Department Taster Day
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
No booking required
Department of Geography
Birkbeck, University of London
Taster Day
Birkbeck, Bloomsbury Campus, Malet Street
Saturday 18th March 2017
This Taster Day is for people who have applied or are thinking of applying for the following undergraduate degree programmes in 2017-18:
- BSc Geography
- BA Human Geography
- BSc Social Sciences
- BSc Community Development and Public Policy
The day will consist of an introduction to the above degrees and to the Department of Geography. This will include an opportunity to meet academic staff and current undergraduate students. There will also be a variety of speakers including a visiting guest lecturer from Canada who will illustrate how and why studying geography and social science are profoundly relevant for making sense of the complex and sometimes bewildering modern world that we live in.
Schedule for the day
1.30 2.00: Reception with refreshments potential students will be able to meet academic staff and current undergraduate students informally Room MAL G15
2.00 2.05: Welcome and Introduction to the Department of Geography, Birkbeck, University of London Dr. Paul Watt, Reader in Urban Studies, Department of GEDS, Birkbeck Room MAL B18
2.05 2.45: 'First Generation African-Caribbean Women Learners in London a vibrant legacy' presentation by Dr. Jan Etienne, Associate Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, Birkbeck Room MAL B18
2.45 3.15: presentation on the Undergraduate Programmes at the Department of Geography, Birkbeck Dr. Paul Watt and current undergraduate students Room MAL B18
3.15 3.30: 'The Geography of the London Housing Crisis' Dr. Paul Watt Room MAL B18
3.30 4.15: 'Olympic Exclusions: Youth, Poverty, and Social Legacies' presentation by Dr. Jacqueline Kennelly, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Room MAL B18
Contact name:
Paul Watt
Contact phone:
0203 073 8000