Open Day Subject Sessions Exton Park and Gateway House
November 2025
Welcome to Exton Park and Gateway House
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Exton Park is where our story began and is home to numerous courses covering a variety of subject areas, a range of subject-specific facilities, and learning and teaching spaces. Seaborne Library has an extensive selection of books, e-books and e-journals, as well as bookable multimedia rooms, video conferencing space, 24-hour access computer labs and a two-floor study zone.
Exton Park is home to the following subject areas: • Biological Sciences • Centre for Foundation Studies • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Computer Science • Counselling Skills • Criminology • Education • Geography and Environment • History and Archaeology
• Languages and Cultures • Mathematics • Medical and Life Sciences • Nutrition and Dietetics • Politics and International Relations • Psychology • Sociology • Sport • Theology and Religious Studies
Gateway House is located within the ‘cultural quarter’ of Chester, adjacent to Storyhouse theatre and Chester Picturehouse. Gateway House is home to the following subject areas: • Creative Writing • English • Journalism
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Subject Sessions Biological Sciences
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the ground floor of the Thomas Building.
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Time
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Subject
Session Type
Room
Biology
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 11:30 - 12:00 Course Information 13:45 - 14:15
Thomas Building, Room CTH011 Senate House
Bioveterinary Science
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 11:30 - 12:00 Course Information 13:45 - 14:15
Thomas Building, Room CTH011 Anna Sutton Building, Room CBE017
Forensic Biology
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 10:45 - 11:15 Course Information 13:00 - 13:30
Thomas Building, Room CTH011 Anna Sutton Building, Room CBE017
Marine Biology
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 10:00 - 10:30 Course Information 12:15 - 12:45
Thomas Building, Room CTH101 Anna Sutton Building, Room CBE017
Animal Behaviour
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 10:45 - 11:15 Course Information 13:30 - 14:00
Thomas Building, Room CTH105 Price Tower Building, Room CTW403
Animal Welfare Science
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 10:45 - 11:15 Course Information 13:30 - 14:00
Thomas Building, Room CTH101 Anna Sutton Building, Room CBE001
Zoology
Laboratory Tours and Activities 10:00 - 14:15 Course Information 10:15 - 10:45 Course Information 12:15 - 12:45
Thomas Building, Room CTH105 Binks Building, Room CBK011
Subject Sessions Centre for Foundation Studies
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the information fair.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Foundation Years
An Introduction to Foundation Years An Introduction to Foundation Years
11:00 - 11:30 14:00 - 14:30
Binks Building, Room CBK106/1
Chemical Engineering
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the NoWFOOD Centre.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Chemical Engineering
Course Information Course Information Laboratory Tours and Demonstration
11:00 - 11:30 13:00 - 13:30 10:00 - 14:15
NoWFOOD Centre, Room CNF107 NoWFOOD Centre, Room CNF201
Chemistry
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the NoWFOOD Centre.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Chemistry
Course Information Course Information Laboratory Tours and Demonstration
11:00 - 11:30 13:00 - 13:30 10:00 - 14:15
NoWFOOD Centre, Room CNF101
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Subject Sessions Computer Science
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Staff will be available throughout the day outside Room CCR130, on the first floor of the Chritchley Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Cybersecurity
Course Information Course Information
10:15 - 10:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR131 12:15 - 12:45
Games Development/ Course Information Games Design Course Information
10:15 - 10:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR132 12:15 - 12:45
Computer Science
Course Information Course Information
10:15 - 10:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR114 12:15 - 12:45
Software Engineering Course Information Course Information
10:15 - 10:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR002 12:15 - 12:45
Data Science
Course Information Course Information
10:15 - 10:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR116 12:15 - 12:45
All Courses
Q&A Taster Lecture Tour of Design Suite/Mac Lab and Cyber Lab Activities Q&A Taster Lecture Tour of Design Suite/Mac Lab and Cyber Lab Activities
10:45 - 11:15 Chritchley Building, Room CCR130 11:15 - 11:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR114 11:45 - 12:00 Chritchley Building, Room CCR116 12:45 - 13:15 Chritchley Building, Room CCR130 13:15 - 13:45 Chritchley Building, Room CCR114 13:45 - 14:00 Chritchley Building, Room CCR116
Counselling
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the Westminster Building.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Social and Political Science Hub
Meet the Team 10:00 - 15:00 and Students
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Counselling Skills
Course Talk Course Talk
Westminster Building, Room CWE007
11:00 - 12:00 13:15 - 14:15
Room
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Subject Sessions Criminology
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the Westminster Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Social and Political Science Hub
Meet the Team 10:00 - 15:00 and Students
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Criminology
Course Talk Course Talk Course Talk
Westminster Building, Room CWE018
11:00 - 12:00 12:15 - 13:15 13:30 - 14:30
Room
Education
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Staff will be available throughout the day in the School of Education Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Early Childhood and Primary Education
Course Talk Course Talk
10:15 - 11:00 12:00 - 12:45
School of Education, Room CSE109
Early-Years Primary Education with QTS – Teacher Education/ Primary Education with QTS – Teacher Education
Main Talk
10:45 - 11:30 12:15 - 13:00 13:45 - 14:30
School of Education, Room CSE018/114
PGCE
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Primary & Early Years teacher 11:40 - 12:10 training Subject Taster Session (1) 12:20 - 12:50 13:10 - 13:40
Seaborne Library, CLR019
Primary & Early Years teacher 11:40 - 12:10 training Subject Taster Session (2) 12:20 - 12:50
School of Education, Room CSE103
How to do an application for teacher training workshop
11:40 - 12:10 13:10 - 13:40
School of Education, Room CSE015 School of Education, Room CSE015
PGCE Talk
13:10 - 14:00
School of Education, Room CSE016
Subject Sessions English
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Staff will be available throughout the day in the ground floor seating area of the Binks Building.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
All Courses
Introduction to English Introduction to English
11:00 - 11:20 13:00 - 13:20
Gateway House, Room CGW107/8
English Language
Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers
11:20 - 11:50 11:50 - 12:20 13:20 - 13:50 13:50 - 14:20
Gateway House, Room CGW203
English Literature
Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers
11:20 - 11:50 11:50 - 12:20 13:20 - 13:50 13:50 - 14:20
Gateway House, Room CGW107/8
Creative Writing
Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers Course Talk Drop-in Q&A with Subject Lecturers
11:20 - 11:50 11:50 - 12:20 13:20 - 13:50 13:50 - 14:20
Gateway House, Room CGW204
Geography and Environment
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the ground floor of the Best Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
All Courses
Welcome Talk Courses Overview and Specialist Pathways Staff and Student Q&A Courses Overview and Specialist Pathways Staff and Student Q&A
10.00 -10.30 10:30 - 11:15 11:15 - 11:45 12:00 - 12:45 12:45 - 13:15
Best Building, Room CBB017
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Subject Sessions Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the Westminster Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Social and Political Science Hub
Meet the Team 10:00 - 15:00 and Students
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Course Talk Course Talk
Westminster Building, Room CWE218
11:00 - 12:00 13:15 - 14:15
Room
History and Archaeology
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of the Binks Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
All Courses
Welcome to the Department Welcome to the Department
10:15 - 10:45 12:15 - 12:45
Binks Building, Room CBK107
History
History Taster Session History Taster Session
11:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 14:00
Binks Building, Room CBK107
Archaeology
Archaeology Taster Session Lab Tour and Activity Archaeology Taster Session Lab Tour and Activity
11:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00
Binks Building, Room CBK106/2 McLay Laboratory, Anna Sutton Building Annexe Binks Building, Room CBK106/2 McLay Laboratory, Anna Sutton Building Annexe
Journalism
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of Gateway House.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Journalism/Sport Journalism/ Music Journalism/Creative and Professional Writing
Course Talk Course Activity Course Talk Course Activity
10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:45 12:30 - 13:00 13:00 - 13:45
Gateway House, Room CGW101
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Subject Sessions Languages and Cultures
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of the Binks Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
All Courses
Course Talk and Tour Q&A Drop-in Course Talk and Tour Q&A Drop-in
11:00 - 11:45 12:00 - 12:45 13:00 - 13:45 14:00 - 14:45
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Mathematics
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Staff will be available throughout the day in the Chritchley Building.
Subject
Session Type
Mathematics/ Course information Mathematics with Tour Finance Course information Tour
Time
Room
10:30 - 11:30 11:30 -12:00 12:30 - 13:30 13:30 - 14:00
Chritchley Building, Room CCR017
Medical and Life Sciences
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Staff will be available throughout the day in the Old College Labs.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Biomedical Science
Welcome Session with Programme Team and Students Programme Talk Lab Demonstrations Drop-in Taster Practical Session
10:30 - 11:00
Old College Building, Room COCB01
11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00
Subject Sessions Nutrition and Dietetics
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Staff will be available throughout the day at the Anna Sutton Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Nutrition and Dietetics
Wheeler Simulation Skills Suite Drop In
12:00 - 16:00
Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics Food Skills Laboratory Drop in Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics
10:15 - 10:45 11:00 - 12:30 13:15 - 13:45
Wheeler Simulation Skills Suite buses from NoWFOOD Centre Anna Sutton, Room CBE013 Cloisters, Room CCL105 Anna Sutton, Room CBE013
Nutrition
Introduction to Nutrition Introduction to Nutrition
11:00 - 11:30 14:00 - 14:30
Anna Sutton, Room CBE013
Psychology
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the first floor of the Best Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
All Courses
Why Chester? And Subject Talk Taster Lecture Why Chester? And Subject Talk Taster Lecture Why Chester? And Subject Talk
10:15 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 12:15 - 13:00 13:00 - 13:30 14:15 - 15:00
Best Building, Room CBB115
Sociology
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Staff will be available throughout the day within the Westminster Building.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Social and Political Science Hub
Meet the Team and Students
10:00 - 15:00 Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Sociology
Course Talk Course Talk
11:00 - 12:00 Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2 13:15 - 14:15
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Sport
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Staff will be available throughout the day on the ground floor of the Price Tower Building.
Subject
Session Type
Time
Room
Sport and Exercise Science
Course Talk Student Q&A Meet outside for Lab Tour Lab Tour Taster Lecture Course Talk Student Q&A Meet outside for Lab Tour Lab Tour
10:15 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:15 11:15 11:15 - 12:00 12:30 - 13:00 13:00 - 13:45 13:45 - 14:00 14:00 14:00 - 14:45
Price Tower Building, Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, outside Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, Room CTW102 Price Tower Building, Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, outside Room CTW203 Price Tower Building, Room CTW102
10:15 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:15 11:15 - 12:00 12:30 - 13:00 13:00 - 13:45 13:45 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:45
Price Tower Building, Room CTW204
Physical Course Talk Education and Student Q&A Sports Coaching Sports Facilities Tour Taster Lecture Course Talk Student Q&A Sports Facilities Tour
Theology and Religious Studies
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Staff will be available throughout the day in the foyer of the Hollybank Building.
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Subject
Session Type
Time
Theology and Religious Studies/ Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Tour of Hollybank 12:30 - 13:00 Introduction to TRS and Taster Lecture 13:00 - 14:00 Student Q&A 14:00 - 14:15
Room Hollybank Building, Room CHB002
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