Geography offer holder days
As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll spend some quality time getting to know the School of Geography and Planning and your chosen course.
Arriving on campus
You will have booked to visit us either from 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 confirmation to register you.
Your offer holder open day will begin downstairs in the Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9, before moving to the Geography and Planning Building for interactive sessions. There will 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 guest at the school activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the school is unable to accommodate any additional unbooked visitors.
However, you're welcome to bring additional guests to accompany you on the day, and we would encourage these guests to take part in our range of central exhibitions and tours while the school activities are running.
Geography offer holder timetable
You will have booked to visit us either from 10am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4.30pm on your offer holder day.
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.
Arrival and welcome
(30 minutes before session start)
Our academic course team and current human/physical geography students will be on hand for an informal chat before your first session.
Geography at Sheffield: course talk
(45 minutes)
Academic staff will provide an overview of our School and programmes, with further details about modules and skills development. Staff and current students will provide insight into opportunities like study abroad, work placements and graduate careers.
This session will include time for a Q&A to ask the academic staff and current students any questions you have about your course, the University, or Sheffield more broadly.
Chat to the School
(20 minutes)
Informally chat to our academic staff and current students along with your potential future course mates! During this time, you will also be guided across to the Geography & Planning Building for the rest of your subject area visit.
Doing Geography at Sheffield
(85 minutes)
Experience first-hand what it’s like to be a Geography student at the University of Sheffield by participating in a variety of interactive labs and seminar-style activities. These activities could include a subject-specific session, a session on tech-enhanced learning, a session on Geographic Information System (GIS) and Earth Observation, or a laboratory tour.
For queries relating to admissions, support or accommodation our experts will be on hand to answer these in the Octagon Centre so please allow time to visit them.
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.
How to book
Book your place using the link in your invitation email.