Chester Business School
Your Open Day Subject Sessions
January 2025 Queen’s Park
Welcome to Chester Business School
Welcome to Chester Business School and to Queen’s Park. I am delighted to say that today you are visiting an award-winning School. Thanks to the hard work of our students and staff, we have just been awarded Business School of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards, which are like the Oscars for universities!
We hope you enjoy your time with us, please do talk to as many staff and students as you can. We hope you leave us today with the information you need to make decisions about your future and that you feel inspired for what awaits you here at Chester Business School.
Kirstie Simpson Associate Professor and Dean of Chester Business School
At Chester Business School, we offer something different; Business courses that prepare you for your career ahead.
Chester Business School is situated at the stunning Queen’s Park site, nestled on the banks of the River Dee. Following a £4 million investment, students have access to state-of-the-art learning spaces in a mix of modern and historic buildings.
Only a short distance from the lively city centre, it provides a friendly, secure and supportive environment in which to study. Facilities include open access PC suites and a dedicated Business library. Chester Business School is made up of the following subject areas:
• Accounting and Finance
• Business and Management
• Events Management
• Marketing
• Tourism
Subject Sessions
Registration at Exton Park
After you have registered we hope you’ll enjoy spending time at our Exton Park site, looking at accommodation, taking a tour, visiting our Information Fair and more. Please refer to your Open Day Guide for full details of these activities.
Subject Sessions at Queen’s Park
We recommend that you travel to our Queen’s Park site ahead of 11:30. You can then visit the Business School Hub for an informal chat with staff and students from across our course areas, before attending the subject sessions detailed opposite.
There will be a shuttle bus departing from Exton Park (map reference 5 - NoWFood Centre) at 11:15*, or alternatively you are welcome to make your own way there on foot or by car (ample parking is available). Please see directions on page 6.
*Should you need more time to see everything at Exton Park we have buses running throughout the day as well as repeated subject sessions at 14:30. Teaching staff will be on hand at Queen’s Park until 16:00 to answer any questions.
Subject Sessions
Chester Business School
Subject
All Courses Welcome to Chester Business School 12:30 - 12:45 14:00 - 14:15
All Courses Buisness School Hub 9:30 - 16:00
Accounting and Finance Subject Talk and Q&A Tour
Finance with Banking Subject Talk and Q&A
Business Management Subject Talk and Q&A Tour
13:00 - 13:30 14:30 - 15:00 13:30 - 13:50 15:00 - 15:20
13:00 - 13:30 14:30 - 15:00 13:30 - 13:50 15:00 - 15:20
13:00 - 13:30 14:30 - 15:00 13:30 - 13:50 15:00 - 15:20
Events Management Subject Talk and Q&A Tour 13:00 - 13:30 14:30 - 15:00 13:30 - 13:50 15:00 - 15:20
International Tourism Management Subject Talk and Q&A
Marketing/ Digital Marketing
Subject Talk and Q&A
Sports Business Management Subject Talk and Q&A
13:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 15:00
13:30 - 13:50 15:00 - 15:20
13:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 15:00
13:30 - 13:50
15:00 - 15:20
13:00 - 13:30
14:30 - 15:00
13:30 - 13:50
15:00 - 15:20
Churchill House, second floor
Churchill House, Atrium
Churchill House, Room CCU009
Churchill House, Room CCU009
Churchill House, Room CCU009
Churchill House, Room CCU009
Churchill House, Room CCU006
Churchill House, Room CCU006
Churchill House, Room CCU006
Churchill House, Room CCU006
Churchill House, Second Floor
Churchill House, Second Floor
Churchill House, Second Floor
Churchill House, Second Floor
Churchill House, Room CCU014
Churchill House, Room CCU014
Churchill House, Room CCU014
Churchill House, Room CCU014
Churchill House, Room CCU102
Churchill House, Room CCU102
Churchill House, Room CCU102
Churchill House, Room CCU102
Bridge House, Room CBH006
Bridge House, Room CBH006
Bridge House, Room CBH006
Bridge House, Room CBH006
Bridge House, Room CBH017
Bridge House, Room CBH017
Bridge House, Room CBH017
Bridge House, Room CBH017
Getting to Queen’s Park
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A shuttle bus service will be running between Exton Park (Map ref 5 ) and Queen’s Park at regular intervals throughout the day from 9:30 to 16:00.
Walking from Exton Park to
Queen’s Park 30-minute walk
Exit Exton Park and turn right onto Parkgate Road.
Continue onwards on Parkgate Road till you reach Fountains Roundabout
Proceed through the subway, exiting on the opposite side.
Continue on along Northgate street to The Cross, where Chester’s main streets meet.
At The Cross continue straight onto Bridge Street.
At the crossroad continue forward onto Lower Bridge Street.
Upon reaching the Old Dee Bridge, turn left and follow the river to Queen’s Park suspension bridge.
Head over the Queen’s Park Bridge.
Continue along Victoria Crescent until you reach the entrance to the Campus on the right hand side.
Driving from Exton Park to Queen’s Park
10-minute drive
Exit Exton Park and turn right onto Parkgate Road/A540
Follow Parkgate Road as it merges into Upper Northgate Street/A5116
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto St Martin’s Way/A5268
Continue on A5268 through five sets of traffic lights
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Grosvenor Road/A483
Turn left onto Castle Drive
Turn right and go over the Old Dee Bridge
Turn left onto Queen’s Park Road
Turn left into Queens Park Campus
Time Location
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