Never Stop Exploring Applicant Day Guide 22 February 2020

NEVER STOP EXPLORING APPLICANT DAY GUIDE 22 FEBRUARY 2020

# T h i s I s B r o o k e s brookes.ac.uk/open-days # t h i s i s B r o o k e s brookes.ac.uk/opendays Welcome to Oxford Brookes University Applicant Day

Our Applicant Days are packed full of activities and talks that help prepare you for life as a student at Oxford Brookes. We hope the day gives you a real sense of what it’s like to study here and what it means to be part of the Oxford Brookes community. There is plenty to see and do – from exploring our campuses, to learning more about your chosen subject and meeting your future coursemates. Embrace your future

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Cover photo: Celine Carias, studying Architecture www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Making the most of your day 3

Make your day personal. Applicant Day is your chance to find out what it’s like to be a student at Oxford Brookes. Here are our top 10 tips for making the most of your day.

1. Attend a subject-specific session. 7. Visit our central service stands All our subject sessions give you the (including accommodation, chance to meet our academics, learn admissions, finance and wellbeing). more about course content and discover Don’t worry if you miss one of our the facilities that you may be using general talks, you can visit our central during your studies. service stands and talk to the staff there. 2. Attend our general talks. 8. Check out our clubs and societies. Learn more about student life, Brookes There is more to university life than Sport and our study abroad options. just studying. Find out more about There are also practical talks on our exciting clubs and societies from admissions, accommodation and Brookes Union, who will be based in finance. Choose the talks that suit you. Union Square (Headington Campus). 3. Ask questions. 9. Take photos. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. It’s likely you’ll be taking in a lot of Whether it’s about student life, course information, so why not take some modules or your career prospects. photos to help remind you of the day? You need to be sure that you choose 10. Explore the city centre. the right course for you. Oxford is a beautiful student city with 4. Take a campus tour. plenty of things to see and do. Make time Get a feel for the place and see what to jump on the BROOKESbus and travel our campuses have to offer. into the city centre. Show the driver your booking and receive free travel for you 5. Have a look at our halls. and your guests. For ideas of what to see Tour our accommodation and see and do, see pages 26 and 27. where you could live. Don’t forget. 6. Talk to people. Our Student Ambassadors Chat to current students, academics (in pink shirts) and staff (in yellow or staff. Ask them as many questions shirts) will be on hand to help you as you like to get a real feel for what it’s get to your sessions. like to study at Oxford Brookes.

#ThisIsBrookes Timetable of events 4 9.00am - 9.30am - 10.00am - 10.30am - 11.00am - 11.30am - 12.00 noon 12.30pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00 noon - 12.30pm - 1.00pm 1.30pm - 2.00pm 2.30pm - 3.00pm GENERAL TALKS OPEN TO ALL: Gipsy Lane site Accommodation talk JHB JHB JHB JHB SKWH Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture Admissions and SKWH SKWH SKWH Arrivals talk Finance talk JHB JHB SKWH Lecture Lecture Mature Student Life talk CLC 1.02 CLC 1.02 Jon Snow Sports Centre talk JHB Lecture Student Life talk JHB JHB JHB SKWH SKWH SKWH Lecture Lecture Lecture Study Abroad and CLC 1.02 CLC 1.02 Exchanges talk Welcome to Brookes talk JHB JHB Lecture Lecture Meet our Alumni JHB 128 JHB 128 JHB 128 TOURS OPEN TO ALL: Various locations Accommodation Self-guided tours for Cheney Student Village and Clive Self-guided tours for Cheney Student Village and Clive Booth (Headington Campus) Booth (walkable from Headington Campus). (walkable from Headington Campus). Guided tours to Parade Green and Crescent Hall Guided tours to Parade Green and Crescent Hall (buses leave from outside Clerici) (buses leave from outside Clerici) Headington Campus tour Guided tours throughout the day (last guided tour 2.00pm). Guided tours throughout the day (last guided tour 2.00pm). Book next to main registration, John Henry Brookes Building Book next to main registration, John Henry Brookes Building Harcourt Hill Campus and Guided campus tours including Guided campus tours including accommodation viewings accommodation tour accommodation viewings available available at 10.00am and 11.00am at 10.00am and 11.00am Wheatley Campus tour Guided campus tours available throughout the day until 1.00pm

INFO ZONE OPEN TO ALL: Gipsy Lane site Info Zone (Headington) Forum – drop in and speak to staff from our central services Forum – drop in and speak to staff from our central services – Accommodation, – Accommodation, Admissions, Careers, Finance, Admissions, Careers, Finance, Study Abroad, Support Services Study Abroad, Support Services

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days KEY: CLC 1.02 Clerici Building, room CLC 1.02 (first floor) JHB Lecture John Henry Brookes Building Lecture Theatre SKWH Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building Forum John Henry Brookes Building (ground floor) JHB 128 John Henry Brookes Building Executive Suite, room 128 (first floor) 5 9.00am - 9.30am - 10.00am - 10.30am - 11.00am - 11.30am - 12.00 noon 12.30pm 1.00pm - 1.30pm 2.00pm - 2.30pm 9.30am 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.00 noon - 12.30pm - 1.00pm 1.30pm - 2.00pm 2.30pm - 3.00pm GENERAL TALKS OPEN TO ALL: Gipsy Lane site Accommodation talk JHB JHB JHB JHB SKWH Lecture Lecture Lecture Lecture Admissions and SKWH SKWH SKWH Arrivals talk Finance talk JHB JHB SKWH Lecture Lecture Mature Student Life talk CLC 1.02 CLC 1.02 Jon Snow Sports Centre talk JHB Lecture Student Life talk JHB JHB JHB SKWH SKWH SKWH Lecture Lecture Lecture Study Abroad and CLC 1.02 CLC 1.02 Exchanges talk Welcome to Brookes talk JHB JHB Lecture Lecture Meet our Alumni JHB 128 JHB 128 JHB 128 TOURS OPEN TO ALL: Various locations Accommodation Self-guided tours for Cheney Student Village and Clive Self-guided tours for Cheney Student Village and Clive Booth (Headington Campus) Booth (walkable from Headington Campus). (walkable from Headington Campus). Guided tours to Parade Green and Crescent Hall Guided tours to Parade Green and Crescent Hall (buses leave from outside Clerici) (buses leave from outside Clerici) Headington Campus tour Guided tours throughout the day (last guided tour 2.00pm). Guided tours throughout the day (last guided tour 2.00pm). Book next to main registration, John Henry Brookes Building Book next to main registration, John Henry Brookes Building Harcourt Hill Campus and Guided campus tours including Guided campus tours including accommodation viewings accommodation tour accommodation viewings available available at 10.00am and 11.00am at 10.00am and 11.00am Wheatley Campus tour Guided campus tours available throughout the day until 1.00pm

#ThisIsBrookes Subject talks and 6 drop-in sessions

Accounting, Finance and Economics All subject sessions give you the chance to meet our academics, learn more about course content and discover the facilities that you may be using during your studies. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Accounting, Finance and to 3.00pm Clerici Building, Foyer Economics courses (ground floor) Meet your future 9.00am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 1.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Accounting and Finance 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, Learning 2.00pm Studio CLC 1.12 Accounting and Economics 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, Learning 2.00pm Studio CLC 1.12 Business and Finance 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, Learning Suite 2.00pm CLC 1.12 Economics, Finance and 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, International Business 11.30am, Clerici Building, CLC G.04 1.30pm Economics, Politics and 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, International Relations 11.30am, Clerici Building, CLC G.04 1.30pm

Architecture All subject sessions include the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team and experience a creative, hands-on workshop or presentation. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear from our current students, ask any questions you might have and tour our facilities. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 11.00am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 2.30pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Architecture 10.00am 2 hours Headington Campus, Clerici Building, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, CLC G.02 Interior Architecture 1.00pm 1 hour Headington Campus, Abercrombie Building, Interior Architecture Studio (fourth floor) www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Arts, Digital Media, Music, Publishing and Journalism All subject sessions include the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team and 7 experience a creative, hands-on workshop or presentation. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear from our current students, ask any questions you might have and tour our facilities. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 11.00am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 2.30pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Digital Media Production 12.30pm 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer Film 9.30am 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer Fine Art 9.30am, 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 12.30pm 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer Graphic Design 9.30am 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer Media, Journalism and 10.00am 2 hours Headington Campus, Publishing 30 mins John Henry Brookes Building, Snow Room JHB 408 (fourth floor) Music 9.30am 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer Photography 12.30pm 2 hours Headington Campus, Richard 30 mins Hamilton Building, Lower Foyer

Biological and Medical Sciences All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team, with most subjects then offering specialist lab tours and practical demonstrations. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Biological and Medical to 3.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Science courses (except Forum Equine Science and Equine Science and Thoroughbred Management) Meet your future 1.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Animal Biology and 10.00am 2 hours Headington Campus, Conservation John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 205 (second floor) Biological Sciences 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 12.10pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 206 (second floor)

#ThisIsBrookes Biological and Medical Sciences 8 Biological Sciences 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, (Genetics and Genomics) 12.10pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 206 (second floor) Biological Sciences 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, (Human Biosciences) 12.10pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 206 (second floor) Biological Sciences (Zoology) 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 12.10pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 206 (second floor) MBiol Biological Sciences 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 12.10pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 206 (second floor) Biomedical Science 9.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 11.30am John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 208 (second floor) Equine Science 9.00am 6 hours Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 207 (second floor) Equine Science and 9.00am 6 hours Headington Campus, Thoroughbred Management John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 207 (second floor) Medical Science 9.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 11.30am John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 208 (second floor)

Built Environment Meet members of our academic team and speak with our current students to find out more about what life is like as a student within the School of the Built Environment. If you’re interested in Real Estate, the subject specific session will give you the chance to learn more about the course content. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 2.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Drop-in session for the 11.00am 1 hour Headington Campus, following: Building Surveying, Abercrombie Building, Construction Project Urban Design Studio Management, Foundation (second floor) Built Environment, Planning and Property Development, Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, Real Estate, and Urban Design, Planning and Development Real Estate 10.00am 1 hour Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 406 (fourth floor)

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Business and Management All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the 9 academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all Business From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Clerici and Management courses to 3.00pm Building, Foyer (ground floor) Foundation in Business, From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Clerici drop-in with Programme Lead to 1.00pm Building, Clerici Gateway Meet your future 9.00am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 1.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Business and Law 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall Business and Management 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall Business, Enterprise and 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Entrepreneurship 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall Business Management and 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Geography 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall Business Management and 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, International Relations 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall International Business 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Management 12.00 noon, Clerici Building, CLC G.03 2.00pm SKW Flat Hall

Computing and Robotics All our computing sessions start at 9.00am and include a subject talk, followed by practical taster sessions in the computer labs. These take place at Wheatley Campus, our dedicated campus for Engineering, Computing and Mathematics subjects. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 2.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Artificial Intelligence, 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Computer Science, Simon Williams Building Computer Science for Cyber Security, Computing Foundation, and Robotics

#ThisIsBrookes Education and Early Years 10 All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Please note our Education and Early Years courses are taught at Harcourt Hill Campus. Tours of this campus will take place at 10.00am and 11.00am. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, John Education and Early years to 3.00pm Henry Brookes Building, Forum courses (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Early Childhood Studies 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building JHB 301 (third floor) Education Studies 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 304 (third floor)

Engineering and Motorsports All our engineering sessions start at 9.00am and include a subject talk, followed by practical taster sessions in the engineering labs. These take place at the Wheatley Campus, our dedicated campus for Engineering, Computing and Mathematics subjects. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 2.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Automotive Engineering 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Electro-Mechanical 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Engineering Simon Williams Building Engineering Foundation 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Mechanical Engineering 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Mechanical Engineering Design 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Motorsport Engineering 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Motorsport Technology 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building Robotic Engineering 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days English and Communication All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the 11 academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Please note Communication, Media and Culture is taught at Harcourt Hill Campus. Tours of this campus will take place at 10.00am and 11.00am. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all English From 9.00am - Headington Campus, John and Communication courses to 3.00pm Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Communication, 12.00 noon 45 mins Headington Campus, Media and Culture (JHB 301), John Henry Brookes Building, 2.00pm JHB 301, JHB 307 (JHB 307) (third floor) English Language 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, and Linguistics John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 303 (third floor) English Literature, 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, English Literature with 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Creative Writing JHB 303 (third floor)

History and Philosophy All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Please note our Philosophy course is taught at Harcourt Hill Campus. Tours of this campus will take place at 10.00am and 11.00am. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all History From 9.00am - Headington Campus, and Philosophy courses to 3.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) History 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 1.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 306 (third floor) History of Art 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 305 (third floor) Philosophy 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 302 (third floor)

#ThisIsBrookes Languages 12 All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, John Languages courses to 3.00pm Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Applied Languages 1.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 307 (third floor) Japanese Studies 2.00pm 45 mins Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 301 (third floor)

Law All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Law courses to 3.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Law, Law with Business, 10.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Law with Criminology 1.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Kennedy Room JHB 308 (third floor)

Marketing, Events and Hospitality Management All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Marketing, Events and to 3.00pm Clerici Building, Foyer Hospitality Management (ground floor) courses Meet your future 9.00am 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor)

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Marketing, Events and Hospitality Management Business and Marketing 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 13 Management 1.00pm Clerici Building, CLC G.03 SKW Flat Hall Events Management 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 1.00pm Clerici Building, CLC 1.12 (Clerici Learning Studio) International Hospitality 10.30am, 1 hour Headington Campus, Management 1.00pm 30 mins Clerici Building, CLC G.06 Marketing and Events 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Management 1.00pm Clerici Building, CLC 1.12 (Clerici Learning Studio) Marketing and 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Communications Management 1.00pm Clerici Building, CLC G.03 SKW Flat Hall Marketing Management 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, 1.00pm Clerici Building, CLC G.03 SKW Flat Hall

Mathematics Our Mathematics session starts at 9.00am with an introductory talk from the teaching team, followed by a taster session and a tour of the Wheatley Campus. Subject Time Length Location Meet your future 2.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Mathematics 9.00am 3 hours Wheatley Campus, Simon Williams Building

Nursing, Midwifery, Healthcare and Social Work All Midwifery, Nursing (Adult), Nursing (Children’s), Nursing (Mental Health), Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, Physiotherapy and Social Work courses are being offered a series of interdisciplinary sessions. You will get to experience university- level lectures based around healthcare and social work situations, including demonstrations of practical skills happening throughout the day. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all Nursing, From 9.00am - Marston Road Site, MR1.23 Midwifery, Healthcare and to 3.00pm Social Work courses Drop-in sessions – From 9.00am - Marston Road Site, MR1.08 Finance, Admissions and to 3.00pm Accommodation

#ThisIsBrookes Nursing, Midwifery, Healthcare and Social Work 14 Drop-in sessions – From 9.00am - Marston Road Site, MR1.25a Student support co-ordinator to 3.00pm Meet your future 1.30pm 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Developing mental health 10.00am, 45 mins Marston Road Site, MR1.25 resilience and wellbeing 11.30am, (multiprofessional workshop) 1.00pm Supporting at an unexpected 10.00am, 45 mins Marston Road Site, MR1.26 birth (multiprofessional 11.30am, scenario) 1.00pm Supporting a parent, 10.00am, 45 mins Marston Road Site, MRG.13 with a disability, in crisis 11.30am, (multiprofessional scenario) 1.00pm

Psychology Our Psychology session starts with a subject talk and demonstration followed by a tour of the facilities and labs in the Sinclair Building with staff and students. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – From 9.00am - Headington Campus, Psychology course to 3.00pm Sinclair Building, SNC 4.23 (fourth floor) Meet your future 10.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 1.30pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Psychology 9.15am, 1 hour Headington Campus, 10.30am, 30 mins Sinclair Building, SNC 4.01 12.15pm, (fourth floor) 1.30pm

Social Sciences All subject sessions include a talk on the course content and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all From 9.00am - Headington Campus, John Social Science courses to 3.00pm Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 9.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Anthropology, 11.00am, 45 mins Headington Campus, Biological Anthropology, 2.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, Social Anthropology JHB 304 (third floor)

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Social Sciences Criminology 11.00am (JHB 45 mins Headington Campus, 15 308),1.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, (JHB 408) JHB 308 (third floor), JHB 408 (fourth floor) Geography 11.00am (JHB 45 mins Headington Campus, 306), 2.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, (JHB 303) JHB 306, JHB 303 (third floor) International Relations and 10.00am 45 mins Headington Campus, Politics, International Relations (JHB 302), John Henry Brookes Building, combined courses, Politics 12.00 noon JHB 302, JHB 306 (third floor) combined courses (JHB 306) Sociology 11.00am (JHB 45 mins Headington Campus, 303), 2.00pm John Henry Brookes Building, (JHB 302) JHB 303, JHB 302 (third floor)

Sport, Exercise and Nutrition All subject sessions include a talk on the course content, practical activities and the opportunity to meet the academic teaching team. There are also all-day drop-in sessions where you’ll have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with our academics and current students. Subject Time Length Location Drop-in sessions – all Sport, From 9.00am - Headington Campus, John Exercise and Nutrition courses to 3.00pm Henry Brookes Building, Forum (ground floor) Meet your future 10.30am, 30 mins Headington Campus, coursemates session 1.30pm John Henry Brookes Building, Taylor’s Yard (ground floor) Nutrition 10.00am, 2 hours Headington Campus, 12.00 noon John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 204 (second floor) Physical Activity and 9.00am, 3 hours Headington Campus, Health Promotion 11.00am John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 202 (second floor) Sport and Exercise Science 9.00am, 3 hours Headington Campus, 11.00am John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 203 (second floor) Sport, Coaching and Physical 9.00am, 3 hours Headington Campus, Education 11.00am John Henry Brookes Building, JHB 201 (second floor)

#ThisIsBrookes Travel and parking 16

Oxford is a very well connected city easily accessible by train, bus, coach or car. These pages will provide you with some useful, basic information. For more comprehensive information on how to get to our applicant day, visit www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days

Free BROOKESbus services out of Thornhill Park & Ride For Gipsy Lane site and Headington Hill site: U1 (towards Harcourt Hill), U1X (towards city centre) and U1B (towards Cherwell Drive/ Marston Road site) For Marston Road site: U1B (towards Cherwell Drive/ Marston Road site) For Wheatley Campus: U1 (towards Wheatley Campus). Bus stop on opposite side of road across from Thornhill P&R Parking at open day Train Headington Campus (OX3 0BP): Station: Oxford railway station. No parking available except for disabled Do not use Oxford Parkway, as this is badge holders. Please book disabled not serviced by the free BROOKESbus parking via [email protected] Coach Wheatley Campus (OX33 1HX): Free parking all day Operators London to Oxford: Oxford Tube (Stagecoach) Harcourt Hill Campus (OX2 9AT): Free parking all day Travel time: 80 to 90 minutes Marston Road site (OX3 0FL): Frequency: 24 hours a day, seven days Pre-booked disabled parking only via a week – up to every 12 minutes. Drop- [email protected] off outside our Gipsy Lane site Thornhill Park & Ride (OX3 8DP): Other operators: Parking charge £2. Recommended for National Express, Arriva, Thames Travel our Headington Campus

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Travel times between sites and campuses U1 U1B Wheatley - city centre - Harcourt Hill Thornhill Park & Ride - Marston Campus (via Gipsy Lane site) Road site (via Gipsy Lane site) Harcourt Hill Campus - city centre - Marston Road site - Thornhill Park & Wheatley (via Gipsy Lane site) Ride (via Gipsy Lane site) Buses running every 30 minutes Buses running every 30 minutes during applicant day during applicant day Wheatley Campus to Gipsy Lane site: Gipsy Lane site to Marston Road site: 30 minute journey 15 minute journey Sandhills A40 (opposite Thornhill Park Thornhill Park & Ride to Gipsy Lane & Ride) to Wheatley: 15 minute journey site: 15 minute journey Gipsy Lane site to Harcourt Hill Thornhill Park & Ride to Marston Campus: 40 minute journey Road site (via Gipsy Lane site): Oxford railway station to Gipsy Lane 35 minute journey site: 30 minute journey

U1X Show the driver Thornhill Park & Ride - city centre - your booking for train station (via Gipsy Lane site) free travel for you Train station - city centre - Thornhill and your guests Park & Ride (via Gipsy Lane site) Buses running every 30 minutes during applicant day Thornhill Park & Ride to Gipsy Lane site: 15 minute journey Gipsy Lane site to city centre: 20 minute journey

#ThisIsBrookes Headington Campus: 18 Gipsy Lane site

Headington Campus is two What you need to know kilometres east of Oxford city centre and is our largest  9.00am to 3.00pm Registration at Gipsy Lane site campus. It is home to a thriving student community living and  Accounting and Finance, Architecture and the Built learning in a modern, uplifting Environment, Biological, Medical environment across three sites: and Environmental Sciences, Gipsy Lane, Headington Hill Business and Management, Economics, English and Modern and Marston Road. Languages, Hospitality, Humanities, Law, Marketing and The Gipsy Lane site is where most of Events, Psychology, Social the applicant day activities are taking Sciences, Sport, Exercise and place. It includes teaching space for all Nutrition (split between Headington four of our faculties and is home to the and Harcourt Hill Campuses) main library. It has some of our most  exciting spaces, including the landmark Disabled parking only John Henry Brookes Building and our  U1, U1B, U1X, U5 most recently completed redevelopment project, Clerici Building, which houses  Cafe 7.30am to 8.00pm the Oxford Brookes Business School. Food 7.30am to 4.00pm

KEY  Applicant day timings  Subjects taught on this campus/site  Parking available for applicant day  Applicant day bus service  Food and drink

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Approx 10 mins walk to Marston Rd Site Buses towards Buses from Harcourt Campus Headington Campus U1B & Rail Station U1 U1X MARSTON ROAD Postgraduate Centre Buses towards U1B Headington Campus Jack Straws Lane

Harberton Mead

John Garne Way

Clive Booth Student Village

HEADINGTON HILL McCabe Place

Mary Price Close

MRA

Cuckoo Lane MRM Car Park MRG Headington Hill Site Marston Road Site Cheney Student HHH STEPS Village Nursery

Area closed for campus redevelopment

RHB SC

Pullens Lane Stop B5 buses towards Harcourt Hill Campus, Marston Road Site & Oxford City Centre GIPSY LANE U1 U1B U1X TUBE AB. Abercrombie BCK. Buckley Stop B2 for buses CLC. Clerici towards Wheatley Campus COL. Colonnade LLD Stop B3 for buses FH. Fuller towards London G. Gibbs TO INT U1 U1B U1X TUBE INT. International Centre JHB. John Henry Brookes JP. John Payne Reception COL HEADINGTON ROAD LLD. Lloyd SNA. Sinclair Annex JHB SNC. Sinclair BCK TO. Tonge AB HEADINGTON HILL HHH. Headington Hill Hall JP RHB. Richard Hamilton Building G SNC SC. Centre for Sport SNA CLC MARSTON ROAD

MRA. Marston Road Annex MRG. Marston Road Gym MRM. Marston Road Main Building FH

Reception/Hall office Stop B6 U5 GIPSY LANE Bus Stop Accommodation bus tours & buses towards Paul Kent Walking route from campus to halls and Crescent Halls, Gipsy Lane Site Parade Green and Cowley Road Wheelchair users are advised to use the U5 bus service to travel between Gipsy Lane or Headington Hill, and Clive Booth Student Village. Headington Campus: 20 Headington Hill site

Headington Hill site will be What you need to know hosting an Applicant Day for art and design, digital  9.00am to 3.00pm Registration at Headington Hill site media, film, music, media, or Gipsy Lane site journalism and publishing  Arts (including Digital Media, Film, and photography students. Graphic Design, Media, Journalism This day will include subject- and Publishing, Music and specific talks and drop-in Photography) sessions.  Disabled parking only  U1, U1B, U1X Set in a tranquil mature park environment, the Headington Hill site  Pop-up cafe 9.00am to 3.00pm provides some of the campus’ pooled teaching facilities for the School of Arts. Soon, we’ll be starting work to create a brand new building on the site for our Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment.

Located across the road from our Gipsy Lane site, it’s easy to get to this site on open day

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Marston Road site 21

Marston Road site will be What you need to know hosting an Applicant Day for  9.00am to 3.00pm healthcare and social work Registration at Marston Road site or Gipsy Lane site students. The day will include a series of interdisciplinary  Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, lectures focusing on Physiotherapy, Social Work healthcare and social work  Disabled parking only specific scenarios. There will also be opportunities to see  U1B the facilities.  Cafe 8.00am to 4.00pm Food 8.00am to 2.00pm Marston Road site is home to our healthcare courses and features a range of newly refurbished clinical skills suites. The site is about one kilometre away from the John Radcliffe Hospital, which provides excellent placement Distance from opportunities. Gipsy Lane site: 2.4 kilometres Bus travel time to Gipsy Lane site: 15 minutes

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Harcourt Hill Campus will What you need to know be hosting campus and accommodation tours only.  9.00am to 3.00pm Campus and accommodation Guided tours will be at tours only. Registration and 10.00am and 11.00am. subject-specific talks will be at Gipsy Lane site (Headington Campus) Harcourt Hill Campus is five kilometres from the city centre and is a 110-acre  All Education courses, Philosophy, campus with beautiful green spaces. Communication, Media and It is home to several courses from Culture our Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. There is a gym, swimming  Yes (free) pool, sports centre and library with  U1 subject-specific librarians.  Cafe 8.00am to 4.00pm Food 9.00am to 2.30pm

Distance from Gipsy Lane site: 9.5 kilometres Bus travel time to Gipsy Lane site: 40 minutes

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Wheatley Campus will be What you need to know hosting an Applicant Day for  9.00am to 1.00pm Engineering, Mathematics and Registration at Wheatley Campus. General talks at Gipsy Lane site Computing students. This day (Headington Campus) will include hands-on activities  Computing, Mathematics and and subject-specific talks. Engineering. Wheatley Campus is only eight kilometres  Yes (free) from our Headington Campus and  U1 houses the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics. Set in  Food and drink 8.00am to 4.00pm 80 acres of lovely countryside, the site is equipped with excellent learning and teaching facilities, including a library, state-of-the-art labs, computer rooms, social learning spaces and a gym.

Distance from Gipsy Lane site: 8 kilometres Bus travel time to Gipsy Lane site: 30 minutes

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Discovering a new city and making it your home can be one of the most exciting parts of university life. Applicant Day is the ideal opportunity to look around our halls and see where you might like to live. We offer both guided and self-guided viewings for selected halls.

What’s available

Cheney Student Village Clive Booth Student Village Map-Marker-AltNext to Headington Campus Map-Marker-Alt450 metres from Headington Campus Shower en suite and non-en suite Shower shared bathrooms mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 3.00pm mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 3.00pm

Lady Spencer Churchill Hall Westminster Hall Map-Marker-AltWheatley Campus Map-Marker-AltHarcourt Hill Campus UTENSILSour only catered hall Shower en suite mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 1.00pm mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 3.00pm Info-Circleguided viewings (as part of campus tour) 10.00am, 11.00am

Westminster Hall Cheney Student Village

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Off-campus accommodation

Crescent Hall Parade Green Map-Marker-Alt3km from Headington Map-Marker-Alt2.5km from Headington Campus Bus off-campus bus tour 10.00am - 3.00pm Shower en suite mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 3.00pm HOMEone of our partnership halls Bus off-campus bus tour 10.00am - 3.00pm mapself-guided viewings 9.00am - 3.00pm

Bus tours of our off campus accommodation (Parade Green and Crescent Hall) run every half hour at the following times:

Start 12.00 10.00am 10.30am 11.00am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.00pm 1.30pm 2.00pm time noon End 11.15am 11.45am 12.15pm 12.45pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm time

Please catch the bus at Gipsy Lane, outside Clerici Building, at bus stop B6. The bus will then return to this bus stop to drop you off again at the end of the tour. To attend the tour from the Marston Road site, first take the U1B bus from Marston Road back to Gipsy Lane.

Clive Booth Student Village Crescent Hall

#ThisIsBrookes There’s more to 26 Oxford than you think

Starting university is a big decision. Why not use this day as an opportunity to explore all that Oxford has to offer? With free bus travel on our BROOKESbus service during our Applicant Day, it is the perfect chance to see more of our beautiful city.

South Park Take in the views from South Park Travel: Walking distance from our Gipsy Lane site Escape from the applicant day crowds with a walk through this beautiful park and check out some of the best views of Oxford’s dreaming spires.

Find culture on the Cowley Road Travel: U1/U1X towards the city centre. Bus stop name: Glebe Street/St Clements The most diverse street in Oxford bursting with vibrant restaurants, bars and shops. It is easy to see why the Cowley Road is a firm favourite with our students.

www.brookes.ac.uk/open-days Westgate Shopping Centre

27 Unwind with some retail therapy Travel: U1/U1X towards the city centre Bus stop name: Carfax/ Westgate Westgate shopping centre is a shopper’s paradise and has a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of Oxford – a great place to relax after a Get inspired busy day. Travel: U1/U1X towards Ashmolean Museum the city centre Bus stop name: Oxford High Street/ Carfax Oxford is a cultural hotspot and a great place to expand on your learning. There are plenty of art galleries and museums you can visit – many of which are free.

Cowley Road

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