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Discover Bath
Discover Bath is a programme for Year 12 students where they can experience university study and find out about life at the University of Bath.
Dates for 2021 are yet to be confirmed. Register for updates.
What is Discover Bath?
Discover Bath is a summer programme which aims to give prospective students a taste of first-year life and study at the University of Bath, together with the opportunity to gain an alternative offer (see details below).
In 2021 we hope to deliver this in-person on our beautiful University campus but if COVID-19 prohibits this then we will offer an online version of the same programme (delivered on the same dates) which students can complete in the comfort of their own home.
Dates for summer 2021 are to be confirmed but are likely to be in late July/early August
Subjects on offer
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Science
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Pharmacy
Physics
Dates and more information to follow
Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Robotics
Dates and more information to follow
Social Sciences
Criminology
Economics
Education
Health
Languages
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Dates and more information to follow
Management & Business
Business
Management
Dates and more information to follow
What will you do?
As part of Discover Bath you will:
- study a course in your Discover Bath subject area delivered by University of Bath academic staff and current students
- find out what it’s like to study at the University of Bath
- complete some pre-work assignments (via Microsoft Teams) to gain knowledge in your subject area, and equip you with university-level study skills
- complete a subject-focused project/report (completed after the 4-day summer programme), with support provided by University of Bath staff
- receive support on writing a personal statement, understanding the UCAS process, student finance, and much more.
On completion of Discover Bath, your project/report will be marked and if this meets the required standard and you subsequently apply to study at Bath and receive an offer you will be eligible for an alternative offer (see details below).
Who can apply
Discover Bath is available to all Year 12 (or equivalent) students who are academically able to study at Bath in their chosen subject and meet our widening participation criteria.
Applications for Discover Bath will open in November 2020.
Please register your interest by emailing campus-events-team@bath.ac.uk
Alternative offer
If you complete Discover Bath, write up your work as a report which achieves a B/2:1 or above, and subsequently apply to and receive an offer from Bath you will receive an alternative offer which is typically one grade below our standard typical offer. For example, for a course with a typical offer of AAA the alternative offer would be to achieve AAB plus a B in the Discover Bath project.
Our alternative offers are currently only available to students studying A levels or Cambridge Pre-Us. Read about limitations and exemptions to our alternative offers.
Access to online learning
We can support you to access technology if needed.
Register your interest
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