Applicant taster days
Take a look at our dates and booking details, and see what you can expect on the day.
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.
Childhood, Youth and Community
- Saturday 13 April 2024 - bookings now closed
- Book your place for Wednesday 1 May 2024
Teacher Training
- Wednesday 6 March 2024 - bookings now closed
- Saturday 13 April 2024 - bookings now closed
Social Work
- Wednesday 6 March 2024 - bookings now closed
- Saturday 13 April 2024 - bookings now closed
Don't forget to view your schedule for the day to find out what you've got to look forward to.
Unable to find a suitable date?
You can also meet us at our Open Day on Saturday 29 June 2024 - you'll still be able to find out more about studying with us, meet our staff and students and tour our campus.
Register your interestWhat is an Applicant Taster Day?
An Applicant Taster 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.
What to expect on the day
Here are some of the things you'll be able to see and do during your Applicant Taster Day:
In-depth information
Get in-depth information about your chosen course.
Learn about student life
Hear about the student experience at BCU, and where your course will take you.
Explore the campus
See the facilities that you’ll have access to on your course.
Meet the experts
Talk to your future academic tutors.
Hear from our students
Our current students will tell you what it’s really like to study here.
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
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12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
An invitation to play
In this session you will find out key information about the course, and engage in an invitation to play, designing practical activities to support the learning of babies, toddlers or young children.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
An invitation to play
In this session you will find out key information about the course, and engage in an invitation to play, designing practical activities to support the learning of babies, toddlers or young children.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Comparing Different School Cultures
Examine two very different types of schools, one of which is very strict and one which is very liberal, evaluate the different school cultures and reflect on your own experiences of school.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Comparing Different School Cultures
Examine two very different types of schools, one of which is very strict and one which is very liberal, evaluate the different school cultures and reflect on your own experiences of school.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Crime Scene Investigation activity
A teenager's body has been discovered on Brighton beach. In this activity you will investigate the crime scene and explore evidence as a group to try to identify what has happened in this case. Through this activity you will employ a range of important academic skills while also exploring some of the issues affecting young people today.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Critical Thinking
During this session you will get a taste of our andragogic style of teaching and learning by focusing on what you think. When working with children, young people, or families you make decisions that impact lives, so your ability to critique knowledge and contexts to make best-placed decisions is a key part of becoming a graduate. We'll review a key piece of legislation and discuss this together to look at what you think and why.
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Crime Scene Investigation activity
A teenager's body has been discovered on Brighton beach. In this activity you will investigate the crime scene and explore evidence as a group to try to identify what has happened in this case. Through this activity you will employ a range of important academic skills while also exploring some of the issues affecting young people today.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Your first taster session
Take part in a session looking at the teaching of English or Science - children's literature or parachuting cupcakes! In English you will explore the role of children’s literature and picture books to support children’s early reading development. You'll also take primary school science to new heights with an experiment using cupcakes and parachutes. Whose cake will stay in one piece?!
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Your second taster session
Now it's time to swap over to take part in the session that you haven't had a go at yet - whether that's English or Science.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Your first taster session
Take part in a session looking at the teaching of English or Science - children's literature or parachuting cupcakes! In English you will explore the role of children’s literature and picture books to support children’s early reading development. You'll also take primary school science to new heights with an experiment using cupcakes and parachutes. Whose cake will stay in one piece?!
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Your second taster session
Now it's time to swap over to take part in the session that you haven't had a go at yet - whether that's English or Science.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Hands on in the lab
In this practical session you will look at blood samples to determine whether a patient is anaemic.
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Professional studies
In this session we will look at an introduction to cognitive science to gain some understanding of how people learn. We will also observe a lesson looking at the Teachers' Standards and important elements of a good, well-structured lesson.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Hands on in the lab
In this practical session you will look at blood samples to determine whether a patient is anaemic.
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Professional studies
In this session we will look at an introduction to cognitive science to gain some understanding of how people learn. We will also observe a lesson looking at the Teachers' Standards and important elements of a good, well-structured lesson.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Planning a PE Activity
In this practical session you will plan an activity with one piece of equipment, which you will be given to work with in pairs. We will then share our activities as a group.
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Professional studies
In this session we will look at an introduction to cognitive science to gain some understanding of how people learn. We will also observe a lesson looking at the Teachers' Standards and important elements of a good, well-structured lesson.
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Planning a PE Activity
In this practical session you will plan an activity with one piece of equipment, which you will be given to work with in pairs. We will then share our activities as a group.
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Professional studies
In this session we will look at an introduction to cognitive science to gain some understanding of how people learn. We will also observe a lesson looking at the Teachers' Standards and important elements of a good, well-structured lesson.
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
12pm
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
Lunch will be available, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
1pm
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
1.30pm
Introduction to key skills
In this session we'll work together to look at active listening and observation skills as well as a short overview of social work (skills, knowledge and values).
2.30pm
Comfort break
2.45pm
Skills into Practice in the Home Environment
In groups you will visit our Home Environment space to look for clues as to what could be going on for the family living there before coming together again to discuss your observations!
3.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
6pm
Close
10am
Check in for your Applicant Taster Day
We recommend you aim to arrive between 10am and 10.15am, ready to start your first session.
10.30am
Welcome
Learn more about life as a student at Birmingham City University.
11am
Introduction to key skills
In this session we'll work together to look at active listening and observation skills as well as a short overview of social work (skills, knowledge and values).
12pm
Lunch
Your lunch is included, and staff and students will also be available during this period to answer any questions you may have about studying with us.
12.45pm
Skills into Practice in the Home Environment
In groups you will visit our Home Environment space to look for clues as to what could be going on for the family living there before coming together again to discuss your observations!
1.45pm
Tour our accommodation, campus, and facilities (optional)
Your chance to look at where you could be living and studying, guided by our student ambassadors.
4pm
Close
Travelling to your Applicant Taster Day
We're currently offering a range of discounts to help you to travel to your Applicant Taster Day.
By bus or coach
Once you've booked your place, look out for your confirmation email as it will include details of how to claim free bus travel in the West Midlands and free national coach travel (valid for you plus one guest).
By car
If you're travelling to us by car, you'll also be able to claim free parking at our City Centre campus and close to our City South, School of Art and School of Jewellery campuses.
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