Birmingham City University : Undergraduate Fees and Funding

Undergraduate fees for 2012/13

Here are our planned full-time and part-time fees for new students starting undergraduate courses in 2012. The fees have been broken down into subjects, however there may be variances for individual courses - further details are available under individual course listings.

For more information about the new fees, visit our tuition fees FAQs.

Full-time fees

£6,000

All HNDs and Foundation degrees.

£7,500

First degrees in Business and Management; Sociology; Early Childhood Education Studies; Children and Integrated Professional Care; Computing, Information and Communication Technology; Architectural Technology; Property, Construction and Planning; English: Health and Social Care (other than those courses delivered under our NHS contract), PGCE Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET).

£8,200

First degrees in Art and Design; Architecture; Law; Engineering; Digital Media Technology; Engineering Design and Manufacturing Systems; Psychology; Criminology; Criminal Investigation; Media and Communication; Community Theatre.

£9,000

Jewellery; Music; Acting; Stage Management; Primary Education with QTS; PGCE Primary and Early Years; PGCE Secondary courses.

Where a full-time undergraduate student opts to extend the normal length of a Bachelor’s degree by an additional year in order to take a full-year work placement there will be no fee for the additional placement year.

The fee set for entrants will apply to them for the duration of their studies. Fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase, in line with the amount set by the Government.

The new tuition fee announcements do not include courses that are funded by the NHS through the Strategic Health Authority (SHA) for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

Get further information on funding and support for full-time undergraduates.

Part-time fees

£750 per 15 credit module for courses charged at the full-time rate of £6,000 above

£940 per 15 credit module for subjects charged at the full-time rate of £7,500 above

£1,025 per 15 credit module for subjects charged at the full-time rate of £8,200 above

£1,125 per 15 credit module for subjects charged at the full-time rate of £9,000 above

Get further information on funding and support for part-time undergraduates.

Financial options and advice

We have deliberately tried to set affordable fees wherever possible to help our students avoid debt. We’ve also set clear, transparent fees - rather than charging £9,000 across the board and then offsetting the fees with complicated bursaries.

Full-time students won’t have to pay for tuition fees until after their studies – there are government tuition fee loans available. If you are a full-time student, after leaving university you will start to pay back your loan once you are earning over £21,000 a year, at a rate of nine per cent on any income above £21,000. So if you were earning £25,000, you would pay back nine per cent of £4,000, or £30 per month. 

For more information, including examples of typical loan repayments, you can download Facts on financial support for full-time students and Facts on financial support for part-time students.

The government’s Your Future website also offers useful information about how much you can expect to pay back each year in various graduate jobs, while Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis offers key facts on fees, loans & grants.

If you are a parent wondering how to support your son or daughter you may find it useful to read our Parents’ and Supporters’ Guide.