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Open Day Guide 2017

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CONTENTS

Welcome to Aberdeen 02

Things to know on the day 04

Our Facilities

Halls of Residence 06

Libraries, Special Collections and Museums 10

Aberdeen Sports Village 12

Timetables

General Interest Talks 16

Degree Programme Talks (A-Z) 18

Tours and Talks by Time 24

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An Introduction to the UniversityWe’d like to formally welcome you with a short introduction to the University so please join us in the Arts Lecture Theatre at either 10.00 or 10.30.

There are tours of the facilities throughout the day and you can also take a walk around the Botanical Gardens, check out the Playing Fields or take a look in the Chapel.

The Exhibition 10:00 until 15:00

Elphinstone Hall

You’ll find all academic departments, Admissions for application queries, the Student Awards Agency for Scotland and all student support stands in Elphinstone Hall.

WELCOME TO ABERDEENUse this guide to plan your day. From talks on academic departments and degree programmes, to presentations on applying, finance and student life, you’ll get a real taste of university life.

Make sure you visit Elphinstone lawn to experience live music and the popular lunchtime BBQ. The main information point and the meeting place for the campus and sports tours are here too.

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NEED HELP?Our team of Student Ambassadors, all current students, will guide you around campus, answer your questions and give you an insight into student life at Aberdeen. Look out for them on campus in their red hoodies and find them at the information points.

HUNGRY?We have a variety of catering options available, from our campus cafes in the Library, Taylor Building, and Suttie Centre, plus a BBQ with meat and vegetarian options on Elphinstone lawn over lunch. We also have a Starbucks on campus and Kilau – a lovely independent cafe on the High Street, which also offers vegan and gluten free options.

TOURSMeet outside Elphinstone Hall for tours every 15mins:

• Campus tours: 08:00-15:00

• Sports tours: 10:45-15:00

Library and Hillhead Student Village tours are self-guided throughout the day.

See full details on page 12.

SAFETY & FIRST AIDPlease obey all safety and warning signs on campus. If there is an emergency, alert your nearest Student Ambassador or member of staff.

First Aid is available in Elphinstone foyer.

LOST PROPERTY?Will be available in the Elphinstone Foyer throughout the day from 09:00 until 16:00.

CAPTURE YOUR DAY?Get a memento of your day with us at Aberdeen by using our Snapchat filters and remember to share your photos of your day using #makeitabdn

THINGS TO KNOW ON THE DAY


Living in student halls is a great experience and a perfect way to make friends.

I’m still close friends with the people I lived with, and met, in halls.

Emily German and International Relations

Meeting Point Central Building, Hillhead Student Village. Either make your own way to Hillhead using the route shown on your campus map or take the shuttle bus; available from the bus stop on High Street, outside the Chapel from 10:00 to the last bus at 14:30.

Tours Hillhead Student Village

Self-guided tours are available throughout the day, until 15:00.

Living in halls of residence with other new students is a great way to settle into university life and make life-long friends.

We guarantee all new students an offer of a place in our portfolio of accommodation, provided your accommodation application reaches us by the deadline.

HALLS OF RESIDENCE

OUR FACILITIES

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A Central Hub with extensive social facilities

Frequent bus services link to the city centre and campus network

Wireless network throughout

Launderettes, tennis courts and bike storage facilities

Refurbished self-catering accommodation

OUR FACILITIES

The library is a great place to do groupwork; it has bookable rooms and social spaces. The views across

the campus and out to sea are a nice study distraction!

Margaret Psychology and Sociology

Our facilities include...

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Tours The Sir Duncan Rice Library

Self-guided tours are available throughout the day, please make your own way there.

For more information on our facilities and collections please visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/library

Key services and resources include: • Over a million books, more

than 300,000 e-books and over 21,000 e-journals – so you have access to resources on and off campus at a time to suit you

• The Special Collections Centre holds over 200,000 rare printed books and 4,000 archive collections which students are welcome to consult in the Wolfson Reading Room

• The libraries are open daily with hundreds of study spaces in silent, quiet and group study areas, including Co-Labs in The Sir Duncan Rice Library

• Free optional lunchtime workshops to find out how to use the online databases, referencing, and even how to Google better!

• Desktop PCs located in libraries for research, study and email

• Laptop owners can connect to the wireless network whilst working in the libraries

• Binding, printing, scanning and photocopying facilities are also available

LIBRARIES, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS

The University has 3 libraries: The Sir Duncan Rice Library (our award-winning multi-million pound library, home to Special Collections, arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences); Taylor Library (law and official publications); and Medical Library (medicine and medical sciences).

OUR FACILITIES

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Facilities in the Sports Village include:• Olympic standard 50m, 10

lane training and competition swimming pool

• 25m pool with full floating floor and full diving facilities including springboards and platforms up to 10m

• Full size FIFA approved indoor football pitch

• Indoor 135m running straight with throwing and jumping areas

• 9 court sports hall

• 4 squash courts

• Large fitness suite and performance gym

• 400m outdoor athletics track

• Floodlit water-based hockey pitch

• Sports performance and wellbeing centre

ToursGuided tours are available.

Times Every 15mins from 10:45 until 14:30

Meeting PointOutside Elphinstone Hall

For more information on this exciting facility, please visit www.aberdeensportsvillage.com

Our premier £28 million sports development – Aberdeen Sports Village opened in August 2009, and was used as a training ground for the 2012 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Aquatics Centre – the second phase of Aberdeen Sports Village – opened in Spring 2014.

The venue offers a range of activities, available to all students, and at all levels.

We also have an active Sports Union. Whether you’re a beginner or competitive athlete, the opportunities to get involved are vast and varied.

ABERDEEN SPORTS VILLAGE

OUR FACILITIES

The Sports Village is my second home. Being an athlete, it is so good to

train in world-class facilities.

Demi Mechanical Engineering


TIMETABLES


10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30

Welcome ALT ALT

Applying - the UCAS process

NK 1

NK 1

Employability, Work Placements and Graduate Careers

SU 2nd floor

Student Finance - England, NI and Wales

Student Finance - Scotland & EU (SAAS)

ALT

Student Life (30mins) NK 6

Study Abroad NK 6

University Sport

11:45 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45 13:00 13:15 13:30 13:45 14:00 14:15

NK 1

NK 1

SU 2nd floor

NK 1

NK 1

ALT ALT

NK 6

NK 6

NK 6

KC F8

Key

ALT Arts Lecture Theatre, William Guild Building

SU Student Union Building, second floor

NK New King’s

KCF8 King’s College, first floor, room 8

General Talks(approx. 20mins if not otherwise stated)

We have general Higher Education talks scheduled throughout the day. The schedule is as follows:


10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00

Accountancy & Finance

Anthropology

Archaeology MT 1

Biological Sciences (45mins)

ZLT

Business Management KC G8

Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies

NK 10

Chemistry (60mins) MT 4

MT 4

Computing Science (90mins)

Divinity, Theology & Religious Studies

MR 063

MR 063

Economics KC G7

Education MR 051

12:15 12:30 12:45 13:00 13:15 13:30 13:45 14:00 14:15

KC G8

KC G7

SMF

ZLT

M 311

MR 051

MR 051

Degree Programme Sessions(approx. 20mins if not otherwise stated)

Key

MT Meston Theatre

M Meston Building

FN Fraser Noble

KC King’s College

ZB Zoology Basement

SU Student Union Building

MR MacRobert Building

SM St Mary’s Building

SMF St Mary’s Foyer

NK New King’s

ZLT Zoology Lecture Theatre

ALT Arts Lecture Theatre (William Guild)


10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00

Engineering (2hrs) FN 1

English (30mins)

Film and Visual Culture

Geography (45mins) SM G3

Geology (45mins) MT 1

History (30mins) KC F8

History of Art KC F7

International Business KC F7

Language and Linguistics

Law

Mathematics (30mins, lecture at 12:00 is 45mins)

FN 156

FN 156

12:15 12:30 12:45 13:00 13:15 13:30 13:45 14:00 14:15

FN 1

NK 10

KC F8

SM G3

KC F8

NK 10

MR 063

MR 063

FN 156


Key

MT Meston Theatre

M Meston Building

FN Fraser Noble

KC King’s College

ZB Zoology Basement





NK New King’s




12:15 12:30 12:45 13:00 13:15 13:30 13:45 14:00 14:15

ZB ZB

NK 10

MR 051

KC G7

KC G7

KC G8

FN 3

KC G8


10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00

Medical Sciences ZB ZB

Modern Languages

Music MR 051

Philosophy

Politics and International Relations

Psychology KC G8

Physics (50mins)

Real Estate

Sociology KC G7

Key

MT Meston Theatre

M Meston Building

FN Fraser Noble

KC King’s College

ZB Zoology Basement





NK New King’s




Time Location Subject

10:00 Arts Lecture Theatre (ALT) Welcome

Tour meeting point on Elphinstone lawn

Campus Tour

Outside King's Chapel Shuttle bus to Hillhead

10:30 MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Education

New King's - room 1 (NK1) Applying - the UCAS process

Arts Lecture Theatre (ALT) Welcome

Fraser Noble - room 1 (FN1) Engineering (2hrs)

Tour meeting point on Elphinstone lawn Campus Tour


10:45 King's College - ground floor, room 7 (KCG7) Economics

SU, Student Union Building Employability, Work Placements and Graduate Careers

King's College - first floor, room 8 (KCF8) History (30mins)

New King's - room 6 (NK6) Student Life (30mins)

Tour meeting point on Elphinstone lawn Campus Tour, Sports Tour



11:00 King's College - ground floor, room 8 (KCG8) Psychology


Arts Lecture Theatre (ALT) Student Finance - Scotland & EU (SAAS)

Meston - Lecture Theatre 1 (MT1) Archaeology

St Mary's - room G3 Geography (45mins)

King’s College - first floor, room 7 (KCF7) International Business

Zoology - Basement Medical Sciences

Meston - Lecture Theatre 4 (MT4) Chemistry (60mins)



11:15 MacRobert Lecture Theatre (MR063)


Zoology Lecture Theatre (ZLT) Biological Sciences (45mins)

Fraser Noble - room 156 Mathematics (30mins)



Tours, Talks, and Sessions by Time Library tours are self-guided and available throughout the day. (Talks are approx. 20mins if not otherwise stated and tours are approx. 45mins)



11:30 King's College - ground floor, room 7 (KCG7) Sociology

King's College - first floor, room 7 (KCF7) History of Art

MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Music

New King's - room 10 (NK10) Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies

New King's - room 6 (NK6) Study Abroad



11:45 King's College - ground floor, room 8 (KCG8) Business Management



12:00 Meston - Lecture Theatre 1 (MT1) Geology (45mins)

MacRobert Lecture Theatre (MR063)


Meston - Lecture Theatre 4 (MT4) Chemistry (60mins)

New Kings - room 1 (NK1) Student Finance for England, Northern Ireland and Wales



12:00 Fraser Noble - room 156 Mathematics Mock Lecture (45mins)



12:15 King's College - ground floor, room 7 (KCG7) Philosophy

King's College - first floor, room 8 (KCF8) University Sport

New King's - room 10 (NK10) English (30mins)




12:30 King's College - ground floor, room 8 (KCG8) Psychology


New Kings - room 1 (NK1) Applying - the UCAS process

MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Education

Meston - room 311 (M311) Computing Science (90mins)



Library tours are self-guided and available throughout the day. (Talks are approx. 20mins if not otherwise stated and tours are approx. 45mins)

Tours, Talks, and Sessions by Time



12:45 MacRobert Lecture Theatre (MR063) Law



13:00 King's College - ground floor, room 7 (KCG7)

Politics and International Relations

SU, Student Union Building Employability, Work Placements and Graduate Careers

King's College - first floor, room 8 (KCF8) Film and Visual Culture


New King's - room 10 (NK10) Language and Linguistics


Fraser Noble - room 1 (FN1) Engineering (2hrs)

Fraser Noble - room 3 (FN3) Physics (50mins)



13:15 King's College - ground floor, room 8 (KCG8) Accountancy and Finance

MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Music


13:15 St Mary's - foyer Archaeology Tour of Alaska Lab

Zoology Lecture Theatre (ZLT) Biological Sciences (45mins)



13:30 New King's - room 1 (NK1) Student Finance for England, Northern Ireland and Wales



13:45 King's College - ground floor, room 7 (KCG7) Anthropology

King’s College - first floor, room 8 (KCF8) History (30mins)



14:00 King's College - ground floor, room 8 (KCG8) Real Estate

New King's - room 10 (NK10) Modern Languages


MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Education

Library tours are self-guided and available throughout the day. (Talks are approx. 20mins if not otherwise stated and tours are approx. 45mins)




14:00 MacRobert - room 051 (MR051) Education



St Mary's - room G3 (G3) Geography (45mins)


Campus Tour, Sports Tour


14:15MacRobert Lecture Theatre (MR063)

Law

New King's - room 6 (NK6) Study Abroad

Fraser Noble - room 156 Mathematics (30mins)




14:30Tour meeting point on Elphinstone lawn









Notes

Student Recruitment & Admissions Service University Office, King’s College Aberdeen AB24 3FX

Tel: +44 (0)1224 272090 Email: [email protected] Web: www.abdn.ac.uk/study

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