1015 The Physical Universe 109:00-10:00, Tuesday 25th September, King’s College, KCG8

• PX1016 Understanding the Physical World 11:00-12:00, Monday 24th September, Taylor, C11

You can sign up for Tutorials, Practicals and Labs at www.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses.

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School of Psychology

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on School of Psychologycourses are welcome to visit the School, William Guild Building Foyer, to meetthe support staff responsible for the administration of your courses:

• PS1009 Introductory Psychology I: Concepts and Theory – Mrs Emma Chambers

• PS1010 Introductory Psychology I: Methods and Applications – Mrs Emma Chambers

Information EventWe are having an informal Post-Advising Information Event (Induction Meeting)for all first year School of Psychology students in Arts Lecture Theatre on Friday21st September at 14:00. Come along and meet your fellow students as well as staff.


• PS1009 - Introductory Psychology I: Concepts and Theory11:00-12:00, Monday 24th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• PS1010 - Introductory Psychology I: Methods and Applications15:00-16:00, Monday 24th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

You can sign up for workshops (PS1009) and practicals (PS1010) by completing aform, which you should return to Emma Chambers in the School office. Moreinformation about this will be given at the induction meeting (see below).Information will also be provided on the School notice boards in the WilliamGuild Building.

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School of Social Science

School Contact DetailsAfter completing Advising and Registration, all students on School of SocialScience courses are welcome to visit the Social Science Office, Edward WrightBuilding, First Floor, Room F48/49/50 to meet the support staff responsible for theadministration of your courses: AT1003 Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of theWorld; PI1013 Introduction to International Relations: History and Concepts; andSO1005 Introductory Sociology 1.

Course guides and the Student Handbook will be available at:http://www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/about/course.php Course readers (if applicable)may be ordered from the Online Store (https://www.store.abdn.ac.uk/) andcollected on production of your receipt from the School Office.

Information EventWe are having informal receptions for all first year School of Social Sciencestudents on Thursday 20th September 2012 in F40/42 as follows:

Anthropology: 1.00-2.00 pm Politics & International Relations: 2.15-3.15 pm Sociology: 3.30-4.30 pm

Come along and meet your fellow students as well as staff. Refreshments will beserved.


• AT1003 Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of the World13:00-14:00, Monday 24th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• PI1013 Introduction to International Relations: History and Concepts 10:00-11:00, Monday 24th September 2011, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• SO1005 Introductory Sociology I15:00-16:00, Tuesday 25th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

You can sign up for tutorials at www.abdn.ac.uk/mycourses

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Sixth Century Courses

Teaching

Sixth Century courses take place on a Wednesday, with the first lectures as follows:

• SX1003 Oceans and Society10:00-11:00, Wednesday 26th September, Fraser Noble, FN2

• SX1006 The Mind Machine11:00-13:00, Wednesday 26th September, William Guild, Arts Lecture Theatre

• SX1007 Fearsome Engines09:00-10:00, Wednesday 26th September, Fraser Noble, FN3

• SX1009 The Digital Society10:00-11:00, Wednesday 26th September, Meston, MT1

• SX1010 Risk and Society09:00-12:00, Wednesday 26th September, St Mary’s, 105

• SX1011 Sustainability10:00-11:00, Wednesday 26th September, Regent, Regent Lecture Theatre

• SX1012 Sustainable International Development09:00-12:00, Wednesday 26th September, King’s College, KCG8

In most cases, all classes for Sixth Century courses will take place on a Wednesday,and you will be given further information about which other classes you need toattend e.g. tutorials, practicals etc., at the first lecture.

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Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA)Tel: +44 (0)1224 272965 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ausa.org.uk

AUSA Joblink Tel: +44 (0)1224 272828E-mail: [email protected]: www.ausa.org.uk/joblink

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College of Physical Scienceswww.abdn.ac.uk/cops/graduate

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Student Advice and Support OfficeGeneral Advice Tel: +44 (0)1224 273935E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/student-support

Disability AdvisersTel: +44 (0)1224 273935E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/disabilities

International Student Advisers andImmigration/Visas Tel: +44 (0)1224 273935E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/students/international

Counselling ServiceTel: +44 (0)1224 272139E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/counselling

Student Learning ServiceTel: +44 (0)1224 273030E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/sls

English Language CentreTel: +44 (0)1224 272538E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre

Careers Service Tel: +44 (0)1224 273601E-mail: [email protected]: www.abdn.ac.uk/careers

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