Our Department of Social & Policy Sciences offer holder events will take place in February and April 2026.
You can only attend these events if you're an offer-holder for one of these courses:
- BSc (Hons) Criminology
- BSc International Development with Economics
- BSc (Hons) Social Policy
- BSc (Hons) Social Sciences
- BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies
- BSc (Hons) Sociology and Social Policy
- BSc (Hons) Sociology
Please note: You must book your place to attend an offer holder event. You should have received your invitation and instructions on how to do this by email.
Offer Holder Day timetables
Our remaining Offer Holder Day will take place on our University of Bath campus on 25 April 2026.
Social and policy sciences courses
The timetable in this section is for our BSc (Hons) Criminology, BSc International Development with Economics, BSc (Hons) Social Policy, BSc (Hons) Social Sciences, BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies, BSc (Hons) Sociology and Social Policy and [BSc (Hons) Sociology courses.
From 10.15am to 12.35pm, you'll experience our Department-level sessions. After that, you can join University-level sessions.
At 11.25am to 12.20pm, you'll join the taster lecture relevant to the course that you hold an offer for. All taster lectures will cover course content and include a Q&A with current students.
| Start | End | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 10.30am | Arrival and registration with refreshments | The Chancellors' Building 1.11 |
| 10.30am | 10.50am | Welcome and introduction to the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, from Liz Kullmann (BSc (Hons) Criminology Admissions Tutor) | The Chancellors' Building 1.11 |
| 10.50am | 11.30am | Professional placement opportunities, from Martin Gore (Head of Employability, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences) | The Chancellors' Building 1.11 |
| 11.30am | 11.45am | Break and chance to talk to our student ambassadors | N/A |
| 11.45am | 12.35pm | Taster Lecture 1: Criminology — hosted by Liz Kullmann (BSc (Hons) Criminology Admissions Tutor) | 3 East 3.8 |
| 11.25am | 12.35pm | Taster Lecture 2: International Development with Economics — hosted by Dr Noaman Ali (BSc (Hons) International Development with Economics Admissions Tutor) | 3 East 2.4 |
| 11.25am | 12.35pm | Taster Lecture 3: Social Policy, Social Sciences and Sociology courses — hosted by Dr John Troyer (Social & Policy Sciences degrees Admissions Tutor) | 3 East 2.1 |
| 12.35pm | Onwards | Event ends. Our student ambassadors will be able to provide campus tours if required | 3 East foyer |
BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies
This timetable is for BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies only.
From 10.15am to 12.30pm, you'll experience our Department-level sessions. After that, you can join University-level sessions.
| Start | End | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 10.30am | Arrival and registration with refreshments | The Chancellors' Building 1.11 |
| 10.30am | 11.15am | Welcome from Dr Alinka Gearon (BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies Director of Studies) | The Chancellors' Building 2.6 |
| 11.15am | 11.45am | Taster Lecture — hosted by Dr Rebecca Burden (BSc (Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies Professional Lead) and Dr Megan Robb (Director of Teaching for the Department of Social & Policy Sciences) | The Chancellors' Building 2.6 |
| 11.45am | 12.30pm | Q&A session with our student ambassadors | The Chancellors' Building 2.6 |
| 12.30pm | Onwards | Event ends. Our student ambassadors will be able to provide campus tours if required | N/A |
Travel and parking
For the in-person offer holder days, we recommend that anyone travelling to our campus by car uses our East Car Park. Parking will be free in all campus car parks on these dates.
There are many different ways to travel to our University of Bath campus. Find out more about travelling to our campus.