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 Wednesday 19 March, 12.00-5.00pm. Subject specific activity will be held from 3.00pm onwards.
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.
Talk Title |
Time |
Location (campus map reference in brackets) |
| Welcome Talk | 12.00pm - 12.25pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Postgraduate Funding Talk (combined Masters and PhD) | 12.30pm - 12.55pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Careers and Employability | 1.00pm - 1.25pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Accommodation | 1.30pm - 1.55pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Admissions - Applying for a Postgraduate course | 2.00pm - 2.25pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| Postgraduate Funding Talk (combined Masters and PhD) - Repeat | 2.30pm - 2.55pm | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
Campus Tours
Campus tours depart from the Bramall Music Building (R12) every hour from 12:30pm. 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 | 12.00pm -3.00pm | African Studies and Anthropology - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Art History Curating and Visual Studies | 12.00pm -3.00pm | Art History, Curating and Visual Studies - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Art History, Curating and Visual Studies | 4.15pm -5.00pm | Masters opportunities in Art History Curating and Visual Studies | Barber Lecture Theatre, Barber Institute of Fine Arts (R14) |
| Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | 12.00pm -3.00pm | Classics Ancient History and Archaeology - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Masters opportunities in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology | LG03, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| College of Arts and Law Postgraduate Research Courses | 2.00pm - 3.00pm | College of Arts and Law - Introduction to postgraduate research study in the Arts and Humanities and research proposal workshop | 118, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Comparative Literature and Critical Theories | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Introduction to MA Comparative Literature and Critical Theories | M208, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Creative Writing | 12.15pm - 3.00pm | Creative Writing- postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Creative Writing | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Introduction to MA Creative Writing | 211, Teaching and Learning Building(R32) |
| Digital Media and Creative Industries | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Digital Media and Creative Industries- postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Digital Media and Creative Industries | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Introduction to MA Digital Media and Creative Industries | 212, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| English Literature | 4.15pm - 5.00pm | Introduction to MA English Literature | 212, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| English Literature, Drama(PGR) and Shakespeare | 12.00am - 3.00pm | Postgraduate information stand for the Departments of English Literature, Drama and the Shakespeare Institute | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Film | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Film - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Film | 4.15pm - 5.00pm | Introduction to MA Film and Television, Research and Production | 211, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Global Intercultural Communication | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Global Intercultural Communication - postgraduate information stand | Modern Languages stand, Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Global Intercultural Communication | 4.15pm - 5.00pm | Introduction to MA Global Intercultural Communication | LG03, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Heritage | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Heritage - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Heritage | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Masters opportunities in Heritage | 202, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| History | 4.15pm - 5.00pm | Masters opportunities in History | 119, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Interdisciplinary study | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | MRes interdisciplinary study - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Law | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Introduction to the LLM at Birmingham Law School | 119, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Law | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Law - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Linguistics and Communication | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Linguistics and Communication - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Linguistics and Communication | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Masters opportunities in the Department of Linguistics and Communication (on campus and distance learning) | M209, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Modern Languages | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Modern Languages - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Modern Languages | 3.15pm - 4.00pm | Masters opportunities in Translation Studies | M208, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Music | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Music - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Music | 3.00pm - 3.45pm | Music - postgraduate facilities tour | Music stand, Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Philosophy | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Philosophy - postgraduate information stand | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Philosophy, Theology and Religion | 4.15pm - 5.00pm | Masters opportunities in Philosophy, Theology and Religion | 118, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Sexuality and Gender Studies | 1.30pm - 2.30pm | Sexuality and Gender Studies - drop-in | 202, Teaching and Learning Building (R32) |
| Theology and Religion | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | 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) | 12.00pm -3.00pm | Drop-in: AI and Government, and AI and Sustainable Development | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Birmingham Business School | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Meet Birmingham Business School | Room 103, Alan Walters (R29) |
| Birmingham Business School | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Masters programmes at Birmingham Business School | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Birmingham Business School | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Birmingham Business School | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Department of Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Disability, Inclusion, and Special Needs programmes | 111, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Criminology | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk - Introduction to Global Criminology and Criminal Justice at Birmingham | 429, Muirhead Tower (R21) |
| Education and Social Justice | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Drop-in: MA Education and pathways | Foyer, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Education and Social Justice | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Education and Social Justice | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Health Services Management Centre | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in session - Learn more about our Postgraduate programmes within the Health Services Management Centre at Birmingham | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| International Development | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk: Introduction to International Development programmes | 414, Muirhead Tower, (R21) |
| International Development | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: International Development Department | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Politics and International Relations | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Politics and International Relations programmes | G15, Muirhead Tower, (R21) |
| Department of Political Science and International Studies | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Political Science and International Studies | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Public Administration and Policy (Public Management) | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Public Administration and Policy (Public Management) | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| School of Social Policy and Society Research(PGR) | 12.00pm -3.00pm | Drop-in: School of Social Policy and Society Research programmes | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Social Policy | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk: Introduction to Social Policy programmes | 109, Muirhead Tower (R21) |
| Social Work and Social Care | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Department of Social Work and Social Care | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Social Work | 3.15pm - 4.15pm | Talk: Introduction to MA Social Work | 112, Alan Walters, (R29) |
| Train to Teach | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Train to Teach at Birmingham | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
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 | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
|
AI Implementation (Healthcare) |
12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Artificial Intelligence Implementation (Healthcare) | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Bioinformatics | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Bioinformatics | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Biomedical Innovation | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Biomedical Innovation | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Biomedical Science | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Biomedical Science | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Cancer Sciences | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop in session for MRes Cancer Sciences | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Clinical Oncology | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Oncology | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Clinical Health Research | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MRes Clinical Health Research | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Clinical Neuropsychiatry | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Neuropsychiatry | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Clinical Trials | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Clinical Trials | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| College of Medicine and Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Postgraduate taught programmes in Medicine and Health | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| College of Medicine and Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for postgraduate research programmes in Medicine and Health | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Dental Materials Science | 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Dental Materials Science | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Endodontics | 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Endodontics | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Restorative Dentistry | 12.00pm - 2.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Restorative Dentistry | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Education for Health Professionals | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Education for Health Professionals | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Genomic Medicine | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Genomic Medicine | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Health Data Science | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Health Data Science | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Health Economics | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Health Economics programmes | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Immunology and Immunotherapy | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Immunology and Immunotherapy | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Nursing | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Nursing | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Physician Associate Studies | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for Physician Associate Studies | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Public Health | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop in session for MPH Public Health | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
| Respiratory Medicine | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in session for MSc Respiratory Medicine | The Rotunda, Bramall Music Building (R12) |
Subject activities- College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Subject activities- College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Biosciences | 3.30pm - 5.00pm | Biosciences Talk and Tour | LT 301, Biosciences |
| Biosciences | 3.00pm - 5.00pm | Drop-in session – Biosciences | The Undercroft, Biosciences (R27) |
| Biosciences | 12.00 - 3.00pm | Drop-in: School of Biosciences | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – MSc Environmental Health, MSc Health, Safety and Environment Management, MSc Public and Environmental Health Sciences | LG12, Old Gym (Y1) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – MSc Applied Meteorology and Climatology, MSc Air Pollution Management and Control, MSc Climate Change, Adaptation and Policy | E102, Biosciences (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Hydrogeology | LG10, Old Gym (Y1) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Drop-in for MSc River Environments and their Management | The Undercroft, Biosciences Building (R27) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Human Geography | LG11, Old Gym (Y1) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Planning at Birmingham | LG10, Old Gym (Y1) |
| Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Psychology | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Clinical Psychology Doctorate | Training Room 6, Room N305, Gisbert Kapp (G8) |
| Psychology | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction to: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) | Training room 8, N524, Gisbert Kapp (G8) |
| Psychology | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Forensic Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ForenClinPsyD), Forensic Psychology Practice Doctorate (ForenPsyD) | Training room 108, 52 Pritchatts Road (G8) |
| Psychology | 3.00pm - 4.30pm | Psychology Overview and Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH) Tour | LT1, 52 Pritchatts Road (G8) |
| Psychology | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: School of Psychology | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) | NG15 Gisbert Kapp (G8) |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction –MSc High Performance Sport, MSc Sport Business, Management and Leadership | N224 Gisbert Kapp (G8) |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 12.00pm - 12.30pm | Introduction – Manipulative Physiotherapy, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Advanced | Online Zoom |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | Introduction – Clinical Exercise Physiology | N225 Gisbert Kapp (G8) |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 4.00pm - 4.30pm | The Centre for Movement and Wellbeing (MoveWell) Tour | The Centre for Movement and Wellbeing Floor 2, Gisbert Kapp Building |
| Sport, Exercise, Rehabilitation Sciences | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
Subject activities- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Subject activities- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Academic Department |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Chemistry | 3.00pm - 3.30pm | TOUR: Chemistry - Molecular Sciences Building | Main Entrance, Molecular Sciences Building (R35) |
| Chemistry | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Chemistry | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| Computer Science | 3.15pm - 3.45pm | TALK: Studying an MSc in the School of Computer Science | Room UG06, Murray Learning Centre (R28) |
| Computer Science | 3.15pm - 3.45pm | TALK: PhD study in the School of Computer Science | Room UG06, Murray Learning Centre (R28) |
| Computer Science | 12.00pm - 4.30pm | DROP-IN: Computer Science - Visit the School | Atrium, Computer Science (Y9) |
| Computer Science | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | Drop-in: Computer Science | Great Hall, Aston Webb (R6) |
| School of Engineering (Civil, EESE, Mechanical, Railways and AEM) | 2.00pm - 4.30pm | DROP-IN: School of Engineering: Visit the School | Atrium, School of Engineering (Y8) |
| School of Engineering (Civil, EESE, Mechanical, Railways and AEM) | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | TALK: School of Engineering: Studying an MSc in the School | Room 127, School of Engineering (Y8) |
| School of Engineering (Civil, EESE, Mechanical, Railways and AEM) | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: School of Engineering (Civil, EESE, Mechanical, Railways and AEM) | Great Hall, Aston Webb, (R6) |
| Mathematics | 3.00pm - 4.00pm | TALK: Mathematics at Birmingham | Room 310, Watson (R15) |
| Mathematics | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: Mathematics | Great Hall, Aston Webb, (R6) |
| Metallurgy and Materials | 3.00pm - 3.45pm | DROP-IN: Materials Science and Engineering at Birmingham | Room 1C16; Metallurgy & Materials (G6) |
| Metallurgy and Materials | 3.00pm - 3.45pm | DROP-IN: Space Engineering at Birmingham | Room 1C19; Metallurgy & Materials (G6) |
| Metallurgy and Materials | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: Metallurgy and Materials | Great Hall, Aston Webb, (R6) |
| Nuclear | 3.30pm - 4.00pm | TALK: MSc Nuclear courses at Birmingham | Poynting Small Lecture Theatre (S06), Poynting (R13) |
| Nuclear | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | DROP-IN: Nuclear | Great Hall, Aston Webb, (R6) |