Francis Close Hall – Education and Humanities courses

Check in in the marquee. Complimentary refreshments will be available for offer holders and guests.

A warm welcome to your day, outlining what to expect. You’ll also hear from a student about their UoG experience.

Meet the lecturers and hear from them about the modules you’ll take and study methods and styles you’ll use.

Enjoy a complimentary buffet lunch, served in the chapel.

Creative Writing
English Literature and Creative Writing
Choose one of the following:

Sharper characters and cool plots
We’ll carry out a number of writing exercises with plenty of group discussion, too. You’ll be gossiping about your characters behind their backs, writing letters to yourselves, and even describing the way they smell.

Where do Writers get their inspiration?
Different people respond to different prompts, so we’ll use ideas from other writers, our senses and emotions, and objects/photographs to help explore your own experiences and engage readers with creative descriptions, original characters, and scenes full of tension.

English Literature

Narratives from creation to apocalypse
You’ll explore the power of narrative to shape how we see ourselves, the world around us, and our relationships with nature.

Crime fiction
We’ll investigate a classic crime text, Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), examining such topics as: the detective character and their sidekick, environment and crime, and toxic masculinity. A great opportunity to experience what studying literature at university is like.

Early Childhood Studies

Exploring early childhood today through digital media
Together we’ll explore a range of images and videos depicting childhood today, plus you’ll have the opportunity to chat with a current student to find out more about the course and all the opportunities at UoG.

Education
Education, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs

Issues in education today: inclusive education
How can we help make a fairer society by exploring contemporary issues in education? Find out how we encouraged inclusive education during a recent student trip to Indonesia. You’ll also have the opportunity to talk to current students and staff about your course and all the opportunities at UoG.

History

The Victorian Workhouse: between myth and reality
We’ll look at the introduction of the New Poor Law (1834) which led to the creation of the Victorian workhouse. Examining the lived experiences of both paupers and officers within the workhouse, we explore the workings of a system which inspired both awe and terror.

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

The living, the dead and the tattooed
How do people live their philosophies and religions? The more we think about the different ways in which people see the world and live in the world, the more complex and interesting that question seems to become. We often think about philosophy and religion in terms of texts and ideas, or as systems of thought or belief. This session offers an alternative approach and suggests that philosophy and religion have just as much to do with everyday life in the here and now, and in some cases, tattoos and death.

While offer holders take part in interactive sessions, guests can attend this Q&A session to find out more about UoG and ask questions about tuition fees and loans, accommodation options and admissions.

Off-campus accommodation will be available to view at Pittville Student Village, a hub of activity with 800 student rooms, social spaces, gym, studio and study suite which is just a short walk or drive from Francis Close Hall. A free bus service will be running from FCH to Pittville Student Village every 15 minutes, or you can make your own way there. Find it on Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JG.