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Thursday 20, Friday 21 and Saturday 22 June 2013 9.00am–4.00pm

Information line: 0121 414 3374 [email protected] www.birmingham.ac.uk/opendays Contents

Birmingham VIP Welcome 3 How to reach the University 4 Birmingham VIP is a regularly updated, An inspirational student experience 5 personalised web page made available The city of Birmingham 6 to all prospective undergraduate students. How to make the most of your day 8 General events timetable 10 Don’t forget to login to find out all the latest Subject events timetable 13 news about life at the University. Refreshments 25 Day planner 27 A map of the campus is on the back of this programme.

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www.birmingham.ac.uk/vip www.birmingham.ac.uk/vip Welcome 3 Welcome

Welcome to our glorious campus. We regularly attract over 15,000 visitors to our campus on open days and as you look around today it is easy to see why: our beautiful 250-acre estate offers you a safe, friendly environment with all the facilities of a small town, which is itself on the doorstep of one of the most vibrant cities in the UK. Our open days are designed to give you a taste of our university and provide you with all the information you need to make an informed choice about where to study. There are talks and displays but, more importantly, there will be an opportunity to meet the students and staff who live and work here, and we hope you leave with a picture of the real Birmingham, a leading global university.

At Birmingham our academic standards are high. You will learn from world-class At almost 100m, the experts and be challenged throughout your studies with us. We have a long tradition of innovation and our research continues to have impact across the University clock tower, world. You will be studying at the heart of a vibrant international academic known to students as community and will learn skills in critical enquiry, debate and self-motivation. ‘Old Joe’, is the tallest We understand that this is likely to be different from the way you have studied in the past so rest assured that we will support you in making this transition to freestanding clock studying at a leading university. We have created and continue to invest in an tower in the world. academic environment that will help you succeed, from support from your tutors and lecturers to facilities for you to work whenever and however it suits you.

In addition to a broad range of established degree programmes, we have introduced two new exciting degrees for 2013 entry: Pharmacy, designed specifically to meet the needs of the future pharmacist, and the Bachelor of At 17 feet 3 inches Liberal Arts and Sciences, a programme developed in response to requests for graduates with wide-ranging knowledge and skills in addition to in-depth across, it is possible to expertise, providing employers with the next generation of leaders. drive a double-decker bus through the Preparation for your future career is likely to be at the forefront of your mind as you choose a university. We realise that your time at Birmingham is about more clockface of ‘Old Joe’. than your academic studies – it is about equipping yourself with the right skills to ensure that you succeed in a competitive employment market. From tailored careers guidance and global internship opportunities to an accredited personal skills programme and mentoring from our successful alumni network, the wide range of options available to you will ensure that you are uniquely prepared for life after university. A nest box has been I hope that you enjoy your visit today, gain a valuable insight into what it is like to study at a leading global university, and choose to shape your future with us. placed at the top of the clock tower where With best wishes a pair of peregrine falcons nest every year.

Professor David Eastwood Vice-Chancellor 4 How to reach the University How to reach the University

We are pleased that you are planning to attend our open days this year. 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.

Each year we welcome some By coach 15,000 visitors to our open days; There are frequent express coach as a result, the adjacent roads and services to Birmingham from University car parks fill up very quickly. London, Heathrow and Gatwick The University has only a limited airports and many other UK cities. number of car parking spaces The long-distance coach station on open days and we strongly is in Digbeth in the city centre. recommend, where possible, for visitors to use public transport. By bus Numbers 61, X62, 63 and X64 By rail travel to the University’s Edgbaston Being the only university in mainland and Selly Oak campuses. UK with its own station, the easiest way to reach the University is by Parking on campus Park and ride train. Most cross-country services Parking on open days is extremely In addition to University parking there to Birmingham arrive at Birmingham limited and the majority of visitors will are two overspill park and ride car New Street station and up to be unable to find a space on campus. parks with some limited parking. They six trains an hour depart for University We therefore recommend that visitors are based at King Edward’s School on the cross-city line (final destination use public transport to reach the playing fields (B5 7SN) on the Bristol Longbridge or Redditch). University or find alternative parking Road and at a site at the Selly Oak The journey time usually takes less in and around the city. The University Hospital (B29 6JD) on Raddlebarn than ten minutes, while the centre has three main car parks: South, Road. Park and ride will be operating of the main campus is a five-minute North and Pritchatts Car Park on a first-come, first-served basis. walk from University station. Student (£1 pay and display); however please Shuttle buses to and from the ambassadors (wearing lime green note that these are used by staff University will be running throughout shirts) will be present at Birmingham and students and fill up very quickly the day, dropping off and picking New Street station to direct you. and therefore we cannot guarantee up from outside University Centre a space for visitors. (building R23 on the map on the back page). Useful links For further information about Travel information, travelling to the University and The first park and ride will leave maps and directions: the onsite train station please King Edward’s School playing www.birmingham.ac.uk/ visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/ field and the Selly Oak Hospital site directions opendays/travel at 8.00am. The last bus will National train information: leave University Centre at 4.30pm. www.nationalrail.co.uk There is no charge for the park and ride car park. An inspirational student experience 5 An inspirational student experience

The University of Birmingham is a leading global university which offers an inspirational student experience. We have invested in major new activities to enhance our student experience further, have extended programmes that widen participation in higher education, and continue to provide generous financial support for students from lower income backgrounds.

We also remain committed in skills development, community Investment in our preparing our students to transform volunteering and leadership skills, so students’ careers their prospects in a competitive that they graduate from Birmingham We have developed our sector- employment market by providing prepared for the changing economic leading employability services opportunities for international landscape of the 21st century. which provide Birmingham exchange, mentoring support, career students with the opportunity to be mentored by some of the University’s most successful Investment in the student top-class performance space. alumni. We also provide and help experience We also have plans to invest you to source internships in the Over the last three years we have £55 million in new, world-class UK and overseas and our invested in excess of £200 million sports facilities as well as £37 specialist staff offer unique in our estate, including state-of- million to develop a new library at careers guidance, tailored to the-art learning facilities and, in the heart of campus for our individual academic subject areas addition, we will invest extensive collections. – ensuring you will continue to £600 million in a wide range succeed after university. of transformational projects to We are also building on our further enhance the high-quality personal academic tutoring experience that our students system to provide the support receive. Our Bramall Music and guidance that students need Supporting your talent Building opened last summer, to succeed in higher education We believe in creating an providing a new home for the and to achieve their full academic environment in which academic Department of Music and a potential. excellence can be combined with opportunities for personal development. Acknowledging that many of our students are also Student financial support talented sports people and We have introduced enhanced financial support for students from lower musicians, we have announced income backgrounds and increased outreach activities to promote fair a number of sport and music access. Our progressive and targeted financial aid package will offer scholarships for students planning support to over 4,000 students and will increase our investment in to start their studies in 2014/15. widening access to over £12 million by 2015/16. For more information visit: www.birmingham.ac.uk/ scholarships-2014 For full information on our tuition fees and financial support please visit: www.birmingham.ac.uk/funding 6 The city of Birmingham The city of Birmingham

Birmingham has been transformed into a city for young professionals and is one of Europe’s most exciting destinations. It is more than somewhere to study; it is somewhere to build a successful career.

Birmingham is a modern and o The Mailbox – a unique fascinating city: famous for its development which brings historical industrial past, it is together designer fashion, lifestyle now a centre of arts and culture, shops and an array of restaurants commerce and entertainment, with and café bars a vibrant and diverse community. Birmingham is home to the largest Entertainment and events financial services and creative sectors o Live entertainment – top venues outside London. The thriving business for big name bands and local community offers you a wealth talent include the O2 Academy, of opportunities when you join the National Indoor Arena (NIA), the job market, and around 40% the National Exhibition Centre of Birmingham graduates choose (NEC) and Symphony Hall, one to make their home here after of Europe’s finest concert halls leaving the University. and home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Shopping and style o Theatre – Birmingham’s principal o Bullring – Europe’s largest theatres, the Repertory, Alexandra city-centre shopping emporium and Hippodrome, regularly host with more than 150 shops inside the West End productions, as well iconic £530 million complex, which as staging specially commissioned attracts visitors from across the UK new work

The city of Birmingham offers visitors a wealth of attractions from cultural activities to shopping and sporting events. It has some first-class entertainment and eating places, and you may want to consider arriving the night before to get the most out of your visit. For more information about what the city offers, visit www.visitbirmingham.com The city of Birmingham 7

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o Food and drink – Birmingham’s o Custard Factory – the former ‘Big Brum’ open top multicultural character is reflected home of Bird’s Custard has bus sightseeing tour in our restaurants: you will find been transformed into a dynamic If you would like to find out Caribbean, Chinese, Greek, and Bohemian community of more about the city and discover French, Spanish, Thai and around 500 artists and small Birmingham for yourself, why not other international cuisines creative enterprises take part in our live, guided open top bus tour? Tickets are free A sporting city and can be collected from the Hidden gems Aston Webb Reception (building o Sporting events – the city is R6 on the map) on a first-come, home to many sporting events, Community culture… first-served basis. The tours start including football at Aston Villa The Midlands Arts Centre (MAC): at 2.15pm and 3.45pm and last and Birmingham City, international a £15 million vibrant community for one hour. The bus will pick up cricket at Edgbaston and arts centre, theatre and cinema visitors from outside the Barber prestigious golfing events in beautiful Cannon Hill Park. Institute of Fine Arts at the Belfry (building R14 on the map). o British City of Sport – Bespoke bling… Birmingham hosts more national The Jewellery Quarter: home and international sporting to Birmingham’s historic jewellery championships than any other trade, the area still boasts more city in the UK; not surprisingly, than 100 specialist jewellery it was selected by the National retailers to enjoy – the perfect Sports Council as the first British place to pick up a unique piece City of Sport at a bargain price.

Places to visit Hobbit hunting… o Birmingham Museums and Art Sarehole Mill: this 200-year-old Gallery – Birmingham’s main mill is one of only two surviving museum and art gallery includes watermills in Birmingham. The one of the finest collections of cobbled courtyard and mill pool Pre-Raphaelite paintings in are a tranquil haven from the world 21st-century life outside. It was a o Ikon Gallery – showcases favourite haunt of the young JRR cutting-edge multimedia work Tolkien and it is said that the Mill by leading contemporary artists and Moseley Bog provided the inspiration for the Shire – home to Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. 8 How to make the most of your day How to make the most of your day

What’s on offer? reach accommodation (this takes visit our website at: www.birmingham. In the Aston Webb and Bramall approximately 15 minutes) or there ac.uk/students/support/disability buildings you will find a wide range is a specially provided free bus service. of subject-specific stands as well Walking maps may be picked up from Teachers Forum as stands relating to sport, welfare, all information booths and at the base Our Teachers Forum aims to provide accommodation, finance, careers of the clock tower. Buses depart from teachers with an update on recent and other areas. Venues to visit are: outside the Barber Institute of Fine changes in higher education. o Great Hall, Ground floor, Aston Arts (building R14 on the map) and This will be held at 12.00noon Webb Building (R6) drop visitors at Maple Bank Hall on the in Avon Lecture Theatre, Top Floor, o Rotunda, 1st floor, Aston Webb Vale Village. To get the bus back to University Centre (R23). Building (R6) campus there is a bus stop outside o Rotunda, 1st floor, Bramall Music Mason Hall. In order to avoid Places to relax for Building (R12) congestion you might want to avoid parents and teachers o The Dome Room, 3rd floor, Bramall the busiest periods between If you are accompanying your son or Music Building (R12) 12.00noon and 1.30pm. Buses will daughter, or a school group on their run from 9.00am until 3.15pm and bus open day visit, you may want to go Talks on a range of subjects take tours will take between 45 minutes your separate ways for a time. You’re place throughout the day. to an hour. More information on welcome to take a break and relax in The timetables for talks can be found accommodation can be found at Café Aroma, Staff House (building from page 10 onwards. Please note: www.birmingham.ac.uk/ R24 on the map) between 8.00am all talks last approximately 30 minutes. accommodation and 5.00pm. If you’re visiting our student accommodation, you may also General information Visitors with disabilities want to enjoy a coffee in Rio’s, located Prior to the open days, you can We encourage students with disabilities in Shackleton on the Vale Village. contact the Student Recruitment to visit and study at the University and Team on 0121 414 3374. On the have implemented a programme of Winterbourne House and Garden is day, staff at the main reception area accessibility adaptations on campus. a unique heritage attraction and the in the Aston Webb Building (R6 on This includes the installation of lifts perfect place to escape the crowds the map) will be able to help you with and accessible toilets and improved on open day. This attraction will be general enquiries, directions and other signage. All new buildings and major open from 11.00am–5.30pm (last information. Our student ambassadors conversions are being designed with entry 4.30pm) and entry is free for will be wearing lime green shirts and accessibility in mind. prospective students and £1 for will be present across the campus parents and guests. to help you find your way around. A mobility map is available from the Aston Webb Reception (building R6 Activities and talks Tours of the Edgbaston campus on the map), which gives an overview for parents and teachers Guided walking tours of the main of the Edgbaston campus showing Our student finance talks include campus take place throughout the the main access routes for wheelchair information on Birmingham’s Grant and day, starting at 9.00am. They last users. Blue badge holders should Scholarship scheme and other sources between 45 minutes to an hour. arrive at the East Gate where security of funding. These talks take place at The Campus Tour desk is situated personnel will direct you to the nearest 10.30am, 12.00noon and 3.00pm. in Chancellor’s Court. disabled parking spaces. Prospective Please refer to the General Events students with a disability are Timetable on page 10 for locations. Viewing accommodation encouraged to visit the Disability and Throughout the day, visitors can view Learning Support Service desk in The Parents may also be interested in University accommodation. Visitors Rotunda, Aston Webb Building (R6 on attending our ‘Parents’ Survival Guide’ can either use the walking map to the map). For more information please talk at 1.30pm in WG5, Aston Webb How to make the most of your day 9

Building, which covers all you need available at University of Birmingham Lost persons and property to know about supporting your son or Sport. Whether you enjoy watching Lost persons or anyone finding daughter through their transition to sport from the sideline, want to get or looking for lost property university. fit and healthy or play for a University should report to the Aston Webb team, you will never have a better Reception, Aston Webb Building The Barber Institute of Fine Arts opportunity to get involved, have fun (R6). Tel: 0121 414 4466 or Major works by Manet, Monet and make new friends. Find out more contact a student ambassador. and Magritte, Rubens, Rossetti, by visiting the Munrow Sports Centre Renoir and Rodin, Gainsborough, (R25 on the map) – chat to current First aid Turner, Degas, Picasso and many students, meet our coaches, attend First aid assistance can be found others adorn the galleries of the Sport at Birmingham talks (held in the at the Aston Webb Reception, award-winning Barber Institute of Fine Dance Studio at 9.30am, 11.15am, Aston Webb Building (R6). Arts, the University’s mini National 12.45pm and 2.15pm) and take a tour Tel: 0121 414 4466. Gallery. Highly recommended if you of our facilities (including the track that have 30 minutes or more available. recently hosted the Jamaican Olympic Emergencies and Security Track and Field Team). To summon an ambulance and/ or Alternatively, you can join our free police dial 999 first and then inform guided tour of the galleries and its The Guild of Students Security Control on 0121 414 4444. latest exhibitions and displays – ‘About The Guild, our students’ union, is the Face: European Portrait Masterpieces hub of undergraduate life. Run by In the event of a fire contact Security from National Collections’ and students for students, there are over Control on 0121 414 4444. To ‘Defining Faces: 20th-Century Portrait 190 clubs and societies to join, summon University Security Drawing’ – at 12.00noon. These tours reflecting the tastes and interests Services for incidents not requiring will be given by the gallery’s curatorial of our diverse community; societies the Emergency Services dial team and students. Meet at the range from mountaineering and 0121 414 3000. Reception desk at the Barber Institute debating to film and Brum Dine with (building R14 on the map). Me. You can get involved in student Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Opening hours radio via BURN FM, or the student Islam and Judaism. They extend a 10.00am–5.00pm newspaper Redbrick and there are warm welcome to all people whatever 11.00am–5.00pm (Saturday) diverse opportunities for volunteering their religious background to St Admission is free in the local community. The Guild also Francis Hall (building O2 on the map), Learn more provides the Job Zone and houses located next to the Guild of Students. www.barber.org.uk WorkLink employment service. More information may be found at: www.chaplaincy.bham.ac.uk Other activities To find out more, attend a student life Library tours presentation followed by a tour of the Access to Birmingham (A2B) scheme To find out more about our Library Guild, which starts in the Debating If you are from a state school in the Services, why not join a library tour? Hall, 1st Floor, Guild of Students West Midlands and are a student, Tours depart every hour from 9.00am (building O1 on the map) at 11.15am, or supporting students with university to 3.30pm from the iLounge, Main 12.00noon, 1.30pm and 2.15pm. applications, come to the Student Library (building R22 on the map). Learn more Recruitment stand in the Aston Webb Self-guided tours are available from www.guildofstudents.com or Rotunda to discover how the A2B the library reception. watch videos about student life scheme can help students from at: www.youtube.com/unibirmingham disadvantaged backgrounds make University of Birmingham Sport the transition to university life. As a top three sporting university there Multi-faith Chaplaincy Learn more are plenty of sporting opportunities The large team of chaplains represent www.birmingham.ac.uk/a2b 10 General events timetable General events timetable

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

Activity Description Time(s) Venue Accommodation Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, (LIVING Stand) information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Accommodation Talks 11.15am Avon Lecture Theatre, Top 2.15pm Floor, University Centre (R23) Accommodation Talk 12.45pm Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Education Building (R19) Accommodation Tours 9.00am–3.15pm Bus departs from outside (busiest periods the Barber Institute between 12.00noon of Fine Arts (R14) and 1.30pm) Admissions Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Barber Institute of Fine Arts Art gallery 10.00am–5.00pm Barber Institute of Fine Arts 11.00am–5.00pm (Sat) (R14) Barber Institute of Fine Arts Gallery Tour 12.00noon Foyer, Ground Floor, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) Big Brum Bus Tickets from Aston Webb 2.15pm Bus will pick up and drop off Tour/Birmingham Reception (R6) on a 3.45pm outside the Barber Institute sightseeing tour first-come, first-served basis of Fine Arts (R14) Careers Network Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Careers Network Talk – Where will your 12.00noon Lecture Theatre WG5, degree take you? Ground Floor, Aston Webb Birmingham graduates, job Building (R4) prospects and career paths Cultural Venues Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, and Collections information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Disability and Learning Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Support Service information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) English for International Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Students information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Finance – Money Matters Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Finance – Money Matters Talks – Money Matters – 10.30am Lecture Theatre G33, Ground a guide to student finance 12.00noon Floor, Education Building (R19) 3.00pm Guild of Students Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) International students Talk – Opportunities 11.15am Lecture Theatre WG12, Ground for international students Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) General events timetable 11

Activity Description Time(s) Venue Joint Honours Talks – Admissions to 11.15am Vaughan Jeffries Lecture (Arts disciplines) Joint Honours and Arts 2.15pm Theatre, 1st Floor, Education disciplines Building (R19) Joint Honours Display and information All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, (Arts disciplines) desk – Admissions to Bramall Music Building (R12) Joint Honours and Arts disciplines Library Tours Every hour 9.00am– Meet in the iLounge Ground 3.30pm Floor, Main Library (R22) Parents – support and Talk – Parents’ survival 1.30pm WG5, Ground Floor, Aston guidance guide Webb Building (R6) Security Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Sport (University of Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Birmingham Sport) information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Sport (University of Display and All day New Gym, Ground Floor, Birmingham Sport) information desk Munrow Sports Centre (R25) Sport (University of Meet our head coaches All day. Check times Munrow Sports Centre (R25) Birmingham Sport) for specific coaches at the UBSport stand in the Aston Webb Rotunda Sport (University of Talks – Playing sport at the 9.45am Dance Studio, Lower Ground Birmingham Sport) University of Birmingham 11.15am Floor, Munrow Sports Centre 12.45pm (R25) 2.15pm Student life Talks – Student life by 11.15am Debating Hall, 1st Floor, Guild students followed by 12.00noon of Students (O1) optional tour of the Guild 1.30pm 2.15pm Study Abroad and Display and information All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Exchanges desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Study Abroad and Talks – Opportunities to 12.45pm Lecture Theatre G31, Ground Exchanges study abroad as part of your 2.15pm Floor, Mechanical Engineering Birmingham degree Building (Y3) Tips for Applicants Talks 10.30am Vaughan Jeffries Lecture 1.30pm Theatre, 1st Floor, Education Building (R19)

Tips for Applicants Talk 12.00noon Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12) Tips for Applicants Talk 2.15pm Lecture Theatre G33, Ground Floor, Education Building (R19) 12 General events timetable

Activity Description Time(s) Venue University of Birmingham Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Sustainable Travel information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) University Music Society Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Bramall Music Building (R12) Welcome and Talks 9.45am Elgar Concert Hall, tips for your day 10.30am Bramall Music Building (R12) Winterbourne Edwardian house and 11.00am–5.30pm Winterbourne House and House and Garden garden with tea room (last entry 4.30pm) Garden (G12) open for visitors Year in Industry Display and All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, information desk Aston Webb Building (R6) Year in Industry Talks – Paid degree 11.15am Lecture Room G26, relevant work placements 1.30pm Ground Floor, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Y3)

What type of programme suits you?

Single Honours Joint Honours your interests and strengths. You will This type of programme focuses on A Joint Honours degree allows you be supported in choosing modules one subject only, such as LLB Law to study two subjects equally. This which fit together into a logical or BSc Physiotherapy. The subject might be two subjects closely related programme of study reflecting your events timetable lists the variety of to each other, such as History and developing interests and knowledge. subjects available. Politics; or simply two which you You will choose a ‘Major’ area of enjoy equally such as French expertise selected from 40 subjects and Mathematics. across the University, although you can keep your options open in Recommended talk choosing a Major until your final year. Admissions to Joint Honours and Arts disciplines, 11.15am and 2.15pm Venue Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Education Building (R19) Recommended talk Studying Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1.30pm Liberal Arts and Sciences Venue Using the breadth of academic Lecture Room 1, expertise from across the University, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) this degree allows you to design your own programme of study based on Subject events timetable 13 Subject events timetable

Talks last approximately 30 minutes. Please note this programme is subject to change. A Subject 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) Accounting and Finance Display and information desk All day Atrium/Reception, Ground Floor, University House (O3) Accounting and Finance Talks – BSc Accounting and 9.45am Lecture Theatre G12, Ground Finance degree at Birmingham 11.15am Floor, University House (O3) Business School 12.45pm African Studies Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, History and Cultures Bramall Music Building (R12) African Studies Talks – African Studies, Anthropology 12.00noon Danford Room, Room 224, 2nd and Development at Birmingham 2.15pm Floor, Arts Building (R16) American and Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Canadian Studies Music Building (R12) American and Talk – What is American and 11.15am Lecture Room 201, 2nd Floor, Canadian Studies Canadian Studies and an overview Arts Building (R16) of all our programmes American and Talk – Studying American and 1.30pm Lecture Room 201, 2nd Floor, Canadian Studies Canadian Studies, and American Arts Building (R16) Studies and Film at the University of Birmingham American and Talk – Studying English and 2.15pm Lecture Room 201, 2nd Floor, Canadian Studies American Literature Arts Building (R16) Ancient and Medieval Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, History History and Cultures Bramall Music Building (R12) Ancient and Medieval Talks – Ancient and Medieval 12.00noon Lecture Room 4, 1st Floor, History History Programme at Birmingham 1.30pm Arts Building (R16) Ancient History Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, Classics, Ancient History and Bramall Building (R12) Archaeology desk Ancient History Talk – Ancient History 11.15am Lecture Room 1, 1st Floor, at Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Anthropology Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, History and Cultures Bramall Music Building (R12) Anthropology Talks – African Studies, Anthropology 12.00noon Danford Room, Room 224, 2nd and Development at Birmingham 2.15pm Floor, Arts Building (R16) Applied Golf Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Management Studies Aston Webb Building (R6) Applied Golf Display and information desk All day Atrium, Ground Floor, Management Studies Sport and Exercise Building (Y14) 14 Subject events timetable

A (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Applied Golf Management Talk – Applied Golf Management 11.15am Lecture Theatre 2, Ground Floor, Studies Studies 2.15pm Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Building (Y14) Archaeology Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, Classics, Ancient History and Bramall Music Building (R12) Archaeology desk Archaeology Talk – Archaeology at Birmingham 12.00noon Lecture Room 1, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Arts Admissions to Arts disciplines/Joint 11.15am Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, Honours 2.15pm 1st Floor, Education Building (R19) Arts Display and information desk – All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Admissions to Arts disciplines/Joint Building (R12) Honours B Subject Description Time(s) Venue Biomedical Science Display and information desks with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, admissions tutors (BMedSci) Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Biomedical Science Talk – Medical Science 1.30pm Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) Biomedical Materials Display and information desk with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, Science admissions tutors Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Biosciences Advice desks and displays for All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences Aston Webb Building (R6) and Human Biology and Biosciences Foyer (R27) Biosciences Lab tours and demos 10.00am– Lab N203, 2nd Floor, 3.00pm Biosciences Building (R27) Biosciences Talks – Overview of the 9.45am Lecture Theatre E102, 1st Floor, undergraduate courses in 12.00noon Biosciences Building (R27) Biosciences: Biochemistry, Biological 2.15pm Sciences and Human Biology Biosciences Talks – Careers in Biosciences 10.30am Lecture Theatre E102, 1st Floor, 1.30pm Biosciences Building (R27) Biosciences Research talk – Taster session 11.15am Lecture Theatre E102, 1st Floor, 12.45pm Biosciences Building (R27) Business Management Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Business Management Display and information desk All day Atrium/Reception, Ground Floor, University House (O3) Business Management Talks – BSc Business Management 10.30am Lecture Theatre G12, Ground degrees at Birmingham Business 12.00noon Floor, University House (O3) School 1.30pm NB: orange section of the campus map Subject events timetable 15

C Subject Description Time(s) Venue Chemical Engineering Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Chemical Engineering Display and information desk All day Foyer, Ground Floor, Chemical Engineering Building (Y11) Chemical Engineering Talks – Chemical Engineering – 11.15am Room 124, 1st Floor, engineering products for 2.15pm Chemical Engineering the consumer Building (Y11) Chemical Engineering Tours of Chemical Engineering will 11.45am Foyer, Ground Floor, Chemical take place after each talk 2.45pm Engineering Building (Y11)

Chemistry Displays and hands-on experiments All day 209a (Seminar Room), 1st Floor, Haworth Building (Y2) Chemistry Student-led tours of the department All day 209, 1st Floor, Haworth Building (Y2) Chemistry Displays and information desk All day 216 (Reading Room), 1st Floor, Haworth Building (Y2) Chemistry Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Chemistry Talks – Chemistry at Birmingham 10.30am Lecture Theatre 101, Ground 2.00pm Floor, Haworth Building (Y2) Chemistry Talks – My student experience: short 11.00am Lecture Theatre 101, Ground Floor, talks by Chemistry students followed 2.30pm Haworth Building (Y2) by an open question and answer session Chemistry Talk – Chemical magic: an 11.45am Lecture Theatre 101, Ground Floor, entertaining and interactive Haworth Building (Y2) demonstration of chemistry in action Chemistry Talk – Career opportunities for 1.30pm Lecture Theatre 101, Ground Floor, graduate chemists Haworth Building (Y2) Chinese See Modern Languages Civil Engineering Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Civil Engineering Bridge Building Activity All day Chancellors Court, outside Aston Webb Building (R6) Civil Engineering What is Civil Engineering? All day G36, Ground Floor, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Y3) Civil Engineering Tours of buildings and labs All day G36, Ground Floor, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Y3) Civil Engineering Talks – Constructing the future 11.15am Lecture Theatre G33, Ground 12.45pm Floor, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Y3) Classics Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, Classics, Ancient History and Bramall Music Building (R12) Archaeology desk Classics Talk – Classics at Birmingham 12.45pm Lecture Room 2, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) 16 Subject events timetable

C (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Computer Science Display, information desk and All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, robotics demonstrations Aston Webb Building (R6) Computer Science Displays, meet staff and current All day Atrium, Ground Floor, students, student-led tours of Computer Science Building (Y9) the department and robotics demonstrations Computer Science Talks – Why Computer Science? 10.30am Lecture Room LG14, Lower Ground 1.30pm Floor, Learning Centre (R28) Computer Science Talk – What is Computer Science? 11.15am Lecture Room LG14, Lower Ground Floor, Learning Centre (R28) Computer Science Talk – Medical Imaging 12.00noon Lecture Room LG14, Lower Ground Floor, Learning Centre (R28) Computer Science Talk – Artificial Intelligence 2.15pm Lecture Room LG14, Lower Ground Floor, Learning Centre (R28) Computer Science Q&A with Computer Science 12.45pm Lecture Room LG14, Lower Ground admissions tutor Floor, Learning Centre (R28) D Subject Description Time(s) Venue Dental Hygiene and Display and information desk with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, Therapy admissions tutors Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Dental Hygiene and Talks – BSc Dental Hygiene 11.15am Lecture Theatre 4, Ground Therapy and Therapy 1.30pm Floor Medical School (B1) Dentistry Display and information desk with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, admissions tutors (BDS) Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Dentistry Talks – Dentistry 9.45am Arthur Thompson Hall, at Birmingham (BDS) 12.00noon 3rd Floor, Medical School (B1) 2.15pm Drama and Theatre Arts Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) Drama and Theatre Arts Talks – Drama at Birmingham and 11.15am Bus departs promptly from outside an opportunity to see the facilities 1.30pm the Education Building (R19) at Selly Oak Campus. Bus departs 11.15am (back 12.45–1.00pm)/ 1.30pm (back 3.00–3.15pm) E Subject Description Time(s) Venue Earth Sciences See Geology Economics Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Economics Display and information desk All day Atrium Reception, Ground Floor, University House (O3) Economics Talks – Economics and related 11.15am Lecture Theatre G31, Ground degrees 1.30pm Floor, Mechanical Engineering Building (Y3) Subject events timetable 17

E (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Education Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Education Talks – Introduction to BA (Hons) 11.15am Lecture Theatre G33, Ground Education (Single and Joint Honours) 1.30pm Floor, Education Building (R19) Electronic, Electrical and Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Computer Engineering Aston Webb Building (R6) Electronic, Electrical and Display and information desk All day Foyer, Ground Floor, Gisbert Kapp Computer Engineering Building (G8) Electronic, Electrical and Talks – Degree programmes in 11.15am Room NG15, Ground Floor, Computer Engineering Electronic, Electrical and Computer 12.45pm Gisbert Kapp Building (G8) Engineering Electronic, Electrical and Tour of labs and facilities in 11.45am Reception Area, Ground Floor Computer Engineering Electronic, Electrical and Computer 1.15pm Gisbert Kapp Building (G8) Engineering Electronic, Electrical and Undergraduate electronics 12.45pm Room N207, 2nd Floor, Computer Engineering workshops 2.15pm Gisbert Kapp Building (G8) Electronic, Electrical and Demonstrations of Virtual Reality, 12.15pm N123, 1st Floor, Computer Engineering Augmented Reality and Serious 1.45pm Gisbert Kapp Building (G8) Games Engineering See Chemical; Civil; Electronic, Electrical and Computer; Mechanical; and Metallurgy and Materials English Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) English Talks – English Literature 10.30am Large Lecture Theatre (120) at Birmingham (Single 3.00pm 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Honours English, Joint Honours English Literature) English Talk – English Language at 12.00noon Large Lecture Theatre (120), Birmingham (Single Honours English 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Language and Joint Honours English Language) English Talk – English with Creative Writing 1.30pm Large Lecture Theatre (120), at Birmingham 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) English for International Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Aston Webb Students Unit Building (R6) Environmental Science Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Environmental Science Display and information desk All day Foyer, Ground Floor, Geography Building (R27) Environmental Science Talk – Environmental Science at 12.45pm Lecture Theatre NG08, Ground Birmingham Floor, Geography Building (R27) European Languages and See Modern Languages Studies 18 Subject events timetable

E (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue European Politics, Society Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston and Economics Webb Building (R6) European Politics, Society Talk – BSc European Politics, 1.30pm Lecture Room G51, Ground Floor, and Economics Society and Economics (EPSE) European Research Institute (G3) F Subject Description Time(s) Venue French Studies See Modern Languages G Subject Description Time(s) Venue Geography Demonstrations 11.00am Foyer, Ground Floor, 12.30pm Geography Building (R26) 2.00pm Geography Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Geography Display and information desk All day Foyer, Ground Floor, Geography Building (R26) Geography Talks – Geography at Birmingham 10.30am Lecture Theatre NG08, 12.00noon Ground Floor, Geography 1.30pm Building (R26) Geology Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Geology Display, information desk and All day Lapworth Museum, Ground Floor, demonstrations Aston Webb Building (R4) Geology Talks – Geology at Birmingham 10.30am Dome Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, and beyond 12.00noon Aston Webb Building (R4) 1.30pm German Studies See Modern Languages Golf Management Studies See Applied Golf Management Studies H Subject Description Time(s) Venue Hispanic Studies See Modern Languages History Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, History and Cultures Bramall Music Building (R12) History Talks – History at Birmingham 9.45am Large Lecture Theatre (120) (includes History and Economic 11.15am 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) and Social History programmes) 12.45pm 2.15pm History of Art Display and information desk All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) History of Art Tour of the Barber Institute of Fine 12.00noon Foyer, Ground Floor, Barber Arts Institute of Fine Arts (R14) History of Art Talk – Art History at Birmingham 12.45pm Lecture Theatre G11, Ground Floor, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) Subject events timetable 19

I Subject Description Time(s) Venue Italian Studies See Modern Languages J Subject Description Time(s) Venue Japanese See Modern Languages Joint Honours Talks – Admissions to Arts 11.15am Vaughan Jeffries Lecture Theatre, (Arts disciplines) disciplines/Joint Honours 2.15pm 1st Floor, Education Building (R19) Joint Honours Display and information desk – All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music (Arts disciplines) Admissions to Arts disciplines/Joint Building (R12) Honours L Subject Description Time(s) Venue Languages See Modern Languages Law Display and information desk All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) Law Talks – Studying Law at Birmingham 9.45am Lecture Theatre G15, 11.15am Ground Floor, Muirhead Tower 12.00noon (R21) 1.30pm Liberal Arts and Sciences Talk 1.30pm Lecture Room 1, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Liberal Arts and Sciences Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Liberal Arts and Sciences Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) M Subject Description Time(s) Venue Materials Science See Metallurgy and Materials Mathematics Display and information desk All day Maths Bridge, Watson Building (R15) Mathematics Talks – Why Maths at Birmingham? 9.45am Lecture Room A, Ground Floor, 10.30am Watson Building (R15) 11.15am 2.15pm Mathematics Talks – Popular Maths Lecture 12.00noon Lecture Room A, Ground Floor, 12.45pm Watson Building (R15) Mechanical Engineering Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Mechanical Engineering Display and information desk and All day Room G37, Ground Floor, start point for tours of the facilities Civil and Mechanical Engineering (including racing car display) (Y3) Mechanical Engineering Talk – Degree programmes 12.00noon Room G31, Ground Floor, Civil in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering (Y3) Medical Science Talk – Medical Science (BMedSc) 1.30pm Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) 20 Subject events timetable

M (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Medical Science Display and information desks with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, admissions tutors (BMedSc) Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Medicine Basic Life Support – demonstration 10.00am– Medical School Atrium, and training 2.00pm 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) Medicine Showcase of research and 10.30am– Forum Lecture Theatre, education (Thursday/Friday only) 3.00pm Centre for Professional Development, Medical School (B1) Medicine Display and information desks with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, admissions tutors (MBChB) Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Medicine Talks – Getting into Medicine 9.45am Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, (MBChB) 12.00noon 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) 2.15pm Medicine Talk – Graduate Entry Medicine 10.30am Lecture Theatre 4, Ground Floor, Programme Medical School (B1) Medicine Talks – Student life in the Medical 10.30am Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, School 12.45pm 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) Metallurgy and Materials Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Metallurgy and Materials Talk – Why Materials Science 1.30pm Lecture Room GC13, Metallurgy and Engineering are vital and Materials Building (G6) Metallurgy and Materials Talk – The role of Materials Science 12.00noon Lecture Room WG12, Ground in sports Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Metallurgy and Materials Demonstrations and lab tours 10.00am– C Block Foyer, Metallurgy 12.00noon and Materials Building (G6) 2.00pm– 3.00pm Modern Languages Display and information desk All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, (including desks for French, German, Bramall Music Building (R12) Hispanic Studies, Italian, Chinese/ Japanese, European Studies and Russian Studies) Modern Languages Talk – The BA Modern Languages 10.30am Lecture Room 6, 2nd Floor, and BA Modern Languages with Arts Building (R16) Business Management degrees Modern Languages Talk – The BA Modern Languages 11.15am Lecture Room 4, 1st Floor, and European Studies degree Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Studying Chinese at the 1.30pm Lecture Room 8, 3rd Floor, University of Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Studying French at the 12.45pm Lecture Room 6, 2nd Floor, University of Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – French sample seminar 1.30pm Lecture Room 6, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – German Studies at 11.15am Lecture Room 8, 3rd Floor, Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Subject events timetable 21

M (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Modern Languages Talk – German sample seminar 12.00noon Lecture Room 8, 3rd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – German for beginners or near 2.15pm Lecture Room 8, 3rd Floor, beginners in language degrees or Arts Building (R16) with language degrees Modern Languages Talk – Hispanic Studies at the 11.15am Lecture Room 7, 2nd Floor, University of Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Hispanic sample seminar 2.15pm Lecture Room 5, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Italian sample seminar 12.45pm Lecture Room 4, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Studying Italian 2.15pm Lecture Room 2, 1st Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Studying Japanese at the 12.45pm Lecture Room 8, 3rd Floor, University of Birmingham Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Russian Studies degrees 11.15am Lecture Room 5, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Modern Languages Talk – Russian sample seminar 12.00noon Lecture Room 5, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Music Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) Music Talk – Music studies at the 11.15am Elgar Concert Hall, University of Birmingham Bramall Music Building (R12) N Subject Description Time(s) Venue Natural Sciences Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Natural Sciences Talk – Studying across the sciences 12.45pm Lecture Theatre 203, 1st Floor, Haworth Building (Y2) Nursing Welcome area: lecturers and All day The Link, 2nd Floor, 52 Pritchatts students will be available for advice Road and Gisbert Kapp (G8) and tours Nursing Demonstrations All day E204, 2nd Floor, 52 Pritchatts Road (G9) Nursing Talks – Nursing admissions 9.45am Lecture Theatre 1, 1st Floor, 1.30pm 52 Pritchatts Road (G9)

Nursing Taster lecture – Please collect tickets 12.45pm Room 225, 2nd Floor, (one per student) from the Link (G8) between Gisbert Kapp (G8) the Nursing and Physiotherapy building (G9). Parents/guests will not be able to attend the lecture as our aim is to give potential students a real lecture experience. Please be aware we only have limited tickets for this event. O Subject Description Time(s) Venue Oriental Languages See Modern Languages 22 Subject events timetable

P Subject Description Time(s) Venue Pharmacy Talk – The new Pharmacy (MPharm) 11.15am Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, programme 1st Floor, Medical School (B1) Pharmacy Talk – The new Pharmacy (MPharm) 2.15pm Lecture Theatre 4, Ground Floor, programme Medical School (B1) Pharmacy Display and information desk with All day Common Room, Ground Floor, Admissions Tutor (MPharm) Wolfson Centre for Medical Education, Medical School (B1) Philosophy Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) Philosophy Talk – What is Philosophy? 12.45pm Lecture Room 7, 2nd Floor, Arts Building (R16) Physics and Astronomy Display and demonstrations All day First Year Laboratory, Ground Floor, Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy DVD – Why Physics at Birmingham? All day Coffee Lounge, 2nd Floor, Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Tour of Nanoscale Physics Research 11.15am Foyer, Poynting Physics Building Lab (you need to have signed up to (R13) this event: www.birmingham.ac.uk/ schools/physics/undergraduate/ visit-us.aspx) Physics and Astronomy Talk – How to make an invisibility 9.45am Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, cloak – controlling light with Poynting Physics Building (R13) metamaterials Physics and Astronomy Talk – Seven wonders of the nano 10.30am Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, world (Thursday/Friday only) Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Talk – Big Science in the nano world 10.30am Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, (Saturday only) Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Talk – Dark Cosmology: probing 12.00noon Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, fundamental physics with telescopes Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Talk – Physics to a degree – 12.45pm Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, studying Physics at the University Poynting Physics Building (R13) of Birmingham Physics and Astronomy Talk – Physics to a degree – 1.30pm Small Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, studying Physics at the University Poynting Physics Building (R13) of Birmingham Physics and Astronomy Talk – Refrigerators made from 1.30pm Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, photons Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Talk – Recreating the Big Bang: 2.15pm Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, the LHC at CERN Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physics and Astronomy Talk – Nuclear power in the UK 3.00pm Large Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, Poynting Physics Building (R13) Physiotherapy Welcome area and building tours 9.00am– The Link, 52 Pritchatts Road 4.00pm and Gisbert Kapp (G8) Physiotherapy Talks – Applying for Physiotherapy 9.45am Lecture Theatre 2, 2nd Floor, at the University of Birmingham 12.45pm Gisbert Kapp (G8) Subject events timetable 23

P (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue

Physiotherapy Taster lecture – please collect tickets 11.15am Lecture Theatre 2, 2nd Floor, (one per student) from the desk in the foyer at Gisbert Kapp (G8) the Nursing and Physiotherapy building (G9). Parents/guests will not be able to attend the lecture as our aim is to give potential students a real lecture experience. Please be aware we only have limited tickets for this event. Political Science and Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston International Relations Webb Building (R6) Political Science and Talk – Studying Politics and 12.00noon Lecture Room 7, 2nd Floor, International Relations International Relations Arts Building (R16) PPE (Policy, Politics and Talk – Studying Policy, Politics 2.15pm Room 112, 1st Floor, Muirhead Economics) and Economics (PPE) Tower (R21) PPE (Policy, Politics and Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Economics) Webb Building (R6) Psychology Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Psychology Demonstrations 11.00am– Reception, Ground Floor, 2.00pm Hills Building (R3) Psychology Talks – Studying Psychology 9.45am Lecture Theatre WG5, Ground at Birmingham 10.30am Floor, Aston Webb Building (R4) 12.45pm 2.15pm R Subject Description Time(s) Venue Russian and East See Modern Languages European Studies S Subject Description Time(s) Venue Social Policy Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Social Policy Talk – Social Policy, Social Sciences 1.30pm Room 714/5, 7th Floor, and the professions Muirhead Tower (R21) Social Work Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Social Work Survivor exhibition, meet students, All day 7th Floor, Muirhead Tower (R21) view teaching space and the Social Work at Birmingham DVD Social Work Talk – Why Social Work? 12.45pm Room 714/5, 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 12.45pm Room 121, 1st Floor, Muirhead Birmingham Tower (R21) Spanish See Modern Languages Sport and Exercise Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Sciences Aston Webb Building (R6) 24 Subject events timetable

S (continued) Subject Description Time(s) Venue Sport and Exercise Display and information desk All day Atrium, Ground Floor, Sport, Exercise Sciences and Rehabilitation Building (Y14) Sport and Exercise Demonstrations 11.00am– Atrium, Ground Floor, Sport, Exercise Sciences 1.00pm and Rehabilitation Building (Y14) Sport and Exercise Talks – Studying in the School 9.45am Lecture Theatre 1, 1st Floor, Sciences of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation 12.00noon Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences 2.15pm Building (Y14) Sport and Materials Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Science Aston Webb Building (R6) Sport and Materials Talk – The role of Materials Science 12.00noon Lecture Room WG12, Ground Science in sports Floor, Aston Webb Building (R6) Sport and Materials Talk – Why Materials Science and 1.30pm Lecture Room GC13, Metallurgy Science Engineering are vital and Materials Building (G6) Sport, Physical Education Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, and Coaching Sciences Aston Webb Building (R6) Sport, Physical Education Display and information desk All day Atrium, Ground Floor, Sport, Exercise and Coaching Sciences and Rehabilitation Building (Y14) Sport, Physical Education Talks – Studying in the School of 9.45am Lecture Theatre 1, 1st Floor, and Coaching Sciences Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation 12.00noon Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences 2.15pm Building (Y14) Sport, Physical Education Demonstrations 11.00am– Atrium, Ground Floor, Sport, Exercise and Coaching Sciences 1.00pm and Rehabilitation Building (Y14) Sport (University of See Playing Sport at the University Birmingham Sport) of Birmingham (page 11) T Subject Description Time(s) Venue Theology and Religion Display and information desk All day Rotunda, 1st Floor, Bramall Music Building (R12) Theology and Religion Talk – Courses in the department 12.00noon Lecture Room 6, 2nd Floor, of Theology and Religion Arts Building (R16) Theology and Religion Tour – Following the Theology Talk 12.45pm Atrium, Ground Floor, European Research Institute (G3) U Subject Description Time(s) Venue Urban and Regional Display and information desk All day Foyer, Ground Floor, Geography Planning Building (R27) Urban and Regional Display and information desk All day Great Hall, Ground Floor, Planning Aston Webb Building (R6) Urban and Regional Talk – BSc Joint Honours degrees 12.45pm Lecture Theatre 301, 3rd Floor, Planning in Urban and Regional Planning Geography Building (R27) W Subject Description Time(s) Venue War Studies Display and information desk – All day The Dome Room, 3rd Floor, History and Cultures Bramall Music Building (R12) War Studies Talks – War Studies at Birmingham 11.15am Lecture Room 2, 1st Floor, 1.30pm Arts Building (R16) Refreshments 25 Refreshments Location Facilities Opening times Noble Room, 2nd Floor, Restaurant providing a range of flavoured and southern fried 11.00am–3.00pm Staff House (R24) chicken, battered fish and vegetarian quiche, with bottled drinks, crisps and confectionery BBQ, Chancellor’s Court Serving a variety of hot BBQ food 10.00am–4.00pm (R24) BBQ, outside Rio’s, The Serving a variety of hot BBQ food 12.00noon– Hub Shackleton, Vale Village 3.00pm Bratby Bar, Ground Floor, Serving a limited selection of hot food, snacks and drinks 9.30am–3.00pm Staff House (R24) (food), 11.30am– 3.00pm (bar) Café Aroma, 1st Floor, Parents’ haven serving a selection of sandwiches and hot and 8.00am–5.00pm Staff House (R24) cold drinks Café Go/Spice, A 300-seat restaurant area providing handmade deli sandwiches, 8.00am–5.00pm Food Court, 1st Floor, jacket potatoes, pre-packed sandwiches, Indian, Chinese and University Centre (R23) Italian food Chemical Engineering A coffee shop providing a range of snacks, a large range of 9.00am–2.00pm (Y11) speciality coffees, sandwiches, confectionery and homemade cakes Costa at The Bramall Providing a variety of speciality coffees, sandwiches and snacks 8.00am–3.30pm Music Building (R12) Cyber Go, Ground Floor, A popular coffee shop located in a new computer cluster, providing 10.00am–3.00pm Arts Building (R16) a large range of speciality coffees, sandwiches, and snacks Gisbert Kapp, 1st Floor, A coffee shop providing a large range of speciality coffees, 9.00am–3.30pm (G8) sandwiches, snacks, confectionery and cold drinks Go 2, Learning Resource This popular sandwich shop sells sandwiches, pastries, speciality 9.00am–4.00pm Centre (R28) coffees and a wide range of drinks and confectionery Go @ undercroft, Ground A coffee shop providing a large range of speciality coffees, 9.00am–3.00pm Floor, Biosciences Building sandwiches, snacks, confectionery and cold drinks (R27) iLounge Coffee Shop, Coffee shop providing paninis, toasted teacakes, sandwiches, 8.00am–5.00pm Main Library (R22) salad, smoothies and a wide selection of cakes Med Café, Medical School A fast-food restaurant selling a range of jacket potatoes, 9.00am–4.00pm (B1) baguettes, sandwiches, pastries, and hot and cold drinks Physics, Poynting Building, A very popular coffee shop providing a large range of speciality 9.00am–4.00pm 2nd Floor (R13) coffees, sandwiches, confectionery and cakes Mechanical Engineering A coffee shop providing jacket potatoes and soup, a large range 10.00am–2.00pm (Y3) of speciality coffees, sandwiches, confectionery and cakes Raising the Bar, Munrow Serves a wide range of great value meals and drinks 8.00am–4.00pm Sports Centre (R25) Rio’s, The Hub Shackleton, Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, paninis, hot and cold drinks 8.00am–8.00pm Vale Village Skool Cafe, A coffee shop providing a range of speciality coffees, 8.30am–3.00pm School of Education sandwiches, confectionery and cakes (Thursday/Friday only) Starbucks, Muirhead Popular coffee house serving a wide selection of quality coffees 8.00am–5.00pm Tower (R21) and food options to complement Winterbourne House and A popular tea room providing a variety of hot and cold meals. 11.00am–4.30pm Garden Tea Room (G12) Entry to the house and garden is required.

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The day planner is designed to help make sure you are able to visit all of the activities and areas you would like to on the day.

You are not required to register when you arrive on campus so please make Accommodation tours to the Vale your way to your first chosen activity/ Village run throughout the day area. (9.00am–3.15pm). Visitors can either use the walking map to The student ambassadors wearing reach accommodation (this takes lime green t-shirts will be available approximately 15 minutes) or there all day to help you navigate your is a specially provided free bus way around campus and answer any service. Bus tours take between questions that you may have. 45 minutes to an hour.

Talks are scheduled throughout the Campus tours of the main campus day at 45 min intervals. All talks last take place throughout the day, 30 mins which allows you 15 mins to lasting between 45 minutes move between talks. Talks often take to 1 hour. place more than once during the day to help you plan your visit.

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R1 Law R17 Ashley Building O2 St Francis Hall R2 Frankland Building R19 Education Multi-faith Chaplaincy R3 Hills Building Vaughan Jeffries O3 University House, Psychology Lecture Theatre (talks) Business School R4 Aston Webb Earth Sciences R21 Muirhead Tower R6 Aston Webb R22 Main Library Y2 Haworth Building Reception R23 University Centre Chemistry Great Hall (displays) Avon Lecture Theatre (talks) Y3 Mechanical Engineering 1st Floor Rotunda (displays) Shops/Banks/Hair Salon/ and Civil Engineering Lost Persons/Property Optician Y9 Computer Science First Aid R24 Staff House Y11 Chemical Engineering R12 Bramall Music Building Refreshments Y14 Sport, Exercise and 1st Floor Rotunda (displays) R25 Munrow Sports Centre Rehabilitation Sciences 3rd Floor Dome Hall R26 Geography, Earth and (displays) Environmental Sciences B1 Medical School R13 Poynting Building R27 Biosciences Physics R28 Learning Centre G3 European Research Institute R14 Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Primary Care G6 Metallurgy and Materials art gallery (Accommodation Clinical Sciences G8 Gisbert Kapp Building bus tours/Big Brum Bus Tour) Electronic, Electrical and R15 Watson Building O1 Guild of Students Computer Engineering Mathematics (students’ union) G9 52 Pritchatts Road R16 Arts Building Debating Hall (talks) G12 Winterbourne House Humanities and Shops/Banks/Travel Agent and Garden Historical Studies

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. Information point

Level access entrance Steps EdgbastonP Visitors car park campus map Bus stops (Fold out the insideLibrary page to view the map key) Museum Sport facilities

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SOMERS ToT thee ValeVale Level access entrance ET R OAD Oakley Court Toilets Medical Practice B9 The Elms Steps and Dental Centre Day Nursery ATM Tennis Court Visitors car park P Canal bridge G20 Pritchatts House Bus stops D Rail A O R G19 Ashcroft Library R Park House A Marquee (Campus tours) H L U A Pritchatts Park N Q A C Museum Village P R M A A RAccommodation bus stop H F G I T IN C M 13 Pritchatts Road IR E Conference B Sport facilities H D D The Spinney A N G18 Priorsfield Park Shuttle bus to Park and Ride A G

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Please note some buildings do not appear on this map due to the size and scale. Larger maps will also be available on the day. www.birmingham.ac.uk B15 2TT,United Kingdom Edgbaston, Birmingham,