Politics and International Relations 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 Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations and your chosen course.
Arriving on campus
You will have booked to visit us 10am to 12.30pm or 2 to 4.30pm on your offer holder day. We will also be running other events across campus, such as accommodation tours, so make sure check timings to plan around the school visit.
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 The Wave. There will also be lots of open day staff and ambassadors around campus to assist you.
Your first activity will take place in The Wave in lecture theatre 2.
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.
Politics and international relations offer holder timetable
You will have booked to visit the school between 10am to 12.30pm or 2 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.
Registration
(30 minutes)
Arrive at The Wave for registration. Help yourself to refreshments and chat to our staff and students before sessions start.
Welcome and course talk
(40 minutes)
Now that you hold an offer for our BA Politics and International Relations course, or a dual including Politics, academic staff and student ambassadors (some of our current students) will dig deeper into the course, covering key information such as modules, contact hours, teaching and assessment methods, projects, trips, and career support. There will also be time at the end of the talk to ask any burning questions you have during a dedicated Q&A.
Meet the school
(20 minutes)
Grab some refreshments and get to know academic staff, current students, and your potential future coursemates even better! If you have any further questions after the welcome talk, you can also ask them here.
Life as a Politics Student
(35 minutes. At the same time as the parent/supporter session)
Chat to our student ambassadors about the reality of student life. They'll be happy to share their experience of the course, school, university and city.
Parents/supporters question and answer session
(35 minutes. At the same time as the Life as a Politics student session)
While applicants are with our student ambassadors, parents, carers and guests have the opportunity ask their own questions and speak to current students and senior university staff.
Politics seminar
(45 minutes)
After the separate student and supporters sessions, we'll come back together to discover what it’s like to study Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield in one of our interactive seminars. You'll get to engage in discussions led by one of our subject experts on topics such as austerity, colonialism or democracy.
How to book
Book your place using the link in your invitation email.
When booking, you'll be able to reserve a place for yourself and one guest at the school activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, we won't be able 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.
International undergraduate scholarships
We are offering scholarships of £2,500 for each year (subject to a 60% average) of your undergraduate degree. The maximum value is £10,000 for four-year programmes.