Kingston University London

Post-application taster events 2012: Performance and screen studies, humanities, economics and social sciences

You should attend our performance and screen studies, humanities, economics and social sciences taster events that takes place on:

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Please note booking has now closed for this event, you are still welcome to turn up on the day if you wish to attend.

• Location: Penrhyn Road campus
• Dates and times:
• Tuesday 17 April 2012
  • Morning session: 11.00am–3.30pm
  • Afternoon session: 2.00pm–6.30pm
• Joint honours students are advised to book one subject area session in the morning and one in the afternoon
• Find out more: Discover the features of the post-application taster events
• Please be aware: during lab tours, due to health and safety regulations, numbers inside the labs are limited. We will therefore give priority to applicants, and guests may be asked to wait in an area provided during this time.

We recommend these events if you have applied for a course in the following subject areas:

• Creative Writing
  
• Criminology
  
• Drama
  
• Economics
  
• English Language
  
• English Literature
  
• Film Studies and TV Broadcasting
  
• History
  
• International Relations, Politics and Human Rights
  
• Journalism
  
• Media and Cultural Studies
  
• Sociology
  
• Spanish/French

Features

Here is what is available on the taster days:

• Campus tours
  Will leave ad-hoc throughout the day. These tours given by our current students will give you an idea of what it is really like to study at Kingston University and familiarise you with the facilities and services available at the campus at which you will spend the majority of your time.
  
• Taster sessions
  Attend a taster session where you can take part in a specifically designed interactive workshop where you will get a real feel for the subject area which you have applied for.
• Subject and support service Q&A stand area
  Course representatives as well as support staff from Accommodation; Funding; Disability and Dyslexia Support; and Careers and Employability will be available to answer any questions you may have and can direct you to the relevant information on the web and provide you with print materials to take away.
• Ask me booths
  Ask me booths will be located around the campus staffed by Student Ambassadors who will be there to answer any of your questions and share their experiences of student life.
• Top tips – student life
  An interactive session with Student Ambassadors focusing on the student life aspects of university. What it is like when you first arrive at university , making friends, studying, taking part and joining clubs and societies and where to go out.
• Compact Scheme – how the scheme can support you
  A session given by Kingston University's widening participation co-ordinator and current Compact Scheme students. The session will describe the benefits of the Compact Scheme and how it can support first generation students from pre-application all the way through to graduation.
• Study or Work Abroad
  Ever thought of studying film in Los Angeles, international relations in the heart of France, or business in Hong Kong? With more than 100 partner universities, Kingston University students can choose from destinations all over the world. Come find out about where you can go as part of your Kingston degree.

Please be aware

You'll be able to view a visual representation of a halls of residence room and a film about the accommodation options we offer. We'd love to be able to show you an actual room but unfortunately all our halls are filled to capacity and we have to respect our students' privacy. Why not check out the rooms now on our Virtual Tour?