Welcome 2024 Students
Find your course details below
Course location
Your course will be taught across two locations:
Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr and Seacole Building, City South Campus.
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught across the following facilities:
- Aston Villa, Villa Park, B6 6HE
- Aston Villa City Academy, Brookvale, B6 7DT
- Alexander Stadium, B42 2LR
- Doug Ellis Sports Centre, B42 2TP
- City South Campus, B15 3TN
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Curzon Building, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with C)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Millennium Point, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with MP)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Moreton Street in the Jewellery Quarter, within the Assay Office Birmingham building
Course location
Your course will be taught by our partners, the National Institute of Conductive Education. You will be based at the Conductive College in Moseley.
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Parkside Building, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with P)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with RBC)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Ruskin Hall, Bournville (Room numbers start with SRU)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
School of Art (Room numbers start with MAR)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
School of Jewellery (Room numbers start with CSJ)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Seacole Building, City South Campus (Room numbers start with SCT)
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
STEAMhouse, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with CST)
Course location
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.
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Unit 3B Heneage Street
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Birmingham Metropolitan College at its James Watt Campus
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
South and City College Birmingham's Digbeth Campus
Course location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Matthew Boulton Campus, Birmingham Metropolitan College
Your Faculty
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 Faculty
Your course is part of the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences.
Your Faculty Student Centre is your first point of enquiry during your time with us. You can find them at:
Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences: Curzon C335
Your Faculty
Your course is part of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and The Built Environment.
Your Faculty Student Centre is your first point of enquiry during your time with us. You can find them at:
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment: STEAMhouse CST318
Your Faculty
Your course is part of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences.
Your Faculty Student Centre is your first point of enquiry during your time with us. You can find them at:
Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences: Seacole SCT002
Your Faculty
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.
What should I bring on my first day?
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:
- Passport (or other form of photo ID if you are a UK/EU student)
- Original qualification documents if applicable (you will be emailed a list of the documents we need to see once you have completed your online enrolment)
- Visa (international students only)
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:
- Laptop, if you have one
- Notepad and pen
- Reusable water bottle
- Snack
- Money
And remember, the weather in Birmingham can be changeable!
Your Student Success Advisor team
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.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 find out more about them on iCity. You can also connect with them on Twitter or contact them on BLSSSSATEAM@bcu.ac.uk.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 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.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 find out more about them on iCity. You can also contact HELSSuccess@bcu.ac.uk or connect with them on Moodle, Twitter or Instagram.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 find out more about them on iCity. You can also connect with them on Twitter or contact them on BLSSSSATEAM@bcu.ac.uk.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 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.
Your Student Success Advisor team
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 find out more about them on iCity. You can also contact HELSSuccess@bcu.ac.uk or connect with them on Moodle, Twitter or Instagram.
Supporting your transition
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!
Supporting your transition
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!
Supporting your transition
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!
Supporting your transition
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!
International students
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.
Start date
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.
Course leadership
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 message
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 Harding
Director, Doctoral Research College
The Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice
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:
- Assist you in developing your individual research project through a structured programme
- Prepare you to carry out academic work for your research degree
- Introduce you to the research skills, practices and procedures that are essential for your postgraduate research study
- Provide an opportunity for you to explore a range of theoretical and practical research issues and their application
- Foster a supportive environment in which you can develop a specific area of research interest into a viable research proposal
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.
International students
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 for your research degree will be week 4 (w/c 23 September 2024).
Please check the guidelines on entering the UK from your country or territory before planning your journey.
Course location
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.
Course location
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.
Preparing for uni
Heading to university in September? We've put together some handy information to help you get ready for student life.
Find out moreBefore you arrive
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.
Find out moreWhen you get here
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.
Find out more