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INTERNATIONAL
GUIDE
2019/20
Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
CONTENTS
4 Welcome to BCU
14 Our campuses
30 Student life
42 Our courses
60 Your arrival
68 How to apply
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WELCOME
Located just over an hour from London, we breaking research and industry collaborations whose priority is to help make your move
offer our students a friendly study environment are backed by around 50 professional between countries as easy as possible.
in the UK’s second largest city, as well as accreditations, providing you with an education
excellent facilities, following our recent that not only works in the classroom, but This guide will give you a flavour of the
£260 million investment programme. in the real world for when you graduate. exciting courses you can study at Birmingham
City University. If you would like to know
We’ve built strong partnerships with both You’ll share your university with 24,000 more, please don’t hesitate to get in touch
students and industry professionals to offer students from over 80 different countries, and we hope to see you in person soon.
an inspirational learning environment. We’ve and we ensure that everyone feels right at
helped to enrich the lives of leading architects, home here in Birmingham with guaranteed
designers, lawyers, engineers, healthcare accommodation for international students,
professionals, musicians and many more. a meet and greet service at Birmingham
Our innovative teaching methods, ground- Airport and a friendly Student Services team
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY IS SITUATED IN THE HEART OF BIRMINGHAM,
WHICH IN TURN IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE UK. WE ARE IDEALLY PLACED
TO EXPERIENCE THE EXHILARATING CULTURAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL Please note that the information in this
guide is aimed at applicants starting
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
Birmingham City University’s Terms and Conditions are available on The Student
their course at Birmingham City Contract web page www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-contract. The Terms and
CHANGES THAT ARE TRANSFORMING OUR CITY FOR THE FUTURE. University in 2019/20 and should be Conditions set out the basis of the legal contract between you and the University
read in conjunction with the information in the event you accept an offer of a place to study with us. It is important that you
available on the course web pages. read this document carefully.
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97%WORK WITH
of our graduates are in
employment or further
study within six months of
graduation
WHY STUDY
WITH US?
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WORK WITH INTERNATIONALLY A GLOBAL ENHANCING CAREER
GLOBAL BRANDS ACCREDITED COURSES CITY PROSPECTS
We have a large number of industry Around 50 of our courses have internationally Study with us and you will be located at We offer career support and advice
partners and work with big-name employers recognised accreditations, such as the the heart of the dynamic city of Birmingham – throughout your time with us and for
like the BBC, the NHS, Jaguar Land Rover, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Chartered with all its social and employment possibilities. up to five years after you graduate.
Cisco, Microsoft and the Royal Shakespeare Institute of Management Accountants and In fact, Birmingham was recently declared Our Graduate+ scheme embeds
HERE ARE OUR TOP 10 REASONS TO Company. All of our courses incorporate Royal Institute of British Architects. the most rapidly improving city in the country career-related skills into every one of
work-related experience, with the majority in which to live and work (Good Growth for our degree courses, from becoming
CHOOSE BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY. giving the option of a year-long placement. Cities index 2017). a course rep to studying abroad.
See page 34. See page 28.
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LEARN FROM PRACTICE-BASED TRANSFORMED EARN WHILE INVESTING IN HELPING YOU
THE BEST RESEARCH TEACHING YOU LEARN YOUR FUTURE INTO WORK
Our teaching staff come from and Almost 90% of our research was judged We have transformed our curriculum Our student employment agency, We have invested £260 million in
maintain links with industry. Eight of to have delivered ‘outstanding’ or ‘very with a new range of contemporary, flexible OpportUNIty – Student Jobs on Campus, industry-standard, state-of-the-art Our commitment to ensuring students
them are National Teaching Fellows - the considerable’ external impact (Research courses. We have built practice-based allows you to apply for paid roles at facilities to ensure you have the develop the skills and experience employers
most prestigious award for excellence Excellence Framework 2014). learning and international opportunities the University (subject to any visa best possible environment for need means that 97% of our graduates
in university teaching and learning. See page 28. into every stage of our programmes. We restrictions), gaining experience in practice-based learning. are in employment or further study within
were awarded silver status for our quality crucial aspects of job applications and See page 20. six months of graduation (Destinations
of teaching in the government’s Teaching valuable feedback on your work. of Leavers from Higher Education
Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017. survey 2016/17).
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Local transport is also excellent,
with a network of trains, buses
and a recently extended tram
network providing easy access to
all University sites.
www.bcu.ac.uk/maps
THE HEART Glasgow
Dundee
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Not only is Birmingham one of the UK’s
most exciting and diverse cities, it is also
one of the most accessible. We are at the
centre of the UK’s road, rail and coach Belfast
Newcastle
networks, so travelling further afield is
Durham
no problem.
Leeds York
Liverpool
Manchester
Sheffield
FLIGHTS:
BIRMINGHAM – AMSTERDAM 1H 15 M
BIRMINGHAM – PARIS 1H 20 M
Derby Nottingham
Leicester BIRMINGHAM – BUCHAREST 3 H 20 M
BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM – ISTANBUL 3 H 55 M
Coventry BIRMINGHAM – DOHA 6 H 40 M
Worcester
Leamington Cambridge
Gloucester Spa BIRMINGHAM – DUBAI 7 H 10 M
Oxford BIRMINGHAM – ISLAMABAD 7 H 40 M
Cardiff Reading BIRMINGHAM – NEW DELHI 8 H 30 M
London
Bristol
All journey times are approximate and may involve transfers.
Southampton
Exeter
Library of Birmingham Bullring Mailbox Birmingham Bournemouth
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WHETHER YOU WANT TO KICKSTART A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, GAIN
WORLD-RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS OR HAVE AN ADVENTURE,
YOU’LL FIND THAT THE UK HAS A HUGE AMOUNT TO OFFER.
STUDYING
Open the doors to your dream career Study your own way
You’ll gain skills and qualifications to help Did you know you can do a UK course
you succeed in any career you choose. at an overseas campus or online?
Perfect your English Discover, create, innovate!
The UK is the top destination worldwide The UK is one of the most exciting and
for English language study, with productive places in the world for research,
courses for all ages and abilities. creativity and innovation. If you have a passion
for learning and want to be at the forefront
Have the adventure of a lifetime
IN THE UK
of your subject, this is the place to be.
Studying in the UK is an opportunity to discover
its unique culture, cities and countryside – from Get great value for money
music and sports to history and heritage. UK education can be affordable, and
UK qualifications are a great boost to
Join a friendly international community your salary as well as your CV.
The UK is a welcoming place for students
of all nationalities, cultures and faiths, Find out more at the Education UK
home to over 435,000 students. website: www.educationuk.org
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SUCCESS
STORIES GRAPHIC ARTIST
YIFAN LING
(MA) Visual Communication
LAWYER
RACHELLE HARRISON
LLB (Hons) Law with American Legal Studies
WHETHER IT IS SETTING UP SUCCESSFUL Yifan has been creating manga comics Barrister Rachelle was called to the Bar aged
professionally ever since she graduated in 2006. just 22 and has gone on to work for the Crown
COMPANIES OR PREDICTING THE LATEST FASHION Now she has published more than 20 books Prosecution Service and international human rights
internationally and her own online manga story organisations. She also mentors law students and
TRENDS, OUR GRADUATES ARE SHAPING THE WORLD ‘Guarding’ is now being developed into a television trainees, has set up a network for new barristers
show and film.. and founded a youth club in her local area.
WITH THE SKILLS THEY HAVE HONED RIGHT HERE.
TO SEE MORE OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS,
VISIT WWW.BCU.AC.UK/STORIES.
BLOGGER
LILY PEBBLES
BA (Hons) Marketing, Advertising and PR
When Lily began her beauty and lifestyle blog as JEWELLERY DESIGNER VISIONARY
part of a digital marketing module, she had no
idea how many doors would open up for her. Now FEI LIU ASHLEY INNIS
she runs her blog and YouTube channel full-time, BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing BA (Hons) International Business Management
collaborates with brands such as ASOS and won
a Johnson & Johnson Journalism Award for Best After graduating, Liu went on to establish Fei Liu Ashley has played a key role in many of the
Independent Beauty Blogger. Fine Jewellery and has since received worldwide projects reshaping the face of Birmingham,
recognition receiving prestigious awards such including as Communications and Engagement
as Harper Bazaar’s China Jewellery Designer of Manager for Grand Central Birmingham,
the Year. He’s also gained a celebrity following in overseeing the centre’s transformation into a new
David Beckham and Lisa Edelstein. premium shopping and dining destination.
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CITY CENTRE
CAMPUS WE HAVE INVESTED
£260 MILLION ACROSS
ROYAL BIRMINGHAM
CONSERVATOIRE
A new £57 million building at our
OUR BUILDINGS AND City Centre Campus, opened in 2017,
provides a conservatoire for the
FACILITIES, TO GIVE YOU 21st Century. Our music students
benefit from a new concert hall,
THE VERY BEST LEARNING private rehearsal and practice
rooms, and teaching spaces for
FACILITIES INCLUDE: ENVIRONMENT TO SHAPE musicians from a variety of disciplines.
• Cisco networking lab
YOUR EXPERIENCE
FACILITIES INCLUDE:
• City trading room
• Curzon Print Centre, including • Five performance venues, including
Kodak self-service booth a 500-seat concert hall
• A 150-seat recital hall and smaller
• Dedicated IT and student
experimental music space
services support • Organ room and dedicated jazz venue
• Four industry-standard TV studios • Over 70 dedicated practice rooms.
• Geotechnical soils lab
This campus at the heart of
• Green screen MILO studio
Birmingham’s fast-developing
• Hydraulics lab Eastside district, and just a short walk
• Law courts from the city centre, is where most
• Library with access to printed and students on courses including Music,
Design, Media, Acting, Engineering,
online resources
Computing, Digital Technology, Built
• Noise and vibration cells Environment, Law, Social Science,
• Photography studios and darkrooms Business and English are based.
• Print, textiles, wood, ceramics and
The campus also features library, IT
glass workshops
and student support facilities, giving a
• Radio studios and editing suites modern, dynamic space for you to learn
• Recording facilities and vintage in with state-of-the-art resources. An
mixing desk extension to the campus opened in 2018,
with more learning space, another IT
• Robotic laboratory
suite and an innovative group-working
• Specialist drama studios lecture theatre. It also provides a base
• Students’ Union for our Students’ Union, incorporating
the Grade II listed Eagle and Ball pub.
Our facilities are located alongside
Eastside City Park – the first new
urban park in Birmingham for over
130 years, which provides a superb
space for relaxing in summer as well
as a venue for events and activities.
City Centre
Campus and
Eastside City Park
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Our realistic learning environment
STUDENTS ON HEALTH, SPORT, includes an operating theatre,
hospital wards and a fully equipped
LIFE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
CITY SOUTH
midwifery skills/birthing room,
as well as sport and life sciences
COURSES ARE BASED ON OUR laboratories and replica classrooms
for use by our teaching students.
STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUS
We have invested £41 million in
IN THE LEAFY SUBURB OF new facilities on this site including
specialist laboratories for the
EDGBASTON, WITHIN EASY School of Health Sciences,
CAMPUS
as well as a new home for the School
REACH OF THE CITY CENTRE. of Education and Social Work.
SPORT AND LIFE SCIENCES
The creation of our new suite of courses
in Sport and Life Sciences is yet another
exciting development at Birmingham
City University.
Not only have we invested in a new
building to house the laboratories and
teaching spaces needed, but we also
plan to open up these facilities to benefit
all students and the wider community.
All courses have been co-designed
with employers and are endorsed or
accredited by professional bodies
where appropriate.
FACILITIES INCLUDE: By expanding our provision to these
areas, we will be helping to tackle
• Mock hospital wards and some of the biggest challenges
operating theatre facing society today, such as obesity
• Virtual radiotherapy and and unhealthy lifestyles, as well as
radiography imaging suites supporting the UK’s ambitions for
• Simulated home environment success at international sporting
• Replica school classrooms tournaments, including the 2022
• Physiology and biomedical Commonwealth Games in Birmingham!
science laboratories. The new building
at our City South
Campus
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IN ADDITION TO OUR TWO BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY BOURNVILLE
MAIN CAMPUSES, OUR ART OF ART, MARGARET STREET VITTORIA STREET / Pre-entry international students are located
AND JEWELLERY STUDENTS Floating mezzanine levels, glass lifts ASSAY OFFICE in the peaceful and leafy surroundings
of our Bournville site, in the south of the
BENEFIT FROM STUDYING and cutting-edge workspaces sit
comfortably beside the original stained- One of the most significant jewellery
city. Located in the idyllic setting of the
Bournville Village Trust conservation area,
AT SPECIALIST LOCATIONS glass windows and mosaic floors of this
glorious purpose-built art school.
schools in the world stands in a modern
and spacious building right in the heart of
this site has a 100-year pedigree as a centre
of learning.
IN THE CITY. This Grade I listed Venetian Gothic FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter,
where much of the jewellery made in FACILITIES INCLUDE: It is home to Birmingham City University
building houses a wonderful complex Britain today is manufactured. International College, which provides
of traditional-style workshops and • Specialist studio workshops
Both of these architectural teaching and exhibition space.
• Light and airy studios
Gemmology courses are based in a • Casting facility and
bespoke pathways for overseas students,
• Gallery and installation space leading to undergraduate and postgraduate
gems have a long history • Fine art library purpose-built area within Birmingham’s electroplating laboratory courses at the University.
new Assay Office. • Machine workshop including
and heritage of learning, as • Woodwork, metal, plaster,
laser welders and laser cutters
fibreglass and ceramics workshops
does our Bournville site for • Digital media, print and • Exhibition space and
specialist library
international students. photography workshops.
• Stores for materials and tools.
School of
Jewellery
ACROSS THE CITY
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THE
WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO STUDY AT In addition to high-quality facilities specific
to your course, you will find a range of
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, YOU general learning resources which provide
CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT YOUR LEARNING you with all the help you need to succeed.
NEEDS ARE OUR TOP PRIORITY.
FACILITIES TURN OVER.
THERE’S MORE
YOU NEED
EASTSIDE JAZZ CLUB
THE SHELL
A huge, open and
versatile exhibition
and production space
at the entrance to The
Parkside Building, The
Shell houses a number
of exhibitions, featuring ENGINEERING WORKSHOP TEXTILE STUDIOS
work by our students,
throughout the year.
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LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES
TV STUDIOS
You will have access to a wide range If you need help in person or online,
of online and many print resources our expert staff and back-up services
with 24/7 support. These have been are there to help you get the best from
selected in partnership with your the time you invest in developing your
lecturers, so are quality assured and information-seeking skills.
relevant to your course.
We have been accredited to the Customer
You can access library inductions, Service Excellence standard; we focus
tailored tutorials, workshops and on delivery, timeliness, information,
online tools. These will help you find, professionalism and staff attitude. We
assess and use information resources value collaborative working, and include
to improve your grades and develop the student voice alongside our expertise
your employability skills. to improve your services.
www.bcu.ac.uk/library
PRINT STUDIO
CRIME SCENE ROOM CISCO NETWORKING LAB
LAW COURTS
MEDICAL WARDS
IT RESOURCES
You will have access to your own email account
as soon as you accept an unconditional offer from
us, free secure file storage and free University
wi-fi, as well as the use of open-access computers
within every library and faculty.
Our IT Help Desk is on hand to resolve any
technical issues, while our Follow-Me printing
system lets you print from any printer on campus.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE LAB
www.bcu.ac.uk/it
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University Locks
With seven halls of residence within the city,
Birmingham City University can guarantee all
International students get a room in our safe and
A PLACE
secure university accommodation, which is a great
way to make new friends as you settle into the city.
Leaving home for university is one of
the biggest moves you will ever make.
TO CALL
WANT TO And with the excitement, freedom and
independence of living in halls, it is the
SEE MORE? perfect way to meet new friends.
Returning students in their second year
Visit bcu.ac.uk/ and above may prefer to live in private
halls to watch rented accommodation in the city, and our
Students’ Union’s own lettings agency,
video tours of our
Birmingham City Student Homes, is able
HOME
accommodation. to provide access to a range of safe and
secure properties in the city.
www.bcu.ac.uk/accommodation
Student bedroom,
University Locks
Location Price per week:
University Locks City Centre Campus From £140
Jennens Court City Centre Campus From £132
The Heights City Centre Campus From £135
AT A
Belgrave View City South Campus From £118.50
Lakeside City Centre Campus From £136
GLANCE
Over 2,000 CCTV coverage Shared kitchen, living Easily accessible – Access to A safe and
rooms available and security areas, laundry facilities close to public free wi-fi secure home Stanford House City Centre Campus From £136
patrols and common rooms transport links
Bagot Street City Centre Campus From £143.50
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FIRST-
ACCESSING ADVICE HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER. THROUGHOUT
YOUR STUDENT CAREER, YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
FULL RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CAREERS
ADVICE, MENTORING, ADVICE ON FINANCE AND ACADEMIC
CLASS
MATTERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND MORE.
www.bcu.ac.uk/student-affairs
To make sure it is all easy to access, we
SUPPORT
have introduced a one-stop confidential
student enquiry service, Ask. If you have
a question about health and wellbeing,
CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT visas, your student record, the Students’
Union, childcare, accommodation, IT or
Our team of experienced careers anything else, we are here to help.
consultants are available to help you
refine your skills and identify potential Your studies
career opportunities. Our dedicated • Admissions
Employment Advisers offer a unique, • Academic calendar
personalised service to make your • Student ID cards and student status letters
transition from education into • Complaints and appeals
employment as easy as possible. • Erasmus – study abroad programme
• Careers and job prospects (see left)
We work with local, regional, national • Graduation.
and international employers to ensure
our students and graduates have access Money matters
to the best opportunities. These • Scholarships
are accessed via our dedicated • Personal finances
Online Jobs Board. • Student Loans Company queries
• Payments.
Student Success Advisors (SSAs) are We also offer a suite of face-to-face and
recent graduates who are employed by e-mentoring initiatives, connecting Support services
the University to help make sure courses students and graduates to employers • Healthcare
run smoothly, issues are dealt with in the region and beyond. • Disability and dyslexia support
quickly and you can manage any issues • Counselling, mental health and wellbeing
that may be affecting your studies. Support includes: • Childcare
• Work, study and social advice • Visas and immigration.
LEVEL UP • Commercial awareness, employability
skills and real-world preparation Students’ Union
A comprehensive and engaging pre-arrival • Support
• CV, application form and interview
mentoring programme, designed to help you • Representation
techniques.
get used to studying in higher education. • Employability skills and part-time work
www.bcu.ac.uk/careers • Help with finding accommodation.
STUDENT BUDDY
Current students helping new students by
sharing their experience of university life.
INTER-YEAR TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT
Providing support to students throughout
the student journey, including advice on
placements, academic success
YOU
and postgraduate study.
A personalised service from
our career consultants to help
you find the job you want.
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OUR
RESEARCH IS A CORE COMPONENT OF WHAT WE DO AT Our dynamic research community works
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY. OUR RESEARCHERS across disciplines and with external
companies to address local, national
ARE COMMITTED TO DISCOVERING NEW KNOWLEDGE and global challenges. Our Research
AND DELIVERING REAL BENEFIT TO CULTURE, Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 results
demonstrate the public benefit of our
INDUSTRY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. research to society and the economy, with
90% deemed to have either ‘outstanding’ or
‘very considerable’ impact.
RESEARCH
Our research areas
• Architecture, Built Environment
and Planning
• Art and Design
• Business and Management
• Computing
• Education
• Engineering
• English
• Health
• Law
• Media and Cultural Studies
• Music and Performance
• Social Sciences
If you’d like to find out more, please visit
www.bcu.ac.uk/research.
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT
‘Traffic light’ till receipts
Researchers in our Faculty of Health,
Education and Life Sciences have
devised a ‘traffic light’ system which
uses till receipts to display the total
data for calories, sugar, fat and salt in
a person’s entire shop, with a green,
90%
amber or red verdict on the basket as a
whole, as opposed to individual items.
of our research was judged to
have delivered ‘outstanding’ Visualising medical parts
or ‘very considerable’ external Researchers at our Digital Media
impact (REF 2014). Technology Lab are developing
a system which allows medical
practitioners to view and interact with
virtual replicas of patients’ organs,
bones or body parts. The system
could also be used to demonstrate
procedures or the effects of lifestyle
choices such as healthy eating or
smoking to patients.
We’re researching the use of virtual reality to help
medical practitioners with their work.
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SOCIAL AT HEART
STUDYING HERE MEANS
LEARNING AND LIVING AT THE IN THIS SECTION
HEART OF A VIBRANT, DIVERSE • Shot by BCU
CITY OF ONE MILLION PEOPLE. • The city is your campus
SO WHOEVER YOU ARE, YOU • City life
• Going abroad
CAN BE YOURSELF HERE.
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mybcu Digbeth, home to some of bcuactive Brilliant scenes from today’s
Birmingham’s best street art. futsal tournament held by BCU!!
phillipmccahill look where we ended up
after the Open Day bcu_global Snowday at BCU.
SHOT
elinady1
BY BCU
biryanimuncher Hide and seek
Karmic_herbalist The uni SU bar has
VEGAN PIZZA! it’s curried jackfruit
Want a taste of what
steadispider When books make a better
pair of sticks for a profile.
student life in the city is
really like? Take a look at
our Instagram profile to see
what’s going on around our
campuses and the city. bcurowing BCU Rowing members
have been training hard ready for
mybcu We love the city!!! If you’re visiting summer racing! bcuactive Want to play a sport? Want to elinady1
make some friends for life? Head down
for our Open Day we recommend having a to one of our BCU Active sessions and
mooch round before you go home! find your feet!
instagram/mybcu
camellia.nk And sometimes we go back
to the beginning to see everything in a
new way.
carrier_cosplay Steampunk time
stopper! Good shoot on the green screen
getting some awesome shots!
mybcu Exploring Bru
Why not check out so
street art in Digbeth?
mybcu Our pop up fashion show is
underway! Not made it to this one?
It starts all over again at 2, 3 and 4pm!
carrier_cosplay It’s Christmas
mybcu oh Birmingham, you look picture season in Birmingham! German
bcusu_extreme_sports_team perfect and so christmassy today!
markets here and so is the ice rink
Squad goals
and ferris wheel! another year down!
mybcu The big wheel looks so good on
campus we wish it could stay all year!
joekapia we came, we saw, we killed
the crowd .
elinady1
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PANCAKES AT PINBALL AT TILT SHOPPING AT GREAT
CHERRY REDS WESTERN ARCADE
Birmingham has
Set yourself up for plenty of quirky Birmingham’s arcades
the day with a tasty bars including Tilt, offer the chance to
breakfast from one where you can shelter from the
of Birmingham’s enjoy a game of elements while enjoying
popular cafés. pinball with your some interesting,
craft beer. independent shops.
HAFSA GEORGE
PHIL
CITY LIFE
SHELBY
TIA
WE ASKED THREE GROUPS OF BCU STUDENTS TO SHARE
SOME OF THEIR FAVOURITE PLACES IN BIRMINGHAM
VINTAGE SHOPPING AT COW STREET FOOD AT
DIGBETH DINING CLUB
Fancy a bit of shopping?
As well as big-name Head down to Digbeth
stores in the Bullring, on a Friday or Saturday
we have plenty of quirky for an ever-changing
independent stores like street food selection at
vintage clothes outlet Cow. Digbeth Dining Club.
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MUSIC
STREET ART IN DIGBETH HOT CHOCOLATE
AT BOND There’s a host of great live music
Digbeth is destinations to be found across the city
– from sticky-floored pubs and intimate
well-known as There are plenty jazz bars to the famous O2 Academy
Birmingham’s of places to warm and Jools Holland’s Jam House.
cultural hub, with up with a hot drink
art studios, creative such as Bond, a
businesses and street café complete with
art aplenty. canalside seating.
SPORTS
Whether you’re interested in sport as a
participant or a spectator, Birmingham
has plenty to offer. The city is set to host
the Commonwealth Games in 2022,
CAMERON BETH underlining is reputation as a destination
for major sporting events. There are
LUCY three big-name football clubs nearby –
Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West
RHIANNE Bromwich Albion – and international
cricket takes place at Edgbaston.
ADIL MALOUDA
GONZALO
HARRISON
AUZINA CULTURE
With a world-class symphony
orchestra, royal ballet company and
theatres, Birmingham has some of the
finest contemporary arts venues in the
country, while one of the city’s most
exciting facilities is the state of-the-art,
£188 million Library of Birmingham.
BUSINESS
With over 42,000 companies,
Birmingham is not just a good place
to study and explore; it is also a
great location to start your career,
gaining real-world skills and industry
contacts. Major employers are
DRINKS AND JENGA BURGERS AT ORIGINAL investing in the city, including world-
AT RUIN PATTY MEN renowned businesses such as Jaguar
Land Rover, HSBC and Deutsche Bank.
If you like to ‘balance’ Having started out
games with a drink, at Digbeth Dining
the Ruin pub - one Club, the OPM guys
of many characterful now have their own
taverns in the Digbeth permanent outlet
area -has both! with some of the best RELAXING
burgers in town.
If you want to get out and about, the
city has over 8,000 acres of park and
open space, making it one of the
UK’s greenest cities.
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THE CITY JEWELLERY QUARTER
RAILWAY STATION
IS YOUR
SCHOOL OF
JEWELLERY
JEWELLERY
QUARTER
St Paul’s
Square
CITY CENTRE
CAMPUS
SNOW HILL CAMPUS
RAILWAY STATION
BIRMINGHAM
Barclaycard
Arena SCHOOL OF ART Great
Western
ICC & Arcade
Symphony Birmingham
Hall Museum &
Art Gallery
The Corporation
Brindleyplace New Street
Library of
Birmingham Street
NEW STREET High
Street
RAILWAY STATION
JOIN US AT BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY GRAND MOOR STREET
AND YOU WILL BE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF A John
CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
FORWARD-LOOKING AND VIBRANT CITY WITH Broad Street Bright
Street
BULLRING
PLENTY TO DO CLOSE AT HAND. The Mailbox
New
Alexandra
Theatre
The
Cinema Cube Arcadian Birmingham
Coach Station
Markets
Birmingham Custard
Hippodrome Factory
FIVE WAYS The O2
RAILWAY STATION Academy
GAY VILLAGE
DIGBETH
CITY SOUTH
CAMPUS
15-MINUTE WALK FROM NEW STREET BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
STATION TO CITY CENTRE CAMPUS
ACCOMMODATION
10-MINUTE WALK FROM MOOR STREET
STATION TO CITY CENTRE CAMPUS RAILWAY STATIONS
CITY CENTRE AREAS OF INTEREST
15-MINUTE BUS JOURNEY FROM
BULLRING TO CITY SOUTH CAMPUS
38 39Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
Birmingham City University offers opportunities
for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate
students to study part of their degree overseas.
Decisions about how long you can study
abroad for, where you can go, and how
your international experience contributes
to your degree are determined by your
academic department and University
regulations specific to your degree.
ERASMUS+
Erasmus+ is the EU programme for
There are many benefits to studying overseas education, training, youth and sport.
including the possibility of higher average One of its aims is to boost the skills and
earnings, graduating with a higher degree employability of university students by
and feeling more employable, but you’ll taking your studies overseas for between
also earn credits towards your degree. three and 12 months. It’s your chance to
continue your course in a new environment
Want to go further than the EU? and experience a different culture while
you’re at it.
Birmingham City University offers students
another opportunity to gain international You can take your pick from any one of
experience by studying in countries much 32 countries in Europe, with whom your
further afield such as Australia, the USA, university has an agreement and most
China, Taiwan and South Korea. You students receive a grant to help contribute
won’t have to pay tuition fees to study at to the cost of living. So whether you fancy
an overseas university where we have brushing up your languages, meeting up
a partnership agreement in place. with new people or just immersing yourself
in a completely new culture, Erasmus+ will
Find out more: have something to suit you.
www.bcu.ac.uk/international/go-abroad
GO ABROAD
MOVING COUNTRIES TO STUDY IN BIRMINGHAM DOESN’T HAVE TO END THERE.
PARTICIPATE IN THE
SUMMER SCHOOL
Birmingham City University’s
International Summer School offers you
the perfect opportunity to spend three
weeks sampling UK university life, as well
as giving you the chance to enhance your
academic skills and visit some of the UK’s
historic towns and cities.
YOU MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN MORE INTERNATIONAL www.bcu.ac.uk/international/
summer-school
EXPERIENCE BY STUDYING ABROAD FOR A SEMESTER OR TWO.
40 41Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
ARTS, DESIGN
AND MEDIA
OUR FACULTY OF ARTS, DESIGN AND MEDIA INCLUDES A SPECIALIST
CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND ACTING, A LEADING PROVIDER OF
MEDIA TRAINING, AND EUROPE’S BIGGEST JEWELLERY SCHOOL.
The Faculty also incorporates Birmingham Our subject areas include: • Radio studio and editing suites
Institute of Art and Design, an internationally • Acting and Theatre • Light and airy art studios
renowned centre for creative education • Architecture and Design • Gallery and installation space
with a history dating back to 1843. It is • Art and Design • Fine art library
England’s largest provider of creative courses • English • Exhibition space and specialist library
outside of London (HESA 2015/16). • Fashion and Textiles • Digi.lab - a digital lab for
• Jewellery and Silversmithing prototyping and 3D printing
Our links with industry have included Rolex, • Media and Multimedia Technology • Jewellery, silversmithing and
Swatch, Saatchi and Saatchi, Goldsmith, • Music computer-aided design equipment
the BBC, The Royal Shakespeare Company, • Visual Communication. • 10 specialist acting studios complete with
the City of Birmingham Symphony temperature regulation and sprung floors
Orchestra, The Brits, Axis Design Architects Facilities include: • Five public performance venues – including
Ltd, Sony Computer Entertainment • Print, textiles, wood, ceramics a 500 seat Concert Hall and Jazz Club,
Europe, SEGA and Rockstar North. and glass workshops situated in our new £57 million Royal
• Photography studios and darkrooms Birmingham Conservatoire building
• Digital print and pattern-making facilities • An experimental black box performance space
• Four TV studios • Seven industry standard recording
• Green screen MILO studio studios and a mastering suite.
42 43Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
ARTS, DESIGN AND MEDIA SCHOOLS
Birmingham School of Birmingham School of Media School of English
Architecture and Design Strong links with a range of potential employers Our Institute of Creative and Critical Writing
Over 100 years of training Royal Institute of who offer placements and expertise - from gives students access to industry expertise
British Architects (RIBA) accredited architects. major radio and TV broadcasters to PR agencies and masterclasses from writers, publishers
and games developers. and agents.
School of Visual Communication
New Technology Institute School of Jewellery
Our students have won prestigious national
and international competitions, including the Providing training in video game design and The largest school of jewellery in Europe.
Royal Television Awards, Macmillan Children’s development through courses backed by Students work with high-profile companies
Book Awards and Direct Marketing Awards. the UK video game industry. Undergraduate such as Rolex, Georg Jensen (Denmark)
degrees here can be completed via a two-year and Weston Beamor (Birmingham).
fast track route.
School of Fashion and Textiles
Birmingham School of Art
Selected graduating BA (Hons) Fashion Design Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
students showcase their designs at Graduate Birmingham School of Art’s heritage
Fashion Week, London, in June each year. Multidisciplinary institution ranked in the top stretches back over 130 years.
five for both music and acting in the Guardian
University Guide 2018. New £57 million state-of-
the-art music building opened in 2017.
44 45Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
ARTS, DESIGN AND
MEDIA COURSES
Undergraduate
BA (Hons) Acting BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects MMus Composition MA Luxury Jewellery Management
BA (Hons) Applied Performance HND Jewellery and Silversmithing MMus Conducting (Choral or Orchestral) MA Media and Cultural Study
(Community and Education)
BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing - MA Contemporary Arts China MA Media Production
BA (Hons) Architecture Design for Industry
MA Conservation of the Historic Environment MA Multi-platform and Mobile Journalism
BA (Hons) Art and Design BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
MA Cosmetics Branding and Promotion MA Musicology
BA (Hons) Costume Design and Practice BA (Hons) Media and Communication
MA Creative Writing MMus Music Technology
BA (Hons) Design for Performance BA (Hons) Media and Communication
(Music Industries) MA Design and Visualisation MMus Orchestral Performance (Strings)
BA (Hons) Digital Marketing
BA (Hons) Media and Communication MA Design Management AdvPgDip Professional Performance
BA (Hons) English (Public Relations)
MA English Linguistics PT DL MA Professional Voice Practice
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) Media and Communication (Radio)
MA Events, Festivals and Exhibition MA Public Relations
BA (Hons) English and Drama BA (Hons) Media and Communication Management
(Television) MA Textile and Surface Design
BA (Hons) English and Journalism MA Fashion Design
BMus (Hons) Music MSc Video Game Development
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature MA Fashion Management
BSc (Hons) Music Technology MSc Video Game Enterprise,
BA (Hons) English Literature MA Fashion Promotion Production and Design
BA (Hons) Photography
BA (Hons) Fashion Branding MA Fashion Styling MA Visual Communication
and Communication BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
MA Film Distribution and Marketing MMus Vocal Performance
BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion BA (Hons) Stage Management
MA Fine Art
BA (Hons) Fashion Design BA (Hons) Textile Design:
Cross-Disciplinary Practice MA Future Media
BA (Hons) Film and Animation
BA (Hons) Video Game Design and Production MSc Future Media
BA (Hons) Fine Art
BSc (Hons) Video Game Development MA Garment Technology
HND Fine Art
BA (Hons) Video Game Digital Art MA Global Media Management
BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
MA Innovation and Leadership in
BA (Hons) Garment Technology Museum Practice
Postgraduate
BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies MMus Instrumental Performance
BA (Hons) Graphic Communication
BA (Hons) Horology
MA Acting
MArch Architecture
MA Interior Architecture and Design
MMus Jazz 4th
BA (Hons) Illustration PgDip Architectural Practice MA Jewellery and Related Products Ranked 4th in the UK for drama
and dance, and 5th for music
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design MA Art and Design: Interdisciplinary Practices GradCert Jewellery and Related Products (Guardian League Table 2018)
BA (Hons) International Jewellery Business MA Arts and Education Practices MA Landscape Architecture
BMus (Hons) Jazz MA Arts and Project Management MA Luxury Brand Management
46 47Birmingham City University International Guide www.bcu.ac.uk/international
BUSINESS, LAW
AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IS A
GLOBALLY ORIENTED FACULTY, DRAWING ON THEORIES AND PRACTICE
FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO INFORM OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
Birmingham City Business School is a leading students and academics work together across Our subject areas include:
professionally oriented, international business the disciplines of Criminology, Psychology • Accountancy and Finance
school focused on connecting you with every and Sociology to develop insights into society. • Advertising, Marketing and PR
aspect of the world of business and innovation. We also apply our research in real world • Business and Management
While we have a unique relationship with the settings on an international scale, working with • Criminology
extraordinary city we're rooted in, renowned communities, prisons, hospitals, schools • Economics
for its industry and commerce, our courses and the police to understand, and influence, • Law
are designed to meet the needs of businesses social change. • Psychology
across the globe. • Social Sciences.
Accreditations include:
Birmingham City School of Law has been at the • Association of Chartered Certified Our facilities include:
forefront of innovative law teaching for more Accountants (ACCA) • Library with access to 62 million
than 40 years, specialising in social justice • Chartered Institute of Management print and online resources
and access to justice, with leading academics Accountants (CIMA) • Dedicated IT and student services support
who are experts in human rights and the death • Chartered Institute of Personnel and • Simulated courtrooms
penalty, as well as civil and social issues. Development (CIPD) • Students’ Union
Our globally oriented, innovative law degrees • Chartered Management Institute (CMI) • Psychology laboratories
are tailor-made for law professionals who want • Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) • Internal marketing agency
to make an impact on the world. • Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) • City Trading Room.
• The British Psychological Society (BPS)
At Birmingham City School of Social Sciences • Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar.
our mission is to make sense of the world. Our Standards Board.
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BUSINESS COURSES LAW COURSES SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSES
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Marketing Undergraduate Undergraduate
BSc (Hons) Accountancy BA (Hons) Marketing (Advertising and PR) LLB (Hons) Law BA (Hons) Black Studies
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) Marketing (Consumer Psychology) LLB (Hons) Law with American Legal Studies BA (Hons) Criminology
MAcc Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) Marketing (Digital) LLB (Hons) Law with Business BA (Hons) Criminology and Security Studies
BA (Hons) Business BA (Hons) Marketing (Professional Practice) LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology BA (Hons) Criminology, Policing and
Investigation
BA (Hons) Business (Marketing) BA (Hons) Marketing (Retail)
BSc (Hons) Policing*
BA (Hons) Business (Professional Practice) Postgraduate
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Business Accounting Postgraduate LLM International Law
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Business
BA (Hons) Business Administration (Top Up) ACCA LLM Law (International Business Law)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology
BA (Hons) Business Economics MSc Accounting and Finance LLM Law (International Human Rights)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Marketing
BSc (Hons) Business Finance MSc Accounting and Finance (Master’s Stage) LLM Legal Practice
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology
MFin Business Finance MSc Accounting and Financial Management LPC Legal Practice Course
BA (Hons) Sociology
BA (Hons) Business Management Doctorate in Business Administration LLM Professional Law
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology
BA (Hons) Business Management (Consultancy) Executive MBA Postgraduate Diploma in Law
BA (Hons) Business Management (Enterprise) MSc Finance and Investment
Postgraduate
BA (Hons) Business Management MSc Insurance and Risk Management
(Professional Practice) MA Criminology
MSc Internal Audit Management and
BA (Hons) Business Management Consultancy MSc Forensic Psychology
(Supply Chain Management)
International MBA MSc Health Psychology
BA (Hons) Economics
MSc International HRM MSc Psychology
BA (Hons) Event, Venue and Experience
Management MSc Management and Entrepreneurship MA Security Studies
BSc (Hons) Finance and Investment MSc Management and Finance
MFin Finance and Investment MSc Management and International Business
BA (Hons) Financial Economics MSc Management and Marketing
BA (Hons) Global Sport Management* Online MBA
BA (Hons) Human Resource Management MSc Organisation Risk Management
BA (Hons) International Business (Top Up)
BA (Hons) International Finance (Top-Up)
BA (Hons) International Marketing (Top Up)
BA (Hons) Management and Leadership
(Top Up)
*subject to approval
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COMPUTING,
ENGINEERING
AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
THE FACULTY OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT COMPRISES TWO SCHOOLS WITH A SHARED VISION
TO CREATE A POWERFUL CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE
AND INNOVATION, AND TO EQUIP YOU WITH THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO
SUCCEED IN THE WORKPLACE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WIDER SOCIETY.
We have excellent resources including foremost employers, including the Our subject areas include:
state-of-the-art laboratories and engineering BBC, Microsoft, Cisco, Jaguar Land Rover • Built Environment
workshops, world-class film and television and Wilmott Dixon. • Computing
studios, and the latest computing and digital • Digital Technology
technologies, all located in a spectacular Accreditations include: • Engineering.
environment provided by the Millennium • The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Point building. • Royal Institution of Chartered Our facilities include:
Surveyors (RICS) • Cisco networking labs
Our courses are designed to develop highly • The Institution of Engineering and • Industry-standard computer forensics lab
employable graduates and we have worked Technology (IET) • Specialist games lab
closely with our strong employer network to • The Institute of Mechanical • Hydraulics lab
ensure our courses meet their demands and Engineering (IMechE). • Computer Aided Design lab
expectations. We work with some of the world’s • Flexible project space with makers’ area.
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COMPUTING, ENGINEERING AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT COURSES
Undergraduate Postgraduate
BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology MSc Advanced Computer Science
BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering MSc Automotive Engineering
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying MSc Big Data Analytics
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology MSc Broadcast Engineering
BEng/MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering MSc Building Surveying with Facilities
Management
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer and Data Science
MSc Construction Project Management
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer Forensics
MSc Cyber Security
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer Games Technology
MSc Data Networks and Security
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer Networks
MSc Enterprise Systems Management
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer Networks
and Security MSc Environmental Surveying
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computer Science MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain
Management (Distance Learning)
BSc (Hons) / MSci Computing and
Information Technology MSc International Project Management
(Distance Learning)
BSc (Hons) Construction Management
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
BSc (Hons) Digital Media Computing
MSc Mechanical Engineering
BEng/MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
MA Planning Built Environments
BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology
MSc Project Management
BSc (Hons) Film Technology and Visual Effects
MSc Quantity Surveying
BEng/MEng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering
MSc Real Estate Management
BEng/MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
BSc (Hons) / MPlan Property, Development
and Planning
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
BSc (Hons) Real Estate
BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering
and Production
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HEALTH,
EDUCATION AND
LIFE SCIENCES
THE FACULTY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LIFE SCIENCES HAS A
NATIONAL AND GROWING INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR PIONEERING
APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING, THROUGH THE CREATION
OF CUTTING E DGE SIMULATED EXPERIENCES, AND HAS CONSISTENTLY
ACHIEVED “EXCELLENT” RATINGS IN NATIONAL QUALITY AUDITS.
The School of Health Sciences is one of We have a good history of engagement Our facilities include:
three Schools within the Faculty: the School with overseas ministries, academic institutions • Mock operating theatre and hospital wards
of Education and Social Work, the School and professional bodies to transform local
of Nursing and Midwifery and the School of healthcare and education practices. Activities • Fully equipped midwifery skills/birthing room
Health Sciences. It was established in 2014 to include collaborative research and delivery, • Virtual radiotherapy suite
accommodate our growing Biomedical Science student progression and mobility of staff • A radiography imaging suite
and Sports courses portfolio. The school and students.
• A simulated home environment room
aspires to be one of the largest and most
diverse providers of public health education in • Specialist speech and language therapy clinic
the country. room
• Digitally enabled bioscience laboratory
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HEALTH, EDUCATION AND
LIFE SCIENCES COURSES
Undergraduate Postgraduate
BEng/MEng Integrated Masters MSc Diabetes Care
Biomedical Engineering
MSc Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
MA Education (Childhood Studies)
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
MA Education (Early Years Leadership)
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
(1 Yr Top Up) MA Education (International Education)
BA (Hons) Education Studies MSc Physiotherapy
BSc (Hons) Food and Nutrition PgCert/PgDip/MSc Public Health
BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Public Health) MSc Speech and Language Therapy*
BSc (Hons) Physical Education
and School Sport
*subject to approval
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice
(Healthcare for International Students)
FdSc Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment)
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Nutrition
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
BA (Hons) Working with Children,
Young People and Families
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YOUR
ARRIVAL
MOVING COUNTRIES IS A HUGE DECISION AND WE WANT TO MAKE THAT
DECISION AS EASY AND SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE. OUR INTERNATIONAL
TEAM WILL HELP YOU EACH STEP OF THE WAY AND IT DOESN’T STOP
WHEN YOU ARRIVE, AS WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM IN
PLACE TO HELP YOU WITH ANY ISSUES YOU MAY HAVE.
Meet and greet Jobs and careers
We’ll meet you at Birmingham Airport We can help you get a National Insurance
and make sure you’re dropped off at your number, look for a part-time job and improve
student accommodation. Visit www.bcu.ac.uk/ your CV. Our student employment agency,
meet-and-greet for more information. OpportUNIty, allows you to apply for part-
time jobs at the University, subject to any visa
restrictions. Our Enterprise, Innovation and
Visas and immigration Business Engagement department will assist
you if you aim to apply for a Tier 1 Graduate
The International Student Visa Advisers provide Entrepreneurship Scheme visa towards the
advice on UK Immigration law, including the end of your studies.
impact of academic decisions on your visa,
replacing lost visas and extending student visas.
Students’ Union, sports
and societies
Welcoming you
When you become a Birmingham City University
During September we hold a week of welcome student you automatically become a member
activities especially for new international of our Students’ Union, and have access to the
students. You will enrol on your course, wide range of fantastic services and facilities.
get information about the University, meet The International Student Association will help
members of staff, open a bank account, register you get acquainted with student and city life.
with the police and register with a doctor. It’s From something as simple as having a meal at
also an opportunity to attend social events, one of the city’s many restaurants, to a day trip
familiarise yourself with Birmingham, and make to a different location, we’re here to create a
the city your home away from home. welcoming social environment for our students.
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YOUR
AS SOON AS YOU ENROL
AT BIRMINGHAM CITY
UNIVERSITY YOU ARE
AUTOMATICALLY A
MEMBER OF THE STUDENTS’
STUDENTS’
UNION, WHICH MEANS INTERESTED IN SOCIETIES?
YOU DON’T HAVE ANY We sent our intrepid vlogger Joey
FORMS TO COMPLETE OR to try out some of the societies at
BCU. See how he gets on at
MEMBERSHIP FEES TO PAY. www.bcu.ac.uk/societies
UNION
We like to consider that you’re part of our Volunteering projects on a local, national or
family and that you will be for the entire time international scale will enhance your existing
you study here. Being a part of the BCUSU skills and help you to learn new ones.
family means you have free access to all of
our amazing services and facilities, including: Our very own letting agency to help
you find your next student home without
Top notch support and advice from our the hassle.
specially trained advisers on a range of
topics, including money, health, academia Exciting entertainment to make your
and housing. social life as fun-filled as possible –
WELCOME TO BCUSU - YOUR STUDENTS’ UNION!
it’s not all academic, you know!
A voice throughout your time here:
we guarantee you will be listened to and A unique, Grade II listed pub at the City
represented by us. We campaign on your Centre Campus with special prices on all our
behalf to make your student experience food and drinks and a special entertainment
even better! programme just for you.
Over 200 student groups for you to get Shops on our campuses, offering all of
AT A
involved in, including sports, activities, those essential items you’ll need.
religion, special interest and subject
GLANCE A voice Over 200 Volunteering projects A unique, Grade II Top notch Help finding specific. As well as a great way to meet We’re run by students for students and
new people, being a member or leading a each year we ask all our students to vote
throughout student groups on a local, national or listed pub based at the support and your student student group will look great on your CV! for who they want to lead BCUSU.
your time here to get involved in international scale City Centre Campus advice home
www.bcusu.com
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£75 £90-
£132.50
EU students pay the same as
home students
£75 £15
TUITION FEES LIVING COSTS
You can expect to pay the following each week:
YOUR ANNUAL TUITION FEES COVER Programme level Non-EU students IF YOU'RE FROM OUTSIDE THE EU, Description Cost
EVERYDAY TUITION, EXAMINATION Birmingham City University International College £8,900 YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT Private furnished room, shared kitchen,
Accommodation £90 - £132.50
COSTS AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE Undergraduate £12,300 FUNDS TO STUDY IN THE UK. YOU gas, water, electricity, wi-fi
STUDENTS’ UNION. HALF OF YOUR Postgraduate From £12,300*
WILL NEED TO ALLOW IN EXCESS OF Study items Books, stationery, printing £15
FEES ARE PAID AT ENROLMENT, Some programmes have a different tuition fee structure. Please check our £1,015 PER MONTH OR IN EXCESS OF
Food and drink Weekly shopping, dining out, social nights £75
AND THE REST CAN BE PAID IN website for the most up-to-date fees.
£9,135 FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS
INSTALMENTS, PROVIDED YOU *Course fees vary per postgraduate course OF YOUR STUDIES. Additional costs Insurance, clothing, hairdressers, cinema etc. £75
HAVE A UK BANK ACCOUNT. Find out more information at www.bcu.ac.uk/international/tuition-fees. Weekly total £255 - £297.50*
*
These costs will vary dependent on your personal circumstances.
Find out more information at www.bcu.ac.uk/international/living-costs.
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