Plan your day
Our full Postgraduate Open Day schedule of events
The schedule can be found below for our Postgraduate Open Day that will take place on Saturday 23 November 2024, 10.00am-4.00pm.
Our Postgraduate Open Day offers you the chance to explore our campus, meet current students, discuss your subject area with academics and find out about the support available.
Open Day programme
General talks and activities
General talks and activities
Attend our central talks to find out about the student experience and support on offer to our students, including the Welcome Address, Postgraduate Funding Talks and our introduction talks to the Careers Network. Some of these talks will be repeated throughout the day so that you can make the most of your Postgraduate Open Day and attend a range of central talks around your subject-specific activity.
Time |
Talk Title |
Location (campus map reference in brackets) |
| 10.00am-10.25am | Welcome Talk | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| 10.30am - 10.55am | Postgraduate Funding Talk (combined Masters and PhD) | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| 11.00am- 11.25am | Careers and Employability | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
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11.30am - 11.55am |
Accommodation | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
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1.00pm-2.00pm |
Introduction to: Research Community and tour of University Graduate School | WG12 Lecture Theatre, Aston Webb (R6) |
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1.00pm - 1.30pm |
Postgraduate Funding Talk (combined Masters and PhD) Repeat | WG5 Lecture Theatre, Aston Webb (R6) |
Campus Tours
Campus tours depart from the Bramall Music Building (R12) at half-past the hour from 10.30am. The last tour leaves at 2.30pm.
The duration of the tour is 45 minutes.
Professional Services
Staff from the following professional services will be available for you to chat to in the Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6), from 10.00am-12noon:
• Accommodation
• Admissions
• Birmingham International Academy
• Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR)
• Careers Network
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Fees and Finance
• Library and Learning Resources
• Scholarships
• Sports and Fitness
• Student Support and Wellbeing
• The Guild
• UoB Online
Subject activities- College of Arts and Law
Subject activities- College of Arts and Law
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| African Studies and Anthropology | 10.00am -12.00pm | African Studies and Anthropology - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Art History Curating and Visual Studies | 10.00am -12.00pm | Art History, Curating and Visual Studies - postgraduate information stand | Foyer, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) |
| Art History, Curating and Visual Studies | 10.00am -1.00pm | Art History Curating and Visual Studies: Barber Institute of Fine Arts tour | Foyer, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) |
| Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | 10.00am -12.00pm | Classics Ancient History and Archaeology - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Masters opportunities in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | 211, Teaching and Learning Building |
| College of Arts and Law postgraduate Research | 12.15pm - 1.30pm | College of Arts and Law - Introduction to postgraduate research study in the Arts and Humanities and research proposal workshop | 109, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Comparative Literature and Critical Theories | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Introduction to MA Comparative Literature and Critical Theories | LG03, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Creative Writing | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Creative Writing- postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Creative Writing | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to MA Creative Writing | 118, Teaching and Learning Building(R32) |
| Digital Media and Creative Industries | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Digital Media and Creative Industries- postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Digital Media and Creative Industries | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to MA Digital Media and Creative Industries | 119, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| English Literature | 1.15pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to MA English Literature | 119, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| English Literature, Drama(PGR) and Shakespeare | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Postgraduate information stand for the Departments of English Literature, Drama and the Shakespeare Institute | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Film | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Film - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Film | 1.15pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to MA Film and Television, Research and Production | 118, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Global Intercultural Communication | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Global Intercultural Communication - postgraduate information stand | Modern Languages stand, Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Global Intercultural Communication | 1.15pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to MA Global Intercultural Communication | 212, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Heritage | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Heritage - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| History and Heritage | 1.15pm - 2.00pm | Masters opportunities in History and Heritage | 211, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Interdisciplinary study | 10.00am - 12.00pm | MRes interdisciplinary study - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Law | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to the LLM at Birmingham Law School | 102, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Law | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Law - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Linguistics and Communication | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Linguistics and Communication - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Linguistics and Communication | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Masters opportunities in the Department of Linguistics and Communication (on campus and distance learning) | M209, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Modern Languages | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Modern Languages - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Music | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Music - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Music | 12.00pm - 12.45pm | Music - postgraduate facilities tour | Music stand, Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Philosophy | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Philosophy - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Philosophy, Theology and Religion | 12.15pm - 1.00pm | Masters opportunities in Philosophy, Theology and Religion | M208, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Sexuality and Gender Studies | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Sexuality and Gender Studies - drop-in | Modern Languages stand, Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Theology and Religion | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Theology and Religion - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
Subject activities- College of Social Sciences
Subject activities- College of Social Sciences
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 10.00am -12.00pm | Drop-in: AI and Government, and AI and Sustainable Development | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Birmingham Business School | 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Drop-in: Masters programmes at Birmingham Business School | G11, Alan Walters (R29) |
| Birmingham Business School | 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Drop-in: Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Birmingham Business School | G11, Alan Walters (R29) |
| Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Disability, Inclusion, and Special Needs programmes | 103, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Education and Social Justice | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Drop-in: MA Education and pathways | Foyer, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| International Development | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Talk: Introduction to International Development programmes | 112, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Politics and International Relations | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Politics and International Relations programmes | G15, Muirhead Tower, (R21) |
| School of Social Policy and Society Research(PGR) | 10.00am -12.00pm | Drop-in: School of Social Policy and Society Research programmes | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Social Policy | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Social Policy programmes | G03, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Social Work | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Talk: Introduction to MA Social Work | 111, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Train to Teach | 12.15pm - 1.15pm | Drop-in: Train to Teach at Birmingham | Foyer, Alan Walters, (R29) |
Subject activities- College of Medicine and Health
Subject activities- College of Medicine and Health
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Advanced Clinical Practice | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programmes | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Bioinformatics | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Bioinformatics | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Biomedical Innovation | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Biomedical Innovation | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Cancer Sciences | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop in session for MRes Cancer Sciences | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Clinical Oncology | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Oncology | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Clinical Health Research | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MRes Clinical Health Research | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Clinical Neuropsychiatry | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Neuropsychiatry | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Clinical Trials | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Trials | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| College of Medicine and Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Postgraduate taught programmes in Medicine and Health | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| College of Medicine and Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for postgraduate research programmes in Medicine and Health | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Dental Materials Science | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Dental Materials Science | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Endodontics | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Endodontics | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Restorative Dentistry | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Restorative Dentistry | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Education for Health Professionals | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Education for Health Professionals | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Genomic Medicine | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Genomic Medicine | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Health Data Science | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Health Data Science | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Health Economics | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Health Economics programmes | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Immunology and Immunotherapy | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Immunology and Immunotherapy | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Nursing | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Nursing | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Physician Associate Studies | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Physician Associate Studies | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Public Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop in session for MPH Public Health | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
| Respiratory Medicine | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Respiratory Medicine | WG13/14, Medical School (B1) |
Subject activities- College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Subject activities- College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Biosciences | 12.00pm - 12.30pm | Drop in: MSc Microbiology and Infection; MSc Molecular Biotechnology; MSc Toxicology; MSc Bioinformatics; MRes Molecular and Cellular Biology; MRes Molecular Mechanistic Toxicology | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Biosciences | 12.00pm - 1.30pm | Talk covering: MSc Microbiology and Infection; MSc Molecular Biotechnology; MSc Toxicology; MSc Bioinformatics; MRes Molecular and Cellular Biology; MRes Molecular Mechanistic Toxicology, Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law | NG08, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Biosciences | 1.30pm - 2.00pm | Tour of the School building with Biosciences Ambassadors | Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Biosciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Drop in: Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to MSc Urban and Regional Planning (with RTPI Accreditation programme) | E102, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to Hydrogeology | G15, A Block Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Drop-In: Msc Environmental Health; MSc Health, Safety and Environment, MSc Public and Environmental Health Sciences | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Drop-In: MSc River Environments and their Management | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 1.00pm - 1.30pm | Tour of GEES Facilities | Meet at the Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Drop-In: MSc Applied Meteorology and Climatology; MSc Air Pollution, Management and Control; MA Cities, Sustainability and Wellbeing | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Psychology | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to: MSc Cognitive Neuroimaging and Data Science (Cognitive Neuroscience pathway/Computational Neuroscience pathway); MSc Developmental Science and Neurodiversity; MSc Mental Health (Youth/Interdisciplinary); MSc Psychology | Gisbert Kapp, Room NG15 |
| Psychology | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to: Clinical Psychology Doctorate | Gisbert Kapp, Room NG16 |
| Psychology | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to: CBT | Gisbert Kapp, Room NG15 |
| Psychology | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to: Forensic Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ForenClinPsyD) and Forensic Psychology Practice Doctorate (ForenPsyD) | Gisbert Kapp, Room NG16 |
| Psychology | 2.00pm - 3.00pm | Tour of the Centre for Human Brain Health | CHBH |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Introduction to MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) | Gisbert Kapp, Room E203 |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Drop-In: MSc Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy, MSc Manipulative Physiotherapy and MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine. | Online Zoom |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 12.00pm - 12.30pm | Drop-In: High Performance Sport | Online Zoom |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 1.00pm - 1.30pm | The Centre for Movement and Wellbeing (MoveWell) Tour | The Centre for Movement and Wellbeing Floor 2, Gisbert Kapp Building |
Subject activities- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Subject activities- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Chemical Engineering | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | TALK: Beyond Chemical Engineering: Postgraduate Opportunities in our School | Room 111, School of Chemical Engineering (Y11) |
| Chemistry | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | TOUR: Chemistry - Molecular Sciences Building | Main Entrance, Molecular Sciences Building (R35) |
| Computer Science | 12.30pm - 1.00pm | TALK: Studying an MSc in the School of Computer Science | Room UG07, Murray Learning Centre (R28) |
| Computer Science | 1.30pm - 2.00pm | TALK: PhD study in the School of Computer Science | Room UG07, Murray Learning Centre (R28) |
| Computer Science | 10.00am - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: Computer Science - Visit the School | Atrium, Computer Science (Y9) |
| Engineering | 12.30pm - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: School of Engineering: Visit the School | Atrium, School of Engineering (Y8) |
| Engineering | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | TALK: School of Engineering: Studying an MSc in the School | Room 229, School of Engineering (Y8) |
| Mathematics | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | TALK: Mathematics at Birmingham | Room 310, Watson (R15) |
| Metallurgy and Materials | 12.00pm - 12.30pm | DROP-IN: Materials Science and Engineering at Birmingham | Room WG5, Aston Webb (R5) |
| Metallurgy and Materials | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | DROP-IN: Space Engineering at Birmingham | Room G33, Aston Webb (R5) |
| Nuclear | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | TALK: MSc Nuclear courses at Birmingham | Poynting Small Lecture Theatre (S06), Poynting (R13) |