Department of HistoryExperience Day9th April 2014

• BA (Hons) History• BA (Hons) Politics and Contemporary History

Your community,your University

WelcomeWelcome to the University of Chichester and more specifically the Department of History. We hopetoday will give you a taste of what we can offer you as a student, a chance to find out what makes usunique, ask lots of questions and see if you can picture yourself joining our community. Throughout theday there will be a range of talks and workshops to help you explore your course and also find out aboutyour life with us – both academic and social. We know that many of you will have come with your familyor friends and there is plenty for them to see and do too. We’re a friendly bunch so please stop and chatthroughout the campus. We hope you have a great day.

TimetableMembers of our Student Finance, Student Services, and Admissions Teams are available to answer yourquestion in the Learning Resource Centre.

HistoryPolitics and

Contemporary History Parents’ sessions Students’ Union talks

9:30 RegistrationLRC 9:45

10:00 What is the Chichester experience? University House, Cloisters10:15

10:30Detailed Presentation of

the Degree pathways:Including looking at samples of teaching

and how courses work and what is taught on them

University House,Cloisters and Room 13

Detailed Presentation ofthe Degree/Campustour/Study Facilities.

University House, C120

10:45

11:00 Students’ Union TalkStudents’ Union11:15

11:30 Admissions, financeand next steps

Mitre Lecture Theatre 11:45

12:00

Lunch, Informal Discussionand Campus Tours

SU Talks for studentsand guests

Students’ Union12:15

12:30

12:45

13:00 Everything you ever wanted to know about

UK History degrees University House,

Cloisters and Room 13

Everything you everwanted to know about UKPolitics and Contemporary

History degreesUniversity House, C120

SU Talks for studentsand guests

Students’ Union13:15

13:30

13:45 Concluding Plenary Session: The Student Experience; Graduation

and Employment. University House, Cloisters

14:00 Admissions, financeand next steps

Mitre Lecture Theatre 14:15

14:30

14:45

15:00 SU Talks for studentsand guests

Students’ Union15:15

15:30

Hear what Aaron Wodhams our History Blogger has to sayabout his Chichester Experience

“Module selection, I believe one of the most important aspects to be considered is the modeof assessment. Generally speaking, History modules now consist of a single summativeassignment, which tends to be either an examination or a piece of coursework. The formercould be a 3-hour examination, while the latter a 3,500-word essay. Arguably, your choice ofmodule should reflect your strengths in academia, i.e. if you are more comfortable completingan assignment outside of timed conditions, then it would be advisable to choose a modulewhich involves an essay assessment. Although, while I believe this is important and should betaken into consideration, those who strongly wish to partake in a module which they have aparticular interest in, e.g. Medieval History, should not be deterred from doing so if the modeof assessment is different to what they are accustomed to, as we as students are permitted toexplore our interests.”

To read more from Aaron and to explore our other blogs, please visitwww.chi.ac.uk/blogs

1. Learning Resource Centre (LRC): 1:1 Advice stands

• Student Finance• Student Services • Admissions• Costa Cafe

2. Students’ Union Building• Students’ Union Talks

3. Accommodation Office• Q&A 10:00-15:00 • Open Rooms to View

4. Bazeley Court Area• The ShowRoom • Theatre Studio 5• Dance Studios• Otters Restaurant• Holts Lecture Room (first floor)• H144

5. University HouseGround floor:• Cloisters • C120• E123 • E124

First floor:• Mitre Lecture Theatre• LO4 • LO6 Second floor• E310 • E312

6. ArtOne

7. Tudor Hale Centre for Sport

8. Music Block

Campus map

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Experience Day car parking (free for all visitors – no need to pay & display)

Pedestrianentrance

To citycentre

Reception and Switchboard• Tel: +44 (0)1243 816000• Fax: +44 (0)1243 816080• Twitter: @chiuni• Facebook: /universityofchichester

Contact us

www.chi.ac.uk/history

Thank you for attending our Experience Day, we hope youhave enjoyed being a student of History with us for the dayand look forward to welcoming you into our community.