Welcome 2025 Students
Electronic Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons)
Start Date
Welcome Week will take place between Monday 15 September and Friday 19 September 2025. 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 22 September 2025. 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.
You can also download the University Assistant app and sign up with your course details for updates on Welcome Week.
International Students
We expect all international students to engage with the University from Monday 15 September 2025.
The final deadline to arrive in the UK to complete enrolment will be week 4 (w/c 13 October 2025).
Please check the guidelines on entering the UK from your country or territory before planning your journey.
Timetables
Welcome Week Events
| Activity | Date | Start Time | End Time | Room | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Week | Mon 15 Sep | 9am | 11am | Curzon A - C192 | Curzon |
| Lunch/Dinner | Mon 15 Sep | 4pm | 6pm | STEAMHouse - CST008 | STEAMHouse |
| Industry-led Induction Challenge Lunch provided | Tue 16 Sep | 10am | 4pm | Millennium Point - MP036, Millennium Point - MP045, Millennium Point - MP047, Millennium Point - MP050, Millennium Point - MP051, Millennium Point - MP007, Millennium Point - MP044 | Millennium Point |
| City South Social | Tue 16 Sep | 10.30am | 3.30pm | Seacole - Atrium Zone 1a, Seacole - Atrium Zone 1b | Seacole |
| Big Welcome | Wed 17 Sep | 10.30am | 3.30pm | Curzon Atrium | Curzon |
| Market place - Meet your PT, student services (Grad+), teaching staff | Thu 18 Sep | 10am | 1pm | MP439 - General Teaching, Millennium Point - MP442 | Millennium Point |
Teaching timetable
You will be able to see your timetable on iCity or the iBCU App as soon as they are released. You will receive an email when this is available.
Course Leader
Welcome Message
Welcome to the BEng Electronic Engineering course at Birmingham City University. We hope that you will have a challenging, stimulating and enjoyable time studying with us this academic year leading to successful and fruitful results.
Electronic Engineering offers an exciting course of study which is critical, challenging and forward-looking. The course also seeks to promote excellent reputation within industry for providing the appropriate knowledge and skills to match its needs. Our vision for Electronic Engineering has been focussed by the determination to strike an equitable balance between the technological aspects, the principle skills and techniques necessary for a successful career within your discipline, and the demands of employers and professional bodies for this discipline-specific course.
Electronic Engineering is taught by active researchers and practitioners who ensure that your curriculum is innovative in terms of content, assessment and delivery. A particular characteristic of Electronic Engineering is its established tradition of research-informed teaching. Electronic Engineering has also been designed in alignment with appropriate professional accreditation requirements and seamless progression themes that reflect the Quality Assurance Agency Subject Benchmark Statements and the Course Learning Outcomes. Consistent to the academic requirements, the learning experience of the course reflects the nature of your career discipline, both in its content and skills provision. This culminates in the use of real life projects (particularly in relation to project modules), case studies, scenarios and laboratory sessions in addition to the appropriate theoretical principles and analytical tools.
Your Course Leader has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality and standards are maintained for the delivery of your course. Module leaders will look after your interests at the modular level. They report to the Course Leader and oversee the teaching of the module for which they have responsibility. They devise the teaching programme, produce module handbooks and contribute to Annual Monitoring. Technical advisers and Support Technicians have a wide range and depth of vocational knowledge and experience and will support you when appropriate.
Course Location
Your course will mainly be taught in:
Millennium Point, City Centre Campus (Room numbers start with MP)
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 Student Support Centre, collecting your ID card and guiding you in the right direction, and for a friendly hello!
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!