UCAS Day
- When?
- Wednesday 26 January 2011
- Where?
- University of Surrey
- Open to:
- Public
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS
UCAS DAY PROGRAMME - Wednesday 26 January 2011
Time | Event | Location |
11:30 - 12.15 | Welcome and Introductory Talk by Dr Roberta Guerrina, Head of Department & Dr Tereza Capelos, Admissions Tutor | Lecture Theatre E, Lecture Theatre Block |
12.15 - 13.00 | Buffet Lunch for applicants and parents with members of academic staff | 51AC05 |
13.15 - 14:00 | Academic Activity A with Dr Laura Chappell Or Academic Activity B with Dr Tereza Capelos (please see description below and select) | Lecture Theatre B
Lecture Theatre E
|
14:15 - 15:00 | Meeting with our current students | 51 AC 05 |
15:00 - 15:45 | Campus Tour with current students | starting from 51 AC 05 |
15:40 - 16.00 | Tea and Coffee with academic staff and current students | 51 AC 05 |
Academic Activity A:
Contemporary Security and Defence Debate by Dr Laura Chappell
Within this session, the UCAS participants will debate a question related to a contemporary security and defence issue. The students will be able to choose a topic based around the following options: Should the UK bring back conscription? Should the UK scrap trident? Should we create a euro-army to replace national armies? The aim is to get the participants to think about one of these questions critically by arguing for one side or the other and to think about arguments for the other side in order to produce counter-arguments. It will also highlight a contemporary security and defence issue and give an insight into the type of issues which have come up in the context of today's security environment.
Academic Activity B:
The Political Psychology of Leaders and Party Perceptions by Dr Tereza Capelos
How do citizens decide which party to vote for? Why do they prefer one political leader over another? What is the role of anger and fear in the way we decide about policy issues? How do we process information from the news? Political psychology is a fascinating subfield in the political science research which investigates how we think, feel and make decisions about politics. In this lecture we will review the main principles that guide research in political psychology: cognition, affect and motivation. We will briefly explore how we process political information, how knowledge is structured in our memory, how emotions shape our thinking and affect the ways we learn information, and we will see how political knowledge directs the way we make decisions about political parties, leaders, and issues.
To confirm attendance and indicate your selection of Academic Activity A or B, please respond to Jane Bradford by email at j.bradford@surrey.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1483 683151
A programme for parents will run from 13.00 onwards – for details see below.
Parents are welcome to attend either the Parents’ programme or the departmental events.
Programme for Parents
UCAS Days 2010-11
1.00pm Arrival at the Programme for Parents
(03MS01)
1.10 – 2.00pm Overview of the University of Surrey
UCAS Applications and Student Finance
2.00 – 2.30pm Careers and Professional Training
2.30 – 2.50pm Break – Refreshments available
2.50 – 3.10pm Accommodation at Surrey
3.10 – 4.00pm Accommodation Tour and return to departments to meet up with applicants
To confirm attendance of any guests, please respond to Jane Bradford by
email at j.bradford@surrey.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1483 683151