Students' Experience
The many benefits of Birmingham City Business School
We recognise that, as a student, you demand the best.
So, every one of us at The School are totally committed to providing you with an educational experience of the very highest quality.
To do this and to provide you with the very finest programmes and courses requires continual investment in staff, course development, teaching and learning.
But it doesn't stop there. We also include innovation, research, a strong learning environment and many, many other associated resources.
We acknowledge your high expectations and know that we need to continue to improve by extending our thinking and practice to make things even more impressive for you.
How are we going to do that? Well, here are a number of important principles that we adhere to:
Our key principles developed specifically for you – the student
- Academically rigorous courses taught by experienced academics and business professionals
- Curriculum informed by up-to-date research and the current issues and challenges facing businesses and organisations
- Learning linked to the real world of business, through projects, action-based learning, placements and work-based learning, and assessment
- Strong commitment to professional and personal development, as well as the development of knowledge and understanding of business
- International experience – through curriculum, projects, profile of student body, links with international partners and companies – and an international faculty
- Strong student support systems and academic guidance
- Commitment to career and alumni management
- Quality assurance and enhancement systems that deal with issues and problems
- New course developments to keep the School’s course portfolio competitive
- Teaching and learning staff development to support innovation and leading-edge practice
- Research staff development
- Development of international partnerships
- Staffing/ staff development investment to support the School’s changing profile of business
- Marketing and promotional investment to support building up the Birmingham City Business School brand
- Upgrade of the Business School estate – to develop an inspiring learning environment