Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Taster Events

Visit us to find out how ARU helps students achieve their career goals.

Book onto our popular, annual subject taster events at ARU for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.

With access to our state-of-the-art facilities, come and explore the wide range of courses on offer at ARU. Enjoy taster sessions and campus tours, meet our students, chat to our academics and find out about the support available to students beyond the classroom.

Event dates and times

We offer taster events from November to July on our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough. You can book all events online.

KS4

• Discover the School of Art (Cambridge) Year 10 - Tuesday 1 April 2025
  Animation, Illustration, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphics, Interior Design, Photography

KS5

• Games Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 27 November 2024
  Visual Effects, Computer Games, Art, Design, Programming
• Performing Arts Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Thursday 28 November 2024
  Musical Theatre, Acting, Drama
• Cybercrime Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 4 December 2024
  Criminology, Cyber Security
• Games Exploration Day (Chelmsford) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 4 December 2024
  Visual Effects, Computer Games, Art, Design, Programming
• Games Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 12 February 2025
  Visual Effects, Computer Games, Art, Design, Programming
• Explore Social Sciences Conference (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 12 February 2025
  Politics, History, Criminology, Sociology, English Literature, Philosophy
• Film & Media Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 5 March 2025
  Film, Media, Film and TV Production
• Cybercrime Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Tuesday 12 March 2025
  Criminology, Policing and Cyber Security
• Education Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Tuesday 18 March 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years, Montessori
• Gamebridge (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Saturday 28 June 2025
  Visual Effects, Computer Games, Art, Design, Programming
• Education Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12-13 - Monday 30 June 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years, Montessori
• Crime Day (Chelmsford) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 5 February 2025
  Criminology and Policing
• Games Exploration Day (Chelmsford) Year 12-13 - Wednesday 5 March 2025
  Visual Effects, Computer Games, Art, Design, Programming
• Education Exploration Day (Chelmsford) Year 12-13 - Thursday 20 March 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years, Montessori
• Education Exploration Day (Chelmsford) Year 12-13 - Tuesday 1 July 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years, Montessori
• Education Exploration Day (Peterborough) Year 12-13 - Friday 21 March 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years
• Education Exploration Day (Peterborough) Year 12-13 - Thursday 3 July 2025
  Primary Education, Primary Education with QTS, Early Years