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All students should attend campus for Welcome Week and course inductions, which will take place between Monday 16 September and Friday 20 September 2024.
During Welcome Week, your course team will schedule activities for you to find out important information about your course, meet your lecturers and other students and find your way around campus.
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You can also download the University Assistant app and sign up with your course details for updates on Welcome Week.
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You will be able to see your teaching timetable on iCity or the iBCU app.
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Fiaz Afsar
I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week and getting you started on your course. As you get started, we will give you useful information about the programme, school and university through engaging activities that will also allow you to meet the staff and fellow students.
Shahid Shabbir
"Welcome to BSc. (Hons) Digital Forensics and congratulations on your exam results, your hard work paid off. Your exciting learning journey at BCU starts with a number of fun, engaging and useful activities throughout this week which will help make your time and experience at university most beneficial. Use this week to help you find your way around the school and campus and also to enable you to meet your peers and tutors. Your success is central to our mission here at BCU. Please reach out to us whenever you have questions. We are here to support you every step of the way on your journey through the fascinating world of Digital Forensics and Higher Education.
Essential Equipment / IT recommendations: It is recommended that you have a Laptop or desktop (Intel i5/i7 or AMD equivalent) to allow you to work when you are not on campus.
Welcome to BSc. (Hons) Digital Forensics and congratulations on your exam results, your hard work paid off.
Your exciting learning journey at BCU starts with a number of fun, engaging and useful activities throughout this week which will help make your time and experience at university most beneficial. Use this week to help you find your way around the campus and also to enable you to meet your peers and tutors.
Your success is central to our mission here at BCU. Please reach out to us whenever you have questions. We are here to support you every step of the way on your journey through the fascinating world of Digital Forensics and Higher Education.
Shaheed Parvez
On behalf of the Course Team, I would like to welcome you to the BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security course, I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week. As well as receiving useful information, we will help you to get to know your way around the campus. This will also be an opportunity to get to know staff and students through some fun activities.
Iain Rice
Hello and welcome to your BSc Computer Science course.
My name is Iain Rice and I will be the Course Leader for the programme, which means I have responsibility for the success, well-being, and overall experience within the course. To achieve this, I work very closely with the Module leaders and Personal tutors ensuring, collectively, we maintain and enhance your educational experience.
Course details: We are using the Moodle course management system for this course. Please refer to the Moodle page where you will find all the resources you need for your studies. I recommend that you log into Moodle now to ensure you can access the first semester modules of the programme. The module navigation menu will include links to the module description, learning outcomes, assessment details, lecturer presentations, teaching videos, assessment submission points and any announcements to updates on your module.
I strongly advise you also explore the following link which introduces you to IT systems deployed for your well-being, including iCity - a central web portal, where you will find personalised information, including your email account and course enrolment details.
Information Student support services can be found here. The link provides a range of support, including study skills, financial advice, accommodation issues, mental health and much more.
As you get started, my colleagues and I are happy to answer any questions that may arise or point you to relevant support.
Regards
Khalid Ismail
Welcome to the BSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence programme! My name is Khalid Ismail, and I am delighted to be the course leader for this exciting journey you are about to embark on.
As your course leader, I have the responsibility to ensure your success, well-being, and overall experience throughout the duration of your programme. To achieve this, I work closely with the Module leaders and Personal tutors. Together, we strive to maintain and enhance your educational experience, providing you with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence.
I am looking forward to meeting each and every one of you during the upcoming induction week. This will be a great opportunity for us to connect and get you started on your course. During the induction week, we will provide you with valuable information about the programme and the university. Through engaging activities, you will also have the chance to meet the dedicated staff members and fellow students who will accompany you on this academic journey.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. We are here to support you and ensure that your time on this programme is enriching and fulfilling.
Once again, welcome to the BSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence programme. I look forward to meeting you all and witnessing your growth and achievements.
Yussuf Ahmed
On behalf of the Course Team, I would like to welcome you to the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security course. I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week. As well as receiving useful information, we will help you to get to know your way around the campus. This will also be an opportunity to get to know staff and students through some fun activities.
Nizam Bolia
I would like to offer you the warmest welcome to BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Technology. The Course Team look forward to meeting you all. We have lots of engaging activities planned to enable you to meet your peers and help you find your way around the campus.
Xi Guo
It’s my pleasure to welcome you onto BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology.
I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week. As well as receiving useful information, we will help you to get to know your way around the campus. This will also be an opportunity to get to know staff and students through some fun activities.
The course you’re about to start is a very focussed programme, training you to develop into a games programmer. The skillset required for this is very transferrable, you will be acquiring abilities in web development, 3D modelling, visual effects, technical art, mobile technology as well as all the features of a talented software developer. These topics are all reliant on one another in the world of game development and you’ll use your knowledge in these areas to produce a professional suite of games for your portfolio during the duration of the course.
Here at BCU you’ll have access to a dedicated team of specialists to support you every step of the way. We want you to have a fulfilling, interesting and high-quality learning experience with us, and the course team have been working tirelessly to design a suite of content to provide you with exactly that.
During welcome week we'll introduce you to your new working environment and the staff who will support you. I very much look forward to meeting with all of you this week and encourage you to check out everything you can about the University and about game development before you start with us. Should you want to hit the ground running and wish to do a little bit of preparation before we start, please check out Getting Started with Unity at learn.unity.com. If you have any questions ahead of your arrival with us, please feel free to contact me, your course leader, by email at xi.guo@bcu.ac.uk.
Essential Equipment / IT recommendations: All IT hardware and software are provided on campus for your access and this is everything you will need to be able to succeed in the course. Additionally, there is a provision of a Virtual Desktop that can be accessed remotely for some tasks. However, some students have found it useful to have a PC or laptop to work from home in the past. Should you decide this will similarly benefit you, you may want to consider before investing the system requirements for Unity and Unreal Engine, both game engines we use regularly.
I would like to offer you the warmest of welcome to BSc (Hons) Computing. We hope you enjoy your time at the University and benefit from the experience. We have lots engaging activities planned to enable you to meet your peers and help you find your way around the campus.
Nizam Bolia - Course Leader
Sandeep Chahil
I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week. Here you'll receive important course information and get to know your way around the campus. There will also be an opportunity to get to know staff and students through some fun activities.
Sandeep Chahil - Course Leader
Dr Islah Ali-MacLachlan
I am looking forward to meeting you at induction week. As well as receiving useful information, we will help you to get to know your way around the campus. This will also be an opportunity to get to know staff and students through some fun activities including our ‘Sonic Art’ project.
You will be able to see your Welcome Week timetable from the end of August. Check back here for details.
Lianne Forbes
A big welcome to you all on behalf of the whole course team. We look forward to meeting with you during your Induction Week, where you will have the chance to meet your fellow students, your tutors and get to know the campus. Do look out for the student-led games jam where you can meet students from the games course as well as your own. We hope you have a fun-filled start to your university journey.
Essential equipment: A portable hard drive (as big as you can afford).
Dr Michael Bickerton
Dear students
On behalf of the Course Team I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to BCU and your Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Film Production. We hope your time here will be enjoyable, productive and rewarding as we help you acquire the knowledge and skills required to develop a career in the screen industries.
All we require from you is the commitment to engage fully with your studies and make every effort to take full advantage of the many opportunities which will become available to you over the next three years - or perhaps four if you choose to complete an industrial placement year.
I will be telling you a lot more about the course during Welcome Week and I encourage you to ask as many questions as you like about what you will actually be doing as you progress through the modules you will be studying. Being well-informed means the best possible start to what we hope will be a truly transformative journey through to your eventual graduation and everything good that awaits thereafter.
I look forward to meeting you very soon!
Best regards
Essential equipment:
Jens Lahr
Welcome to the BEng Automotive Engineering courses at Birmingham City University.
We hope that you will have a challenging, stimulating and enjoyable time studying with us this academic year leading to successful and fruitful results.
BEng Automotive Engineering offers an exciting course of study which is critical, challenging and forward-looking. The course also seeks to promote excellent reputation within industry for providing the appropriate knowledge and skills to match its needs. Our vision for BEng Automotive Engineering has been focussed by the determination to strike an equitable balance between the technological aspects, the principle skills and techniques necessary for a successful career within your discipline, and the demands of employers and professional bodies for this discipline-specific course.
BEng Automotive Engineering is taught by active researchers and practitioners who ensure that your curriculum is innovative in terms of content, assessment and delivery. A particular characteristic of BEng Automotive Engineering is its established tradition of research-informed teaching. BEng Automotive Engineering has also been designed in alignment with appropriate professional accreditation requirements and seamless progression themes that reflect the Quality Assurance Agency Subject Benchmark Statements and the Course Learning Outcomes.
Consistent to the academic requirements, the learning experience of the course reflects the nature of your career discipline, both in its content and skills provision. This culminates in the use of real-life projects (particularly in relation to project modules), case studies, scenarios and laboratory sessions in addition to the appropriate theoretical principles and analytical tools. Your Course Leader has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality and standards are maintained for the delivery of your course. Module leaders will look after your interests at the modular level. They report to the Course Leader and oversee the teaching of the module for which they have responsibility. They devise the teaching programme, produce module handbooks and contribute to Annual Monitoring. Technical advisers and Support Technicians have a wide range and depth of vocational knowledge and experience and will support you when appropriate.
You will be given every opportunity to discuss the course with the course and module leaders, and the teaching team are prepared to give assistance to you as necessary. The teaching team has an excellent reputation with existing students in terms of communication and availability. You are able to contact members of the teaching team throughout your study on the course.
In terms of formal opportunities for offering your feedback, there will be student representation from the BEng Automotive Engineering at the appropriate course committee. Your feedback will also take place through using standard Module and Course Evaluation Questionnaires. This feedback is analysed in team meetings and responses are fed into Annual Monitoring and back to you at the appropriate committee.
In this Course Handbook, we hope to give you all the essential information you will need in order to successfully complete your qualification. This handbook should be read in conjunction with individual module handbooks and specifications, learning resources found on Course Resources and website information. In addition to the help, information and advice available in this Course Handbook, each module has its own handbook. Module Handbooks should normally include:
As part of the Quality Assurance arrangements for your course, your work is firstly internally moderated and then externally moderated by an External Examiner to ensure that the standards of your course are comparable with other Universities in this country.
You will need to purchase your Engineering safety equipment - lab coat, goggles, and shoes. This can be purchased through our BCU online store.
It is important that you purchase these items before and during Welcome Week so that you can start practical activities in our workshops as soon as you arrive.
This year, all new first-year and foundation Engineering students will have colour-coded lab coats to represent the course you are studying, and these will be BCU branded and embroidered.
If you have already purchased a lab coat ready for Welcome Week (proof of purchase will be required), please contact the technical team at EBE_Technical_Services@bcu.ac.uk and we can look into this on a case by case basis. Safety boots and safety goggles are the same from our store as you will find elsewhere so if you have already purchased these in advance of starting the course that is fine and hang on to them.
Mario De Oliveira
Welcome to the BEng Electronic Engineering course at Birmingham City University. We hope that you will have a challenging, stimulating and enjoyable time studying with us this academic year leading to successful and fruitful results.
Electronic Engineering offers an exciting course of study which is critical, challenging and forward-looking. The course also seeks to promote excellent reputation within industry for providing the appropriate knowledge and skills to match its needs. Our vision for Electronic Engineering has been focussed by the determination to strike an equitable balance between the technological aspects, the principle skills and techniques necessary for a successful career within your discipline, and the demands of employers and professional bodies for this discipline-specific course.
Electronic Engineering is taught by active researchers and practitioners who ensure that your curriculum is innovative in terms of content, assessment and delivery. A particular characteristic of Electronic Engineering is its established tradition of research-informed teaching. Electronic Engineering has also been designed in alignment with appropriate professional accreditation requirements and seamless progression themes that reflect the Quality Assurance Agency Subject Benchmark Statements and the Course Learning Outcomes. Consistent to the academic requirements, the learning experience of the course reflects the nature of your career discipline, both in its content and skills provision. This culminates in the use of real life projects (particularly in relation to project modules), case studies, scenarios and laboratory sessions in addition to the appropriate theoretical principles and analytical tools.
Your Course Leader has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality and standards are maintained for the delivery of your course. Module leaders will look after your interests at the modular level. They report to the Course Leader and oversee the teaching of the module for which they have responsibility. They devise the teaching programme, produce module handbooks and contribute to Annual Monitoring. Technical advisers and Support Technicians have a wide range and depth of vocational knowledge and experience and will support you when appropriate.
In terms of formal opportunities for offering your feedback, there will be student representation from the Electronic Engineering at the appropriate course committee. Your feedback will also take place through using standard Module and Course Evaluation Questionnaires. This feedback is analysed in team meetings and responses are fed into Annual Monitoring and back to you at the appropriate committee.
In this Course Handbook, we hope to give you all the essential information you will need in order to successfully complete your qualification. This handbook should be read in conjunction with individual module guides, learning resources found on Course Resources and website information.
In addition to the help, information and advice available in this Course Handbook, each module has its own Module Specification. Module Specifications should normally include:
Payam Soltani
Welcome to the BEng Mechanical Engineering at Birmingham City University. We hope that you will have a challenging, stimulating and enjoyable time studying with us this academic year leading to successful and fruitful results.
Mechanical Engineering offers an exciting programme of study which is critical, challenging and forward-looking. The programme also seeks to promote excellent reputation within industry for providing the appropriate knowledge and skills to match its needs. Our vision for Mechanical Engineering has been focussed by the determination to strike an equitable balance between the technological aspects, the principle skills and techniques necessary for a successful career within your discipline, and the demands of employers and professional bodies for this discipline-specific programme.
Mechanical Engineering is taught by active researchers and practitioners who ensure that your curriculum is innovative in terms of content, assessment and delivery. A particular characteristic of Mechanical Engineering is its established tradition of research-informed teaching. Mechanical Engineering has also been designed in alignment with appropriate professional accreditation requirements and seamless progression themes that reflect the Quality Assurance Agency Subject Benchmark Statements and the Programme Learning Outcomes. Consistent to the academic requirements, the learning experience of the programme reflects the nature of your career discipline, both in its content and skills provision.
This culminates in the use of real life projects (particularly in relation to project modules), case studies, scenarios and laboratory sessions in addition to the appropriate theoretical principles and analytical tools. Your Programme Leader has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality and standards are maintained for the delivery of your programme. Module leaders will look after your interests at the modular level. They report to the Programme Leader and oversee the teaching of the module for which they have responsibility. They devise the teaching programme, produce module handbooks and contribute to Annual Monitoring. Technical advisers and Support Technicians have a wide range and depth of vocational knowledge and experience and will support you when appropriate.
You will be given every opportunity to discuss the programme with the programme and module leaders, and the teaching team are prepared to give assistance to you as necessary. The teaching team has an excellent reputation with existing students in terms of communication and availability. You are able to contact members of the teaching team throughout your study on the programme.
In terms of formal opportunities for offering your feedback, there will be student representation from the Mechanical Engineering at the appropriate programme committee. Your feedback will also take place through using standard Module and Programme Evaluation Questionnaires. This feedback is analysed in team meetings and responses are fed into Annual Monitoring and back to you at the appropriate committee.
Sid Ouldja
Welcome to the Architectural Technology team at BCU where Architectural Design Meets Construction Technology. Congratulations on choosing to embark on your BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology which is one of the creative STEM professions. We hope you are looking forward to the course and looking forward to taking your first steps to becoming a Chartered Architectural Technologist.
The Chartered AT is the key provider of modern and successful design solutions based on a combination of aesthetics and technology. We are also the experts in the digital technology side of the building sector. The course will reveal to you the profession of the AT and introduce the knowledge, skills and techniques you will practice and develop with us and in your professional life. We are here to support you from the beginning of your studies until graduation and beyond!
This guide is designed to enable you to understand more about the aims and structure of the course as well as the types of assessment methods you will encounter as part of the course. For more detailed information the day-to-day aspects of the course, favourite or set as your home page the AT@BCU web page.
Please feel free to follow the course’s Instagram virtual community: AT_BCU. I look forward to working with you all!
Chris Roberts
Welcome to Building Surveying @BCU ‘Tradition With Innovation’. Congratulations on choosing to embark on your BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying. We hope you are looking forward to the course and looking forward to taking your first steps to becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor. Building Surveying is an exciting career, with a flexibility to explore many different career paths which all offer an exciting and interesting journey.
The course will give you the important skills you need to understand the technical requirements of the building surveying profession whilst also giving you the opportunity to learn and explore the built environment industry. As a graduate you will leave us with the skills you need, the knowledge the industry requires and a thirst to use those skills in one of the greatest industries in the world. You will also be well versed in the requirements needed to take the next step in your professional career, with our guidance you will be prepared to then begin your journey with the RICS to begin your Chartership.
I look forward to teaching you all and being part of your journey here at Birmingham City University.
Andy Lim
Welcome to BCU Civil Engineering!
As a course leader and on behalf of the Civil Engineering team, we are looking forward welcoming you to the course. We hope you are excited to be starting the course and all the learning and development opportunities it will provide!
The Civil Engineering course has been developed following the state-of-the-art in education, industry, and research. We cover a wide array of topics, in a multitude of formats, and we prepare you for a range of careers in civil engineering and beyond. This degree gives you a strong grounding in the design and analysis of Civil Engineering structures.
Throughout your studies here, you will develop complex problem-solving skills, gain the ability to sketch, model engineering solutions and technical report writing, with the opportunity to study and learn side-by-side with students from a wide array of Engineering and Built Environment disciplines. As you progress, your developing analytical abilities will combine with hands-on experience of state-of-the-art equipment, establishing skills which are vital to securing employment in the civil engineering industry.
The guide is designed to enable you to understand more about the aims and structure of the course and the Course Handbook will provide all the essential information as well as the type and style of modules you will take. For more detailed information the day to day aspects of the course, remember to check regularly Moodle and your BCU email account.
Dr Andy Lim, BEng(Hons) MRes PhD FHEA
Essential equipment: You will be required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of safety shoes and a lab coat during your practical laboratory and workshop sessions.
Dr John Posillico
Congratulations and Welcome to Birmingham City University. As a BSc (Hons) in Construction Management student, we hope you are looking forward to the course and looking forward to taking your first steps to becoming a Chartered Construction Manager.
The BSc (Hons) Construction Management is a degree course which seeks to prepare construction professionals for an exciting and challenging career in construction and infrastructure in the UK and abroad.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. The growing importance of technology and integrated delivery plays an increasingly important role in the industry. This construction management degree will give you the skills to deal with these challenges and more. With innovation at the core of the programme, you will learn through creative problem solving and working with our industrial partners.
Many of the tutors in the course have years of practical experience as well as academic qualifications with several members of staff actively involved in our professional bodies and the final assessment of graduates in their professional interviews.
The course has been designed in line with the needs of potential employers in the public, private and third sectors. It has also been developed in accordance with the requirements of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Both forms of accreditation will allow you to progress through your studies as a student member and before working towards your professional qualification in Industry. As a Construction Manager, you will be involved in managing the project from inception and design through to occupation.
This requires a wide range of skills and involves management of people and communities if a project is to be delivered safely, on time, on budget and to the highest possible quality. This Construction Management course will focus on Integrated Project Delivery, working within a design team and understanding the impact of early decision making on your profession and community. This guide is designed to enable you to understand more about the aims and structure of the course as well as the types of assessment methods you will encounter as part of the course.
If you have any questions about the contents of this Course Guide, need further information or have any concerns at any time during your studies, please do not hesitate to let your Course Leader or Module Tutors know.
Dr John Posillico - Course Leader
Dr Saeed Talebi
Congratulations and Welcome to Birmingham City University. On behalf of the course team, may I welcome you to BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying course. I wish you every success in your study and hope you have a really good experience here at Birmingham City University and a successful career following your graduation. As a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying student, we hope you are looking forward to the course and looking forward to taking your first steps to becoming a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.
The BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying is a degree course which seeks to prepare construction professionals for an exciting and challenging career in construction and infrastructure in the UK and abroad. The course has been designed in line with the needs of potential employers in the public, private and third sectors. It has also been developed in accordance with the requirements of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Both forms of accreditation will allow you to progress through your studies as a student member and before working towards your professional qualification in Industry.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. The growing importance of technology and integrated delivery plays an increasingly important role in the industry. This surveying degree will give you the skills to deal with these challenges and more. With innovation at the core of the programme, you will learn through creative problem solving and working with our industrial partners.
Many of the tutors in the course have years of practical experience as well as academic qualifications with several members of staff actively involved in our professional bodies and the final assessment of graduates in their professional interviews. If you have any questions about the contents of this Course Guide, need further information or have any concerns at any time during your studies, please do not hesitate to let your Course Leader or Module Tutors know.
I look forward to teaching you, supporting you, and being part of your journey here at Birmingham City University.
We Are Proud To Be BCU!
Dr Saeed Talebi, Course Leader
Timothy Lee
I look forward to meeting you during the induction week. We have lots of activities planned to help you find your way around the campus, find out how things work, enable you to meet your peers and tutors, and get you started on your real estate journey.
As a course leader for the BSc (Hons) Real Estate degree course, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the truly great city of Birmingham and Birmingham City University. You have chosen a course which is diverse and dynamic, academic but professional, challenging yet rewarding. I want you to succeed in your studies and to get the best possible start to your future career in Real Estate. This is where the journey starts! Once again, I welcome you on board and look forward to helping you reach your full potential.
Dr Timothy Lee - Course Leader
Essential equipment: Scientific calculator
Solomon Adjei
As a Higher National Certificate student, we hope you are looking forward to the course and to taking your first steps to higher academic qualifications. Here you will gain fundamental knowledge to allow exploration of a range of construction roles and further progression to Built Environment Degree courses.
The course has a practical focus, you will gain understanding of the technical, legal and scientific principles of construction, and be supported by expert staff who have professional experience of working on multi-million-pound housing and commercial developments, as well as having excellent working knowledge of the construction industry. You’ll also benefit from having access to both state-of-the-art digital facilities and traditional resources.
Using advanced BIM software, surveying equipment and a computer-generated virtual building site, you get accustomed to the technology used in industry.
Your course will be taught across two locations:
Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr and Seacole Building, City South Campus.
Your course will mainly be taught across the following facilities:
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Curzon Building, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with C)
Millennium Point, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with MP)
Moreton Street in the Jewellery Quarter, within the Assay Office Birmingham building
Your course will be taught by our partners, the National Institute of Conductive Education. You will be based at the Conductive College in Moseley.
Parkside Building, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with P)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with RBC)
Ruskin Hall, Bournville (Room numbers start with SRU)
School of Art (Room numbers start with MAR)
School of Jewellery (Room numbers start with CSJ)
Seacole Building, City South Campus (Room numbers start with SCT)
STEAMhouse, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with CST)
Your first semester will be taught at the Seacole Building, City South Campus (Room numbers start with SCT).
From January 2025, your course will mainly be taught at the City Centre Campus.
Unit 3B Heneage Street
Birmingham Metropolitan College at its James Watt Campus
South and City College Birmingham's Digbeth Campus
Matthew Boulton Campus, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Your course is part of the Faculty of Art, Design and Media.
Your Faculty Student Centre is your first point of enquiry during your time with us. You can find them at:
Faculty of Arts, Design and Media: Parkside PS304-306
Your course is part of the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences: Curzon C335
Your course is part of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and The Built Environment.
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment: STEAMhouse CST318
Your course is part of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences.
Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences: Seacole SCT002
As a student on the FdSc Sports Coaching and Development degree course with the Aston Villa Foundation, your course is part of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences within City South Campus.
Your first point of enquiry during your time with us will be your course teaching team who are situated at Aston Villa Football Club, Villa Park. If you have any queries or need support then please contact your Course Leader Dr. Anthony Weldon.
We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham City University!
You must have your ID card visible at all times when on campus, so if you have received yours before your first day, ensure you bring this with you. If you enrolled late you will need to collect one on campus during your first few days. Please remember that your ID card is for your use only. You must never let anyone else use it.
To complete your enrolment, you will need the following:
What else? The rest is up to you! You will find a shop, café, pub, computer access and water fountains on campus, but we do recommend you bring the following on the first day:
And remember, the weather in Birmingham can be changeable!
Your Faculty Student Centre (FSC) is your one-stop-shop for all student support and guidance. Your FSC team will have extensive knowledge of student life, ready to help with anything related to your student journey; from starting out, all the way through to assessments and beyond.
FSCs are open 8am-6pm Monday-Friday, excluding bank holidays.
ADM.FSC@bcu.ac.uk
+44 (0)121 331 5719
Parkside Building, Level 3, P306
BLSS.FSC@bcu.ac.uk
+44 (0)121 331 6488
Curzon Building, Level 3, C335
CEBE.FSC@bcu.ac.uk
+44 (0)121 300 4007
STEAMHouse, Level 3, CST318
HELS.FSC@bcu.ac.uk
+44 (0)121 331 7105
Seacole Building, Level 0, SCT002
The Student Success Advisors are BCU graduates here to advise and support you on your journey through university. They will be in contact to ensure you are settling in your course, point you in the right direction for any type of help you may need and push your success further from an academic and employability perspective.
To achieve all that, they run a series of projects, events, campaigns, and talks customised to each Faculty's need.
You can see what your Student Success Advisors are doing to help you, and connect with the team on Moodle or Instagram or contact admssa.team@bcu.ac.uk.
You can see what your Student Success Advisors are doing to help you and find out more about them on iCity. You can also connect with them on Twitter or contact them on BLSSSSATEAM@bcu.ac.uk.
You can see what your Student Success Advisors are doing to help you on the team’s iCity page which has your welcome guide, more info, array of activities, news and contact, or get in touch with them on cebesuccess@bcu.ac.uk. You can also follow the team on TikTok @cebe_ssa.
You can see what your Student Success Advisors are doing to help you and find out more about them on iCity. You can also contact HELSSuccess@bcu.ac.uk or connect with them on Moodle, Twitter or Instagram.
During Welcome Week, you’ll get to meet our Student Ambassadors as soon as you walk onto campus. They’ll be there to support you with finding your Faculty Student Centre, collecting your ID card and guiding you in the right direction, and for a friendly hello!
We expect all international students to engage with their studies for Semester 1 or in person from Welcome Week (w/c 16 September 2024).
The final deadline to arrive in the UK to complete enrolment will be week 4 (w/c 14 October 2024).
Please check the guidelines on entering the UK from your country or territory before planning your journey.
Welcome Week takes place between Monday 16 September and Friday 20 September 2024.
The Doctoral Research College (DRC) Team will contact you with further information regarding the induction information for your course. Once your programme has commenced, we expect you to engage with your studies in person, as required.
Your research degree programme will be supported by a number of people and departments across the University.
As a postgraduate research degree student at Birmingham City University, you will be a student of the Faculty in which your research study is focused, and your supervisory team is the primary point of contact for all academic issues. Academic and progression processes will be overseen and authorised by the Faculty Research Degrees and Environment Committee (FRDEC).
Welcome to Birmingham City University and the start of your life as a postgraduate research student, a valued member of our vibrant research community. We recognise fully the commitment that you have made by choosing to study with us for a research degree, and we understand the support that you will need from our academic staff in faculties, our wider research community and our professional services teams to enable your success.
At BCU, we are committed to distinctive, original and rigorous research which discovers new knowledge and which delivers real-world benefits to society. Through your research and advanced practice you will discover new insights and know-how. By sharing your research outcomes effectively through publication, conference attendance and public and business engagement, your research has the potential to deliver meaningful societal, cultural and economic benefits on a local, national or even global scale. Increasingly, our research findings are being applied by others to address national and global challenges, through interdisciplinary research teams and international collaborations.
In the last UK-wide exercise to measure research quality, REF2021, 93% of our research was recognised internationally for originality, significance and rigour, of which 19% was judged world-leading. Our submission to REF2021 demonstrated how our research has been growing in volume and quality, and included 310 staff submitted to 14 subject areas. This is more than double the number of staff assessed by REF2014, as more of our academic staff engage in impactful research of internationally recognised quality.
We are continuing our journey to further improve the quality and impact of our research; to grow our research community and enhance our research culture. We look forward to the valuable contributions that you will make.
We hope that you will enjoy being a part of our diverse and expanding research community and find your research degree programme to be a rewarding and challenging experience. In addition to gaining a much deeper understanding of your chosen subject area and discovering new knowledge, you will also develop a wide range of transferable skills that will set you up for your professional life beyond your PhD.
Please take the time to read the information in these Welcome pages, and the links therein, as it will help you settle into the University.
We wish you the very best of luck with your studies.
Dr Jenny HardingDirector, Doctoral Research College
As you will be aware from your application and offer letter, all new research degree students are expected to attend and complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice during their first year of the PhD, DHealth or DBA programme (or during the second year of your EdD programme).
This course lasts one semester and aims to support you in developing the skills and competences required to successfully complete higher degree research. It is intended to complement the guidance and support you will receive from your research degree supervisory team, who will be the key part of your development as a researcher.
The course aims to:
The course serves to develop the wider research student community at Birmingham City University and enable participants to share any concerns that they may have and mutually support one another. It is important that you attend the programme both to gain the knowledge required to carry out your research degree, but also to make contacts with researchers in other faculties.
Successful completion of this programme is required in order to progress on the degree and attendance is compulsory for all new research students.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice is delivered via faculty and subject specific sessions as well as common sessions (involving the wider research student community).
More details on the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice will be provided at your induction.
The final deadline to arrive in the UK to complete enrolment for your research degree will be week 4 (w/c 23 September 2024).
Your course will be taught by our partners, the Centre for Research in Early Childhood. You will be based at the St Thomas Children’s Centre near Birmingham city centre.
Your course will be taught across several locations.
In the first semester, you will be taught at the Seacole Building, City South Campus, and the Doug Ellis Sports Centre and the Alexander Stadium, both in Perry Barr.
From January 2025, your course will be taught at the City Centre Campus, the Doug Ellis Sports Centre and the Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr.
Your course will be taught across two locations. In the first semester, you will be taught at the Seacole Building, City South Campus with practical sessions at the Doug Ellis Sports Centre in Perry Barr. From January 2025, your course will be taught at the City Centre Campus and the Doug Ellis Sports Centre in Perry Barr.
Heading to university in September? We've put together some handy information to help you get ready for student life.
Your life as a BCU student starts now, so it's time to plan ahead and get the essential stuff sorted before you arrive at university.
Once you get here, we’ve got a host of activities planned to get you stuck in to life at BCU, which kicks off with Welcome Week.
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