PostgraduateUndergraduate courses in CourseOpen Day name Saturday 24 June 2017 Welcome A very warm welcome to our undergraduate Open Day at Brunel University London I am so proud of our university, its courses, staff and facilities and I am delighted to be able to show them to you today. Last year we celebrated our 50th anniversary and since 1966 we’ve achieved great things. As we look forward the challenges might have changed, but our aims are as innovative and ambitious as they always were. We are a leading research-intensive university with excellence, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit at the heart of everything we do. Choosing a university is an important decision that will set the path for your future life – from the career you follow to the friends you make. It could well be the biggest decision you’ve faced in your life so far and we’re here to help you get it right – for you. All around campus, you will find answers to the many questions I’m sure you have. Our Student Life Zone in the Indoor Athletics Centre is a great place to start your day with information points for our courses as well showing you our accommodation, support services, sports and social life. You can also take a walking tour of our facilities and accommodation with student guides from here. Meet our academic staff and students, see their work and hear detailed Course Talks on each of our programmes from the academic staff you will learn with. We hope we’ve covered everything, but if you have any questions left unanswered, please do ask one of our staff or students who are here to help you in any way they can. I will be welcoming you to Brunel in a series of morning talks in the Eastern Gateway Building auditorium. I very much look forward to seeing you there, and of course welcoming many of you as Brunel students in the near future. My best wishes for an enjoyable day, Professor Julia Buckingham, Vice-Chancellor 3 Places to eat today BRUNEL STORIES Why not visit one of these to help fuel you throughout your busy day. Tom Aggar: Paralympic champion 1966 Serving Costa coffee products alongside an extensive vibrant retail range. 7am–4pm Bite Serves Starbucks coffee and a quality range of cakes, pastries, sandwiches and other light lunch options. 8am–3pm Subway However you choose to build your sandwich, you know what you’re getting with Subway. No explanation needed… 11am–4pm Broosters A go-to chicken restaurant and diner. All food on the menu is halal. 11am–3pm We have a wide range of food outlets on campus for our students and staff to enjoy. The Junction Loco’s A range of innovative food concepts our students can Offering food, drinks, Starbucks and entertainment of the enjoy, either sitting in front of the new cinema screen or highest quality, Loco’s is the place to see our students kick whilst catching up with friends! While The Junction is under back and relax. construction, our Pop Up in the Quad will be on hand to fuel Tom Aggar graduated from Brunel in 2013 with you through the day. Whistlestop a Sport Sciences MSc. Currently known as Be Active, but opening in July as Tom is a para-rowing single sculler. He became The Beldam Whistlestop, serving up hot and cold lunch options, healthy the first Paralympic Champion in the arms- A more formal dining experience for our students and staff juice drinks, a variety of teas, coffee and a selection of wine and-shoulders-only single skull (ASM1x) in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. He went on to entertain visitors, with a fresh, classy a la and beer. to win bronze at Rio 2016. carte menu. Bru Tom used Functional Electrical Stimulation to train for his sport. This science was developed Our mobile coffee van around campus which also offers a at Brunel University London. small selection of baked goods and confectionary. 4 5 BRUNEL STORIES Student’s Union Love of literature inspires Here to represent and support all Brunel students What’s a Students’ Union? The Students’ Union is the organisation award-winning singer that represents the interests of students within the University. What do we offer students? sure our members are entertained. We have a nightclub and bar on campus so students can enjoy the night in a safe and Sports Clubs inclusive environment. Engaging With over 150 sports clubs and societies to choose Societies from, our students have lots of activities that help. With over 80 societies and more than 50 sports clubs, there’s Advice and Support something for everyone at Brunel. Societies Categories Sport Categories Representation Academic Combat Cultural Individual Indoors Social spaces (like our bar and nightclub) Faith, Belief & Worldview Individual Outdoors Events (like Freshers’ Week) General Interest Racquet Political, Campaigning Team Indoor & Causes Representing We run elections throughout the year where Team Outdoor students vote on who should represent their views. This could be any position from course reps to the Union’s President. Loco’s and Academy have something on every night of the Together we can make big changes on campus! week to keep you entertained and help you unwind. Supporting We hope that students never need our Advice Find out more at brunelstudents.com & Representation Centre but if they do then they can be supported on academic, financial, health and housing issues. We make Brunel students life better! They are a team of fantastic professional advisers that will help them get back on track. FIND US TODAY – Entertaining From the first week of university life, the Union HAMILTON CENTRE ATRIUM puts on some great events. We cater for all tastes and make Brunel alumna, Ray BLK (English BA, 2015), beat a host of top UK music talent and followed in the footsteps of Adele, Ellie Goulding and Sam Smith to be crowned the winner of the BBC Music Sound of 2017. The singer and rapper from London, who has collaborated with grime star Stormzy, creates edgy R&B music in the same vein as American icons such Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige and Missy Elliott. Ray BLK’s EP, ‘Havisham’ is inspired by Miss Havisham, the jilted Charles Dickens character in Great Expectations that she learned about during her English Literature degree at Brunel. Although she has been making music for herself since the age of 10, Ray BLK’s only music training came in the form of opera- singing lessons during a short scholarship programme at Brunel. © Hayley Louisa Brown 6 7 The majority of our subject talks take place at 10am and are then repeated at 1pm, so COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES there’s plenty of time to fit in other university talks and tours. Don’t forget to drop by Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 261 our Student Life Zone for more information from Admissions, Accommodation, our 1pm–2pm Disability and Dyslexia Service, Money Doctors, Placements and Careers, the Sports Centre, Students Union, and many more. Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre COMPUTER SCIENCE General Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Theatre A 1pm–2pm ACTIVITY TIME DURATION LOCATION Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre Vice-Chancellor's Welcome talk 9am–9.25am 25 minutes Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium 12noon–12.25pm CREATIVE WRITING Placements and Careers talk 11.30am–11.50am 20 minutes Eastern Gateway Building, Room 003a Talk 10am–10.45am 45 minutes Lecture Centre, Room 114 12.45pm–1.05pm Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Antonin Artaud Building, Room 001 Finance talk 10.30am–11am 30 minutes Lecture Centre, Theatre E DESIGN 1.30pm–2pm Talk 10am–11.30am 1 hour 30 minutes Lecture Centre, Theatre B Parents talk 11.30am–12noon 30 minutes Lecture Centre, Room 061 1pm–2.30pm 12.45pm–1.15pm Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Tower A, Room 045 11.30am–12noon 30 minutes Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium Students' Union (Design Exhibition Centre) Campus Tours – throughout the day 9am–3pm 30 minutes Departs from the Indoor Athletics Centre Sports Park Tours 12noon–12.30pm 30 minutes Departs from the Indoor Athletics Centre DIGITAL MEDIA – INCLUDES DIGITAL DESIGN AND VISUAL EFFECTS AND MOTION GRAPHICS 2.15pm–2.45pm Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 265 1pm–2pm Accommodation drop-in 9am–3pm 15 minutes See campus map on pages 12/13 for details. Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Tower C, Room 005 Library drop-in 9am–3pm All day Bannerman Centre, Library Brunel Arts Centre drop-in 9am–3pm All day Arts Centre ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre Student Life Zone Talk 10am–11.15am 1 hour 15 minutes Eastern Gateway Building, Room 111 1pm–2.15pm Subject talks, tours and displays Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre EDUCATION ANTHROPOLOGY Talk 1pm–2pm 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 216 Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 214 Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 063 Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Theatre C 1pm–2pm 1pm–2pm Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Heinz Wolff Building Foyer ENGLISH BUSINESS Talk 10am–10.45am 45 minutes Lecture Centre, Room 115 Talk 10am–11.15am 1 hour 15 minutes Eastern Gateway Building, Auditorium 1pm–1.45pm 1pm–2.15pm Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Antonin Artaud Building, Room 001 Subject zone 9am–3pm All day Indoor Athletics Centre ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CIVIL ENGINEERING Talk 10am–11am 1 hour Lecture Centre, Room 211 Talk and tour 10am–12 noon 2 hours Lecture Centre, Room 067 1pm–2pm 1pm–3pm