School of Law (including Law and Criminology) 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 Law and your chosen course.

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Arriving at the school

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.

Your arrival location is: Firth Hall, in Firth Court. 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 guest 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 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 department activities are running.

School of Law timetable

You will have booked to visit the school 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, so we recommend checking back prior to the event.

Duration

Activity

45 minutes

School of Law overview presentation - Firth Hall, in Firth Court

Learn more about the School of Law and the opportunities available including careers support, student wellbeing and study abroad. Find out what studying at Sheffield is like directly from our leading academics and current students, and get the chance to ask any questions.

15 minutes

You will be allocated to a group for your taster session and we will continue our activities in Firth Court and Bartolomé House, the home of the School of Law.

If you are attending a taster session in Bartolomé House,  you will take a guided walk over to the building immediately after the Welcome Talk.

If you are attending a taster session in Firth Court, you will take a guided walk to Bartolomé House after your taster session. 

Information on group allocations will be provided on the day.

45 minutes

Taster session

You'll join in with an interactive taster session delivered by one of our expert academic staff to get a feel for what it's really like to study your course at Sheffield. The taster sessions will be grouped as follows: 

  • Law offer holders:
    Join us for one of many bespoke taster sessions, tailored to offer a comprehensive insight into the field of law. These interactive sessions are designed to get a taste of what it’s like to study law at university, covering topics such as contract law, constitutional law and international law.
  • Criminology offer holders:
    We will also offer a Criminology taster session in the afternoon, where you'll explore aspects of criminology and interact with one of our leading academics. Please note that Criminology sessions will only take place in the afternoon on the 21st February 2026.
  • LLB Law and Criminology offer holders:
    You can choose whether you attend the taster session focused on either Law or Criminology based on your own interest and depending on availability.
  • Parents and supporters:
    Parents and supporters will have a chance to chat with academic staff and current students to ask any questions they have. 
45 minutes

Tour of the Law School, refreshments and networking

Have a chat with academic staff whilst you help yourself to refreshments. You'll also be able to join our Student Ambassadors for a tour of the School of Law, get the chance to see our own Moot Court, hear from current students and ask any questions in a student panel. 

Please note the order of activities may vary according to the group you are allocated to on the day. Information on group allocations will be provided at the event. Our staff and Student Ambassadors will be around to support you and assist with any questions you may have.

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

Please book your place on the offer holder day via the link in your invitation email.

Making the most of your offer holder day

Our offer holder days are designed as a full day experience with a range of activities available to help you get a feel for both your subject and the university. As well as attending your subject session we recommend spending the rest of your day visiting our accommodation, attending our range of tours and visiting our exhibitions. 

You can find out full details of all activities via our offer holder day guide.