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Computing and Communications offer holder event

Welcome to Lancaster University's Computing and Communications online offer holder event.

Congratulations on receiving your offer and a very warm welcome to the School of Computing and Communications. Although we’re disappointed that we can’t meet you in person today, we hope our online offer holder event will provide you with what you need to know about studying at Lancaster.

TimeSession
10:00am Welcome to Lancaster
Discover our beautiful campus and the city and learn about what life will be like studying and living in Lancaster.
Join us: Welcome to Lancaster
11:00am Welcome to Computing and Communications
Join us for an insight into the Department and what it is like to study here. Find out more about your chosen course, our research-led teaching and ask any questions you may have to our staff and current students.
Join us: Welcome to Computing and Communications

This session includes:
  • 11:00am - Introduction to Computer Science and Software Engineering
    Delivered by Professor Adrian Friday (Head of School) and Dr Barry Porter (Director of Recruitment), this talk goes into detail about how we teach our courses, and what you’ll spend your time studying at University. This will be followed by a short ‘hello!’ from our Computer Science Society.
  • 11:30am - Computing lab tour
    One of our students takes us around our suite of newly refurbished labs, so you can see where you’ll be spending your time at Lancaster!
  • 11:45am - Student project demo
    In the second year of the BSc and MSci in Computer Science, you get the chance to work on a group project, developing a video game. One of our students shows us what they worked on and what the process was like.
  • 12:00pm - Student questions and answers panel
    Hear what it’s like to study here from the real experts – our current students, and ask them any questions you have about the course, and about how they’ve settled in at Lancaster University.
  • 12:30pm - Interactive Taster Session
    Get stuck in with an interactive teaching taster session, delivered by our academic staff, and experience what it’s like to learn at university.
  • 1:45pm - Parents and guardians questions and answers
    Over to Professor Adrian Friday, Dr Barry Porter, and some of our administrative staff to answer your Parents’ and Guardians’ questions.

Congratulations on your offer

You've got your offer, what should you do next? Find out more about Lancaster’s accommodation and campus life, get advice on student finance and start to research your course in more detail.

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Help with online events

We use Microsoft Teams to deliver our online events. For the best experience, you may find downloading the app will help.

Online events will be live from 10 minutes before our scheduled start time.

If you have any queries about joining an online event, email us at digital-events@lancaster.ac.uk.

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