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.

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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.)

TimeSession
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