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Your Open Day Guide Welcome Make the most to Sheffield of your day You have made a great choice in coming to visit us. The Open Day is as flexible as you want it to be; you choose Come and talk to us what to do and in which order, the only activities that are No matter what time you arrive, the Central Exhibition fixed are the subject talks. Use this guide to plan your day is a great place to head first – meet staff and students with us. from across the University and ask any questions you You don't need to sign in on the day – just head straight to your first session might have. when you arrive. Explore our campus From the Self-Guided Campus Tour to our Information Hubs around campus, the best way to find out about us is to see the University for yourself. Find out about your subject Whether you are set on one course or considering a few options, our subject exhibitions are perfect to get more detailed information – just don’t forget to attend your pre-booked subject talk. Take a tour Tours take place throughout the day to our student accommodation, the libraries, Sport Sheffield and the Students' Union. Get a feel for our city Sheffield is a city like no other with independent shops, a great food scene and plenty of cultural events. There is always something to see in Sheffield. 2 3 Central Exhibition Talks This is the best place to start no matter what time you These 20-minute presentations run throughout the arrive at the University. With stands representing areas day ensuring that you can attend one that fits in with around your studies, personal development, support your schedule. services and careers. The Octagon Centre – 10:00 – 16:00 Introduction Global opportunities to Sheffield and exchanges Learn what the University stands for Explore more about opportunities to and how our values guide everything spend part of your degree studying, we do. or working abroad. The Octagon Centre – 10:00, Students’ Union, 12:00, 13:00 Discovery Room 2 – 11:30, 13:00 Student life Your degree, your career: studying at Sheffield can Students talk about why the take you anywhere Sheffield experience is consistently voted as one of the best in the UK. This talk will cover the wide range The Octagon Centre – 10:30, of opportunities your degree from 12:30, 13:30 Sheffield can offer you. TOP 5 The Octagon Centre, Meeting Room 1 – 10:30, 12:30 for student experience University accommodation Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 Find out about all the different Student Health and options available to you including Wellbeing Services locations, rooms and prices. The Octagon Centre – 11:00, 14:00 We have a wide range of health and wellbeing support services available to all students including an NHS GP Funding your studies practice on campus, the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service All the information you need about and mental health support and fees and finance for university. counselling. Come along and find The Octagon Centre – 11:30, 14:30 out more about the support we can offer. The Octagon Centre, Meeting Room 1 – 11:00, 13:30 4 5 Explore your way £250 The best way to find out about our world-class facilities is to see them for yourself. MILLION Invested in student facilities University accommodation tours Tours of our award-winning accommodation Ranmoor/Endcliffe take place throughout the day. You will be able to look at different types of rooms, take in the surroundings and meet students who currently live there. Buses will leave every 15 minutes from the Information Commons and will bring you back to campus – the visit is approx. 1 hour long. Buses available 10:00 – 16:00 Library tours Library tours are available at the Information Commons and The Diamond. Tours take place throughout the day and are run by student ambassadors, meet them at the reception of each library. 10:00 – 16:00 Sport Sheffield tours Take a tour of Goodwin Sports Centre. Tours run throughout the day and last approx. 20 minutes. Meet at Goodwin Sports Centre reception. 10:00 – 16:00 Students' Union tour Meet ambassadors at the SU reception for a 20 minute tour. 10:00 – 16:00 6 7 Voted No.1 SU in the UK for 10 years Your Students' Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey Union The Students' Union represents you. It gives you a say in the way things are run. It’s here to support you with practical help and advice on every aspect of student life. With over 350 societies and sports clubs, and one of the biggest volunteering programmes in the UK, our SU also gives you plenty of opportunities to try new things, learn new skills and broaden your horizons. Our SU tops student surveys each year because it cares about what you care about and gives you a voice. 8 9 Subject exhibitions It's not unusual if you haven't decided exactly which course you want to do. At our subject exhibitions, staff and students from different disciplines Medicine, Dentistry and Health Social Sciences can offer advice and answer questions about the different subjects and specialisms you can study. Medical School Arts Tower The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and The Faculty of Social Sciences has a long If you can't make it to a subject talk, or just want to find out more, they'll be Health provides excellent student support, established reputation for producing world- able to help. practical experience and high-quality leading research (REF 2014). This means Exhibitions are open 10:00 – 15:30 learning facilities. With a clinical skills centre, that you'll be taught and supervised by an on-site communication clinic, a virtual researchers, writers and thinkers who are reality dentistry simulation suite, a full-body leaders in their fields. Many of our teaching Arts and Humanities Engineering and anatomical dissection facility and a bespoke staff are also professional practitioners, Jessop West Computer Science orthoptic clinical skills room, we have all the bringing their rich experience into the In the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, we The Diamond, First Floor resources needed to help you become the classroom. healthcare professional you aspire to be. explore what makes us human through Our partnerships with large companies • Applied and Quantitative Social Sciences the study of languages, cultures, histories such as Siemens, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and • Bio-dental Science and Technology • Architecture and ideas. Our degrees are wide-ranging Airbus, as well as with local enterprises, • Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy • Criminology and flexible, meaning you can shape your means our degree courses will prepare • Dental Surgery • Digital Media and Society course around what interests and inspires you for the future. Teaching and learning is • Health and Human Sciences • Economics you. Whichever course you choose, you delivered in the Diamond, with specialist labs, • Medicine • Education, Culture and Childhood will be studying in a vibrant intellectual flight simulators and the UK’s first student- • Nursing (Adult) • Environmental Science environment, learning from staff who are led makerspace, providing you with the • Orthoptics • Geography dedicated teachers and active, world-leading experience to become a world-class engineer • Speech and Language Therapy • Journalism researchers. or computer scientist. • Landscape Architecture • Law • Archaeology • Aerospace Engineering Science • Management School • East Asian Studies (Japanese, Chinese • Automatic Control and Systems Firth Hall (Business & Accounting) and Korean) Engineering Science at Sheffield spans biology, chemistry, • Politics • English Language and Linguistics • Bioengineering physics, mathematics and psychology. At the • Sociology • English Language and Literature • Chemical Engineering Science exhibition, discover how you can • Urban Studies and Planning • English Literature • Civil and Structural Engineering explore the ideas and develop the practical • History • Computer Science skills that will help us solve challenges such as • Languages and Cultures (European and • Electronic and Electrical Engineering antibiotic resistance, plastic waste and how Slavonic Languages) • General Engineering to build a quantum computer. Find out how • Music • Materials Science and Engineering we've designed our degrees to help you get • Philosophy • Mechanical Engineering the experience employers are looking for. • Philosophy, Religion and Ethics • Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology • Biology, Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology • Biomedical Science • Chemistry • Mathematics and Statistics • Physics and Astronomy • Psychology 10 11 Your Open Day To help you plan your day we have provided an activities map below. Using this, you can organise your day around your subject talk. 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 1:00 Introduction to Sheffield The Octagon Centre Student life The Octagon Centre University accommodation The Octagon Centre Funding your studies The Octagon Centre Global opportunities and exchanges University talks Students' Union Your degree, your career The Octagon Centre Student Health and Wellbeing Services The Octagon Centre University BUSES AVAILABLE FROM INFORMATION COMMONS accommodation tours Library tours THE DIAMOND, INFORMATION COMMONS Tours Sport Sheffield tours MEET AT GOODWIN SPORTS CENTRE Students' Union STUDENTS' UNION MAIN ENTRANCE Central exhibition THE OCTAGON CENTRE Arts and Humanities JESSOP WEST Engineering and THE DIAMOND Computer Science Medicine, Dentistry MEDICAL SCHOOL and Health Exhibitions Science FIRTH HALL Social Sciences ARTS TOWER 12 13 English Literature Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering, Systems and Control Engineering and St George's Church Lecture Theatre Computer Systems Engineering 13:30 Subject talks The Diamond – Engineering and Computer Environmental Science Science Exhibition Here is the full list of subject talks throughout the day. Arts Tower – Lecture Theatre 3 11:30, 14:30 12:00 You should have chosen your talk online when you booked Medicine (September only) General Engineering The Medical School – Lecture Theatre 1 and 2 your place, but if you have any concerns or changes that The Diamond – Engineering and Computer 10:30, 14:30 need to be made, speak to a member of staff on the day.