Wednesday 20th March 2013
APPLICANT VISIT DAY PROGRAMME
Applicant Visit Day Your Applicant Visit Day will start at 12.30pm and finish at approximately 6.00pm. The following programme outlines what you can expect from your day: Time
Activity
1.30-2.30pm
Welcome Talk including information regarding student finance, accommodation and the Students’ Union
12.30-1.30pm
2.30-3.30pm
Campus and Accommodation Tours
3.30-4.00pm
Department Networking and Coffee Break
4.30-6.00pm
Subject Taster Session – Applicant Only or Parents Information – Parents and Visitors
4.00-4.30pm
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Arrival, Registration and Lunch
Department Welcome and Overview including a brief talk from a current student about their experiences
Subject Sessions This day will give you the opportunity to find out more about your chosen programme and meet tutors and current students from the Department you will be studying in. The subject taster sessions have been designed to give you a hands-on experience of your chosen course. These sessions are for applicants only
Department of Sport and Physical Activity Coach Education
In a session relevant to both the Community coaching and High Performance coaching pathways you will use specialist IT facilities to conduct a performance analysis.
Physical Education and School Sport
In this session you will work in groups and take part in three practical activities which comprise team building, orienteering and games making. You will have an opportunity to use the gym facilities and have some fun. Sport and Exercise Science
This session allows you to work in the sports laboratories. Working in groups you will take part in three separate practical activities.
Sports Studies Sports Development
In this session you will have the opportunity to participate in a topical debate on key issues in sport for example ‘Drugs in Sport’. Sports Therapy
In this interactive taster you will participate in five activities which will demonstrate a rehabilitation class, core stability session, electrotherapy, massage and clinic work.
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Preston
Blackburn M65
M6
Southport
M62
M66
Bolton Ormskirk
Wigan
M61
M60 M58
MANCHESTER
M57
M67 M62 M60
LIVERPOOL
Warrington
M53
M56
M6
Chester
By road via the M6, off at junction 26, then onto the M58, off at junction 3, taking the A570 towards Southport and Ormskirk. The campus can also be reached from Preston or Liverpool via the A59.
By rail from Liverpool Central to Ormskirk station on Merseyrail's Northern Line or Preston to Ormskirk station on Northern Rail.
The Edge Link bus service is a fast, cheap and reliable way to get to the campus from Ormskirk Bus Station. During term-time this service runs every 15 minutes, 8.05am – 5.50pm, Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) and 8.05am – 5.50pm on Saturdays.
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