Open Day 25 th September, 2010 Question & Answer Session

1. Open Day25th September, 2010Question & Answer Session Roberta Bivins Admissions Tutor Single Hons History Christoph Mick, Admissions Tutor Single Hons History, History and Politics

2. Welcome! Points you might like to discuss: • Degree pathways/streams • Teaching and assessment methods • How does Admissions work? • What happens in Year One • But… this session is for you, so we’ll do our best to answer any questions you might wish to raise, whether on these topics or others!

3. Our Offers • Across all our degree schemes, we look for A[History]ABc (Note that we are likely to raise this offer in the near future). • Candidates offering IB will need at least 36 points, with at least a 6 in History at HL; • All applicants to History Single Hons must offer a good pass [B or above] in a modern foreign language at GCSE, or the equivalent, or must be taking a language at A level.

4. Personal Statements • The vast majority of the applications we consider are predicted to meet or significantly exceed the AABc hurdle, with very strong GCSE marks. • Therefore, we take your personal statements VERY seriously; they are the most important filter in our selection process. Take your time writing them, and do your homework about the institutions and degree schemes to which you are applying first. Think about why YOU want to study history, what SPECIFICALLY interests you, and what YOU bring to it that is unique.

5. Year One Single Honours

6. Year Two Single Honours

7. Year Three Single Honours

8. History and Politics

9. History and Languages at Warwick • We take languages seriously at Warwick, which is why all Single Honours History students are required to study a language in Years 1 and 2. • While none of your Year 1 marks count towards your degree classification, your Year 2 language marks will be taken into account when we classify your degree. • Modern students may choose from French and German (modules assume at least GCSE level preparation), Spanish and Italian (taught from scratch). All Renaissance/Early Modern students study Italian in preparation for the Venice Term.

10. What About Years Abroad? • We have exchanges in Europe and North America. For Single Honours students, these placements ARE competitive – you apply for a place at the end of the first term of your first year. • North American locations include: Columbia University, University of Connecticut, the University of South Carolina, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of California (campuses include UCLA, Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, and Santa Cruz) or Queen's University in Canada. 3 Year Degree; up to 10 places • European locations include: France (Clermont-Ferrand), Italy (Turin and Venice Ca’Foscari), Germany (Oldenburg, Darmstadt and Berlin TU) and Spain (Seville and Madrid Complutense). 4 Year Degree; up to 14 places

11. What are these ‘Outside Options’? • These are modules based in other Warwick Arts and Social Sciences Departments which are available to and approved for History students. • Departments in which Outside Options are available include: Politics, Sociology, Law *, Classics & Ancient History, English & Comparative Literary Studies**, Film & Television Studies, French Studies, German, Italian, Comparative American Studies, Theatre, Performance & Cultural Policy Studies, History of Art, and Philosophy. * For History Single Hons students only ** BUT: availability in English is VERY limited…

12. A day in the life… • Contact Hours: In year 1, 9 mandatory contact hours per week – but you need also to plan on at least 16-20 hours more of independent reading and study; • You’ll live on campus in year 1… but many students conduct their social lives in Leamington Spa or Earlsdon; • Warwick has hundreds of clubs, arts organisations, political interest groups, sports teams, and of course, OTHER students!

13. Many students move off campus to Earlsdon and Leamington in Year 2

14. Who can offer help and advice? • All students are assigned a Personal Tutor in Week One, who remains responsible for you for the duration of your time at Warwick. You can go to your Personal Tutor for help, advice (about coursework, module choices, study tips, how to balance personal and educational demands, etc), letters of reference, and to be your advocate within the University if you need one. • You will also get to know many of your module tutors very well – after all, you will spend an hour a week with each of them, often in a small room, with only 8 to 12 other students! • The University also has a wide range of support services and facilities for all students, from writing workshops, to counselling services, to housing officers, to an award winning careers department

15. What if something happens between now and A levels? • We know that things can come up that might affect your results. From an Admissions perspective, the most important thing you can do to protect your opportunity to come to Warwick is… LET US KNOW, in advance if possible, and via an ‘official’ channel where you can (your school, GP, etc.). • There are limits to what we can do, but we will take any information you send us about serious adverse circumstances into consideration.

16. What Happens AFTER Warwick? Destinations by UG Degree over time: History (by number of responses)

17. First Destinations 2008/2009:Where were our 2008/9 History graduates, 6 months after graduation?response rate 87.9%

18. 2008/9 Graduate Destinations Popular Destinations by economic sector: • Graduate Diploma in Law (14 graduates) • Education (12 graduates) Teacher Training, Teach First, English Language Assistant, British Council • Marketing, Sales and Advertising (8 graduates) • Business and Financial (5 graduates) • Commercial, Industrial and Public Sector (4 graduates) • Social & Welfare (4 graduates) • Arts, Design, Culture and Sports (2 graduates) • Other Professionals (7 graduates) Publishing Editor, Academic book publishing, Graduate Trainee Librarian, UK university • Administration, Customer Service (15 graduates) • Retail, Catering, Hospitality (12 graduates) • Other occupations (9 graduates) Runner, ITV