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

Michelle McCormick

Welcome Message

Welcome to BSc (Hons) Gemmology and Jewellery Studies at Birmingham City University. We’re delighted that you’ll be joining us this September, and we’re really looking forward to getting to know you over the next three years.

To help you settle into university, we’ve organised a Welcome Week (w/c 14th September), when you can meet your tutors and fellow students, and begin to get your head around the university’s facilities, services, Course and opportunities available to you. I would also encourage you to visit the Students’ Union Fair, where you can meet student societies, support services, and fellow students, this is at the City Centre Campus and events take place on 16th September.

Please don't rush out and buy your hand-held gem testing kit because once you are with us you will be eligible for student discount. If you have any questions ahead of Induction Week, please do drop me an email – Michelle.mccormick@bcu.ac.uk.

Have a great summer and we look forward to welcoming you person in September.

Michelle McCormick

Course Location

Your course will mainly be taught in:

Moreton Street in the Jewellery Quarter, within the Assay Office Birmingham building

Preparing for Welcome Week

Before you arrive on campus, please take a look at your course Moodle page where you will find lots of useful information to prepare you for Welcome Week, including your required pre-arrival activity.

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!