Activity strands 2024-26
Participation in the Year 12 south west pathway of the Exeter Scholars programme will give you the opportunity to develop knowledge of what it is like to study a subject of your choice at university level. You can choose from the different subject activity strands listed below, and gain access to both academics and current students from your subject area of interest.
Each subject activity strand will consists of a set number of subject activity sessions that are delivered between January and October 2025. Each subject activity strand has a minimum time commitment, which you will be required to meet in order to successfully pass the programme; this minimum time commitment amounts to approximately 18 to 20 hours throughout the year. The majority of the subject activity sessions will take place at one or more of our university campuses, with some subject activity strands including field trips. Exact dates, locations, and session formats will vary from subject to subject, but will be confirmed for you if your application is successful. Full travel costs for each subject activity session will be refunded to you through our travel bursary procedure.
The activity for each subject activity strand have been put together to support all Exeter Scholars participants in realising their potential to excel in higher education and achieving their long-term goals.
Subject activity strands: content and dates
All successful applicants will be assigned to an Exeter Scholars subject activity strand.
IMPORTANT: We aim to place participants on their first choice of subject activity strand, but due to demand and availability we are not always able to do so. In this case, we will place participants on their second choice of subject activity strand. Please do try to choose a subject for your second choice that you would be just as happy to study as part of the Exeter Scholars programme.
IMPORTANT: Subject activity strands take place in either Exeter (Devon) or Penryn/Truro (Cornwall) or a mix of both. If you would find it difficult to travel to either of those locations, please pay close attention to the primary location of your first, second and third choice chosen subject activity strands. If you are placed on a subject activity strand that you are not able to travel to because you did not check this beforehand, we will not be able to swap you to another subject activity strand.
Students interested in Law (Pathways to Law): Due to the nature of the programme, if you wish to apply for Law (Pathways to Law), you must add this as your first choice on the Exeter Scholars application (there is not an option to select Pathways to Law as a second or third choice) and complete the additional Sutton Trust Application form. If you wish to apply for the Law strand, you need to submit two forms - our form and the Sutton Trust form. However if you're applying for any of the other strands, you only need to submit ONE form.
Select your subject of interest below to find further details about the content, dates, times, and locations for each subject activity strand.
If you are not sure which subject you want to study in the future, then pick the subject activity strand that sounds the most exciting to you! You will still get all of the benefits of the Exeter Scholars programme, including the alternative offer, regardless of which subject activity strand you complete and even if you decide to apply to study a different subject at university.
