European Diploma Supplement - 6.1 Additional information

Candidates for the University's awards who have previously successfully attended certain programmes of study either at The University of Manchester or at an approved educational establishment are eligible for special consideration under the policies and procedures for the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) for the granting of exemption from any unit and its examinations other than the units comprising the final examinations for an award of the University, providing always that no such exemptions will apply to the statutory qualifying examinations for registrable awards or to the penultimate programme year for the first degree of Master. Where applicable such study exemptions are shown on the transcript element of this supplement.

Programmes of study may include requirements for substantial study or work experience (industrial placements) outside the University which may be reflected in the programme title as detailed in the award information and/or identified in the other information given in the transcript element of this supplement.

Where units contributing to an award of this University have been taken at another institution, under the University's arrangements for collaborative programme, these units and the location of studies are identified in the transcript element of this supplement.

Award holders of the University may, in addition to providing this Diploma Supplement and Transcript, also have a Progress File, ie their individual records of learning and achievements, progress reviews and plans that are used to clarify personal goals. The Progress File can provide a resource from which material is selected to produce personal statements (eg curricula vitae etc) for employers, admission tutors and others.  Progress files also contain information on the structured Personal Development Planning (PDP) processes supported by the University, which are designed to develop the capacity of its students to reflect upon their own learning and achievement, and to plan for their own personal educational career development. PDP processes are either embedded in teaching, learning and assessment practices or run alongside the curriculum. Progress Files do not contain information on the specific processes used for PDP but are the product of these processes.