MSc Student Handbook
Introduction and Welcome!
Welcome to the School of Food Science & Nutrition at the University of Leeds.
The Staff here hope that you are ready to commence your studies, and that you will find your time here both enjoyable and rewarding.
This MSc Student Handbook is intended to be a source of useful information about the School and how it operates. Included, amongst other things, is full information about the courses and modules available in the School, how student progress is monitored and assessed, and who to contact for assistance. Please read the Handbook carefully, as it will help you get the most out of your studies and time at Leeds.
The Student Handbook can also be downloaded from the School’s website which you can access at www.food.leeds.ac.uk . The School website also contains lots of useful information for current students.
The University Taught Students Handbook is available via your Portal or you may find it at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/qmeu/tsg/
Contents
Introduction and Welcome 1
Contents page 2
Calendar for Academic Year 3
Contact Details for Staff 4
School Support Office 8
Communications & Where to find Information 9
Email 9
School Notice Board 9
Student Pigeon Holes 9
School Website 9
Blackboard VLE 9
The Portal 9
Central Student Services 10
Leeds for Life 10
Partnership Agreement 11
Social Networking 11
School Organisation 12
Head of School 12
Director of Student Education 12
Personal Tutors 12
Timetabling 13
Year Group Tutors 13
Industrial Placement Coordinator 13
Health & Safety Coordinator 14
Security 14
First Aid 14
Get Involved 15
Staff Student Committee 15
Year Group Meetings 15
Peer Assisted Learning Mentors 16
Food Society 16
The Edge 16
Leeds University Union 16
School and University Services 17
School Common Room 17
Library 17
Careers Service 17
Equality & Disability Services 17
Student Counselling Service 18
Room Numbers 19
Frequently Asked Questions 20
Student Education 21
Attendance 21
Coursework & Assessment 21
Mitigating Circumstances 21
Cheating & Plagiarism 22
Examinations 23
Progression & Degree Classification 24
How to Calculate Degree Classifications 25
MSc Programmes of Study 26
Module Details 47
Appendix 1- Partnership Agreement 91
Calendar for Academic Year 2011-12
2011Monday 19th September to Friday 23rd September / Introduction Week
Wednesday 21st September / University Session Begins
Monday 26th September / Semester 1 Teaching begins
Friday 21st October / Deadline to change Semester 1 modules
Tuesday 15th November / Provisional Semester 1 exam timetable on web
Friday 9th December / Final Semester 1 exam timetable on web
Friday 9th December / End of Semester 1 teaching.
Friday 23rd December 2011 to Monday 2nd January 2012 / University Closed for Christmas Holidays
2012
Monday 9th to Friday 20th January / Semester 1 Examinations.
Monday 23rd January / Semester 2 teaching begins
Wednesday 25th January / Deadline to submit any Special Circumstances relating to Semester 1 teaching and examinations
Friday 3rd February / Provisional marks available online for Semester 1 examinations
Friday 17th February / Deadline to change Semester 2 modules
Wednesday 7th March / Provisional Semester 2 exam timetable on web
Friday 16th March / Last day of teaching before Easter break
Monday 19th March to Friday 13th April / Students Easter Holiday Period
Friday 6th April to Tuesday 10th April / University closed for Easter Bank Holiday
Monday 16th April / Teaching begins after Easter break
Monday 16th April / Final Semester 2 exam timetable available on web
Friday 4th May / End of Semester 2 Teaching
Monday 7th May / University Closed – Mayday Bank Holiday
Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th May / Revision Week
Monday 14th – Wednesday 30th May / Semester 2 Examination Period
Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th June / University Closed – Bank Holiday
Wednesday 6th June / Deadline to submit any Special Circumstances relating to Semester 2 teaching and examinations
Friday 15th June / End of Session
Friday 29th June / Official results available on web via Portal
Friday 29th June / August resit application information on web
Monday 9th – Friday 20th July / Degree ceremonies
Thursday 19th July / Deadline to apply for August resit examinations
Wednesday 1st August / August Resit examination timetable on Portal
Tuesday 14th – Friday 24th August / August Resit examination period
Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th August / University closed - Bank Holidays
Friday 31st August / Deadline to submit any Special Circumstances relating to the August resit examination period
Wednesday 12th August / August Resit results published online via Portal
Monday 17th – Friday 21st September / Introduction Week for Session 2012-13
Wednesday 19th September / University Session 2012-13 Begins
Monday 24th September / Start of Semester 1 Teaching for session 2012-13
Contact Information
Below you will find contact details for all School staff.
Academic and Technical Staff
Dr Mahmood Akhtar Mrs Michelle Carter
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Officer
Food Colloids Nutrition & Public Health
Tel: 0113 3432970 Tel: 0113 3438908
Dr Nisreen Alwan Dr Jianshe Chen
Clinical Research Fellow Senior Lecturer in Food Science
Tel: 0113 3436990 Tel: 0113 3432748
Dr Victoria Burley Dr Andrea Day
Senior Lecturer in Nutritional Lecturer in Food Science
Epidemiology
Tel: 0113 3432965
Tel: 0113 3433418
Prof. Janet Cade Dr Tristan Dew
Professor of Nutritional Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Epidemiology & Public Health Food Biochemistry
Tel: 0113 3436946 Tel: 0113 3432979
Dr Charlotte Evans Dr Mel Holmes
Lecturer in Nutritional Lecturer in Food Processing
Epidemiology Deputy Health & Safety Officer
c.e.l.evans@.leeds.ac.uk
Tel: 0113 3433956 Tel: 0113 3432950
Dr Rammile Ettelaie Mr Paul Kajda
Senior Lecturer in Food Science Director of Student Education
First Year/ MSc Tutor
Tel: 0113 3432981
Tel: 0113 3432977
Mr Ian Hardy Dr Santosh Khokhar
Laboratory Teaching Technician Senior Lecturer in Food Biochemistry
Food Technology Laboratory & Nutrition
Second Year Tutor
Tel: 0113 3432950
Tel: 0113 3432975
Dr Peter Ho Dr Lisa Marshall
Lecturer in Food Processing Lecturer in Food Chemistry
Industrial Placement Tutor
Tel: 0113 3430358 Health & Safety Coordinator
Tel: 0113 3431952
Dr Joanne Maycock Dr Caroline Orfila
Laboratory Teaching Technician Lecturer in Nutrition
Food Analytical Laboratory Undergraduate Admissions Tutor
Tel: 0113 3432977 Tel: 0113 3432966
Miss Susan McCourt Prof Malcolm Povey
Laboratory Assistant Professor of Food Physics
Food Technology Laboratory
Tel: 0113 3432963
Tel: 0113 3432950
Prof Mike Morgan Mr Miles Ratcliffe
Head of School Laboratory Teaching Technician
Professor of Food Biochemistry Food Analytical Laboratory
Deputy Health & Safety Officer
Tel: 0113 3432959
Tel: 0113 3432977
Prof. Brent Murray Mr Neil Hancock
Professor of Food Colloids Database Manager
Final Year Tutor Nutritional Epidemiology Group
Tel: 0113 3432962 Tel: 0113 439570
Ms Camilla Nykjaer Miss Claire Whittle
Research Assistant Research Support Officer
Nutritional Epidemiology Group Nutritional Epidemiology Group
Tel: 0113 3439576 Tel: 0113 3432869
Prof Gary Williamson
Professor of Functional Foods
Postgraduate Research Tutor
Tel: 0113 3438380
School Administrative / Support Staff
Mrs Catherine Roberts Miss Angela Morrison
School Administrator Postgraduate (Research)
Student Support Officer
Tel: 0113 3434543
Tel: 0113 3432986
Mrs Nicola Bhuller Miss Debbie Senior
Postgraduate (Taught) Undergraduate Student Support Student Support Officer Officer
Tel: 0113 3430347 Tel: 0113 3432958
Mr Matthew Taylor
PA to Head of School
Tel: 0113 3432959
School Support Office
The School Support Office is located in the main foyer. Here you will be able to request information, obtain advice and submit any forms relating to your programme. The support staff are always happy to help with any query, no matter how trivial it may seem. Miss Debbie Senior is the Undergraduate Support Officer, Mrs Nicola Bhuller is the Taught Post Graduate (MSc) Support Officer and Miss Angela Morrison is the Research Post Graduate (PhD) Support Officer. However any of the staff are happy to assist with all questions and queries.
Please note the opening times of the office below:
School Support Office Opening Times
Week Day / Opening TimesMonday / 9.30am – 3.30pm
Tuesday / 9.30am – 3.30pm
Wednesday / 9.30am – 3.30pm
Thursday / 9.30am – 3.30pm
Friday am / 9.30am – 12.00 noon
Friday pm / 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Communications & Where to Find Information
The School of Food Science & Nutrition will regularly send important information, reminders and requests to students via your University email. You are required to check your email on a regular basis and respond to any requests from staff in a timely manner.
Students may have their University email forwarded to a different account if required. See http://iss.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/how46.pdf for details.
As the University allocates only a limited in-box quota students are requested to empty their university email boxes on a regular basis to ensure all emails from staff can be delivered.
Messages for staff may be sent via email. The email addresses for all staff in the School of Food Science & Nutrition can be found in the contacts section of this handbook on page 4.
School Notice Boards
You will find information and announcements posted on the School notice boards which are located in the foyer. The School also has an electronic Information Point Board located outside the Reception desk. Please remember to check these boards regularly for up to date news and announcements.
Student Pigeon Holes
There are student pigeon holes located on the ground floor corridor. Any post received for students within the Support Office will be placed in the pigeon holes. These are labelled alphabetically. Lecturers will often return coursework to the pigeon holes in the year group slots.
School Web Site
The School web site can be found at www.food.leeds.ac.uk. Here you will find lots of important information and links to resources for new and current students.
Blackboard VLE
The VLE is used for information and resources for all your modules. Academic staff will post announcements, lecture notes and discussion threads here. You can log onto the VLE via your Portal or at: https://vlebb.leeds.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
The Portal
You can access all the above resources via your student Portal. The Portal also allows you access to Student Services, the Library, Leeds University Union and many other resources. You can log into the Portal with your username and password at https://leedsportal.leeds.ac.uk/uollogin/login.html
Important Note
It is your responsibility to check your email and the School notice boards at frequent intervals to make sure you keep up to date with all important announcements and information.
Central Student Services Centre
The Student Services Centre is located in the Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building (campus map building no 77). The Student Services Centre operates a counter service and deals with certain student administration queries that are not dealt with in the School, for example, registration confirmation certificates, council tax exemption certificates, student ID card queries, bursary and grant cheques, copies of official transcripts and certificates and much more. The Student Services Centre also has a cash office where students can pay fees.
Please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk/studentservicescentre/counterservices/index.htm for further information.
Student Services Counter (Ziff Building) Opening Hours
Week Day / Main CounterMonday / 9am-5pm
Tuesday / 9am-5pm
Wednesday / 10am – 5pm
Thursday / 9am-5pm
Friday / 9am-5pm
Leeds for Life
LeedsforLife
We want all our students to get the best out of the whole experience of coming to study at the University of Leeds. We want Leeds students and graduates to be distinctive, to stand out from the competition by being able to demonstrate academic excellence and the skills and attributes that fit them for the challenges of the 21st century. Leeds for Life encapsulates that aim; it’s the way we view the Leeds University academic community to which you belong.
Societies, volunteering, internships, sport, work-experience, project work – these are all opportunities which can provide you with really valuable experience and new or enhanced skills that will benefit you while you are at University and when you move on. Funding is available, through the Leeds for Life Foundation, to help you to undertake your own projects.
The Leeds for Life student dashboard gives you easy access to explore the variety of opportunities offered at Leeds and provides you with on-line forms to help you prepare for your personal tutorials. Records of your personal tutorials can be stored in the ‘Living CV’ area of the dashboard alongside your University Transcript, the notes you’ve made about Leeds for Life opportunities and links you want to keep to relevant websites. You’ll be able to draw on this information (and the guidance on developing a CV and career planning which is also provided) when compiling your CV, filling in job applications or asking your tutor for a reference.
To find out more about what Leeds for Life can do for you, log in via the Portal and discuss it with your personal tutor at your first meeting.
Partnership Agreement
The Partnership Agreement is an example of the University’s values in practice as they relate to student education. It describes the shared responsibilities of staff and students, working together as members of a learning community. It was developed jointly by students, represented by LUU, and the University, represented by the Student Education Board. The agreement establishes general principles and guidelines which will be interpreted by individual Schools and disciplines in ways appropriate to their own context. Students should therefore consider the Agreement alongside more detailed information provided by their parent School.
A copy of the Partnership Agreement will be posted on the School notice boards and can also be found at: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/partnershipagreement shown in Appendix 1.