Malaysia
Our team in Malaysia works hard to develop strong working relationships between countries. We have a long history of welcoming Malaysian students to Birmingham, and you will be excited about what our city has to offer. We have an active Malaysian Student Association through our Students’ Union.
Living in Birmingham means you’ll be in one of the UK’s most vibrant and diverse locations, with world-class restaurants, including traditional Malaysian cuisine, history, entertainment and shops.
We’re proudly accredited by ACCA, in testament to the quality of both the teaching provision and student support provided for ACCA students.
It's a particularly exciting time to become a student at Birmingham City University. We've invested over £500 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our City Centre Campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities. We've invested heavily in innovative technology to give our students the best possible preparation for their chosen careers. Facilities include a mock law court, a virtual radiography suite, broadcast studios, fashion workshops and a mock operating theatre.
Our research work continues to attract international attention, 93% of our research was recognised internationally for originality, significance and rigour, of which 19% was judged world-leading (REF 2021).
- Brickfields Asia College (BAC)
- DISTED College
- Elite International College
- Erican College
- HELP University
- IACT
- Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
- International Islamic College
- Kolej Poly-Tech MARA
- Malaysia University of Science and Technology
- Malvern International College
- Multimedia University (MMU)
- President College
- Reliance College
- Sentral College Penang
- Sunway
- TAR University College
- Taylor’s Placement Centre
- The One Academy
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Undergraduate
A STPM with the relevant grades achieved from three out of the five subjects studied OR the Malaysian Ministry of Education Matriculation Certificate with Grade B/GPA 3.0 PLUS 5 SPM subjects with Grades A1 - C6, including Maths and English OR UEC 70% from five subjects (excluding Chinese and Malay).
Postgraduate
Malaysian Honours Degree with minimum grade GPA 2.5 / 4 OR Australian Bachelor Degree with minimum grade Credit / Second Class Division when studied at Curtin University, Monash University, Swinburne University.
Some postgraduate courses require a subject-specific undergraduate degree to qualify for entry; for example, Law, Computing, Social Sciences, Engineering, etc. Please check the relevant course page for this information.
Special requirements
Art and Design
All undergraduate Art and Design courses require a good portfolio of artwork. Some postgraduate Art and Design courses also require a portfolio, others require a proposal of studies, while some courses require both a portfolio and a proposal of studies. Please check the relevant course page for specific requirements.
Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE)
All undergraduate courses in the CEBE subjects require Mathematics at O Level. However, Mathematics is required at AS Level, with a minimum Grade C or equivalent, for the Engineering suite and BEng in Telecommunication and Networks.
Business School
All Business School undergraduate Year 1 courses require a minimum mathematics grade of C at O Level or the equivalent.
English language requirements
Undergraduate
BCU is offering a scholarship of £5,000 to self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree. The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount of £3,000 in year one and £2,000 in year two.
Undergraduate scholarship terms and conditions
Postgraduate
BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree. The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount.
Postgraduate scholarship terms and conditions
Please contact Lisa Hwang (lisa.hwang@bcu.ac.uk) for more information.
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