English Offer Holder Days

Book your place

Take a look at our dates and booking details, and see what you can expect on the day.

View your schedule

View your schedule for the day and find out what you’ve got to look forward to.

Dates and booking

Available dates can be found below - just click the link for your preferred date to book your place. Only one date can be booked for each course you have applied to, and please be aware that places are limited.

  • Wednesday 12 March - bookings now closed
  • Saturday 26 April - bookings now closed

Don't forget to view your schedule for the day to find out what you've got to look forward to.

What is an Offer Holder Day?

An Offer Holder Day is more in-depth than an Open Day and gives you a more tailored experience. You'll find out more about your course and hear about the student experience through taster sessions and opportunities to meet academic staff and current students. You will also have an opportunity to view our accommodation and chat to our support services.

If you have already been to an Open Day, this is your chance to explore your course and subject area in more detail and if not, you'll get an in-depth introduction to studying here.

You are welcome to bring one guest with you to an Offer Holder Day – and we provide a special programme of activities for parents and carers (outlined in the schedule below). We know that parents and carers have lots of questions and concerns about what university life is like, so we have provided dedicated time for them to get the information they need.

What to expect on the day

Here are some of the things you'll be able to see and do during your Offer Holder Day:

In-depth information

Get in-depth information about your chosen course.

Learn about student life

Hear about the student experience at BCU direct from our current students.

Explore the campus

See the facilities that you’ll have access to on your course.

Meet the experts

Talk to your future academic tutors.

Information for parents and carers

Meet colleagues from student services and ask them any questions you may have.

Get all the info you need

Find out about finance, accommodation and student support.

Schedules

Select your course and take a look at the schedules below

Which day are you planning to attend?

---- Sessions

If you have booked a ---- session, please select the ---- schedule.

12pm

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 12pm and 12.15pm, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

12.30pm

Welcome

An introduction to studying English at Birmingham City University.

1pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

1.45pm

Creative Writing Taster Seminar: Working with Cliches

In this interactive session we'll think about spotting, avoiding, and freshening up some of the most exhausted phrases in the English Language. So come along and bite the bullet! Get ready to think outside the box, go the extra mile and give 110%.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

2.45pm

Comfort break

3pm

Sonnets

This seminar is all about sonnets. What makes a sonnet and why is it important to English literary tradition? We will look at sonnets about the River Nile by the Romantic poets John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Leigh Hunt, before devising strategies to write our own.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

4pm

Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)

Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

6.15pm

Close

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

10.30am

Welcome

An introduction to studying English at Birmingham City University.

11am

City Poems

In this creative writing workshop, you will read and discuss examples of city poems including work by T. S. Eliot, Hope Mirrlees, and Roy Fisher. You will use observation, memory, photographs, and sound as inspiration for new writing about urban landscapes. You’ll have the opportunity to try a number of writing exercises and share your work in draft form.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out about more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

12pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

12.45pm

Dramatic Realism

In this interactive session we'll learn about one of the most influential movements in modern European theatre history, dramatic realism. We'll explore a seminal text from this movement and have a go at analysing a passage from this play with attention to both textual and performance elements in our analysis.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

1.45pm

Tour our accommodation, campus and facilities (optional)

Your chance to take a look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

4pm

Close

12pm

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 12pm and 12.15pm, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

12.30pm

Welcome

An introduction to studying English Literature at Birmingham City University.

1pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

1.45pm

Creative Writing Taster Seminar: Working with Cliches

In this interactive session we'll think about spotting, avoiding, and freshening up some of the most exhausted phrases in the English Language. So come along and bite the bullet! Get ready to think outside the box, go the extra mile and give 110%.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

2.45pm

Comfort break

3pm

Sonnets

This seminar is all about sonnets. What makes a sonnet and why is it important to English literary tradition? We will look at sonnets about the River Nile by the Romantic poets John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Leigh Hunt, before devising strategies to write our own.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

4pm

Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)

Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

6.15pm

Close

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

10.30am

Welcome

An introduction to studying English Literature at Birmingham City University.

11am

City Poems

In this creative writing workshop, you will read and discuss examples of city poems including work by T. S. Eliot, Hope Mirrlees, and Roy Fisher. You will use observation, memory, photographs, and sound as inspiration for new writing about urban landscapes. You’ll have the opportunity to try a number of writing exercises and share your work in draft form.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out about more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

12pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

12.45pm

Dramatic Realism

In this interactive session we'll learn about one of the most influential movements in modern European theatre history, dramatic realism. We'll explore a seminal text from this movement and have a go at analysing a passage from this play with attention to both textual and performance elements in our analysis.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

1.45pm

Tour our accommodation, campus and facilities (optional)

Your chance to take a look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

4pm

Close

12pm

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 12pm and 12.15pm, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

12.30pm

Welcome

An introduction to studying English Language and Literature at Birmingham City University.

1pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

1.45pm

Creative Writing Taster Seminar: Working with Cliches

In this interactive session we'll think about spotting, avoiding, and freshening up some of the most exhausted phrases in the English Language. So come along and bite the bullet! Get ready to think outside the box, go the extra mile and give 110%.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

2.45pm

Comfort break

3pm

Sonnets

This seminar is all about sonnets. What makes a sonnet and why is it important to English literary tradition? We will look at sonnets about the River Nile by the Romantic poets John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Leigh Hunt, before devising strategies to write our own.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

4pm

Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)

Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

6.15pm

Close

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

10.30am

Welcome

An introduction to studying English Language and Literature at Birmingham City University.

11am

City Poems

In this creative writing workshop, you will read and discuss examples of city poems including work by T. S. Eliot, Hope Mirrlees, and Roy Fisher. You will use observation, memory, photographs, and sound as inspiration for new writing about urban landscapes. You’ll have the opportunity to try a number of writing exercises and share your work in draft form.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out about more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

12pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

12.45pm

Dramatic Realism

In this interactive session we'll learn about one of the most influential movements in modern European theatre history, dramatic realism. We'll explore a seminal text from this movement and have a go at analysing a passage from this play with attention to both textual and performance elements in our analysis.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

1.45pm

Tour our accommodation, campus and facilities (optional)

Your chance to take a look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

4pm

Close

12pm

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 12pm and 12.15pm, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

12.30pm

Welcome

An introduction to studying English and Creative Writing at Birmingham City University.

1pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

1.45pm

Creative Writing Taster Seminar: Working with Cliches

In this interactive session we'll think about spotting, avoiding, and freshening up some of the most exhausted phrases in the English Language. So come along and bite the bullet! Get ready to think outside the box, go the extra mile and give 110%.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

2.45pm

Comfort break

3pm

Sonnets

This seminar is all about sonnets. What makes a sonnet and why is it important to English literary tradition? We will look at sonnets about the River Nile by the Romantic poets John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Leigh Hunt, before devising strategies to write our own.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

4pm

Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)

Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

6.15pm

Close

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

10.30am

Welcome

An introduction to studying English and Creative Writing at Birmingham City University.

11am

City Poems

In this creative writing workshop, you will read and discuss examples of city poems including work by T. S. Eliot, Hope Mirrlees, and Roy Fisher. You will use observation, memory, photographs, and sound as inspiration for new writing about urban landscapes. You’ll have the opportunity to try a number of writing exercises and share your work in draft form.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out about more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

12pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

12.45pm

Dramatic Realism

In this interactive session we'll learn about one of the most influential movements in modern European theatre history, dramatic realism. We'll explore a seminal text from this movement and have a go at analysing a passage from this play with attention to both textual and performance elements in our analysis.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

1.45pm

Tour our accommodation, campus and facilities (optional)

Your chance to take a look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

4pm

Close

12pm

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 12pm and 12.15pm, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

12.30pm

Welcome

An introduction to studying English and Journalism at Birmingham City University.

1pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

1.45pm

Media Podcast Design

This activity will introduce the collaborative podcast brief, which will relate to your chosen course, allowing break-out time to devise a podcast plan with your course tutor.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

2.45pm

Comfort break

3pm

Sonnets

This seminar is all about sonnets. What makes a sonnet and why is it important to English literary tradition? We will look at sonnets about the River Nile by the Romantic poets John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Leigh Hunt, before devising strategies to write our own.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

4pm

Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)

Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

6.15pm

Close

10am

Check in for your Offer Holder Day

We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, so you have all the information you need ahead of the first session.

10.30am

Welcome

An introduction to studying English and Journalism at Birmingham City University.

11am

Media Podcast Design

This activity will introduce the collaborative podcast brief, which will relate to your chosen course, allowing break-out time to devise a podcast plan with your course tutor.

Parents/guardians: Life at BCU panel session

Find out about more about student safety and the BCU student experience via this panel session with colleagues from teams including Careers, Finance and Student Support.

12pm

Lunch

Lunch is included for offer holders and parents/guardians. Staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying at BCU.

12.45pm

Dramatic Realism

In this interactive session we'll learn about one of the most influential movements in modern European theatre history, dramatic realism. We'll explore a seminal text from this movement and have a go at analysing a passage from this play with attention to both textual and performance elements in our analysis.

Parents/guardians: Q&A with our support services

Colleagues from Accommodation and Student Support will be available to answer any questions you may have.

1.45pm

Tour our accommodation, campus and facilities (optional)

Your chance to take a look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.

4pm

Close

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Travelling to your Offer Holder Day

Planes, trains and automobiles? Birmingham is full of transport links! From New Street Station, providing a way to work and study in Birmingham for people all across the country, to the newly extended Metro system, there are so many ways to get around.

If you're thinking of getting to us by coach, then National Express has 30% off return tickets to Birmingham Coach Station for visitors to our Offer Holder Days. See full terms and conditions and get your discount.

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