Discover History and related subjects – Tuesday, 21 January 2020
At this event you can discover more about degree course structures and content, careers options, teaching and learning practices, study facilities, and student life from academics and current students. You will also be able to attend interactive workshops led by postgraduates and teaching staff.
By providing access to overviews and workshops on all of the above courses, you can see how our different courses offer ways of studying your interests and passions through a variety processes and perspectives.
You’ll also discover why degrees in History and related subjects create graduates with the highly developed communication, critical analysis, research, team working and independent learning skills that are sought by leading employers.
Register for this event
Venue
The event will be held in University Place (building number 37 on the campus map) and Simon Building (building 59 on the campus map) on our main campus on Oxford Road, (M13 9PL).
Current undergraduate student helpers will be waiting on Oxford Road and outside University Place and Simon Building to meet you and show you where to go – they’ll be easily identifiable by their purple University of Manchester tops.
The campus is well served by local public transport. Use the Transport for Greater Manchester journey planner for more information including bus stop details for Oxford Road and Upper Brook Street.
What to expect
This event will give you a taste of what it’s like to study these courses at the University and the type of careers you could go into with these degrees. The Discover Day will look at:
- American Studies
- Archaeology
- Art History and Visual Studies
- Classics and Ancient History
- History
- Religion and Theology
It will also explore the research and study options offered by our internationally recognised Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
You'll have the opportunity to meet the world-class academics and teaching staff that you could be learning from as you dig a little deeper into these subjects and participate in interactive workshops.
Discover how these courses offer the chance to study what you are passionate about from a range of different perspectives; spanning almost all of human history and a wide range of historical periods from ancient history to the late 20th Century. You’ll also learn how studying the past, and its artefacts, art, archives, beliefs, literature and traditions, can help to give us a better insight into today’s issues.
During the day, you'll get to chat to our current students about everything from the course units they’re taking, to where they’re planning to spend their placement year or their semester studying abroad, to what work experience they’ve gained during their time here.
You'll also discover why degrees in these subjects create graduates with the highly developed communication, critical analysis, research, team working and independent learning skills that are sought by leading employers.
Provisional programme
(Please note this programme is subject to change.)
Time | Session |
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9.30-9.45am | Welcome and registration |
9.45-10am | Introduction, Health and Safety |
10-10.40am | Overview of History degrees |
10.40-10.50am | Break |
10.50am-12pm | Broaden your perspective – History related degrees at Manchester (These are ten minute overviews delivered by an academic member of staff to give you an insight into their degree programmes). |
American Studies | |
Archaeology | |
Art History | |
Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) | |
Classics | |
Religion and Theology | |
Understanding Flexi Honours | |
Q and A with presenters | |
12-12.15pm | Workshop sign up |
12.15-1pm | Lunch |
1-1.40pm | Workshop session one |
1.40-1.50pm | Move to new workshop |
1.50-2.30pm | Workshop session two |
2.30-2.40pm | Move to Q and A and wrap up session |
2.40-3pm | Q and A session with History and related subject students |
3-3.15pm | Evaluation and event close |
3.15-4pm | Optional campus tour |