Masterclasses
An interactive taster of our degree courses
These sessions give you and your students an interactive taster of our degree courses from our academic teaching staff. Suitable only for Year 12 and 13 students (sixth form and college). Masterclasses in the subjects listed below will be available to book starting September 2024; however, this will depend on academic availability.
- Prosthetics
- Aesthetics
- Food and Beverage
- Health (Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Physiotherapy)
- Psychology
- Engineering and Construction
- Business and Finance
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Sport
To book a masterclass please use the links below which will appear for subjects with available dates. Before booking, please read our masterclass booking disclaimer. Should you need an alternative date that is not currently available, please reach out to us at schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk.
Prosthetics
Do you enjoy being creative? Explore our new BA (Hons) Prosthetics for Screen and Stage with our brand new masterclass. Embark on your creative journey with our introduction to a prosthetic workshop! We welcome you to learn the foundational techniques in mould making and prosthetics by creating an amputated silicone finger under the guidance of experienced lecturers. You will discover the essential tools of the trade and materials used to form the basis of design and creation for prosthetics production.
Dates available:
- Tuesday, 12 November 2024 (fully booked)
- Tuesday, 14 January 2025 (fully booked)
This masterclass can be booked by a school or college group or can be booked by individual students to attend. If you would like to book a session on an alternative date, please contact schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Aesthetics
Interested in advancing your skills in the beauty industry? Discover our Aesthetics degree program at University College Birmingham and take your expertise to the next level! Join us for a session exploring how various ingredients can impact products. Experience our award-winning university facilities, tour our clinic, see some of our skin-scanning equipment in action, and get a glimpse of university life at University College Birmingham.
Dates available:
- Monday, 4 November 2024 (fully booked)
- Monday, 13 January 2025 (fully booked)
- Monday, 24 February 2025 (fully booked)
- Monday, 12 May 2025 (fully booked)
This masterclass can be booked by a school or college group or can be booked by individual students to attend. If you would like to book a session on an alternative date, please contact schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Food and Beverage
We are proud to say we’re one of the UK’s leading institutes for chefs, culinary arts, bakery science and global hospitality education. So, if you’re students are considering a career in food and hospitality, there’s no better place to give them a real taster of what they can achieve.
Our Masterclass in Food and Beverage allows students to have a go at some really practical and hands-on university-inspired challenges, whilst exploring our training kitchens and Food Science Innovation Suite.
Dates available:
- Thursday, 7 November 2024 (fully booked)
- Thursday, 16 January 2025 (limited spaces available)
- Thursday, 27 March 2025 (limited spaces available)
This masterclass can be booked by a school or college group or can be booked by individual students to attend. If you would like to book a session on an alternative date, please contact schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Health
A career in health is much more than a job, it’s an extremely rewarding vocation that makes a real difference to the lives of others – so we are always delighted to hear that so many level 3 students are aspiring towards a career in the industry.
To help them to dig a little deeper into the role of a health care professional (including a Nurse, Mental Health Professional, Nursing Associate and Physiotherapist), we are hosting a series of exciting masterclasses which will explore the roles listed above within our on-site replica hospital ward.
We will soon have further dates available for the next academic year. If you would like to arrange a specific Nursing visit, please email schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk
Psychology
Looking to explore why people think, feel and behave the way they do through studying a degree in Psychology? This masterclass will demonstrate how the course is designed to help you understand problems in the real world and how psychological knowledge can be applied to help us address them.
We are giving current sixth form/level 3 students the opportunity to participate in practical tasters around some topical issues, including how Psychology can help you to pass your driving test using our brand new driving simulator!
Dates available:
- Monday, 4 November 2024
- Monday, 10 February 2025
- Monday, 12 May 2025
Business and Finance
Are your students exploring careers in different areas of business including enterprise, management, marketing and finance? This masterclass is perfect for future 'managers in the making' who now need to find the ideal sector for them!
Students will have a go at different university-inspired business challenges relating to real-world issues and will have the opportunity to show off their skills by creating a product to pitch to our expert business lecturers.
Dates available:
- Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Wednesday, 5 February 2025
- New date: Thursday, 10 April 2025 (limited spaces available)
This masterclass can be booked by a school or college group or can be booked by individual students to attend. If you would like to book a session on an alternative date, please contact schoolsliaison@ucb.ac.uk, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Hospitality and Tourism
Through a range of practical workshops, students will experience firsthand what it's like to study at our Department of Hospitality and Tourism. Participants will explore the latest innovative technologies that are being used to transform operations across the tourism, hospitality, aviation, and event sectors, including virtual reality, robotics, and artificial intelligence!
Dates available:
- Thursday, 28 November, 10am-2pm
- Thursday, 12 December, 10am-2pm
Sport
Are your sports students looking to turn their passion into a future career? We are looking to inspire the next generation of sports professionals with a series of practical masterclasses, designed to help current level 3 students to explore the wide range of sport related careers available to them.
This will include learning how to treat athletes in our sports injury clinic, as well as running their own coaching sessions in our human performance centre!
Dates available:
- Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Booking disclaimer
Please note, our events are limited in capacity and high in demand. Cancellations impact staff, resource and prevent other students from having the opportunity to engage in our activities. Please be aware all cancellations should be made in advance and at least two weeks prior to the event date. We understand extenuating circumstances can result in the need for cancellation close to the date, however, repeat cancellations may result in restriction of future bookings.
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