Birmingham City University is a prestigious institute in Birmingham, England, UK. Founded in 1843, it was named Birmingham College of Art as a polytechnic in 1971 and achieved its university status in 1992. The institute has two main campuses and four faculties.

BCU offers more than 306 undergraduate courses, 193 postgraduate courses, and some of the most esteemed scholarships, making it a wise choice for international students. The university ensures that the teaching methods, research quality, and student support remains at the highest standards.

The employability rate stands at a whopping 97%. It is among the top ten multidisciplinary universities in England.

It is the sweet home of over 38,000 students from 100 different corners of the world and more than 4,500 international students. The institute has three newly furnished buildings at the City Centre campus, which were invested in for more than £260 million. Birmingham City University is among the top 30 universities in the UK for investing in facilities and services.

Birmingham City University clearly states that it showcases its commitment to learning with enthusiasm and passion through relevant and responsive curricula that develop resilience, confidence, and risk-taking staff in its staff, students, and partners. It promotes a positive attitude that will serve equality, inclusion, and diversity through acquiring uniqueness, individuality, and community.

History can be traced back to 1843, when the Birmingham College of Art was founded. With time, it merged with various local institutions, resulting in Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971. In 1992, the polytechnic was granted its university under the name of the University of Central England. In 2007, the institute was renamed ‘Birmingham City University.’ It is among the largest universities in the West Midlands. The University of Central England in Birmingham inspired a new logo for BCU.

Birmingham City University is an esteemed institute that holds accreditation from some of the most prestigious professional bodies. Some of them include:

1. British Psychological Society
2. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
3. The Principles for Responsible Management Education.
4. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
5. Association of International Accountants
6. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
7. Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (IKE)
8. The Institute of Internal Auditors UK and Ireland (IIA) and IIA Inc
9. Institute of Financial Accountants
10. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
11. Chartered Institute of Marketing

Birmingham City University is ranked among the top 20 UK universities for spending on facilities. Below is a list of some of the facilities that the institute provides:

1. The Mary Seacole Library is one of the UK's largest health education libraries.
2. Skills Practice and Care Enhancement—SPACE—a room resourced with equipment and a technician to allow students to practise their clinical skills in a supportive environment
3. Biomedical Sciences labs
4. The Digital Visualisation Hub
5. Photographic studio and darkroom
6. High power laser-cutters and rapid prototyping systems
7. Theatre and Fashion workshops
8. Art shop
9. Library
10. Café
11. Teacher training spaces
12. Operating department suite
13. Telehealth suite
14. Anatomage tables
15. Microbiology laboratory
16. Home environment room
17. Mock wards
18. Birthing room
19. IT suite
20. Food and drink facilities
21. Careers+, Graduate+ and Students' Union offices where students can seek advice and guidance

Foundation

1. Accounting and Finance
2. Accounting, Economics and Finance
3. Accounting, Economics and Finance (Two Semesters)
4. Acting
5. Architectural Technology
6. Architecture
7. Architecture (4 Years)
8. Architecture (Two Semesters)
9. Art and Design
10. Art and Design (4 Years)
11. Art and Design (Two Semesters)
12. Automotive Engineering
13. Biomedical Engineering
14. Biomedical Sciences
15. Built Environment
16. Business
17. Business (Two Semesters)
18. Business Information Technology
19. Business Management
20. Civil Engineering
21. Computer Games Technology
22. Computer Networks and Security
23. Computer Science
24. Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
25. Computing and Information Technology
26. Computing, Networking and Games Technology
27. Construction Management
28. Cyber Security
29. Digital Animation
30. Digital Film Production
31. Digital Forensics
32. Digital Media Computing
33. Early Childhood Studies
34. Early Years
35. Education
36. Education Studies
37. Electronic Engineering
38. Engineering
39. English
40. English and Creative Writing
41. English and Journalism
42. English Language and Literature
43. English Literature
44. Events and Sports Management
45. Events and Sports Management (Two Semesters)
46. Fashion
47. Fashion (Two Semesters)
48. Fashion Branding and Communication
49. Fashion Business and Promotion
50. Fashion Design
51. Film and Technology
52. Fine Art
53. Gemmology and Jewellery Studies
54. Graphic Design
55. Horology
56. Illustration
57. Interior Architecture and Design
58. Jewellery and Objects
59. Journalism
60. Landscape Architecture
61. Landscape Architecture with Urban Design
62. Law (4 Years)
63. Mechanical Engineering
64. Media and Communication
65. Media Production
66. Music Business
67. Photography
68. Popular Music
69. Product and Furniture Design
70. Psychology (4 Years)
71. Quantity Surveying
72. Real Estate
73. Sociology and Criminology
74. Sound Engineering and Production
75. Sport and Exercise Science
76. Sports Coaching and Physical Education
77. Sports Journalism
78. Sports Science
79. Textile Design
80. Video Game Design
81. Video Game Development
82. Video Game Digital Art
83. Visual Effects
84. Working with Children, Young People and Families

Undergraduate

1. Accounting and Finance
2. Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year)
3. Accounting and Finance (with Professional Placement Year)
4. Acting
5. Applied Theatre (Community and Education)
6. Applied Theatre (Community and Education) (with Professional Placement Year)
7. Architectural Technology
8. Architectural Technology (with Foundation Year)
9. Architectural Technology (with Professional Placement Year)
10. Architecture
11. Architecture (with Foundation Year)
12. Architecture (with Professional Placement Year)
13. Art and Design
14. Art and Design (with Foundation Year)
15. Art and Design (with Professional Placement Year)
16. Art and Design With Creative Technologies
17. Art and Design With Creative Technologies (with Professional Placement Year)
18. Art Business (Top-Up)
19. Automotive Engineering
20. Automotive Engineering (with Placement)
21. Biomedical Engineering
22. Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
23. Biomedical Engineering (with Placement)
24. Biomedical Sciences
25. Biomedical Sciences (with Foundation Year)
26. Black Studies
27. Black Studies (Criminal Justice)
28. Black Studies (Criminal Justice) (with Professional Placement Year)
29. Black Studies (with Professional Placement Year)
30. Business Administration (Top-Up)
31. Business Finance
32. Business Finance (with Professional Placement Year)
33. Business Information Technology
34. Business Information Technology (with Foundation Year)
35. Business Information Technology (with Professional Placement Year)
36. Business Management
37. Business Management (with Foundation Year)
38. Business Management (with Professional Placement Year)
39. Business with Marketing
40. Business with Marketing (with Professional Placement Year)
41. Civil Engineering
42. Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year)
43. Civil Engineering (with Professional Placement Year)
44. Computer Games Technology
45. Computer Games Technology (with Foundation Year)
46. Computer Games Technology (with Placement)
47. Computer Networks and Security
48. Computer Networks and Security (with Foundation Year)
49. Computer Networks and Security (with Placement)
50. Computer Science
51. Computer Science (with Foundation Year)
52. Computer Science (with Placement)
53. Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
54. Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (with Foundation Year)
55. Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (with Professional Placement Year)
56. Computing (Top-Up)
57. Computing and Information Technology
58. Computing and Information Technology (with Foundation Year)
59. Construction Management
60. Construction Management (with Foundation Year)
61. Construction Management (with Professional Placement Year)
62. Criminology
63. Criminology (with Professional Placement Year)
64. Criminology, Policing and Investigation
65. Criminology, Policing and Investigation (with Professional Placement Year)
66. Cyber Security
67. Cyber Security (with Foundation Year)
68. Cyber Security (with Professional Placement Year)
69. Digital Animation
70. Digital Animation (with Foundation Year)
71. Digital Animation (with Professional Placement Year)
72. Digital Film Production
73. Digital Film Production (with Foundation Year)
74. Digital Film Production (with Professional Placement Year)
75. Digital Forensics
76. Digital Forensics (with Foundation Year)
77. Digital Forensics (with Professional Placement Year)
78. Digital Marketing
79. Digital Media Computing
80. Digital Media Computing (with Foundation Year)
81. Digital Media Computing (with Professional Placement Year)
82. Early Childhood Studies
83. Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year)
84. Economics
85. Education Studies
86. Education Studies (with Foundation Year)
87. Electronic Engineering
88. Electronic Engineering (with Foundation Year)
89. Electronic Engineering (with Professional Placement Year)
90. English
91. English (with Foundation Year)
92. English (with Professional Placement Year)
93. English and Creative Writing
94. English and Creative Writing (with Foundation Year)
95. English and Creative Writing (with Professional Placement Year)
96. English and Journalism
97. English and Journalism (with Foundation Year)
98. English and Journalism (with Professional Placement Year)
99. English Language and Literature
100. English Language and Literature (with Foundation Year)
101. English Language and Literature (with Professional Placement Year)
102. English Literature
103. English Literature (with Foundation Year)
104. English Literature (with Professional Placement Year)
105. Events Management
106. Events Management (with Professional Placement Year)
107. Fashion Branding and Communication
108. Fashion Branding and Communication (with Foundation Year)
109. Fashion Branding and Communication (with Professional Placement Year)
110. Fashion Business and Promotion
111. Fashion Business and Promotion (with Professional Placement Year)
112. Fashion Business and Promotion (with Foundation Year)
113. Fashion Design
114. Fashion Design (with Foundation Year)
115. Fashion Design (with Professional Placement Year)
116. Film and Screenwriting
117. Film and Screenwriting (with Professional Placement Year)
118. Filmmaking
119. Filmmaking (with Professional Placement Year)
120. Finance and Investment
121. Finance and Investment (with Professional Placement Year)
122. Fine Art
123. Fine Art (with Foundation Year)
124. Fine Art (with Professional Placement Year)
125. Gemmology and Jewellery Studies
126. Gemmology and Jewellery Studies (with Foundation Year)
127. Gemmology and Jewellery Studies (with Professional Placement Year)
128. Graphic Design
129. Graphic Design (with Foundation Year)
130. Graphic Design (with Professional Placement Year)
131. Horology
132. Horology (with Foundation Year)
133. Horology (with Professional Placement Year)
134. Human Resource Management
135. Human Resource Management (with Professional Placement Year)
136. Illustration
137. Illustration (with Foundation Year)
138. Illustration (with Professional Placement Year)
139. Interior Architecture and Design
140. Interior Architecture and Design (with Foundation Year)
141. Interior Architecture and Design (with Professional Placement Year)
142. International Business (Top-Up)
143. International Finance (Top-Up)
144. International Marketing (Top-Up)
145. Jazz
146. Jewellery and Objects
147. Jewellery and Objects (with Foundation Year)
148. Jewellery and Objects (with Professional Placement Year)
149. Jewellery and Silversmithing Design for Industry (Top-Up)
150. Journalism
151. Journalism (with Foundation Year)
152. Journalism (with Professional Placement Year)
153. Landscape Architecture
154. Landscape Architecture (with Foundation Year)
155. Landscape Architecture (with Professional Placement Year)
156. Landscape Architecture with Urban Design
157. Landscape Architecture with Urban Design (with Foundation Year)
158. Landscape Architecture with Urban Design (with Professional Placement Year)
159. Law
160. Law (with Foundation Year)
161. Law (with Professional Placement Year)
162. Law with American Legal Studies
163. Law with American Legal Studies (with Professional Placement Year)
164. Law with Business Law
165. Law with Business Law (with Professional Placement Year)
166. Law with Criminal Justice
167. Law with Criminal Justice (with Professional Placement Year)
168. Manufacturing Engineering (with Foundation Year)
169. Marketing
170. Marketing (with Professional Placement Year)
171. Marketing with Advertising and Public Relations
172. Marketing with Advertising and Public Relations (with Professional Placement Year)
173. Marketing with Digital Communication
174. Marketing with Digital Communication (with Professional Placement Year)
175. Mechanical Engineering
176. Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)
177. Mechanical Engineering (with Professional Placement Year)
178. Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering with Industrial Year
179. Media and Communication
180. Media and Communication (with Foundation Year)
181. Media and Communication (with Professional Placement Year)
182. Media Production
183. Media Production (with Foundation Year)
184. Media Production (with Professional Placement Year)
185. Music
186. Music Business
187. Music Technology
188. Music Technology (with Professional Placement Year)
189. Nursing (Adult)
190. Nursing (Child)
191. Nursing (Learning Disability)
192. Nursing (Mental Health)
193. Photography
194. Photography (with Foundation Year)
195. Popular Music
196. Primary Education with QTS
197. Product and Furniture Design
198. Product and Furniture Design (with Foundation Year)
199. Product and Furniture Design (with Professional Placement Year)
200. Professional Policing
201. Professional Policing (with Professional Placement Year)
202. Psychology
203. Psychology (with Foundation Year)
204. Psychology (with Professional Placement Year)
205. Psychology with Criminology
206. Psychology with Criminology (with Professional Placement Year)
207. Quantity Surveying
208. Quantity Surveying (with Foundation Year)
209. Quantity Surveying (with Professional Placement Year)
210. Real Estate
211. Real Estate (with Foundation Year)
212. Real Estate (with Professional Placement Year)
213. Secondary Physical Education with QTS
214. Secondary Science (Biology) with QTS
215. Social Work
216. Sociology
217. Sociology (with Professional Placement Year)
218. Sociology and Criminology
219. Sociology and Criminology (with Foundation Year)
220. Sociology and Criminology (with Professional Placement Year)
221. Sound Engineering and Production
222. Sound Engineering and Production (with Foundation Year)
223. Sound Engineering and Production (with Professional Placement Year)
224. Sport and Exercise Science
225. Sport and Exercise Science (with Foundation Year)
226. Sport and Exercise Science (with Professional Placement Year)
227. Sport Business Management
228. Sport Business Management (with Professional Placement Year)
229. Sports Coaching and Physical Education
230. Sports Coaching and Physical Education (with Foundation Year)
231. Sports Journalism
232. Sports Journalism (with Foundation Year)
233. Sports Journalism (with Professional Placement Year)
234. Stage Management
235. Textile Design
236. Textile Design (with Foundation Year)
237. Video Game Design
238. Video Game Design (with Foundation Year)
239. Video Game Development
240. Video Game Development (with Foundation Year)
241. Video Game Digital Art
242. Video Game Digital Art (with Foundation Year)
243. Visual Effects
244. Visual Effects (with Foundation Year)
245. Visual Effects (with Professional Placement Year)
246. Working with Children, Young People and Families
247. Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Foundation Year)
248. Youth Work and Communities

Postgraduate

1. Accounting and Finance
2. Accounting and Finance (6 Months)
3. Acting
4. Acting (1 Year)
5. Acting (2 Years)
6. Advanced Computer Networks
7. Advanced Computer Networks (with Professional Placement Year)
8. Advanced Computer Science
9. Advanced Computer Science (with Professional Placement Year)
10. Advancing Diabetes Care
11. Applied Child Psychology
12. Applied Child Psychology (18 Months)
13. Architecture
14. Art and Design: Interdisciplinary Practices
15. Art and Design: Interdisciplinary Practices (with Professional Placement Year)
16. Artificial Intelligence
17. Artificial Intelligence (with Professional Placement Year)
18. Arts and Education Practices
19. Arts and Education Practices (with Professional Placement Year)
20. Arts and Project Management
21. Arts and Project Management (with Professional Placement Year)
22. Automotive Engineering
23. Automotive Engineering (with Professional Placement Year)
24. Big Data Analytics
25. Big Data Analytics (with Professional Placement Year)
26. Black Studies
27. Building Information Modelling and Digital Construction
28. Building Information Modelling and Digital Construction (with Professional Placement)
29. Computer Science
30. Computer Science (with Professional Placement Year)
31. Construction Project Management
32. Construction Project Management (with Professional Placement Year)
33. Cosmetics Branding and Promotion
34. Cosmetics Branding and Promotion (with Professional Placement Year)
35. Counselling (Children and Young People)
36. Creative Writing
37. Creative Writing (with Professional Placement Year)
38. Criminology
39. Criminology (with Professional Placement Year)
40. Cyber Security
41. Cyber Security (with Professional Placement Year)
42. Data Journalism
43. Design and Visualisation
44. Design and Visualisation (with Professional Placement Year)
45. Design Management
46. Design Management (with Professional Placement Year)
47. Dietetics (Pre-Registration)
48. Digital Transformation
49. Digital Transformation (with Professional Placement Year)
50. Education (International Education)
51. English Linguistics (Distance Learning)
52. English Literature
53. English Literature (with Professional Placement Year)
54. Fashion Design
55. Fashion Design (with Professional Placement Year)
56. Fashion Management
57. Fashion Management (with Professional Placement Year)
58. Fashion Promotion
59. Fashion Promotion (with Professional Placement Year)
60. Fashion Styling
61. Fashion Styling (with Professional Placement Year)
62. Feature Film Development
63. Feature Film Development (with Professional Placement Year)
64. Film Distribution and Marketing
65. Film Distribution and Marketing (with Professional Placement Year)
66. Finance and Investment
67. Finance and Investment (with Professional Placement Year)
68. Fine Art
69. Fine Art (with Professional Placement Year)
70. Forensic Psychology
71. Future Media
72. Future Media (with Professional Placement Year)
73. Gemmology
74. Gemmology (with Professional Placement Year)
75. Global Business Operations
76. Global Business Operations (with Professional Placement Year)
77. Health Psychology
78. Interior Architecture and Design
79. Interior Architecture and Design (with Professional Placement Year)
80. Internal Audit Management and Consultancy
81. International Business Law
82. International Business Law (with Professional Placement Year)
83. International Finance (Online)
84. International Human Resource Management
85. International Human Resource Management (with Professional Placement Year)
86. International Human Rights
87. International Human Rights (with Professional Placement Year)
88. International Law
89. International Law (with Professional Placement Year)
90. International Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Distance Learning)
91. International Professional Accounting (ACCA)
92. International Professional Accounting (ACCA) (with Professional Placement Year)
93. International Project Management (Distance Learning)
94. Islamic Finance
95. Islamic Finance (with Professional Placement Year)
96. Jewellery and Related Products
97. Jewellery and Related Products (1 Year)
98. Landscape Architecture
99. Landscape Architecture (Conversion)
100. Landscape Architecture (Conversion) (with Professional Placement Year)
101. Landscape Architecture (with Professional Placement Year)
102. Legal Practice
103. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
104. Logistics and Supply Chain Management (with Professional Placement Year)
105. Luxury Brand Management
106. Management and Entrepreneurship
107. Management and Entrepreneurship (with Professional Placement Year)
108. Management and Finance
109. Management and Finance (with Professional Placement Year)
110. Management and International Business
111. Management and International Business (Online)
112. Management and International Business (with Professional Placement Year)
113. Management and Marketing
114. Management and Marketing (with Professional Placement Year)
115. MBA (International)
116. MBA (International) (15 Months)
117. MBA (International) (with Professional Placement Year)
118. MBA (International) (with Professional Placement) (21 Months)
119. MBA (Online)
120. Media Production
121. Media Production (with Professional Placement Year)
122. Medical Engineering Applications for Healthcare
123. Medical Imaging Technology
124. Music
125. Music (1 Year)
126. Musician as Educator
127. Musicology
128. Planning Built Environments
129. Planning Built Environments (with Professional Placement Year)
130. Policing and Intelligence Analysis
131. Policing and Intelligence Analysis (with Professional Placement Year)
132. Primary and Early Years Education with QTS
133. Primary and Early Years Physical Education with QTS
134. Primary Education with Specialism in Mathematics with QTS
135. Primary Education with Specialism in SEN with QTS
136. Professional Performance
137. Project Management
138. Project Management (with Professional Placement Year)
139. Psychology
140. Public Health
141. Public Relations
142. Public Relations (with Professional Placement Year)
143. Quantity Surveying
144. Quantity Surveying (with Professional Placement Year)
145. Real Estate Management
146. Real Estate Management (with Professional Placement Year)
147. Research
148. Secondary Art and Design
149. Secondary Computer Science
150. Secondary Design and Technology: Food, Textiles and Product Design
151. Secondary Drama
152. Secondary English
153. Secondary Geography
154. Secondary History
155. Secondary Mathematics
156. Secondary Modern Foreign Languages
157. Secondary Music
158. Secondary Physical Education
159. Secondary Physical Education with Biology
160. Secondary Religious Education
161. Secondary Science: Biology
162. Secondary Science: Chemistry
163. Secondary Science: Physics
164. Secondary Social Sciences
165. Security Studies
166. Security Studies (with Professional Placement Year)
167. Social Work
168. Sport and Exercise Nutrition
169. Textile and Surface Design
170. Textile and Surface Design (with Professional Placement Year)
171. Transforming and Leading in Health Care
172. Urban Design
173. Urban Design (with Professional Placement Year)
174. User Experience Design
175. User Experience Design (with Professional Placement Year)
176. Visual Communication
177. Visual Communication (with Professional Placement Year)
178. Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

Research

1. Art and Design
2. Built Environment
3. Business
4. Computing
5. Conservatoire
6. Education
7. Engineering
8. English
9. Health
10. Law
11. Media and Cultural Studies
12. Social Sciences

Birmingham City University is grouped into four faculties.

Faculty of Arts, Design and Media

1. Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts
2. Birmingham Institute of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles
3. Birmingham Institute of Media and English
4. School of Architecture and Design
5. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
6. Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
7. School of Computing and Digital Technology
8. Department of Engineering
9. Department of The Built Environment

Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences

1. School of Education and Social Work
2. School of Nursing and Midwifery
3. School of Health Sciences
4. Defence School of Healthcare Education

Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences

1. Birmingham City Business School
2. School of Law
3. School of Social Sciences

Birmingham City University has some of the most prestigious staff. These include:

1. Sir Lenny Henry CBE (Chancellor)
2. Nicole Louis (Chief Operating Officer)
3. Adam Race (Chief People Officer)
4. Jagrup Dhugga (Chief Financial Officer)
5. Karen Stephenson (University Secretary)
6. Professor David MBA (Vice-Chancellor)
7. Professor Julie McLeod (Pro Vice-Chancellor Education)
8. Professor Maxine Lintern (Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor Research)
9. Professor Harris Beider (Pro Vice-Chancellor Engagement, Enterprise, and Innovation)
10. Professor Ian Blair (Pro Vice-Chancellor Sustainability and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Education, and Life Sciences)
11. Professor Eileen McAuliffe (Pro Vice-Chancellor Global and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law, and Social Sciences)

Birmingham is the youngest major city in Europe, with more than 40% of the population under 25. Students will interact with people of their age, so they will have common things to discuss. Student life is pretty exciting here, as it is a vibrant city filled with young people.

1. The Students Union comprises more than 100 clubs and societies for students, where every student will find something that will pique their interest.
2. It has the largest public library in Europe. Students who are interested in exploring new things can visit the library.
3. The city is packed with the most Michelin-star restaurants in the UK outside of London.
4. It is among the UK’s greenest cities, with over 8,000 acres of parks and green space. Students will get a serene vibe here.
5. The city has Europe’s largest urban park outside of the capital city. A great place to picnic and hang out.
6. It hosts over 50 festivals across the city every year for different beliefs.
7. Birmingham is well known for its world-class theatres, galleries, museums, and music venues.

1. Undergraduate: 76%
2. Postgraduate: 24%
3. Full-time students: 87%
4. Part-time students: 13%
5. UK students: 85%
6. EU students: 3%
7. International students: 12%
8. Female: 63%
9. Male: 37%

The transportation routes are quite flexible, as it’s a bustling city located in the heart of England.

1. Birmingham is in the West Midlands, which is the centre of the UK motorway system and has excellent transportation connections to the whole country.
2. You can find local transport with a huge variety of trains, buses, and trams.
3. Railroads are great, as there are three major stations in the city centre. In 1 hour and 20 minutes, you can get to London.
4. There is a West Midlands Metro that runs between the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham City Centre, Edgbaston, and Wolverhampton.
5. Birmingham Airport is the closest airport to the campus. It has destinations throughout the UK, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa

Self-catered accommodation costs £145 to £208 per week.

Birmingham City University’s accommodation provides sublime facilities for its students.

1. BCU offers guaranteed accommodation for EU and international clearing students, so they don’t have to face any accommodation hurdles.
2. The university consists of seven residential halls, each featuring three-quarter beds, en suites, a gym, and other amenities.
3. Amenities like high-speed internet, communal lounges, study areas, and laundry facilities are available.
4. Various types of rooms, such as en-suite, shared flats, and studio flats, are designed to meet students' requirements.
5. More than 2,500 well-equipped rooms are available for students.

Birmingham City University provides a vast range of extracurricular activities. These include:

1. Anime and Manga
2. Drawing
3. Table Top Gaming
4. Rock Music
5. Korean Entertainment
6. K-Pop
7. Bollywood
8. Musical Theatre
9. Crafting
10. Football
11. Basketball
12. Cricket
13. Rugby
14. Badminton
15. Hockey
16. Netball
17. Volleyball
18. Dance
19. Cheerleading
20. Yoga
21. Kickboxing
22. Polo
23. Rock Climbing

Birmingham City University holds partnerships with some of the most prestigious professional bodies. These comprise:

1. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
2. Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
3. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
4. NHS Trusts
5. Edgbaston Priory Club
6. Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club
7. Solihull Moors FC
8. Luton Town FC

Birmingham City University provides extensive support in its research programmes. 93% of the research is either world-leading or internationally excellent. REF's research power increased over time, which indicates that the institute is doing more high-quality research. It also holds the record for submitting the biggest assessment yet. Three centres of research excellence lead the research. These are:

1. Centre for Studies in Practice and Culture in Education (CSPACE)
2. Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (CSCHaRR)
3. Centre for Life and Sport Sciences (CLaSS)

Fee range for international students: £14,675 - £28,690 per annum

Birmingham City University is a well-known institute that offers generous scholarships to international students. Each year, BCU awards merit-based scholarships to international students, recognising their talents. The university is offering several scholarships that include:

1. High Achievers' Scholarship
2. BCU ACCELERATE
3. Sports Scholarship
4. Weingarten Scholarship
5. Tony Brookes Scholarship
6. Corton Hyde Scholarship
7. The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships

Birmingham City University has some of the most prestigious alumni. These include:

1. Harry Price (a Royal Navy seaman)
2. Richard Billingham (a photographer)
3. Betty Jackson (a fashion designer)
4. Fiona Phillips (a TV presenter)
5. Stephen Duffy (a singer-songwriter)

Birmingham City University is committed to providing extensive career support to students. The dedicated team will help you in all aspects of your career. The services include:

1. Making decisions about your future career
2. Helping you with or providing feedback on your CV and job applications
3. Preparing for interviews
4. Planning your job search strategy
5. Exploring your career options
6. Marketing yourself and networking
7. Assessment centres and psychometric tests
8. Career options and planning
9. Professional mentoring
10. Self-employment and entrepreneurship

Birmingham City University is one of the top-ranked universities in the UK. Throughout the years, it has acquired global recognition. Some of them are mentioned below:

1. It has won a national award for continued excellence in diversity and inclusion.
2. The institute has earned a GOLD badge in student experience, according to TEF.
3. The university has been awarded as the Higher Education Provider of the Year in 2022.
4. BCU won the Building Effective Partnership award.
5. It has won various awards for employability, partnerships, and sustainability.

1. 110th in the Times University Guide 2024
2. 95th in the Guardian University Guide 2024
3. 1001-1200th in QS World University Rankings 2025
4. 201-240 QS WUR Ranking By Subject
5. 601–800 THE Ranking 2024
6. 151-200 ARWU Ranking 2024

Birmingham, situated in the West Midlands, England, is the second-largest city in the UK and the heart of England. It is a vibrant city known for its history and diversity. It has modern architecture and historic landmarks such as the Birmingham Museum Art Gallery and the Library of Birmingham. The town has small rivers flowing all over it, mainly the River Thmae. Birmingham is filled with canals that provide scenic views for walking and cycling.