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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.
You will be able to see your Welcome Week timetable from the end of August. Check back here for details.
You can also download the University Assistant app and sign up with your course details for updates on Welcome Week.
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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.
You will be able to see your timetable for the whole semester, including your course induction, on iCity or the iBCU App from the end of August. You will receive an email when timetables are released.
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Dr Sara Gracey
As your Course Leader for the International Human Resources Management course, I warmly welcome you to your new programme of study.
The teaching team, based in the Faculty of Business, Law, and Social Sciences, is pleased to welcome you and help you settle into BCU.
Feeling nervous on your first day or week is normal; many others will share the same experience. Besides facilitating your learning, my role is to foster a sense of community by providing opportunities for idea-sharing, networking, and collaborative work. Induction is crucial for building our learning community, so please engage in the activities during Welcome Week and beyond.
As your course leader, I am also your Personal Tutor, which means I will help you with any queries, worries or concerns. The Personal Tutor role is to offer academic advice and guidance throughout your time at university. Once you enrol, you can access Moodle, our virtual learning environment. Participate in the activities there to kickstart your course and acquaint yourself with your classmates before arriving on campus. We’re all very friendly, and you’ll settle in very quickly. Many people are available to support you, so if you need us, please get in touch. Finally, I wish you the best of luck with your study of Human Resources, a fast emerging field, constantly changing and a profession facing increasing globalisation.
Before you arrive on campus, please take a look at your course Moodle page where you will find lots of useful information to prepare you for Welcome Week.
Download your Welcome Week timetable
If you are a UK-based distance learning student, you may also wish to attend our on-campus Students’ Union Welcome Week, which takes place between Monday 16 September and Friday 20 September 2024.
Dr Ashikul Khan
Welcome to the Master of Science (MSc) Management programme with many pathways. The programme resides in the School Graduate Management within the Business School in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, one of the four faculties of Birmingham City University.
The programme is carefully designed to enrich your knowledge and pave the way for your career development and success. We know that your desire to achieve a postgraduate education is to add value capable of fulfilling your desires and aspirations. We guarantee you to achieve beyond that with our tenacious team of academics.
We have carefully considered the international students in our course design, and you will see how cultural diversity, equality and inclusivity are assured in our programme. We pride ourselves on one that fosters innovative research and excellent academic culture.
Dr Hakeem Ajonbadi
Welcome to the course and the school. I want you to find the experience with us of great value to both your career development and the enrichment of your personal life.
We have lots of fun and engaging activities planned for the induction week to help you navigate your way around and also enable you to meet your peers and tutors and therefore hope you are excited to join us for the week.
We want to help make this an enjoyable and rewarding experience for you and look forward to meeting you in personal.
Make sure you visit our Moodle site for an overview of Welcome Week arrangements and any activities you need to complete before arriving.
Dr. Shishank Shishank
I am delighted to welcome you to the MSc Global Business Operations course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment.
Induction is a really important part of your first steps at University. We want you to feel part of our community, get to know the course team and make friends with others on your course. Please make sure that you get involved with all the activities that will take place during Welcome Week and in the following weeks and months on your course.
Your Personal Tutor is a key person to get to know in the first few weeks, as they can help with any queries, worries or concerns. Their role is to offer academic advice and guidance throughout your time at university, so you will want to get to know them quickly. In addition, we have a fantastic team of Student Mentors, who will be able to guide you during induction and offer advice on the wider university experience.
Finally, I would like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Before you arrive on campus, please take a look at your course Moodle page where you will find lots of useful information to prepare you for Welcome Week, including your required pre-arrival activity.
Teaching begins for most courses on Monday 23 September 2024. Your course team will be in contact with all the information you need to start your course with us.
Dr Xiehua Ji
I am delighted to welcome you to the MSc International Finance On-line course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
As soon as you enrol you will be able to access our virtual learning environment, Moodle. Please do log onto this and take part in the activities that are there to help you get off to a flying start on your course and get to know your course colleagues before you arrive on campus. We’re all very friendly and you’ll soon settle in very quickly. Remember, everyone is in the same boat and there are lots of people available to support you!
Your Personal Tutor is a key person to get to know in the first few weeks, as they can help with any queries, worries or concerns. Their role is to offer academic advice and guidance throughout your time at university, so you will want to get to know them quickly.
Finally, I’d like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the Accounting, Finance and Economics Department and academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Welcome to the Master of Science (MSc.) Management programme at Birmingham City University. The programme is carefully designed to enrich your knowledge and pave the way for your career development and success. We know that your desire to achieve a postgraduate education is to add value capable of fulfilling your desires and aspirations. We guarantee you to achieve beyond that with our tenacious team of academics.
Scott Pargetter
I am delighted to welcome you to the MSc Accounting and Finance course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
Finally, I’d like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the Accountancy, Finance and Economics Department and academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Dr Mingru Sun
I am delighted to welcome you to the MSc Finance and Investment course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
I am also your Personal Tutor, which means I will help you with any queries, worries or concerns. The Personal Tutor role is to offer academic advice and guidance throughout your time at university.
Welcome to the MSc Management and Finance course. We want you to find the experience with us of great value to both your career development and the enrichment of your personal life.
We want to help make this an enjoyable and rewarding experience for you and look forward to meeting you in person.
Dr Wahabalbari Ahmed
We’re looking forward to meeting you for Welcome Week, and hope you are excited to join us!
During the week there will be a range of activities and opportunities to meet your new peers and tutors, as well as hearing more about your course, the University and Birmingham.
Dr Juanling (Jenny) Huang
I am delighted to welcome you to the International MBA course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment.
Finally, I would like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the academic community, and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Dr Igho Ekiugbo
Welcome to the Online MBA programme. We are delighted and looking forward to having you on the programme.
This Online MBA programme is intended to equip you with the right management and leadership skills needed to succeed in the professional world where the need to manage a diverse array of people and business activities effectively and efficiently is becoming crucial to the survival of businesses. We, therefore, hope that you will find this programme very valuable to your personal career development as well as enriching your personal life.
We have lots of activities planned for the induction week to provide you with essential information to help you navigate your way around and also enable you to meet your peers and tutors. So, we hope you are excited to join us.
We want to help make this an enjoyable and rewarding experience for you and look forward to meeting you soon.
Wishing you the very best of luck in your programme.
Dr Fran Renwick
Welcome to the MSc Counselling (Children and Young People) and to BCU. The course team are looking forward to meeting you and working with you during this coming year.
Ron Winch
Congratulations and I am delighted to welcome you to BCU and our MSc Policing and Intelligence Analysis course. We look forward to meeting you during induction week and working with you throughout the programme.
Emily Harrison
Congratulations and welcome to BCU and to our MSc Applied Child Psychology course! We are very much looking forward to welcoming you and getting to know you as you progress through the course.
The course is supported by an experienced team of academics who are active in the teaching, learning, research, and practice of applied child psychology.
We very much hope that you enjoy your time here with the child psychology team and the University at large. You are now a member of the postgraduate academic community at Birmingham City University!
Professor Michael Brookes OBE
Dr Chrisa Pornari
Welcome to BCU and to our MSc Forensic Psychology course. We trust that you will learn much from your time with us and have an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We look forward to meeting you during your induction day and getting to know you as you progress through the course.
Dr Kathrina Connabeer
Congratulations, I am delighted to welcome you to the Stage One BPS accredited MSc Health Psychology course. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Birmingham City University and helping you settle into the department and the course. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
As soon as you enrol, you will be able to access our virtual learning environment, Moodle. Please do log onto this and take part in the activities that are there to introduce you to the modules and topics that you will be studying over the course of the year.
There will also be an induction day in the week prior to starting your course, where you will be able to meet the MSc Health Psychology team and your fellow students on the course, so make sure you look out for this date!
Finally, I would like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the Psychology Department and post-graduate academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Dr Ryan O'Connor
The MA in Security Studies team are delighted to welcome you to BCU and look forward to working with you. We are committed to providing you with the knowledge and skills to develop a critical understanding of the contemporary world, current affairs and the geopolitical context. The programme team will strive to provide the environment and support necessary to develop a broad and deep understanding of security as a discipline as well as the ‘real world’ ramifications of the concepts, ideas and theories studied.
You will be enthusiastically engaged throughout the programme and encouraged to be active partners in your own education, applying the skills and knowledge gained on the programme to the contemporary world around you. This can be from a local or national perspective, however, the team’s commitment to internationalism means encouraging a full appreciation and understanding of how particular issues are experienced and interpreted differently. In addition, you will reflect on your own experience and perceptions of different “security issues” by exploring a range of contemporary security issues, different theories of security, central debates within the discipline and various specific case studies in a critical and applied manner.
During the first week of the course we will also seek to give you an induction to the University, during which we will outline your course of study in terms of its structure, content, teaching and learning events and, assessment. We endeavour to provide information using the internet, and particular the University-wide electronic learning environment; Moodle.
Wishing you all the best in your studies.
Dr Ryan O’Connor
Dr Dionne Taylor
We’re looking forward to meeting you for Welcome Week, and hope you are excited to join us! During the week there will be a range of activities and opportunities to meet your new peers and tutors, as well as hearing more about your course, the University and Birmingham.
Craig Kelly
I am delighted to welcome you to the MA in Criminology course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment.
Dr Natalie Kelly
Lauren Kelly
Welcome to BCU and our MSc Psychology course. We trust that you will learn much from your time with us and have an enjoyable and rewarding experience. We look forward to meeting you during your online induction week and getting to know you as you progress through the course.
Suresh Birdi
I am delighted to welcome you to the International Business Law course. We are looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
Finally, I’d like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Piers Von Berg
We are delighted to welcome you to the LLM International Human Rights course. We are really looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
Finally, we’d like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the Law Department and academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Jason Georgiou
I am delighted to welcome you to the LLM in Legal Practice. We are looking forward to welcoming you and helping you to settle into the department, your course and your new environment. Your course is located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
As soon as you enrol you will be able to access our virtual learning environment, Moodle. Please do log onto this to help you get off to a flying start on your course and get to know your course colleagues before you arrive on campus. We’re all very friendly and you’ll soon settle in very quickly. Remember, everyone is in the same boat and there are lots of people available to support you!
Dr Emma Luce Scali
Welcome to your LLM International Law course. We are really looking forward to meeting you and helping you to settle into the College, your studies and your new environment. We hope the course will not only provide you with the knowledge and skills you require to fulfil your career aspirations, but also enrich your personal life, more broadly. We are located in the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
As soon as you enrol you will be able to access our virtual learning environment, Moodle. Please do log onto this and take part in the activities that are there to help you get off to a flying start on your course and get to know your course colleagues before you arrive on campus. We are all very friendly and you will soon settle in very quickly. Remember, we are in this together and there are lots of people available to support you!
Finally, we would like to wish you the best of luck for the start of your course. You are now a part of the School and academic community and we look forward to working in partnership with you to help you succeed.
Hesham Ali
We’re looking forward to meeting you for Induction, and hope you are excited to join us! During the day there will be a range of activities and opportunities to meet your new peers and tutors, as well as hearing more about your course, the University and Birmingham.
Michelle Dyke
Julianne McGarry
We are delighted to welcome you to Birmingham City University as you embark upon the Internal Audit - Certified Internal Auditor Pathway programme. We hope you enjoy the course and we look forwards to meeting you very soon.
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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