University of Liverpool Open Day Guide 2011

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Undergraduate

Friday 24 June 2011Saturday 25 June 2011Saturday 1 October2011Campusopen from09.30

StudentRecruitmentand Admissions OfficeTheUniversity of Liverpool L69 7ZXT: +44 (0)151794 5832E: [email protected]/openday

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Whats happeningthroughout theday?Most activitiestakeplace on a rollingbasisthroughout thedayandlast anywhere between20 minutes and1.5hours.

This is your day, a day todiscover what its reallylikeat the University ofLiverpool one of the UKsleading universities. Wehope you enjoy your visit.

Wewantthisopenday tobe asuseful, informative

andenjoyableas possibleforyou, soweve

producedthis guideto help youplanandgetthe

most outof your day.Withinthis guideyoullfind

informationon whats goingon throughoutthe day,

thepresentationsanddrop-in sessions youcan

attend, thetours youcango on,detailsof where

tofind everythinganda handyplanningtool to

help youto structureyourday.

When youarrive onthe day, pleasemakeyour

wayto theRegistrationPoint onUniversitySquare

(CentralCampus, BrownlowHill pleaserefer

tothe CampusMapon page 27 inthisguide).

If youhavealreadypre-registeredon-linepleasebringyourletter with youandtear offthe

registrationslip anddeposit in theboxes provided.

Alternativelyyou canregister on theday. Onceyou

have registeredwithus,you canheadeitherto the

Central Exhibitionto pickup information orto a

department of your choicewhere therewillbe the

opportunityto attendpresentationsandmeetwith

staff(seepages1022). Throughout thedayour

current studentswill beon hand toassistwith

directionsand toofferfirst-handadvice based

ontheirexperienceof lifeat Liverpool.

ContentsWelcome 01Open Day Planner03Presentations04Tours 05CentralExhibition 06

Drop-in06Index08Departments 10How tofindus23Placestoeat 24Making the mostofyour visit 25Campus map27City map 30

Whateveryou decideto dofirst,makesureyouve

read through thisguide tosee whats going on

andusethe helpfulplanneroverthepage tomake

sureyougetasmuch outof thedayas youcan.

I enjoyedthe friendlyatmosphere,completewiththeopportunitytotalk tocurrentstudentsandstaffandthe

chanceto immersemyself inthepleasantsurroundings,asthisisntsomethingyoucanget fromsimplylookingintheprospectusorattheUniversityswebsite.

OPEN DAY VISITOROCTOBER2010

Welcome

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Time Activity Information Tickets Required

09.3015.15 Presentations University of Liverpool No

Accommodation No

StudentExperience/SportLiverpool No

Student F inance a nd Funding No

Financialsupportavailableto AlliedHeal th a nd Nursi ng P ro fession s No

09.3015.00 Drop-in Librar y and computer f acilities, NoInternationals tudents, Student support,LiverpoolGuildof Students

09.3015.00 CentralExhibition KeyinformationonourProgrammes, NoSupport Servicesand facilities

1 0.3 01 5.00 C ampusTou rs Tou rso f th eUn iversit ysc ampus No

From09.00 VisitstoAcademic Academicdepartmentsareopen TicketsONLYOnwards Depa rt ment s f oryou t o meet o urc urrent sta ff requ ired to v isit :(see individual and students EngineeringDepartment (see page 14)Entry). Medicine

(seepage 17)Veterinary Science(seepage 22)Dentistry(seepage 12)DiagnosticRadiography(seepage 12)Physiotherapy(seepage 20)

10.0015.00 Visitstotheoff- Shuttlecoachservicebetweencampus NocampusHallsof andtheHallsofResidenceResidence

11.0014.30 ToursofLiverpool GuidedcoachtoursaroundtheCityCentre NoCityCentre


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OpenDayPlannerWe suggest you plan your visit around the timings of theactivities in the department(s) youre most interested in.Please note the start and finish times of the activitiesyoure interested in as some activities close earlierthan others we wouldnt want you to miss anything!

Pleasenotethatspaces forthesetalksarelimited

andthereforeplaceswill beavailableon a firstcomefirst servedbasis.

UNIVERSITYOF LIVERPOOLTime: 09.30 and13.00Duration:approximately 20 minsLocation:Lecture Theatre2, SherringtonBuilding, Building No.311, NorthCampus

Anoverviewof theUniversityof Liverpool,

highlightingour academic achievements

andsupport facilities.

STUDENT FINANCE ANDFUNDINGTime: 12.00 and14.00Duration:30 mins

Location:Stanley Theatre,Guildof Students,BuildingNo.501, CentralCampus

Anoverviewof thefinancialarrangements

forEntry2012.

ACCOMMODATIONTime: 10.15,11.00, 12.00,13.00 and14.00Duration:Approximately 20 minsLocation:Victoria Gallery & Museum,JackLeggateLecture Theatre,BuildingNo. 421,NorthCampus

Whataccommodationis available at the

Universityof Liverpool,howdoyou apply

andhowmuchdoesit cost?

PresentationsA series of talks on many aspects of life and studyat the University of Liverpool.

STUDENTE XPERIENCE/SPORTLIVERPOOL

Times:11.00and 13.00Duration: 30minsLocation: TheStanleyTheatre,GuildofStudents, Building No.501,CentralCampus

TheGuild of Studentswilloffer an insightinto

studying andliving inLiverpool.An overview of the

excellent sportsfacilitiesofferedby theUniversity,

includingdetailsof theSport Liverpool Scholarship

Scheme for talentedathletes.

FINANCIALSUPPORTFOR ALLIED HEALTHPROFESSIONS AND NURSING STUDENTSTime:09.30Duration: 40minsLocation:Thompson YatesLecture Theatre,

ThompsonYates Building, BuildingNo 301,North Campus

Thistalk is provided by theFinancialSupport

Teamat theUniversityandwill outlinethe financial

support available to alliedhealthprofessionsand

nursing students. (Studentsstudyingmedicine

anddentistryshouldvisit theFinancialSupport

Teaminformationstand in thecentral exhibition

fordetailson funding).

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AAccounting

see ManagementSchool 16Aerospace Engineering

see Engineering 14

American Studiessee Cultures, Languagesand AreaStudies 12Anatomyand HumanBiology

see also BiomedicalSciences 10Ancient History

see Archaeology, Classics andAncient History 10Archaeology, Classicsand Ancient History 10Architecture 10

BBiological Sciences 10Biomedical Sciences 10BioveterinaryScience

see Veterinary Science 22BusinessStudies

see ManagementSchool 16

CChemistry 11Civic Design 11CivilEngineering

see Engineering 14Classics a nd A ncient History 10Combined Honours 11Communication and Media 11Computer Science 12Criminology

see Sociology andSocial Policy 21Cultures,LanguagesandArea Studies 12

DDental Sciences 12Designand Technology

see Engineering 14Diagnostic Radiography

see also HealthSciences 12,14DigitalSignalProcessing

see ElectricalEngineeringand Electronics 13

EEarth and Ocean Sciences 13Ecology and Environment

see Ecology 13Economics

see ManagementSchool 16Egyptology 10ElectricalEngineeringandElectronics 13Engineering 14English 14

FFilmStudies

see Cultures,Languagesand AreaStudies 12French

see Cultures,Languagesand AreaStudies 12

GGenetics

see BiologicalSciences 10Geography 14

Geologysee Earthand OceanSciences 13

Geophysicssee Earthand OceanSciences 13

Germansee Cultures,Languagesand AreaStudies 12

HHealth Sciences 14Hispanic Studies

see Cultures,Languagesand AreaStudies 12History 15

IIrish Studies 16Italian

see Cultures,Languagesand AreaStudies 12

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MATURE STUDENTSTime: 09.3015.00Location:Central Exhibition(BuildingNo. 501, Central Campus)www.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/adult/

Amature students adviserwill be available at the

InformationPoint to answer anyquestionsyou

mayhaveabout lifeandstudyin Liverpool.

STUDENTSUPPORT

Time: 09.3015.00Location:Central Exhibition(BuildingNo. 501, Central Campus)www.liv.ac.uk/studentsupport/

Advisers fromour Student Support Services

willbe available to provideinformationabout

generalwelfare andpracticalliving support at the

University. Specialist advisers fromour Disability

andFinancialSupportTeamswill alsobeavailable

togive individual specialist advice.Pleasedo

speakto anyof theteamif youhaveconcerns

or support needs.

LIVERPOOLGUILD

OF STUDENTS(LGoS)Time: 09.3017.00Location: Guildof Students(BuildingNo. 501, Central Campus)www.lgos.org

Ourstudentsunion, LiverpoolGuildof Students,

supports students throughadvice,lobbyinganda

rangeof extra-curricular activities, aswellas being

atthe heartof student sociallife. LGoS isa charity

that supports your lifeas a student.LGoSmission

is listen,lobby,lead.

Listen Theultimateaimof what LGoSdoes istoensure that wecan getmoreof what youlike,and

improve thethings that youdontlike. LGoSdoes

this bytalking tostudentsand understanding the

student experience.

Lobby LGoS takesyourideasandourconcernsandimprovesyourexperience. Theydo this

bytalking tothe Universityon your behalfand

alongside you.This happens in departments

andat thehighestlevelof theUniversity.

Lead TheGuild is democraticandstudent-ledin that itelectsa President,Deputyand Vice-

Presidentseach year. LGoSalso electsa council

aswellas student reps inall departmentsand

hallscommittees, so thereareopportunities

foreveryoneto take a lead.

Somethingelse theGuild provides areevents and

activitieswhichbringstudents together; helping

yousettle inand representingyourviewsto

theUniversity toensure that youget thebest

experiencepossible. TheGuild aimsto make

youhappyandhavemorefun.

Helping yousettle in TheGuild helpsyou solveanyproblems byofferingadviceat thestartand

throughoutyourtimeat Liverpool.LGoScangive

youadvice anddirectionon anythingto dowith

inductionandgetting going.

Bringing students together Unlessyouwin thelottery, youllnevergetanother chancetodoso

manythings.Theresprettymuch everything

youcanimagine andsomethingsyou wouldnt

even thinkof! TheGuild does this through

supportingstudent societies andvolunteering,

andputtingon gigsandevents particularly

duringWelcomeWeek.

TheGuild is thecentralmeetingpointon campus

andits a hive of activity asstudentsmakethemostof theirtime, sharing theiractivities,developing

theirinterestsand skillsand havingfun.

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Departments

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Department Time Location

CHEMISTRY

PresentationonLiverpooldegree 11.15(duration45 mins) MusprattLectureTheatre,courses, careers and research Chemistry Dept, Buildingin Chemistry. No. 213, (Central Campus)

G ui ded toursof D ep artmen t. 10.001 3.00 Foyer, D on na n Lab orat or ies,ChemistryDept, BuildingNo.213,(CentralCampus)

Informaldiscussionsandadvice 10.0015.00 Foyer,DonnanLaboratories,

on admissions. Chemistry Dept, BuildingNo.213,(CentralCampus)

CIVICDESIGN TOWN ANDREGIONALPLANNING

Talkwillbegivenasfollows: 11.00and12.00(duration LectureTheatre1,GordonPlanning: A Career? 30 mins) Stephenson Building,

BuildingNo. 109,(South Campus)

CivicDesignExhibitionandthe 10.0014.00 Studio,GroundFloor,CivicDesign,oppor tunity t o ask s taff a nd s tude nts Building N o. 1 09, (South C ampus)anyquestions youhaveabout theDepartmentand thecoursesthatweoffer.

COMBINEDHONOURS BAand BScprogrammes (L000,Y001 andBCG0)

I nforma ti on d esk for i nformal 10.001 5.3 0 Ren dal l Bu il di ng Foyer,discussions and advice on any Building No. 432, (South Campus)ofour threeprogrammesinCombined Honours:

BA(Hons)with2-subjectfirstyear L000

BA(Hons)with3-subjectfirstyear Y001BSc(Hons) BCG0.

G en era l present at io n abou t the 13 .00an d 14.00 Lect ureTh ea tre7,Schoolanditsprogrammes (duration30mins) RendallBuilding,BuildingNo.432,5 good reasons to do a (South Campus)Combined Honours degree.

COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA

DrJuliaHallam,HeadofDepartment, 12.00and13.30 LectureTheatre5,RendalltalksaboutCommunicationandMedia (duration30mins) Building,BuildingNo.432at Liverpool, followed by a question (South Campus)andanswersession.

Drop- in a nd i nf orma ti on c ent re: 10.001 5.00 S emin arRoo mG.1 5, Ren da llStaff and students will be available Building, Building No. 432throughout the day to answer (South Campus)questionsandgive advice.


COMPUTERSCIENCE

S eec ut ti ng edgec ompu ti ng 09.3 01 5.00 C omput erS ci enc e, B ui ld ingview the facilities. No. 422, (North Campus)

Getinformaladviceon ourdegreeprogrammesandtalk tostaff membersandcurrentstudents.

Presentation:ComputerScience 11.0011.40and14.0014.40 AshtonBuildingLectureTheatre,at Liverpool. Computer Science, Building

No.422, (NorthCampus)Presentation: ComputerScience 12.0012.30 AshtonBuildingLectureTheatre,in L ive rpool: a s tudents p erspective. Compute r Scie nce, B uilding

No.422, (NorthCampus)

CULTURES, LANGUAGES AND AREA STUDIES

Staffandstudentswillbeavailable 10.3014.00 GroundFloor,CypressBuilding,throughout the day to welcome you Building No. 108, (South Campus)andanswerany questionsyou mayhave. You can also have a tour of Tours depart from foyerourbuildingandits facilities.

Pleas e come t o hear s ome o f our t alks Ground F loor, C ypress B uilding,t hrou gh out t hed ay, w hi ch i nt rod uc eyou Bui ldi ng No. 1 08, (So ut h Ca mp us)tostudyingFrench,German, HispanicStudies,Italian,EuropeanFilm StudiesandLatinAmericanStudiesat Liverpool.You canalso learnaboutthe yearabroad,careers formodernlanguage students,

andour jointdegreeswithother subjectsincludingBusiness Studies.We willpublishthelist oftalkson ourwebsitebeforeeachOpenDay,andyoucanalsopick upaprogrammeon theday.

www.liv.ac.uk/soclas

DENTISTRY Tickets required

Staffwillbeonhandtogiveadvice 09.3015.00 SeminarRoom2,DentalSchool,and answer your questions. Building No.322, (North Campus)

Lecture onApplyingfor Dentistry. 10.0010.40,11.0011.40, UpperLectureTheatre,Dental12.0012.40,13.0013.40 School,BuildingNo.322,(North

Campus)

NB.Ticketsare requiredfor thelectures

Onceyou registerfor theOpen Day, youwill receivean emailacknowledgementdirectingyou toour e-ticketbookingfacility. Oncebookedontoa talk, printoutyour e-ticketand bringthiswith youotherwise entryto thetalkmay be declined.

Unfortunately,owingto thenumberof visitorsto OpenDays,we regret it isnot possibleto arrangeindividualvisitsto theSchools facilities. Please notecandidateswho areinvitedfor interviewwill havethe opportunitytovisit theSchool.

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY

OpportunitytomeetAdmissionsTutor 09.3015.00 RoomBG11,BlockB,Waterhouseand current students to talk about a Building, Building No. 352,career in Diagnostic Radiography (North Campus) (access viaand to obtain relevant information. car park Dover Street)

P resent at ion Trai ni ng t o bea 1 1.1 51 2.00 Tho mpson Yat esLec tureTh ea tre,Diagnostic Radiographer at the Thompson Yates Building.University of Liverpool given Building No. 301, (North Campus)bythe AdmissionsTutor.

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DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY continued...

TheMedicalImagingsuiteandlabwill 09.3015.00 JohnstonBuilding,Buildingbe available to visit between 09.30 and No. 304, (North Campus)15.00 (butnot during thepresentation).Visitswillbeby ticket only.Pleaseseewebpagefor further details andhow tobook.www.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

Pleasesee HealthSciences entryfor information about additional events relevantto anyone

consideringa degree in Health Sciences.EARTH ANDOCEANSCIENCES

Three mini-lectures:

What is Geology? 10.30 and 12.30 Jane Herdman Lecture Theatre,(duration30mins) BuildingNo.201,(NorthCampus)

What i s Geophysics? 1 1.00 a nd 1 3.00 Jane H erdman Lecture T heatre,(duration30mins) BuildingNo.201,(NorthCampus)

What i s Ocean S cience? 1 1.30 and 1 3.30 Nicholson L ecture T heatre,(duration30mins) BuildingNo.203,(NorthCampus)

StaffwillbeonhandintheLibrary 10.0015.00 Library,JaneHerdmanBuilding,of t he J ane H erdman Building t o answe r Building N o. 2 01, ( Nor th C ampus)anyquestions youhaveabout theDepartmentand thecoursesthatweoffer.

ECOLOGY

Twomini-lectures:

What i s Mar ine B iology ? 1 1.00 a nd 1 3.00 Nicholson L ecture T heatre,(duration20 mins) BuildingNo.203,(NorthCampus)

WhatisEcologyandEnvironment? 12.00and14.00 NicholsonLectureTheatre,(duration20 mins) BuildingNo.203,(NorthCampus)

S taf f wi ll b eon h and t o an swer 10.001 5.00 Lib ra ry, J an eHerd man B ui ldi ng ,any questions you have about Building No. 201, (North Campus)theDepartment.

ELECTRICALENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS

PresentationonLiverpooldegree 12.0012.45 DepartmentofElectricalcourses, careers and research in Engineering and Electronics,Electrical Engineering and Electronics. Foyer, Buil ding No. 235,

(North Campus)

GuidedToursoftheDepartment. 10.45,12.45and14.00 DepartmentofElectricalEngineeringand Electronics,Foyer, BuildingNo.235,(North Campus)

Informaldiscussionsandadvice 09.3014.30 DepartmentofElectricalon admissions. Engineering and Electronics,

Foyer, BuildingNo.235,(North Campus)


ENGINEERING AEROSPACE,CIVIL, MATERIALS,MECHANICAL ANDGENERAL ENGINEERING

Ticketsrequiredfor presentations andtours. Available onthe dayonly fromthe HarrisonHughesBuilding.

Informationdeskforgeneraladvice 09.3014.30 HarrisonHughesBuilding,Foyer,and tickets. Building No. 238, (North Campus)

Engineering atLiverpool presentation 10.4512.45 or12.0014.00 HarrisonHughesBuilding, Foyer,and guided tour. Building No. 238, (North Campus)

Guided Tour only. 14.0015.00 Harrison Hughes Building, Foyer,BuildingNo. 238,(NorthCampus)

Dueto thelarge numbersof visitorsexpected,tickets areallocated ona strictlyfirst come,firstservedbasis.Ticketsare limited andare expectedto goquickly. Onlyone guestticket(presentation only) canbe allocatedwitheach student ticket.

ENGLISH

Informationwillbe availableonEnglish 10.0014.00 TheNellistRoom,114/116,1stFloor,study a nd s taff w ill b e on h and t o answer Cypress B uilding, Building N o.qu esti on sorg ivea dv icea bou t prog ra mmes. 1 08, (S ou th C ampu s)Thereis alsothe opportunityto chatwithcurrentstudentsaboutlife inthe SchoolofEnglish.

ProfessorPaulBaines,HeadofSchool, 14.1515.00 EleanorRathboneTheatre,will give an informal talk. Ground Floor, Eleanor Rathbone

Building,BuildingNo. 106(SouthCampus)

GEOGRAPHY

Talkswill begiven asfollows:

Ge ography a t Liver pool: 10.00 a nd 1 3.00 Lecture T heatre 6 , Rendallanoverviewoftheprogramme. (duration15mins) Building,BuildingNo.432,(SouthCampus)

Minilectureonacontemporarytheme 10.15and13.15 LectureTheatre6,Rendallin H uman Geography. (duration 3 0 mins) Buil ding, Building N o. 4 32 ,

(SouthCampus)

Minilectureonacontemporarytheme 10.45and13.45 LectureTheatre6,Rendalli n Physi cal G eo grap hy. (du ra ti on 3 0mi ns) Bui ldi ng, B ui ldi ng No. 432,

(SouthCampus)

Staffandstudentswillbeonhandto 10.0015.00 GeographicalInformationCentre,answer any questions you have about 6th Floor, Roxby Building,the D epar tment a nd t he c ours es t hat Buil ding N o. 1 07, (South C ampus)weoffer.

HEALTHSCIENCES

AdmissionsTutorsandstudentsfrom 09.3015.00 BlockB,GroundFloor,Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing, Waterhouse Building,Occupational T herapy, O rthoptics, Buil ding N o. 3 52, ( Nor th C ampus)

Physiotherapy a nd R adiotherapy w ill (access v ia c ar p ark Dover S treet)beavailableto answer individual questions.

FoundationstoHealthStudies(Year0) 09.3015.00 G22,BlockB,Waterhousep rogramme i nfo rmat io n wi ll b eav ai la bl e Bui ldi ng, B ui ldi ng No. 3 52,and staff will answer any questions in (North Campus) (access viarelation to the Year 0 programme. car park Dover Street)Thisis a unique opportunityto studyona one-yearprogrammespecificallydesignedfor progression,on successfulcompletion, tothe AlliedHealthProfessionsand Nursing undergraduateprogrammes.





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HEALTHSCIENCES continued...

Presentation

Financialsupportfor Allied Health 09.3 01 0.1 0 Thompson Ya tesLect ureTheat re,andNursingprofessions. This talk is Thompson Yates Building,p rovi ded byt heFinan cial S up port Team Bu il di ng No. 3 01 , (North C ampu s)atthe Universityand willoutlinethefinancialsupportavailableto healthsciences students.

PresentationMakeyour UCAS application 12.001 2. 20 Thompson Ya tesLect ureTheat re,thebest thedefinitiveguide ThompsonYates Building,to completingthe UCAS form. BuildingNo. 301,(NorthCampus)

Thistalk willdiscusswhatmakesa successfulUCASapplicationtoHealth Sciencesundergraduateprogrammesat theUniversityof Liverpool.

TherewillbearollingDVDpresentation 09.3015.00 Room119,ThompsonYatesentitled HealthSciencesat theUniversity Building,BuildingNo. 301,of Liverpool,coursesandcareerswhich (North Campus)gives informationabout DiagnosticRadiography, Nursing, OccupationalTherapy,Orthoptics, Physiotherapyand Radiotherapy.

HISTORY

Pleasedrop-inatanytimeduring 10.0015.00 9AbercrombySquare,Buildingthe day to talk to our staff and No. 144, (South Campus)students about studyingHistoryat Liverpool.

Wewillruna programmeofshorttalksduringtheday.Find outaboutstudyingHistoryas a Single Honourssubjector aspartofour JointandCombineddegrees.Also hearabout ourfirst yearmodules; theresearchprojectsdoneby ourfinalyearstudents;andthe careers ourgraduatespursue.Wewill publishthelist oftalkson ourwebsitebeforeeach Open Day andyoucanalsopickup aprogramme ontheday.www.liv.ac.uk/history


IRISH STUDIES

Staffandstudentswillbeavailable 10.0014.00 1AbercrombySquare,Buildingthroughout the day to welcome you No. 141, (South Campus)andanswerany questionsyou mayhave.

Findout moreaboutour Single Honours 12.00 (duration30mins)IrishStudiesdegreeand ourJointHonoursdegreeswith English,HistoryandPolitics.Youare invitedto joinstafffora shorttalkon ourdegreeprogrammesandthe Institutefollowed bytheopportunityto askquestions.

LAW

Staffandstudentswillbeavailable 10.0014.30 TheFoyer,LiverpoolLawSchool,throughout the day to chat to you Building No. 120, (South Campus)andtoansweranyqueriesyoumayhaveaboutstudyingLawat theUniversityof Liverpool.

Law Talk 1 1.00, 12.30 and 14.00 The Moot Room, Liverpool Law

LawatLiverpoolA Presentationon (duration30mins) School,BuildingNo.120,admission to and studying Law at the (South Campus)Universityof Liverpool,coveringallaspectsof ourundergraduateprogramme.

MANAGEMENTSCHOOL (ULMS)

Find o ut moreab ou t ourd egree 1 0.001 5. 30 Ma in f oyer, M an agement S ch ool ,p rogrammes, ext ra- cu rr ic ul ara ct iv it ies Bui ldi ng No. 427, (Sou th C ampu s)

andthe career opportunitiesavailabletoour graduatesby visitingour exhibitionandmeetingstaffand students informallyinthe Management School.

Generalpresentations abouttheSchool 10.30, 11.30,13.00and14.00 Seminar Room5, Managementand its provision (duration 30 mins). School, Building No. 427,

(SouthCampus)

Programmepresentations moredetailedtalks about theSchoolsindividual programmes: (duration30 mins)

Bu si nessS tu di es/Bu si nessS tu di es 1 1.45 Lect ureTh ea tre6 , Rend al lwith a Year in Industry/Marketing/ Building, Building No. 132,International Business. (South Campus)

Eco nomics/Busin essEc on omics. 1 1.1 5 Lect ureTh ea tre2, S cho ol o f La w,BuildingNo. 120,(SouthCampus)

Accounting. 12.15 Seminar Room 5, ManagementSchool,BuildingNo.427,

(SouthCampus)





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MATHEMATICALSCIENCES

MathematicalScienceExhibition. 10.0014.00 DeptofMathematicalSciences,Building No.206, (Central Campus)

Refreshmentsandthechanceto 10.0014.00 DeptofMathematicalSciences,discuss admissions and careers Building No. 206, (Central Campus)withmembersof staff.

WhystudyMathsatUniversity? 10.45and12.00 LT027,DeptofMathematical(duration45 mins) Sciences,BuildingNo.206,

(CentralCampus)Fun M aths R oadshow. 10.0013.00 Dept o f Mathematical S cie nces,

BuildingNo. 206, (CentralCampus)

MEDICINE

Tickets REQUIRED(seebelow)

Staffandstudentswillbeavailable 10.3016.00 Foyer,SherringtonBuilding,throughout the day to welcome Building No. 311, (North Campus)youand answer anyquestionsyoumay have.

Unfortunately, School ofMedicalEducation(faculty) Buildingsare unable toaccommodatetheoverwhelming numberof visitorsinterestedin ourprogrammes.Due toa large number ofapplicants,weregretit isnot possibleto arrangeindividualvisitsto themedicalfacilities. Candidates whoareinvitedforinterviewwill havetheopportunityto visit theSchool(faculty).

TherewillbealectureonApplying 11.00and14.30 LectureTheatre2,SherringtonforMedicinefollowedbya question (duration60mins) Building,BuildingNo.311,and answer session. (North Campus)

Onceyou registerfor theOpen Day, youwill receivean emailacknowledgementdirectingyou tooure-ticketbookingfacility.Oncebookedontoa talk,printout youre-ticketand bringthiswith you,otherwiseentryto thetalkmayberefused.

MUSIC

Toursofdepartment;opportunities 10.3014.00 SchoolofMusic,Buildingto meet staff and students. No. 104, (South Campus)

Demonstrationsandworkshops. 11.3013.30

Studying Music at 14.0015.00 School of Music, BuildingLiverpool (Presentation). No. 104, (South Campus)


NURSING

TheAdmissionsTutorandmembers 09.3015.00 BlockB,WaterhouseBuildingof the t eaching staff will be available to Buil ding N o. 3 52, ( North Campus)discuss the Bachelor of Nursing degree (access v ia c ar p ark Dover s tree t)in detail,includingentry requirementsandthe theoretical andclinicalcomponents ofthe course.Studentswill alsobe availabletotalkaboutanyaspect ofthe

course includingtheirexperiencesoftheir electiveoverseasplacement.

Presentation

Therewillbe a presentation onthenursingdegreeprogramme.Forfurtherdetailsincludingtimesand location,pleasesee theHealthSciences OpenDay webpagewww.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

Pleasesee theHealthSciences entryfor information about additionaleventsrelevant toanyoneconsidering a degree inHealth Sciences.

OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY

OpportunitytomeetAdmissionsTutor, 09.3015.00 G.12BlockB,Waterhouselecturers a nd c ur rent s tudents t o talk Buil ding, Building N o. 352 ,about a career i n Occupational Therapy (Nor th C ampus) ( access v iaand to obtain relevant information. car park Dover street)

Presentation OccupationalTherapyatThe Universityof Liverpoolgivenbya memberof theoccupationaltherapyteachingteam.For furtherdetails includingtimesand location,pleasesee webpagewww.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

CasePresentations anopportunity 13.3015.00tohear howoccupational therapychangeslives fromthe perspectiveofserviceusers and/or students.

Forfurtherdetailsand location,pleasesee webpage www.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

Pleasesee HealthSciences entryfor information about additional events relevantto anyoneconsidering a degree inHealth Sciences.

ORTHOPTICS

OpportunitytomeetAdmissionsTutor, 09.3015.00 G08ThompsonYatesBuilding,current s tudents a nd c linical t utors t o Buil ding N o. 3 01, ( Nor th C ampus)talkabouta career inOrthopticsandobtain relevant information.

Presentation

TheScienceof Seeing given byDr Knox.Forfurtherdetailsincluding timesandlocation,please seewebpagewww.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

Pleasesee HealthSciences entryfor information about additional events relevantto anyoneconsidering a degree inHealth Sciences.





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PHARMACOLOGY

Lecture:StudyingPharmacology 10.50,11.50and12.50 SeminarRoom1,SherringtonatLiverpoolDrIGEdwards. (10minstalkfollowed Building,BuildingNo.311,

by 5 mins Q&A) (North Campus)

I nformat ion d esk fora dv ice 10.3 01 3.3 0 S emin arRoo m2, S herr in gt onon applying to the BSc (Hons) Building, Building No. 311,Pharmacology. (North Campus)www.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/pharmacology-bsc-hons/course-overview/

PHILOSOPHYExhibition:PhilosophicalPuzzles 11.0014.45 SeminarRoom3,DeptofPhilosophy,and Problems. 7 Abercromby Square, BuildingRefreshments provided No. 143, (South Campus)

St udyin g Phi lo sop hya t Li verp ool 1 1.001 1.3 0 SeminarRoom1 ,A shortlecturefollowedbyan and 14.1514.45 7AbercrombySquare,Buildingopportunity for questions at the end. No. 143, (South Campus)

What i s Philos ophy ? A s hort 13.00 1 3.45 Seminar Room 1,lecture followed by an opportunity 7 Abercromby Square, Buildingfor questions at the end. No. 143, (South Campus)

Wh at i si t reall y li ke? So mec urrent 13 .45-14.1 5 SeminarRoom1 ,P hi losoph yun dergradu atesta lk f ran kl y 7AbercrombyS qu are, B ui ld in gand answer your questions about their No. 143, (South Campus)courses,life asa student inLiverpoolandtopics ofinterest.

PHYSICS

Staffandcurrentstudentswillbe 10.3015.30 ChadwickLaboratory,Building

available throughout the day for No. 207, (Central Campus)advice anddiscussions.

Physicsat Liverpool presentation 11.00,13.00and15.00 ChadwickLaboratory, Buildingb yAd mi ssion sTut ors. (du ra ti on 45 min s) No. 207, (Cent ral C ampus)

Tourof PhysicsDepartmentwithstudents. 11.30and13.30 ChadwickLaboratory, BuildingNo. 207, (CentralCampus)

Pa rt ic leP hysi csf orFun . 12 .1 0an d 14.10 Ch adw ick Lab orat ory, B ui ld ing(duration30mins) No.207,(CentralCampus)

PHYSIOLOGY

Lecture:StudyingPhysiology 10.30,11.30and12.30(10mins Seminar Room1, SherringtonatLiverpoolDrT LGleave, talkfollowedby5 minsQ&A) Building,BuildingNo.311,Physiology Admissions Tutor (North Campus)

Informationdeskforadviceonapplying 10.3013.30 SeminarRoom2,Sherringtonto the BSc (Hons) Physiology. Building, Building No. 311,www.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/physiology-bsc-hons (NorthCampus)


PHYSIOTHERAPY

Information& Advicedrop-inFacility: 09.3015.00 G24,BlockB,WaterhouseAcademic staff, admissions tutors Building, Building No. 352,and c urre nt s tudents w ill b e available (Nor th C ampus) ( access v iathroughout the day to offer advice car park Dover street)andto answer yourquestions.

PresentationApplication to Graduation

Thisisa ticketedevent. Forfurtherinformationregarding presentationcontent,times andhow tobook,pleasesee theHealthSciencesOpenDay webpagewww.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

Pleasesee theHealthSciences entryfor information about additionaleventsrelevanttoanyoneconsideringa degree in Health Sciences.

POLITICS

HeadofDepartmentDrErikaHarris 12.00and13.00 LectureTheatre9,Rendallandhercolleagueswillgiveatalkon (duration30mins) Building,BuildingNo.432,Why study Politics? Politics degrees (South Campus)atLiverpool. Careers withPoliticsdegrees andthe admissionprocess.

Drop-inforadviceandinformation: 11.0015.00 9AbercrombySquare,Staff and students will be available Building No. 145 (South Campus)toanswerquestions.

PSYCHOLOGYInformationdeskanddisplays.Staff 10.0015.00 FoyeroftheEleanorRathbonean d stu dent swi ll b eava il abl eto welcome Bui ldi ng, B ui ldi ng No. 1 06,you and answer your questions. (South Campus)

P resent at ion o n Psych ol ogy 1 0.3 0and 1 3.00 El ean orRat hb on eTheat re,attheUniversityofLiverpool . (duration20mins) EleanorRathboneBuilding,

BuildingNo. 106,(SouthCampus)

Sample Lecture. 1 1.00 and 13.30 Eleanor Rathbone Theatre,(duration20 mins) EleanorRathboneBuilding,

BuildingNo. 106,(SouthCampus)

Unfortunatelyindividual tours aroundthe schoolsexperimentallaboratorieswill notbe possibleduetospace limitationsandlarge numbers ofvisitors.However,these willbe availableif youchoosetoattendoneof ourpost application visitdays.





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RADIOTHERAPY

OpportunitytomeetAdmissionsTutor 09.3015.00 BG08,BlockB,Waterhouseand current students to talk about a Building, Building No. 352,career in Radiotherapy and to obtain (North Campus) (access viarelevant information. car park Dover street)

Presentation

Training tobe a TherapyRadiographerat Liverpoolgivenby theAdmissions Tutor.

Forfurtherdetailsincludingtimesandlocation, please seewebpagewww.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences/open-day.htm

TheVERT(Virtua l Env iro nment f or 09.3 01 5.00 Roo mBG 08, Bl oc k B,Radiothe rapy) facilit y will b e available Waterhouse B uildingto v isit b et ween 9.30 a nd 1 5.00 ( but n ot Building N o. 3 52, ( Nor th C ampus)during the presentations). (access via car park Dover street)

Pleasesee HealthSciences entryfor information about additionaleventsrelevant toanyoneconsideringa degree in Health Sciences.

SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY

PresentationonStudyingSociology, 11.00and13.00 HearnshawLectureTheatre,CriminologyandSocialPolicy.This (duration50mins) EleanorRathboneBuilding,presentation covers what you can Building No. 106,expect from studying the degree (South Campus)programmes andsubject pathwaysweofferin theSchool.The presentationwilltake50minuteswitha chanceforyouto askquestions.

InformationDesk:Staffandstudents 10.0015.00 MainFoyer,EleanorRathbonewill be available to welcome you and Building, Building No. 106,give friendly one-to-one advice on (South Campus)allfacetsof studentlife inthe School,theUniversityandthe city. Thisisa drop-infacility, which youcanattendat yourconvenience.


VETERINARYSCIENCE

Pleasenotethatdueto thehighdemand,someactivitieswillstartat09.00.

Allthese locationsare basedin or departfromthe VeterinarySciencesbuilding(no.242on theCampusmap CentralCampus).Withthe exceptionof thePathologyLaboratory(whichis onthe 1stfloor)all venues arelocatedon thegroundfloor.

TICKETEDEVENTSNumbersare restricteddue to highdemandand spaceconstraints.Youmust firstregisterfor theUniversityOpen Dayat www.liv.ac.uk/opendayandexpressan interest in veterinaryor bioveterinary

science. Thisprocesswill thenprovideyou witha linkto theonline booking system.VeterinaryScience (BVSc) Thefirsttalkwillstartat LectureTheatreBAdmissionsTalk 10.10andwillbe repeated School ofVeterinaryScience,Atalkby theAdmissionsTutoron throughouttheday BuildingNo.242(CentralCampus)the5 yearclinicalprogrammes pleaseseewebsitefor(D100 and D101). times (duration 40 mins)

BioveterinaryScience (BSc) Thefirsttalkwillstartat LectureTheatreAAdmissionsTalk 11.10and willbe repeated School ofVeterinaryScience,

AtalkbytheAdmissionsTutor throughouttheday BuildingNo.242(CentralCampus)onthe3 yearNON-CLINICAL pleaseseewebsiteforprogramme ( D900). time s (duration 4 0 mins)

LeahurstCampus Tour Thefirst touris at09.00and Coaches leavefromthecornerThis tour includesa talkon thehistory will berepeatedthroughout ofBrownlowHill& PeachStreetofthevetschool andourcurrent theday pleaseseewebsite (outsideVeterinarySciencesresearchfacilitiesanda walkabout fortimes (duration3 hours, Building),BuildingNo 242,ofLeahurstsite.Therewillalsobethe departshourly) (CentralCampus)opportunityto meetsome ofour

clinical teachingstaff.Leahurstcontains workinghospitals andvisitorsmustfollowstrictbio-securityregulations.For thisreasonweare unable toaccommodatevisitorsto Leahurstother thanthosebookedon thetour coaches.In ordertoallowas many applicantsto visittheLeahurstsiteweneedto restrictthenumberof gueststotheapplicant plusone guestonly.

Tourof VeterinarySchool Thefirst touris at09.00and Seminar Room,Teaching Facilities willbe repeatedthroughout Schoolof VeterinaryScience,Atouroftheteachingfacilities theday pleaseseewebsite BuildingNo.242,(CentralCampus)by our students. for times (duration 40 mins,

departs every10 mins)

NON-TICKETEDEVENTSMeetthe pre-clinicalteachingstaff Pathology Museum & StudentS it a nd rel ax w it h refreshment s(a vai la bl efrom C ommon RoomtheStaff Common Room) whilst chattingtoourpre-clinicalteaching staffaboutour programmes.

Refreshments StaffCommonRoomTea andcoffeewill beavailablefrom

theStaff Common Room.InteractiveActivitiesTestyourknowledgeandclinicalskillsatour PathologyLaboratory(1stFloor)inte ractive s tands i n the D issection R oom & Disse ction R oomandPathologyLaboratory opento guestsand applicants.

AdmissionsClinic CommitteeMeetingRoomOurAdmissions Teamwill be availableto answeranyquestions about theadmissions process.Pleaseattendthe admissionstalkbeforevisitingthisclinicas mostquestions willbe answeredthere.

Forfurtherdetailsand tobook veterinary-specificeventsplease visit: www.liv.ac.uk/vets/study/open_days





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DIRECTIONSFordirectionson howto findthemaincampus

byRoad,Rail,Coach, Ferryand Airplease refer

to theUniversityof Liverpoolwebsite:

www.liv.ac.uk/study/openday/getting-here.htm

CAR PARKINGPleasenote thatunfortunately thereis no

Open DayParking.Thereare a limitednumber

ofvisitor carparks,offeringa small number

ofspaces; parkingon campusis severely

restricted.Pleasesee thewebsitefor information

onwhichvisitor carparkswillbe available on

theopenday youwillbe attending.

Weadvise thatvisitorsusepublictransport

whereverpossible- theUniversity campusis

a short walkfromLiverpool Lime StreetStation

andthe NationalExpresscoachstation.

Ifarriving bycar westronglyrecommend

thatvisitorsuseCity Centrecar parks,detailsofwhichcanbe foundontheCityMapon

page 30. ThenearestNCPcarparkis

MountPleasant L3 5SD.

FACILITIES FOR DISABLED VISITORSIfyou have anymobilityproblemswhichrequire

special arrangementswithregard to tours,car

parking, buildingaccessetc.,forOpenDay

then pleasecontactWendyor Karenon

E: [email protected] T:+44 (0)151794 5832

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Howtofindus Places toeaton campus...

Outlet OpeningName Times Facilities /Services Location

SydneyJones 09.0016.00 Servinga widerange ofbreakfastitems,sandwiches, SydneyJonesLibrary,LibraryCafe paninis,fi lledjacketpotatoes,soupandhot (BuildingNo.433,

chickenwraps.Fairtradeteas,coffees,speciality SouthCampus)coffeesanda wide selectionof softdrinksarealsoavailable.Grab andGo items.Handmadecakes,confectionery, crispsand snacks.

Eleanor 08.3016.00 Servinga widerangeof breakfastitems,freshly EleanorRathboneRathbone bakedcookiesanddanishpastries.Adelicious Building,(BuildingNo.106,Cafe saladbar,soup,sandwiches,f il ledwraps.paninis, SouthCampus)

ciabattas, hotdaily special. Graband Gosnackoptions Fairtrade teas,coffeesand specialitycoffees,soft drinks,crispsand confectionery.Delicious handmade cakes.

TheWaterhouse 08.3016.00 SetinspectacularoriginalVictorian VictoriaGalleryandCafe, Vi ctori a architecture, t hec afeservesfresh Museum, (Buil ding No. 421,Gallery and sandwiches, daily chef prepared North Campus)Museum speci alsa nd a ftern oon t ea a nd c akes.

CateringKiosks 08.0015.00 Wehaveawiderangeofout-doorGrabandGo GuildWalkCentralonUniversity foodoptionsavailableIncluding:LoveJoeshot Campus,UniversitySquareand chickenwraps,Barbecue(breakfastandlunch SquareCentralCampusGuildWalk options),StreetFood,ColdBeverages,Handmade

Cakesand Pastries,Fairtrade tea,coffee andspecialitycoffeesavailable. Otheroptions mayalso beavailable.

TheGuildCafe 08.3016.00 GreatchoiceofFairtradeteas,coffeesand GuildofStudents,snacks.Breakfastitems,paninis,andsoft Courtyard(Buildingdrinks also available. No. 501, 502, Central

Campus)

TheGuildShop 08.3016.00 Stocksa widerangeof sandwichesandsnacks, Guildof Students,stationaryandUniversitybrandedmerchandise, Courtyard(BuildingincludingrangesofFairtradeandethically No.501,502,Centralsourced products. Campus)

SaroWiwa 10.0015.00 Barservicemenuofferinga wide rangeof hotmeals, Guildof Students,cooked toorder includingvegetarianoptions,salads (BuildingNo. 501,502,andsnacks.Menucontains manyitemsthatare CentralCampus)locallysourcedand Guildgrown.

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There are plenty of places to eat and drink during yourday at Liverpool. The table below shows details of alltheon-campus refreshmentestablishments, so youcanrefueland plan your nextactivity. Check thebuilding

numbers in the last column of the table and use thecampus map on pages 27-28 to locate the mostconvenient place for you.


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VISITLIVERPOOLLiverpool's official touristinformation site.Find out

whatto do inLiverpool, hotelsandaccommodation,

whats on,restaurants, nightlife, etc.

www.visitliverpool.com

NATIONALMUSEUMS LIVERPOOLThevenues in theNationalMuseumsLiverpool

groupareWorldMuseumLiverpool,the Walker

ArtGallery,MerseysideMaritimeMuseum, the

InternationalSlaveryMuseum, theNational

ConservationCentre,Lady LeverArt Gallery,

SudleyHouseandthe forthcomingMuseum

of Liverpool. Allof ourmuseumsareopen

10am-5pmeveryday,withexceptions

aroundChristmasand NewYear.

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ourmuseums/

CONTACT USE: [email protected]/opendayT:+44 (0)151794 5832

VICTORIAGALLERYAND MUSEUMTime: 10.0017.00TheVictoriaGallery andMuseumshowcases

theUniversitys extensivecollectionsof art and

museumobjects. Housedin theVictoria Building,

designedbyAlfredWaterhouse,the facilityoffers

permanentdisplays, temporaryexhibitions,

educationand eventprogrammes,a cafe

andshop. Free toenterwww.liv.ac.uk/vgm

LIVERPOOL CATHEDRALTime: 08.0018.00TheCathedrals awesome scaleand beautynever

failstomakea lastingimpression togetherwith,of

course,the panoramic viewof thecity andbeyond

fromtheTower. It laysclaimto many records the

UKs largestCathedral, theworldshighestand

heaviest pealof bells,the worlds highest and

widestGothicarchesamongmany.

www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/

METROPOLITAN CATHEDRALOF CHRIST THEKING LIVERPOOLTime: 07.3018.00Thespirit whichtheMetropolitanCathedral

enshrinesis toldin part inits history thelabours

of itsbuildersandsponsors,theperseveranceof

thepoorin supportingsuccessive leaders ofthe

community in thefulfilmentof theirholy ambition;

partlyin thebeautyof thefinal product produced

by theskillsof contemporaryarchitects, artistsand

craftsmen.Butmost ofall that spiritis portrayed

in thecommunitieswhichuse thebuilding.

www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/

LIVERPOOLONETime: 09.3020.00LiverpoolONE,the largest urbanregeneration

project inEurope, epitomisesthe rebirth of

Liverpools increasinglyvibrantcity centre.

LiverpoolONE isa huge 1.65million sqft of

shoppingand leisure,whichincludes160 shops,

more than 20bars andrestaurants,a fantastic

14screen cinemaanda 5 acre park.

www.liverpool-one.com/website/a-walk-around-liverpool-one.aspx

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Documents

University of Liverpool Open Day Guide 2011