There are plenty of reasons to study a Sport or Life Science related degree here at BCU. Find out the top reasons that make our courses worth studying!
1. Alexander Stadium
The Commonwealth Games lit up Birmingham in the summer of 2022, with the eyes of the world on the West Midlands during a spectacular festival of sport and culture. And now, one of the most iconic venues from the Games has become our latest specialist space - as our Sports and Exercise Sciences courses move into the world-class Alexander Stadium.
By moving into the Stadium, we’re helping to secure the legacy of the Games for the benefit of the whole city and region, ensuring that this world-class facility remains an integral part of the sporting fabric of the city and country for many years to come.
2. Facilities
Our Sport and Life Science courses have impressive facilities based across our Alexander Stadium and City South campuses.
As a Sport student at Alexander Stadium, you’ll have access to our sports therapy clinic, state-of-the-art Altitude Centre, physiology labs, DEXA scanner, bio-mechanics lab and more.
As a Life Science student at City South, you’ll primarily be studying in our microbiology laboratory. The lab is equipped with modern equipment for teaching the molecular biology techniques that underpin modern clinical and research labs such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines and a variety of cell-analysis and cell-culture tools. The department also has DNA sequencing equipment.
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3. Professional partnerships
We’re proud to work closely with a number of professional sports organisations in order to ensure we are delivering industry standard, cutting edge services. These partnerships also develop opportunities for students to develop employability skills through work with our partners.
Our partners include Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Sport Birmingham, Table Tennis England, The FA, Run Birmingham and many more.
4. We get you ready for employment
As an undergraduate student, you’ll get hands-on experience on your course through placements in appropriate settings, ensuring you’re ready for employment when you graduate.
And you're not alone when searching for the right place to carry out work experience. Our faculty Careers+ team are on hand to help you to secure work experience and placement opportunities if they are a compulsory part of your course, or if you're just looking for some relevant professional work experience alongside your studies.
5. A thriving student life
Studying in Birmingham offers you the chance to live and work in the youngest major city in Europe with world-class restaurants, entertainment and shops. Birmingham is home to more than one million people from a range of different cultures and ethnic groups, 40 per cent of this population is 25 and younger.