Here are our top 10 reasons to choose the School of Law.
We go beyond boundaries by combining legal studies with a focus on social justice and human rights, turning you into an ethical legal professional. Our Centre for Human Rights is on the forefront of this.
You have the opportunity to take a year-long sandwich placement as part of your course. This will get you invaluable experience before you graduate, at some of the biggest law firms in the West Midlands.
You can join our nationally recognised Mooting Society, as well as our Student Law Society and Student Debating Society. All three provide opportunities for you to practise, develop and enhance your skills.
Our renowned American Legal Practice placement offers you the chance to apply to undertake an internship in the United States. We're also home to the internationally recognised Centre for American Legal Studies.
Recognising the global scope of law, all our programmes have an international focus. This is embedded throughout the curriculum, giving you the opportunity to transform your experience with us into a global one.
There are a variety of exciting possibilities open to you, ranging from our successful international travel scholarships scheme helping charities overseas, to one of our many international study exchange programmes.
You will study in our state-of-the-art City Centre Campus, ideally located for you to take advantage of our strong links to Birmingham’s legal district, one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
You will be able to benefit from our Graduate+ initiative. This three-year award programme enables you to gain award levels for all the extra-curricular activities you undertake so that you can stand out from the crowd on graduation.
Our close links to industry mean we regularly host talks with leading experts in the legal society and beyond. This can give you insight into current trends in the legal sector, and inform your future career choices.
You’ll learn from industry experienced staff, who have worked in various legal roles all around the world. Their invaluable knowledge will give you a teaching experience you won't find anywhere else.
One of our two mock courtrooms, our Crown Court is used to simulate a real courtroom feel. It is used as much as possible to ensure you are comfortable talking in front of a jury and a judge when you graduate.
Our other mock courtroom, the magistrates court is also used in lessons, as well as playing host to our mooting and debating societies. Our mooting society is one of the most successful in the country.
We're expanding! Alongside our £60 million Curzon Building, work is nearly complete on our new six storey extension, Curzon B, which will be able to house over 3,000 students and staff, giving you more study space.
Our City Centre Library houses over 65 million sources of information, from books to online resources. It has several banks of computers, independent study rooms, and its own coffee shop - Coffee Society.
If you want to know what it's really like to study at Birmingham City University, there's no better people to ask than the students who are already here doing it. They'll be able to answer all your questions - big or small - and show you around the campus too. Make sure you say hello!
