Welcome 2026 Students

Start Date

Welcome Week will take place between Monday 14 September and Friday 18 September 2026. 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.

Teaching on your course begins from Monday 21 September 2026. Please check your timetable for details.

You will be able to see your timetable on iCity using your BCU login details as soon as they are released. You should have received your BCU login details when you were invited to enrol.

International Students

We expect all international students to engage with their studies in person from w/c 7 September 2026.

The final deadline to arrive in the UK to complete enrolment will be week 4 (w/c 2 October 2026).

Timetables

Course Leader

Glenn Noble

Welcome Message

Welcome to the BA Applied Theatre course at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

On behalf of the entire Applied Theatre team, I am delighted to welcome you to the course. We are very much looking forward to meeting you (again...) and beginning this exciting journey together. We will see you at 10.00am on 14th September in the RBC building, where your induction week will begin. This week offers a fantastic opportunity to get to know the University, familiarise yourself with the Conservatoire, meet your fellow students, and prepare for the start of your studies.

Most importantly, the team and I are incredibly excited to work with you over the coming years. We look forward to supporting your development, exploring new ideas together, and creating ambitious, exciting and challenging theatre that makes a real impact.

Congratulations on joining the BA Applied Theatre community. We are thrilled to welcome you and can't wait to get started.

Best wishes, Glenn Noble (Course Director)

Course Location

Your course will mainly be taught in:

Ruskin Hall, Bournville (Room numbers start with SRU)

First day on Campus

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!