Welcome to our Open Experience Day
We can't wait to welcome you to the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries. You can search for your Open Experience Day course session below.
All our activities and sessions are based in Eldon Building (PO1 2DJ), Map Reference 35.
Faculty Information Fair
Our drop-in information Fair runs from 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Join us in Eldon Building and get a taste for life as a Creative and Cultural Industries student. Talk to our knowledgeable staff and students and find out more about our innovative approach to teaching and the wide variety of opportunities and experiences available to support your journey to graduation.
Parents and Supporters Talk
11.30am - 12.15pm and 2.00pm - 2.45pm Eldon Building (PO1 2DJ), Map Reference 35.
Whilst you are learning more about your course, parents and guardians can hear about our ethos and the overall student experience offered by the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries. They will discover more about the many ways we support our students, and how our passion for high quality, innovative teaching equips our students with both the skills and the knowledge required to be employable graduates
Course sessions
Search for your Open Experience Day course session below to see more information, including the time and location of each session.
Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries course sessions
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
White Swan Building
Map Reference: 14
Join us for our interactive taster sessions and take part with members of our staff, in sessions on acting, musical theatre and devised theatre. These will be held in our excellent studio spaces in the White Swan Building, where you will get a sense of who we are and how we work. You'll work with theoretical concepts and apply them in practical sessions that are both instructive and fun. You will wrap up the session with the chance to answer any questions you may have.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map reference: 35
Join us for a fun and informative session in which we discover the detail of what life and study could look like for you at the Portsmouth School of Architecture, Art and Design You will be welcomed by staff from the Architecture and Interior Architecture Course Leadership team to a short talk exploring the program, its modules and the many opportunities open to you. You will learn about the program’s distinctive qualities and the part you will play in your learning. You will test out our design studios - to discover the wonders of architecture and interior architecture.
Staff and students from the course will be on hand to assist you as you explore a design idea through modelmaking and there will be an opportunity to visit our 3D workshop. This is a friendly, informal session where you can discuss your knowledge, expectations and ask questions about studying architecture and interior architecture.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Take a tour of our studio facilities as a refresher for those who visited on our open days and an introduction for 1st time visitors. From our Dobly ATMOS Studio to individual sound editing booths. Take part in our mixing workshop using our 72 fader Neve Genesys Black G96 mixing console. We will explore the various workflows possible in our studios ranging from "in the box" and "on the console" as well as "hybrid mixing" combining the two techniques which has become common in industry over the past few years. After the workshop join our teaching staff in a question and answer session relating to the course.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
University Learning Centre
Map Reference: 34
Meet members of the Creative Writing team, who are all novelists, poets, journalists and performers , as well as dedicated and experienced teachers, who will share their tips, tricks and techniques with you. Try out some of our writing workshop activities, from modules such as 'True Stories' and 'Telling Tales' ; and find out how you'll spend your time, drafting and crafting, dreaming up and polishing pieces of coursework, in our world of the imagination.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
University Learning Centre (PO1 2DH)
Map Reference: 34
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
University Learning Centre
Map Reference: 34
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
University Learning Centre
Map Reference: 34
Join members of the Journalism team for an interactive, fun and practical session engaging in some real-world journalism techniques. Prepare to interview your peers and be interviewed by them, either as yourself or as a famous persona of your choice. You'll also have a chance to interrogate social media for news stories and come up with your own content and headlines. And there'll be time to learn more about the three Journalism courses available, as well as a Q&A session with the staff.
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
University Learning Centre
Map Reference: 34
Join members of the Journalism team for an interactive, fun and practical session engaging in some real-world journalism techniques. Prepare to interview your peers and be interviewed by them, either as yourself or as a famous persona of your choice. You'll also have a chance to interrogate social media for news stories and come up with your own content and headlines. And there'll be time to learn more about the three Journalism courses available, as well as a Q&A session with the staff.
Session details
1.30pm - 3.00pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Meet the course team and dive into the exciting worlds of film and media. They'll give you the lowdown on the courses, key modules, and the career paths you could pursue, including valuable industry experience and placement opportunities. You'll have the chance to ask all your burning questions. Next, we'll move into a dynamic group session where you'll analyse media texts and clips to see how they engage with current cultural, political, and social conversations. Come prepared to discuss, debate, and share your passion for film and media – it's going to be an engaging and thought-provoking session.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
White Swan Building
Map Reference: 14
Join us for our interactive taster sessions and take part with members of our staff, in sessions on acting, musical theatre and devised theatre. These will be held in our excellent studio spaces in the White Swan Building, where you will get a sense of who we are and how we work. You'll work with theoretical concepts and apply them in practical sessions that are both instructive and fun. You will wrap up the session with the chance to answer any questions you may have.
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am-12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
and
2.00pm - 3.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
Eldon Building
Map Reference: 35
Session details
11.00am - 12.30pm (session duration 1.5 hours)
White Swan Building
Map Reference: 14
Join us for our interactive taster sessions and take part with members of our staff, in sessions on acting, musical theatre and devised theatre. These will be held in our excellent studio spaces in the White Swan Building, where you will get a sense of who we are and how we work. You'll work with theoretical concepts and apply them in practical sessions that are both instructive and fun. You will wrap up the session with the chance to answer any questions you may have.