Applicant Day Guide

Saturday 21st March 2026


Campus Tours will depart from the gazebo opposite Seaborne Library, 12:00-16:15.
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Saturday 21st March 2026


Campus Tours will depart from the gazebo opposite Seaborne Library, 12:00-16:15.
Map ref. 7

Please see below for the timetable and locations for today’s subject sessions.
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 13:00-14:00/15:00
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Rooms for Subject Sessions
Subject
Animal Behaviour Dining Hall Thomas Building, Foyer
Animal Welfare Science
Archaeology
Dining Hall
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Thomas Building, Foyer
Seaborne Library, Room CLR010
Biology Dining Hall Thomas Building, Foyer
Biomedical Science Dining Hall Old College, Room COCB01
Bioveterinary Science Dining Hall Thomas Building, Foyer
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
Westminster Building, Café NoWFOOD Centre, Room CNF107
Westminster Building, Café NoWFOOD Centre, Room CNF101
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Subject
Criminology
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity with Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Early Childhood and Primary Education
Early Years Primary Education
Forensic Biology
Games Design
Games Development
Geography
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with Economics
History
Marine Biology
Mathematics
Mathematics with Finance
Westminster Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Seaborne Library, CLR019
Seaborne Library, CLR019
Dining Hall
School of Education, Room CSE109
School of Education, Room CSE110
Thomas Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Best Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Foyer
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Dining Hall
Best Building, Room CBB017
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009
Thomas Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR130
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR130
Subject
Modern Languages
Modern Languages –French and Spanish
Modern Languages –Chinese and Spanish
Modern Languages –Chinese and French
Modern Languages –Spanish and Latin American Studies
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
PE and Sports Coaching
Primary Education
Psychology
Psychology (Forensic and Investigative Specialism)
Sociology
Software Engineering
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Theology and Religious Studies
Zoology
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Dining Hall
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Binks Building, Room CBK104
Hollybank Building, Room CHB002
Tower Building, Room CTW204
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019 School of Education, Room CSE110
Best Building, First Floor Landing
Best Building, First Floor Landing
Westminster Building, Foyer
Best Building, Room CBB115
Best Building, Room CBB115
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/1
Westminster Building, Café Chritchley Building, Room CCR132
Dining Hall
Seaborne Library, Room CLR019
Dining Hall
Tower Building, Room CTW203
Hollybank Building, Room CHB002
Thomas Building, Foyer
Combined Honours
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 1 13:00-14:00
Subject Session 2 14:00-14:30/15:00
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Subject
Archaeology and Forensic Biology Dining Hall
Criminology and Forensic Biology Dining Hall
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with Chinese
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with Geography
Westminster Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Foyer
Forensic Biology
Forensic Biology
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Thomas Building, Foyer Archaeology
Thomas Building, Foyer Criminology
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Seaborne Library, Room CLR010
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Chinese Binks Building, Room CBK104
Geography
Best Building, Room CBB017
Subject
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with History
Westminster Building, Foyer
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations with Spanish Westminster Building, Foyer
History and Archaeology
Seaborne Library, CLR019
History and French Seaborne Library, CLR019
History and Spanish Seaborne Library, CLR019
Sociology with Criminology
Sociology with Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
History
History
History
Westminster Building, Foyer Sociology
Westminster Building, Foyer
Spanish with Sport and Exercise Sciences Dining Hall
Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009
History
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009
Spanish Binks Building, Room CBK104
Archaeology
Seaborne Library, Room CLR010
French Binks Building, Room CBK104
Spanish Binks Building, Room CBK104
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/1 Criminology
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/2 Sociology
Tower Building, Room CTW203
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/1
Spanish Binks Building, Room CBK104
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 1 13:00-14:00
Subject Session 2 14:00-15:00/15:30
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Rooms for Subject Sessions
Psychology with Forensic Biology
Psychology and Sociology
Psychology with Spanish
Psychology with Sport and Exercise Sciences
Criminology and Psychology
Counselling Skills and Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, First Floor Landing Psychology
Best Building, Room CBB115
Forensic Biology
Best Building, Room CBB115 Sociology
Best Building, Room CBB115
Thomas Building, Foyer
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/1
Spanish Binks Building, Room CBK104
Best Building, Room CBB115 Sport and Exercise Sciences Tower Building, Room CTW203
Best Building, Room CBB115
Best Building, Room CBB115
Criminology
Counselling Skills
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Westminster Building, Room CWE007
Counselling Skills and Sociology/Criminology with Counselling Skills
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 1 13:00-14:00
Subject Session 2 14:00-14:30
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Counselling Skills and Sociology
Criminology with Counselling Skills
Westminster Building, Foyer Sociology
Westminster Building, Foyer Criminology
Westminster Building, Room CWE126/1
Westminster Building, Room CWE019
Counselling Skills
Counselling Skills
Westminster Building, Room CWE007
Westminster Building, Room CWE007

Subject Sessions based across two sites
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 13:00-15:00
Optional Tour of Queen's Park* 15:30-16:30
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Rooms for Subject Sessions
Accounting and Finance
Business and International Tourism Management
Business Management and Marketing
Digital Marketing
Events Management
Business Management
Events Management and Marketing
Events Management with Business
Finance with Banking
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE018
Westminster Building, Room CWE125/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE017
Westminster Building, Room CWE124/1
Westminster Building, Room CWE218
Westminster Building, Room CWE017
Westminster Building, Room CWE218
Westminster Building, Room CWE218
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/1
International Tourism and Events Management
International Tourism Management
International Tourism Management and Marketing
Marketing
Sport Business Management
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE125/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE125/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE125/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE124/1
Westminster Building, Room CWE125/1
Refreshments 12:30-13:00
Subject Session 13:00-14:00
Language Session (Binks Building, Room CBK104) 14:00-15:00
Optional Tour of Queen's Park* 15:30-16:30
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Subject
Business Management and French
Business Management and Spanish
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE219/2
Westminster Building, Room CWE017
Westminster Building, Room CWE017
*A coach will be available from outside of the NoWFood Centre to take you to and from our sites (map ref5).
Refreshments (Westminster Building, Foyer) 12:30-13:00
Criminology (Westminster Building, Room CWE019) 13:00-14:00
Travel to Wheeler* 14:00-14:15
Policing (Wheeler Building) 14:15-15:00
Travel Back to Exton Park 15:00-15:30
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00

*A coach will be available from outside of the NoWFood Centre to take you to and from our sites (map ref5).
As the following courses hold interviews, auditions or selection days, there are no subject sessions at today's Applicant Day. You will still be able to visit the Information Fair, tour our Exton Park site and view accommodation.
Acting
Adult and Children's Nursing
Adult and Mental Health Nursing
Adult Nursing
Children's and Mental Health Nursing
Children's Nursing
Learning Disability and Children's Nursing
Learning Disability and Mental Health Nursing
Learning Disability Nursing
Mental Health and Children's Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Midwifery
Music Journalism
Music Production
Popular Music Performance

Please see below for the timetable and locations for today’s subject sessions.
Refreshments
12:30-12:45
Subject Session (English courses) 12:45-13:45
Subject Session (Journalism courses) 12:45-14:45
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Rooms
Subject
English Language
English Literature
Creative Writing
Journalism/Sports Journalism
Gateway House, Room CGW203
Gateway House, Room CGW107/8
Gateway House, Room CGW204
Gateway House, Room CGW101
Please note: If you currently hold an offer for Music Journalism, there will be no subject session today as this is an interviewing subject.


Please see below for the timetable and locations for today’s subject sessions.
Refreshments 12:30-12:45
Subject Session 12:45-14:45
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Rooms for Subject Sessions
Law
Innovation Centre, Room 004 Law with Criminal Justice
Innovation Centre, Room 004 Law with Business and Commerce
004 Professional Policing
Innovation Centre, Room 004


Please see below for the timetable and locations for today’s subject sessions.
Refreshments 12:30-12:45
Subject Session 12:45-14:45
Accommodation 11:30-17:00
Campus Tours 12:00-17:00
Support Talks and Information Fair 12:00-17:00
Subject Subject Session Location
Film and Media Studies
Media and TV Production
Kingsway, Room CKW058
Kingsway, Room CKW058

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Get your questions answered by our experts in our drop-in Information Fair (running from 12:00-17:00). The following support departments will be represented today:
• Academic Skills
• Accommodation
• Admissions
• Careers and Employability
• Centre for Foundation Studies
• Evening Language Classes
• Finance and Funding
• Mature Students
• Sport and Active Lifestyle
• Student Services
• Study Abroad
Foundation Year Overview
Parents and Supporters: Guiding Your Applicant Through the University Process
Introduction to Chester Students' Union
Seaborne Library, Room CLR013 15:30-16:00
Seaborne Library, Room CLR009 13:15-13:45 15:15-15:45
Seaborne Library, Room CLR010 15:00-15:15


We have the following residences available to view throughout the day. Student Ambassadors will be located at each of our University-owned accommodations until 17:00.



Grosvenor House
£188.30 per week
Self-catered, en-suite
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00
Astbury House / Fisher House
£194.50 per week
Fully-catered, en-suite
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00
Church College Close
£120.40 per week
Self-catered standard.
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00

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Sumner House
Self-catered, en-suite –From £157.15 per week
Fully-catered, en-suite –£199.50 per week
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00

John Milton Hall
Self-catered, en-suite
From £149.10 per week
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00

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Self-catered standard
£129.85 per week
Open for viewings: 11:30-17:00
To view Powys Court please head to the entrance of Sumner House, tours will depart from there.




Tudor Place
From £175.10 per week
Self-catered, en-suite
The Towpath
From £192 per week
Self-catered, en-suite
From £186 per week
Self-catered, en-suite
Granary Studios
From £197.10 per week
Self-catered studios, en-suite
Creative Campus, Kingsway (CH2 2LB)
Exton Park (CH1 4BJ) Gateway House (CH1 2HT) Queen’s Park (CH4 7AD)
(CH1 1SL)
Tudor Place (CH2 1AA)
Towpath (CH1 4GX)
(CH1 3DA)
(CH1 2AR)

















































Academic Buildings (open to view throughout the day until 17:00)
Downes Building (Sports Hall)
Westminster Building
Chritchley Building
Best Building
NoWFOOD Centre
School of Education
Seaborne Library
Binks Building
Chaplaincy and Community Hub
Hall
and
Anna
Anna
Price Tower
Chester Students’ Union
The Bar
Dining Hall
Old College
Senate House and Chapel
The Vicarage
Costcutter
Muslim Prayer Room
University Accommodation (open to view throughout the day until 17:00)
Grosvenor House
John Milton Hall (CH2 1AE)
Astbury House / Fisher House
Sumner House (CH1 4DS)
Church College Close
Powys Court (CH1 2BF, please refer to p.26 for viewing details)

Food will be available to purchase throughout the day, and you are welcome to eat your own food in any of our outlets.
Chester Central InfoPoint – 01244 511550
Admissions – 01244 511000 admissions@chester.ac.uk
Event Queries – 01244 512800 visitus@chester.ac.uk