Welcome to BCU
Welcome Week
Welcome Week is a chance for you to get to grips with your course, meet your lecturers and other students and find your way around campus. Look out for scheduled activities for your course on your timetable, which you can access from early September.
BCUSU Big Welcome
Get involved with your Students’ Union through our Welcome Fair, subsided events and more. We’ve got your back throughout your time at BCU.
Enrolment
Once you’ve accepted your offer, you can start your online enrolment as soon as you receive an invitation from us.
Online enrolmentFinances
During enrolment, we’ll ask you how you’re paying your tuition fees. It’s important to sort your fees payments as soon as possible.
Financial helpYour BCU account
Once you've enrolled, we'll send you your BCU email address and password to access all of our online services.
Getting started with ITStudent ID card
Your student ID card will be sent in the post to you once you've completed your online enrolment. If we can't send it to you in the post, you'll be sent some information about when and where to collect your student ID card.
Your course
Search your course above to meet your course lead, see where you'll be taught and check any tasks you need to do before you arrive.
Vice-Chancellor's welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to Birmingham City University and our inspiring community of students, staff and alumni.
Read morePreparing 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 moreInternational students
Starting university is hard enough let alone in a different country. We want to give you the best experience in the UK.
Find out moreDoctoral students
Our Research team has pulled together some helpful information for you including advice from our current PhD students.
Find out moreHelp and support
There’s a lot to get your head around in during your first few days here and beyond, but there’s plenty of help at hand.
Find out more