School of English offer holder days
As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll be spending some quality time getting to know the School of English and your chosen course, whether it be BA English Literature, BA English Language and Linguistics or BA English Language and Literature.
Arriving at the department
You will have booked to visit us 10am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4.30pm on your offer holder day. Please arrive in good time for the start of your booked session, as we'll need to scan the QR code from your booking to register you.
If you are attending the morning session, your arrival location is: The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 5. You can view this on our interactive campus map. If you are attending the afternoon session, your arrival location is: Dainton Building, Lecture Theatre 1. You can view this on our interactive campus map, and there will also be lots of open day staff and ambassadors around campus to assist you.
If you arrive late for your booked session, please report to the general information stand on the Students’ Union concourse, where event staff will be able to help.
When booking, you'll be able to reserve a place for yourself and one parent/supporter at the department activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the department will be unable to accommodate any additional unbooked visitors.
However, you're welcome to bring additional parents/supporters to accompany you on the day, and we would encourage them to take part in our range of central exhibitions and tours while the department activities are running.
English offer holder timetable
Here's what to expect from your time with us. Timings are approximate and are subject to change, and so we recommend checking back prior to the event. On the day you will attend a taster session of your chosen course, whether that be BA English Literature, BA English Language and Linguistics or BA English Language and Literature.
| Duration | Applicant activity | Parent/supporter activity |
|---|---|---|
| 60 minutes | Welcome Talk | Welcome Talk |
| 60 minutes | Course-specific taster session | Refreshments and informal Q&A staff and ambassadors |
| 30 minutes | Refreshments and informal Q&A staff and ambassadors | Refreshments and informal Q&A staff and ambassadors |
For the rest of the day, you'll have time to take part in the central tours and exhibitions detailed in our offer holder day guide.
Activities
We run a range of activities on our applicant days and the below examples will give you an insight into what you could be doing on the day.
Welcome Talk
In this introductory activity, we will tell you about the School of English and give you an overview of our research and teaching, how we approach our teaching.
Course-specific taster session
Experience a sample lecture/seminar delivered by an academic member of staff from the School of English, based on some of their cutting-edge research. Our teaching is research-led, which means that our staff’s expertise and research findings feed directly into our curriculum.
Refreshments with staff and ambassadors
An opportunity for an informal mingling session with staff and student ambassadors, with refreshments provided. Staff and our student ambassadors will make their way around to everybody in the room to talk about life in the School of English.
Informal Q&A with staff and students
Once applicants have returned from the taster session, we can shift to a more structured Q&A session to answer any final questions that anyone may have.
How to book
Please book your place on the offer holder day via the link in your invitation email.