undergraduate 2013 entry open day - university of …welcome to the university of birmingham 2013...

Information line: 0121 414 3374www.birmingham.ac.uk/opendays

Undergraduate 2013 entry

open day

SATURDAY

24 NOVEMBER 2012

10.00am–3.30pm

2 How to make the most of your day

How to make the most of your day

What’s on offer?In the Great Hall you will find subject-specific stands as well as stands relating to sport, welfare, accommodation, finance, careers and other areas. Talks on a range of subjects take place throughout the day. The timetables for talks can be found on page 5 onwards. Please note: all talks last approximately 30 minutes.

General informationPrior to the open day, you can contact the Student Recruitment Team on 0121 414 3374. On the day, staff at the main reception area in the Aston Webb Building (R6 on the map) will be able to help you with general enquiries, directions and other information. Our student ambassadors will be wearing lime green shirts and will be present across the campus to help you find your way around.

Tours of the Edgbaston campusGuided walking tours of the main campus take place throughout the day, starting at 10.00am. They last between 45 minutes to an hour. The Campus Tour desk is situated in the reception of the Aston Webb Building.

Viewing accommodationStarting at 11.00am, visitors can view University accommodation.

Visitors can either use the walking map to reach accommodation (this takes approximately 15 minutes) or there is a specially provided free bus service. Walking maps may be picked up from Aston Webb Reception. Buses depart from outside the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (building R14 on the map) and drop visitors at Maple Bank Hall on the Vale. To get the bus back to campus there is a bus stop outside Mason Hall. Buses will run from 11.00am until 2.45pm and bus tours will take between 45 minutes to an hour.

More information on accommodation can be found at www.birmingham.ac.uk/accommodation

Visitors with disabilitiesWe encourage students with disabilities to visit and study at the University and have implemented a programme of accessibility adaptations on campus. This includes the installation of lifts and accessible toilets and improved signage. All new buildings and major conversions are being designed with accessibility in mind.

A mobility map is available from the Aston Webb Reception (building R6 on the map), which gives an overview of the Edgbaston campus showing the main access routes for wheelchair users.

Contents

How to make the most of your day 2

General events timetable 4

Subject events timetable 5

How to reach the University 9

Edgbaston campus map 10

Welcome to the University of Birmingham 2013 Entry Open Day. The day is designed to help you make final decisions for your UCAS applications and to answer any questions that you may have about the University or our courses. It will also give you a taste of our university and provide you with all the information you need to make an informed choice.

Lost persons and propertyLost persons or anyone finding or looking for lost property should report to the Aston Webb Reception, Aston Webb Building (R6). Tel: 0121 414 8130 or contact a student ambassador.

First aidFirst aid assistance can be found at the Aston Webb Reception, Aston Webb Building (R6). Tel: 0121 414 8130.

Emergencies and securityTo summon an ambulance and/ or police dial 999 first and then inform Security Control on 0121 414 4444.

In the event of a fire contact Security Control on 0121 414 4444.

To summon University Security Services for incidents not requiring the Emergency Services dial 0121 414 3000.

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Blue badge holders should arrive at the East Gate, where security personnel will direct you to the nearest disabled parking spaces.

For more information please visit our website at: www.as.bham.ac.uk/studentlife/disability

Sporting opportunities As a top three sporting university there are plenty of sporting opportunities available at University of Birmingham Sport. Find out more by visiting the sports stand in the Great Hall (R6 on the map).

Multi-faith chaplaincyThe large team of chaplains represent Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. They extend a warm welcome to all people whatever their religious background to St Francis Hall (building O2 on the map), located next to the Guild of Students. More information may be found at: www.chaplaincy.bham.ac.uk

The Guild of StudentsThe Guild, our students’ union, is the hub of undergraduate life. Run by students for students, there are over 190 clubs and societies to join, reflecting the tastes and interests of our diverse community; societies range from mountaineering and debating to film and Brum Dine with Me. You can get involved in student radio via BURN FM, or the student newspaper Redbrick and there are diverse opportunities for volunteering in the local community. The Guild also provide the Job Zone employment service. To find out more about the Guild of Students, visit their stand in the Great Hall (R6 on the map).

Learn more www.guildofstudents.com or watch videos about student life at: www.youtube.com/unibirmingham

Refreshments

Location Facilities Opening times

Café Go/Spice, Food Court, 1st Floor, University Centre (R23)

A 300-seat restaurant area providing handmade deli sandwiches, jacket potatoes, pre-packed sandwiches, Indian, Chinese and Italian food

10.00am–3.00pm

Starbucks, Muirhead Tower (R21)

Popular coffeehouse serving a wide selection of quality coffees and food options to complement

9.30am–3.30pm

Access to Birmingham (A2B) schemeIf you are from a state school or college in the West Midlands and would like to take part in our pre-entry induction scheme, come and ask about the A2B scheme. A2B is designed to support students who are the first in their family to go to university. If you think this might be for you, come and pick up details of the scheme from the Aston Webb Reception.

Learn more www.birmingham.ac.uk/a2b

4 General events timetable

General events timetableTalks last approximately 30 minutes. Please note this programme is subject to change.

Activity Description Time(s) Venue

Accommodation (LIVING Stand)

Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Admissions Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Careers and Employability


Disability and Learning Support Service

Display and information desk 10.00am– 1.00pm

Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Finance – Money Matters


Guild of Students Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Joint Honours (Arts disciplines)

Talk – Admissions to Joint Honours and Arts disciplines

11.45am Lecture Room 4, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16)

Sport (University of Birmingham Sport)


Student life Talk – Student life by students 11.00am WG5, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

The University Experience

Talk – Information on the University of Birmingham and the student experience

1.15pm WG5, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Tips for UCAS applications

Talks – for applicants completing their UCAS applications

11.45am and 12.30pm

WG5, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Your Questions Answered

Talks – a welcome to the University of Birmingham, accommodation and finance

10.15am WG5, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)


Talks last approximately 30 minutes. Please note this programme is subject to change.

Subject events timetable

AActivity Description Time(s) Venue

Accountancy (KPMG) Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Accounting and Finance Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

African Studies, Anthropology and Development


African Studies, Anthropology and Development

Talk – African Studies, Anthropology and Development at Birmingham

12.30pm Danford Room 224, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16)

American and Canadian Studies


Ancient History and Classics Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Ancient History and Classics Talk – Ancient History and Classics at Birmingham

2.00pm Lecture Room 3, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16)

Ancient and Medieval History Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Ancient and Medieval History Talk – Ancient and Medieval History at Birmingham

11.45am Lecture Room 201, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16)

BBiomedical Materials Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,

Aston Webb Building (R6)

Biosciences Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Biosciences Talks – Undergraduate courses in Biosciences: Biochemistry, Biological Sciences and Human Biology

11.00am and 2.00pm

Lecture Theatre 301, Biosciences Building (R27)

Biosciences Tour – a tour of teaching facilities and laboratories

2.00pm Main Reception area, Ground Floor, Biosciences Building (R27)

CChemistry Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Civil Engineering Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Civil Engineering Talks – Civil Engineering at Birmingham

11.00am and12.30pm

Lecture Room G33, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Civil Engineering Tours of Civil Engineering laboratories

11.45amand1.15pm

Following on from the talk in Lecture Room G33, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Computer Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

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DActivity Description Time(s) Venue

Drama and Theatre Arts Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

EEconomics Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Economics Talk – Economics at Birmingham 11.45am Large Lecture Theatre G12, Ground Floor, University House (O3)

Education Display and information desk (including information for those interested in Education, Education and History and Education and Sociology)

All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Education Talk – Undergraduate programmes in the School of Education


Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering


English Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

English Talk – English Language at Birmingham (Single Honours English Language and Joint Honours English Language)


English Talk – English with Creative Writing at Birmingham


English Talk – English Literature at Birmingham (Single Honours English, Joint Honours English Literature)

12.30pm Lecture Room 5, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16)

Environmental Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

GGeography Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Geography Talk – Geography at Birmingham 1.30pm Lecture Theatre NG08, Biosciences Building (R27)

Geology Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

HHistory Display and information desk

(including information for students interested in War Studies)


History Talk – History at Birmingham (includes History, Economic and Social History and War Studies)


History of Art Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

History of Art Tour of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

1.00pm Foyer, Ground Floor, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14)


LActivity Description Time(s) Venue

Law Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Law Talk – Studying Law at Birmingham


Liberal Arts and Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

MMathematics Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Mathematics Talk – Maths degrees at Birmingham

1.15pm Lecture Room G33, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Mechanical Engineering Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Medical Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Metallurgy and Materials Science



Talk – Material Science courses and careers

12.30pm Lecture Room GC17, Ground Floor, Metallurgy and Materials Building (G6)


Tour of facilities 1.15pm C Block Foyer, Ground Floor, Metallurgy and Materials Building (G6)

Modern Languages Display and information desk (including information for those interested in French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, European Studies and Russian Studies)


Modern Languages Talk – Languages degrees at Birmingham


Modern Languages Taster session – Languages sample seminar (no prior knowledge required)


Music Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

NNatural Sciences Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


PPPE (Policy, Politics and Economics)


Pharmacy Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Pharmacy Talk – Pharmacy at Birmingham 11.45am Lecture Room G33, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Philosophy Display and information All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

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Activity Description Time(s) Venue

Philosophy Talk – What is Philosophy? 1.15pm Lecture Room 2, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16)

Physics and Astronomy Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Political Science and International Studies

Display and information desk (including information for those interested in Political Science, International Relations and Political Economy)


Political Science and International Studies

Talk – An introduction to studying Politics and International Relations courses at Birmingham


Psychology Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Psychology Talk – Studying Psychology at Birmingham

1.00pm Room 1.20, Ground Floor, Hills Building (R3)

Psychology Tour of teaching facilities and laboratories

1.30pm Main Reception area, Ground Floor, Hills Building (R3)

SSocial Policy Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Social Policy Talk – Social Policy, Social Sciences and the professions

2.00pm Room 714/715, 7th Floor, Muirhead Tower (R21)

Social Work Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Social Work Talk – Why Social Work? 1.15pm Room 714/715, 7th Floor, Muirhead Tower (R21)

Sociology Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Sociology Talk – Studying Sociology at Birmingham


Sport and Exercise Sciences Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6)

Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science


Sport and Exercise Sciences and Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science

Talks – Studying Sport at Birmingham – an overview of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science at Birmingham

10.15am and 1.15pm

Lecture Theatre 1, First Floor, Sport and Exercise Sciences Building (Y14)

Sport and Exercise Sciences and Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science

Tours and demonstrations 12.15pm and 2.00pm

Foyer, Ground Floor, Sport and Exercise Sciences Building (Y14)

TTheology and Religion Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor,


Theology and Religion Talk – Theology and Religion at Birmingham


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How to reach the University

We are pleased that you are planning to attend our open day. As part of our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, we would strongly encourage you to travel by public transport when you visit the University.

By railBeing the only university in mainland UK with its own station, the easiest way to reach the University is by train. Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at Birmingham New Street station and up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The journey time usually takes less than ten minutes, while the centre of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University station.

By coachThere are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and many other UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre.

By busNumbers 61, X62, 63 and X64 travel to the University’s Edgbaston and Selly Oak campuses.

Parking on campusParking on open days is extremely limited. We therefore recommend that visitors use public transport to reach the University or find alternative parking in and around the city. The University has three main car parks: South, North and Pritchatts Car Park. However, please note that these fill up very quickly and therefore we cannot guarantee a space for visitors.

For further information about travelling to the University and the on-site train station please visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/opendays/travel

Useful linksTravel information, maps and directions: www.birmingham.ac.uk/directionsNational train information: www.nationalrail.co.uk

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(Accommodation bus tours/Big Brum Bus Tour)

R15 Watson Building MathematicsR16 Arts Building Humanities and Historical StudiesR17 Ashley Building

R19 Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre Education (talks)R21 Muirhead TowerR22 Main LibraryR23 University Centre Avon Lecture Theatre (talks) Shops/Banks/Hair Salon/ OpticianR24 Staff House RefreshmentsR25 Munrow Sports CentreR26 Geography, Earth and Environmental SciencesR27 BiosciencesR28 Learning Centre

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O1 Guild of Students (students’ union) Debating Hall (talks) Shops/Banks/Travel Agent

O2 St Francis Hall Multi-faith ChaplaincyO3 University House, Business School

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G3 European Research InstituteG6 Metallurgy and MaterialsG8 Gisbert Kapp Building Electronic, Electrical and Computer EngineeringG9 52 Pritchatts RoadG12 Winterbourne House

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Maps with a more detailed index can be found on the University’s website at www.birmingham.ac.uk/directions Larger maps will also be available on the day.

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