Education, Teaching, Nursing, Paramedic Practice, Humanities, English Literature, English Language, Linguistics, Media, Film and Screen Studies, Social Sciences and Psychology
Falmer Campus, Brighton
Saturday 13 October 2012
9:30am - 2:30pm
What’s on
Subject desks: for all courses. An opportunity for you to meet academic staff and current students, find out about course content and admissions criteria and ask your own questions.
Subject talks: these talks will outline course content and structure, placement and career opportunities, as well as provide information on selection criteria. Times for subject talks are found in the 'Subject talks' section below. Please make sure you get tickets for the subject talk of your choice when you register on arrival. These talks are extremely popular and, in the interests of fairness, tickets will be limited to one guest ticket per student.
Registration
On arrival please make your way to the registration desks in Mayfield House third floor boardroom.
9am - 1pm
Student ambassadors
Look out for some of our current students, wearing blue t-shirts, who will be happy to give directions and answer your questions about living and studying here.
Student funding and accommodation in Brighton
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
This session will provide information on the national Student funding packages for 2013 entry, exculding NHS funded programmes, and the bursary and scholarship opportunities available at Brighton. The different options for student accommodation and the university’s allocation policy for halls of residence accommodation for first year students.
Lecture Theatre 129, Mayfield House
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
NHS student funding and accommodation in Brighton
Nursing and Paramedic Practice
This session will provide information on the NHS student grant and bursary packages for 2013 entry, and will highlight additional funding available from the student loans company. The different options for student accommodation and the university’s allocation policy for halls of residence accommodation for first year students.
Room D222, Checkland Building
09:45am, 11:00am and 12:15pm
The student experience in Brighton
Room 101, Mayfield House
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
Advice for potential students given by current students: a short presentation on what to expect from student life in Brighton, covering the following issues:
- Where students live
- What students do in their spare time
- Studying and working part-time, what part-time work is available and how much it pays
- Balancing study and placements
- How much it costs to live and study in Brighton
- What to expect in the first week of university
Advice desks
Checkland Building Foyer
9:30am – 2:30pm
In the Checkland Building Foyer you will find a range of advice desks that you can visit throughout the day; staff will be on hand to answer your questions about services including the following:
- Accommodation - halls, university managed and private sector options
- Admissions – admissions processes and entry requirements
- Careers - career planning, part-time work
- Student advice service - money, disability, welfare and wellbeing
- Students' Union - clubs, societies and student representation
- Mature students information desk - current students available to share their experiences and provide advice on returning to study, child-care and balancing study and placements alongside other commitments
Tours
9:30am – 2:30pm
There will be regular student-led tours of our halls of residence, library and sport and fitness facilities throughout the day.
Halls of Residence: Checkland Building Foyer
Sport and recreation facilities: Falmer Sports Hall Foyer
Library: Falmer Library Foyer
TV/Broadcast Studio: Leaving from the Media subject desk in room E512, Checkland Building
Clinical Skills Suite: Leaving from the Nursing subject desks in rooms A402 and A403, Checkland Building and Paramedic Practice subject desks in room 117, Westlain House.
Campus maps
You can find a map of the Brighton area and our Falmer campus below
Brighton area
www.brighton.ac.uk/maps/brighton/
Falmer campus
www.brighton.ac.uk/maps/falmer/
