City campus open day

Before your open day

Watch our video about how to create the best portfolio for art and design courses. You can also book onto a portfolio talk to learn more about the portfolio process. Then you can visit our subject desks to ask any specific questions you have about creating your portfolio.

About your open day

Your open day runs from 9.30am-4pm, please arrive 30 minutes before your first booked session. Registration opens at 9.30am.

Make sure you allow enough time for tours, visiting subject desks and our student support information fair, as well as exploring our city. You can also take a look at our Graduate Show which will be taking place during the open day.

We recommend you allow three to four hours to make the most of your visit. This is how your day might look:

1. Register at least 30 minutes before your first session at the registration point specified in your email. Bring your booking reminder email (that we'll send to you the day before) which contains your QR code and personal programme of booked sessions.
2. Attend your subject talk and other booked sessions.
3. Take tours, visit subject desks, and our student support information fair, located in Grand Parade room M2.
4. Get inspired at our Graduate Show.
5. Head into Brighton after your open day to explore our colourful city.

Talks, tours, and student support information fair

• Subject or course talk: these talks cover entry requirements and selection criteria, course content, delivery and assessment, work-related experience and placements, and graduate destinations.
• Taster sessions and facilities tours: what’s on offer varies by subject and can include tours of our facilities or a short taster session. Tours and tasters will follow directly on from the subject or course talk.
• Accommodation talk: this talk outlines the accommodation options we offer, how to apply and how our accommodation team can support you throughout your time here. You can also visit the accommodation desk at any time to ask specific questions.
• Student money advice talk: this talk provides an overview of student funding and finance including student loans, maintenance loans, tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries, as well as information on budgeting and jobs for students. You can also visit the student money advice desk in Grand Parade room M2.
• Tours: tours of the accommodation and photography studios can be attended throughout the day, no booking required. Campus tours can be booked on the day and library tours are pre-bookable online.
• Subject desks: drop in at any time to ask anything relating to your course of interest.
• Student support information fair: runs throughout the day to answer your questions about applying to university, careers, wellbeing support and much more.
• Graduate Show: a must-see for anyone thinking about studying creative subjects with us - our art and design students are exhibiting their final year projects until 8 June. You can also see a preview of the work and follow behind-the-scenes action on Instagram @brightonsummershows.

Guests

Free guest wifi is available on campus.

You’re welcome to bring guests with you on the day. Some of our talks are very popular, so to ensure as many prospective students as possible can hear about their subject, we may ask guests not to attend the subject session. Of course, if there is space, we will do our best to fit additional guests on the day.

Getting here and registration

Registration

There are two registration points for our City campus open day:

• For photography, animation and games art and design at Edward St, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 0JG.
• For 3D design and craft, content creation, fashion courses, film, fine art courses, illustration, graphic design, and electronic music and sound, register at Grand Parade main building, 58–67 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY.

Your open day runs 9.30am-4pm, please arrive 30 minutes before your first booked session. Registration opens at 9.30am.

Travel

We recommend taking public transport if possible, as there is no on-site parking at our City campus.

Train: the closest train station is Brighton which is a 10-minute walk from the campus. Check the Southern Railway website for the latest information.

Bus: many buses service this central route, alight at the North Road bus stop for City campus. Visit the Brighton and Hove Bus Company website for their timetable.

Bicycle: cycle lanes run from the city centre and there are cycle stands off William Street. There are cycle stands on site. Beryl BTN Bikes are available to hire.

Car: due to our city centre location, there is no parking on campus. You will need to park at one of the many multi-storey car parks in the centre of Brighton. Find the available car parks and a list of available EV charging stations.

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