Overview
With around 25,000 students, Birmingham City University is one of the major universities in the UK. Situated in Birmingham, the UK’s second city and informal capital of the West Midlands, we have a long history of close interaction with this vibrant region. As a university we have a distinctive focus on education and research for professional and creative practice and on collaboration with business, industry and the public services. We are one of the three long-standing universities in the city of Birmingham, alongside the University of Birmingham and Aston University. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham. Established in 1971, it was designated as a polytechnic until 1992, when it gained university status.
We are a professional institution in many senses of the word. A significant proportion of our undergraduate courses enjoy professional accreditation, including Accountancy, Acting, Architecture, Education, Engineering, Law, Marketing, Nursing, Radiography and Social Work. Our postgraduate provision provides a wide range of opportunities for management and professional development for early and mid-career professionals. Many of our staff boast professional qualifications and bring professionally relevant experience to bear on their teaching practice. We aspire to provide an educational experience of the highest quality, putting our students at the centre of everything we do. We have a strong commitment to flexible and practice-based learning, and place great importance on our ability to develop professionally qualified graduates with skills relevant to contemporary workplaces. Also, we seek to professionalize all our activities through a fundamental core commitment to quality.
Location and Facilities
The university has eight campuses. A proposed £150m campus in the city centre of Birmingham, part of the Eastside development of a new technology and learning quarter, is to open in 2013. The university is a designated Skillset Media Academy, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for health and social care, and a member of the million group of New Universities.
List of Departments
The University serves 6 faculties. Birmingham Institute of Arts & Education, Birmingham City Business School, Faculty of Education, Law & Social Science, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Performing arts, media & English, Faculty of Technology, Engineering & Environment.
Courses Offered
| Sr.no |
Level |
Name Of The Program |
| 1 |
Ug & Pg |
Animation |
| 2 |
Ug & Pg |
Animation For Game Design |
| 3 |
Ug & Pg |
Architechture |
| 4 |
Ug & Pg |
Art & Design |
| 5 |
Ug & Pg |
Design Management Strategies |
| 6 |
Ug & Pg |
Fashion Design |
| 7 |
Ug & Pg |
Fashion Design With Garment Technology |
| 8 |
Ug & Pg |
Fashion Retail Management |
| 9 |
Ug & Pg |
Fine Arts |
| 10 |
Ug & Pg |
Gemology |
| 11 |
Ug & Pg |
Horology |
| 12 |
Ug & Pg |
Interior Design |
| 13 |
Ug & Pg |
Interior Product Design |
| 14 |
Ug & Pg |
Jewellery & Silversmithing |
| 15 |
Ug & Pg |
Landscape Architecture |
| 16 |
Ug & Pg |
Product Design |
| 17 |
Ug & Pg |
Textile Design |
| 18 |
Ug & Pg |
Theatre, Performance & Event Design |
| 19 |
Ug & Pg |
Three Dimensional Design |
| 20 |
Ug & Pg |
Visual Communication-Graphic Communication |
| 21 |
Ug & Pg |
Accounting |
| 22 |
Ug & Pg |
Business |
| 23 |
Ug & Pg |
International Business |
| 24 |
Ug & Pg |
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations |
| 25 |
Ug & Pg |
Computer Games |
| 26 |
Ug & Pg |
Computer Networks |
| 27 |
Ug & Pg |
Computer Science |
| 28 |
Ug & Pg |
Computer Electronics |
| 29 |
Ug & Pg |
Telecommunication & Networks |
| 30 |
Ug & Pg |
Construction Management |
| 31 |
Ug & Pg |
Early Childhood Education |
| 32 |
Ug & Pg |
Engineering |
| 33 |
Ug & Pg |
Health Science |
| 34 |
Ug & Pg |
Social Science |
| 35 |
Ug & Pg |
Humanities |
| 36 |
Ug & Pg |
Law |
| 37 |
Ug & Pg |
Media |
| 38 |
Ug & Pg |
Music & Theatre Studies |
Scholarships
Each year the University provides a number of scholarships and bursaries to international students to cover a proportion of the tuition fee for the first year of study.
There are also a number of alternative sources of funding for which international students may apply.
To find out about scholarship opportunities, first contact your own Ministry of Education and your nearest British Council Office or British Embassy/High Commission. The British Council’s Funding Your Studies website provides links to information on funding sources, and includes a UK Scholarships Database. You can also download the booklet Sources of funding for international students (PDF) from the British Council. Another useful source of information is UKCISA: The Council for International Education.
There is also a range of funding opportunities specifically for postgraduate students – these include the British Chevening Scholarships, which are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and administered by the British Council and the Commonwealth Scholarships & Fellowships Plan (CFSP), which are available to students from Commonwealth countries and British dependencies.
The following websites may be useful for finding alternative sources of funding for postgraduate study:
- UK Scholarships Database
- Association for Commonwealth Universities
- Universities UK
General Intake
Birmingham City University has two main intakes which is in the month of January and September every year.
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