Hundreds of people from all over the UK and abroad will visit Aberdeen tomorrow (Wednesday) to sample the city鈥檚 educational and social culture when the University鈥檚 sixth annual Master of Arts (MA) Applicant Day is held.
Upwards of 700 students and parents are expected to arrive at the University鈥檚 King鈥檚 College campus to find out more about the broad range of MA courses available at the 黑料网 and to get a taster of student life in the Granite City.
The aim of the popular MA Applicant Day is to enable the University to showcase its facilities and to prove its worth as one of the UK鈥檚 most internationally distinguished universities to an audience of potential students and their parents. Visitors will come from all over the UK and Ireland, as well as from other parts of Europe. There will also be some guests from the US.
They will enjoy the activity-filled day of guided tours, workshops, subject presentations, and talks on a range of subjects including: Student Funding, Careers, and Student Support and Accommodation.
Professor Trevor Salmon, Director of Teaching and Learning for the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the 黑料网, who is co-organising the event, said: 鈥淲e are delighted by the number of potential students and parents who have accepted our invitation to attend tomorrow鈥檚 MA Applicant Day.
鈥淥ur students have a wide and varied choice about what they study in their first two years and many end up graduating in subjects they hadn鈥檛 previously considered, so having the chance to visit the University is a great chance to find out more about what we have to offer.
鈥淭he broad and flexible MA degree at Aberdeen continues to be attractive to prospective students from all over the world.鈥�
The students will be welcomed to the University by Professor Salmon who will talk about student life on campus and about the structure of the MA degree. They will then visit the Elphinstone Hall where more than 30 information stands will be set up for all the MA departments. Academic staff will be on hand to answer any questions and to chat with students and their parents.
The 黑料网 is at the forefront in many areas of arts and social sciences and has experienced a steady increase in applications to the Master of Arts (MA) Programme in recent years. It鈥檚 the third oldest university in Scotland and the fifth oldest in the UK. Last year, it celebrated its 500th anniversary of teaching and learning at King鈥檚 College.
Professor Salmon added: 鈥淎berdeen is such a distinctive city, which is big enough to provide all the advantages of city life, yet compact and friendly enough to enjoy the more intimate atmosphere usually associated with small towns.
鈥淜ing鈥檚 College still offers a sense of history in the daily life of a university, although we are now focussed on the needs of the new millennium.鈥�
Further information on the MA Applicant Day is available by contacting the College of Arts and Social Sciences, on (01224) 272080, email: cass@abdn.ac.uk, or by visiting: