Qatar
Our students from Qatar will receive a warm welcome in Birmingham, a multicultural city home to 65,000 students. We have many students from Qatar studying at Birmingham City University on some of our most popular programmes including BEng/MEng Engineering, BA (Hons) Business Management and LLM Law.
Birmingham is a popular study destination for students from the Middle East region and has many of your home comforts including mosques, halal supermarkets and restaurants and a very active Islamic Society in our Students Union. Birmingham has its very own international airport which is located a 10 minute train journey from our City Centre Campus. Modern, safe and perfectly located on-campus accommodation is available to all international students on a first-come, first-served basis.
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).
Academic Bridge Programme (ABP)
ABP is a valued academic partner of Birmingham City University (BCU), we welcome graduates from ABP courses to First Year for a variety of our degree programmes. For more information please see the Partnerships tab of this webpage.
Sponsorships
Students from Qatar regularly study at Birmingham City University with a scholarship or sponsorship from their home country. We currently have students studying with scholarships from various Qatari organisations.
Our International Officer, Mizan Ahmed understands the study needs of Qatari students and would be happy to answer any questions you may have about studying here. We also have growing partnerships in your home country including strong links with the Academic Bridge Programme.
Academic Bridge Programme (ABP)
Birmingham City University are proud to be working with the Academic Bridge Programme, part of the Qatar Foundation. BCU lecturers regularly visit ABP to offer guest workshops and lectures and if you would be interested in meeting a lecturer, please contact us.
Following completion of a course from ABP, students with a good GPA are able to apply for the following BCU courses:
Engineering:
- BEng/MEng Automotive Engineering
- BEng/MEng Electronic Engineering (Microelectronics Pathway)
- BEng/MEng Electronic Engineering (Telecommunications Pathway)
- BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering
Built Environment:
- BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology
- BSc (Hons) Building Surveying
- BSc (Hons) Construction Management
- BSc (Hons) Planning, Environment and Development
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
- BSc (Hons) Real Estate
Computing:
- BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
- BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology
- BSc (Hons) Computer Networks
- BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing
- BSc (Hons) Information and Communication Technology
Film Production and Media
- BSc (Hons) Digital Media Technology
- BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology
- BSc (Hons) Film Technology and Visual Effects
English Language Requirement:
- IELTS 6.0 with no component below 5.5
- We also consider many other English Language qualifications which can be found here.
Undergraduate
General Secondary Education Certificate (minimum 50%) / Qatar Senior School Certificate (minimum Grade C) (Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-Aama) PLUS Associate Degree minimum Grade C.
Art, Design and Media:
- Most undergraduate courses in the Art and Design schools require a good portfolio of artwork.
Business, Law and Social Sciences (BLSS)
All Business School undergraduate Year 1 courses require Mathematics minimum of Grade C at O Level or equivalent.
Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE)
All undergraduate courses in the CEBE subjects require a minimum of Mathematics at O Level. For some programmes Mathematics is required at AS or A Level at Grade C or the equivalent. Please check the course pages for specific requirements.
Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS)
Most courses offered by the HELS subjects require qualifications in Maths, Sciences and/or related subjects. Please individual course pages for further information.
Postgraduate
Bachelor degree with minimum GPA of 2.8 / C / Good.
Some postgraduate courses require a subject specific undergraduate degree to qualify for entry for example, Law, Computing, Social Sciences, Engineering, etc. Please check the course page for this information.
Art, Design and Media:
Some postgraduate courses require a portfolio, others require a proposal of studies while some courses require both a portfolio and a proposal of studies.
International qualifications
If you live in the Middle East and study an international qualification, you can see our international entry requirements here:
- British education system – Please check the course page for entry requirements
- American education system
- French education system
- Indian education system
- Pakistani education system
If you have any other qualifications or you are seeking a transfer from a university in another country please contact the MENA Admissions team and send a scan of your qualifications to: mena@bcu.ac.uk.
International Foundation Programme
If you don’t meet the entry requirements, you can study an International Foundation Programme to be eligible for entry to study with us. Our foundation programmes are delivered through Birmingham City University International College.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each band score). Please note that some courses require a higher IELTS score.
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.
We regularly visit Qatar to meet students, agents and our partners. During our trips to Qatar we are always prepared to meet current, future and alumni students. All visits will be posted in this section of the website. Email us to find out when we’re next in town.
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