Applicant Visit Day Programme 2017

bcu.ac.uk/visitdays Welcome

Welcome to Birmingham City University, a university at the heart of a city that is at the heart of the country. We are right at the centre of the exhilarating cultural, social, economic and physical changes that are transforming our city for the future.

The University is defined by its location in this unique and dynamic city. From its role at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution to its status today as one of the country’s foremost business and leisure destinations, Birmingham’s distinctive economic profile has constantly shaped and informed our courses.

By building strong partnerships with both students and industry professionals, and offering an inspirational learning environment, we’ve helped to enrich the lives of leading architects, designers, lawyers, engineers, healthcare professionals, musicians and many more.

Our innovative teaching methods, ground-breaking research and industry collaborations are backed by almost 40 professional accreditations. Ours is a university without walls and an environment of real world opportunity where students’ work is indistinguishable from what you will do when you graduate.

Following your application to study with us, we would like to give you the opportunity to learn more about us at one of our Applicant Visit Days. These are designed to provide you with a more in-depth picture of your chosen course, what to expect as a student and how to make the most of your time with us. We aim to make these days as informative, interesting and relaxing as possible for you. To find out more information, including the full schedule for your subject of interest, please see the relevant pages in this booklet. Further information will also be posted on our website at www.bcu.ac.uk/visitdays.

We hope you have an enjoyable time at your Applicant Visit Day.

CONTENTS Welcome 2 – 3 Birmingham City Business School 10 School of Fashion and Textiles 20 School of Visual Communication 28 About Birmingham City University 4 Birmingham School of the 12 – 13 Interactive Entertainment 21 Investing in our campuses 30 – 31 About Applicant Visit Days 7 Built Environment School of Jewellery 23 Directions (City Centre) 32 – 33 Birmingham School of 8 School of Computing and 15 – 16 School of Law 24 Directions (City North) 34 – 35 Digital Technology Architecture and Design Birmingham School of Media 25 Directions (School of Jewellery) 36 – 37 School of Education 17 Birmingham School of Art 9 School of Social Sciences 26 Directions (Birmingham School of Art) 38 – 39 School of English 18 School of Health Sciences 27 2 3 About Birmingham City University Birmingham City University has around 24,000 students from 80 countries, making it one of the largest and liveliest institutions in the West Midlands region. The University enjoys almost 40 professional accreditations and a large number of successful industry partnerships.

We have been educating professionals since 1843, and our commitment to developing graduates with the skills and experience employers need means that 94 per cent of our undergraduates were in employment or further study within six months (DLHE survey 2014/15). All of our courses have a strong focus on preparing you for the world of work, with many offering the option of a four-year ‘sandwich’ mode, with a full year in industry providing valuable work experience. The University has a well- established reputation for delivering in-company training and development programmes, working with some of the country’s leading employers. Our teaching staff come from and maintain their links with industry, ensuring you are given an insight into the latest trends and ideas. We are constantly looking for new ways to enhance the learning experience, with inspiring visiting lecturers and learning environments that are designed to replicate the workplaces you aim to enter. We even give you the chance to gain work experience in real roles around the University, through our student employment agency, OpportUNIty – Student Jobs on Campus. We’re dedicated to putting students at the heart of everything we do, giving you the best opportunities for future success. For more information about the University, please visit www.bcu.ac.uk.

4 5 About Applicant Visit Days HOW IT WORKS If you have applied to an undergraduate course in one of the schools listed in this booklet, you should have received an email about how to register for your place at one of our Applicant Visit Days. As part of the day, you may be asked to attend a one-to-one interview as a mandatory part of the application process. Details of which courses require an interview are found within the school pages of this booklet. You will need the username and password, which should be on the email you received, to log in and browse our Applicant Visit Day dates and to register your attendance. You can also find your username and password in the letter accompanying this booklet. Once you register, you will be sent further information via email. To register to attend one of our Applicant Visit Days visit www.bcu.ac.uk/mysrs and sign in using your unique username and password. If you haven’t yet been invited to attend one of our Applicant Visit Days, but you have been offered a place to study at Birmingham City University, please let us know by calling 0121 331 6295.

LOCATION Our Applicant Visit Days take place at various locations across the city, depending on your chosen subject of study. Find your school page in this booklet and the location you should attend is noted under the school name at the top of the page. Directions to our campuses can be found towards the back of this booklet.

ON THE DAY Registration and check-in will open one hour before your activity starts. Please ensure you arrive no later than 10 minutes before your activity is due to start, to enable you enough time to register and check-in. There will be knowledgeable representatives from different services available to answer any questions you may have about university life including: • Accommodation • International Office • Student Services (advice on childcare, money matters, health and wellbeing, job prospects, and visas and immigration). Our award-winning student support ensures that you are given the help you need to succeed every step of the way. We provide high-quality services that support you, enhance your learning experience and are responsive to your changing needs before, during and after your time at university. Just look out for the stands and displays and come and talk to us for helpful, individual advice.

6 7 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ART

Location: The Parkside Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Location: Birmingham School of Art, Margaret Street, B3 3BX Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 12.15pm on Wednesdays Activity start times: Various start times. Interview required for all courses – visit www.bcu.ac.uk/mysrs for more details. Based at our state-of-the-art Parkside Building, part of our City Centre Campus, Birmingham School of Architecture and Design has a range of By studying in our distinctive Venetian Gothic, Grade I listed environment excellent facilities that accurately reflect advanced professional practice. at Margaret Street, you will have access to state-of-the-art studios, fully- These include contemporary design studios, computer-aided design (CAD), resourced workshops, a richly-stocked library and purpose-built spaces to a digilab and a range of impressive workshops (for woodwork, metal, glass present your work. We also engage in teaching, learning and research locally, and ceramics) to support our Architecture, Landscape, Product Design, and nationally and around the world. Interior Architecture and Design students. All of our staff are active practitioners, ensuring you will receive access to the Our teaching staff are active in the latest practice and research, enhancing latest thinking, activities and professional networks. Our courses emphasise your employability and enabling you to gain insight into contemporary issues ideas-driven contemporary art practices, carried out by individuals and groups in architecture and design. This has previously helped 95 per cent of our of students through critical analysis, debate, creative risk, imagination and graduates progress into work and/or study within six months (DLHE) and presentation. We will help you develop your practice and open doors for you contributed to our students reporting 95 per cent satisfaction overall for the to participate in extensive projects and present your work in a wide variety of School in the 2016 National Student Survey. appropriate environments. Our courses work with over 100 practices, construction consultants and We maintain excellent links with major institutions within and beyond the city, experts, including over 60 visiting tutors from industry who support our staff examples including Tate Liverpool, Ikon Gallery, New Art Gallery, Walsall, team. Our Architecture courses provide RIBA accreditation at Parts 1, 2 and Eastside Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and New Art West 3, while our Landscape courses are similarly validated by the Landscape Midlands. We also have links with corporate partners through organisations Institute. These accreditations and links with industry ensure that our courses such as the Colmore Business District and others. Deutsche Bank sponsors an remain fresh and relevant, in addition to providing valuable industry contacts. annual award of £10,000 to support career development. The excellent relationships extend to offering work placements for our Level 5 students in Architecture, Landscape, and Interior Architecture and Design. Our graduates go on to a multitude of careers following their time with us, ranging from professional artists, designers and illustrators to film-makers, We encourage you to embrace the multi-disciplinary nature of our School curators and teachers. which manifests in places such as our Co-Lab live project module and Superstudio, a weekly event which provides opportunities for students to work PLEASE NOTE: Applicants for all courses within Birmingham School of Art will across the four main disciplines of the School, including training, workshops, attend a one-to-one interview during the Applicant Visit Day as a mandatory part films and events, and whole school lectures by renowned architects and of the application process. Details will be sent to you via email. designers. When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the When you attend an Applicant Visit Day, you will have the opportunity to do the following: opportunity to do the following: • Tour our industry-standard • Meet staff and students, ask • Tour our professional, industry- • Take part in a group workshop facilities, which include cutting-edge questions and find out more about standard facilities, which include which allows you to get real insight workshops, presentation spaces and how the course works in practice. design studios, computer and into working in a design studio, studios, as well as the International Project Space, a dedicated area • Have a one-to-one with a tutor to project laboratories, and a virtual and receive feedback on how you discuss your portfolio and interests. building site. worked. which bridges the boundary between the School and the wider art world. • Meet staff and students, ask • Show your portfolio and gain questions and find out more about feedback if you wish. how the course works in practice.

8 9 BIRMINGHAM CITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

Location: The Curzon Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays

Birmingham City Business School is built on business, which means all our new courses deliver work-integrated learning. Through short projects, long placements, partnerships with business and all the right accreditations, you start your career the minute you walk through our door. We have a unique relationship with Birmingham, which is of course renowned for its entrepreneurial and commercial past, present and future. We provide you with the building blocks for a successful career, by developing your skills for life as well as teaching you what you need to learn for work. Our academics have first-hand experience and work closely with industry leaders to ensure that our courses truly reflect the needs of business professionals. Our courses are strongly linked to the relevant professional bodies, including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), as well as being a recognised Partner in Learning with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). We are also ‘Platinum Approved’ by the ACCA, which is the highest level of accreditation, providing evidence of high-quality tuition and outstanding pass rates. Our industrial and professional business links provide opportunities to apply the skills learned during study and forge the contacts that will help develop your future career.

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: • Meet staff and students, ask • Visit our current facilities in the new questions and find out more about Curzon Building, located on our City how the courses work. Centre Campus. • Talk to our placements team and • Take part in an informal Q&A meet returning placement students session with staff and students. who will share their experiences. • Hear more about our distinctive, fast • Find out how our employability track Professional Practice degrees. opportunities can make you stand out as a graduate. • Discuss our professional body exemptions and what they mean for you and your career.

10 11 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT – SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT – Built Environment Engineering

Location: Millennium Point, City Centre Campus, B4 7XG (report to Location: Millennium Point, City Centre Campus, B4 7XG (report to Level 2) Level 2) Activity start times: Session 1 – 9.30am or Session 2 – 12.30pm on Activity start times: Session 1 – 9.30am or Session 2 – 12.30pm on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays

Birmingham City University’s Built Environment courses prepare you to work Engineering students are based at Millennium Point, a landmark building in in the field, with most of our courses accredited by at least one of the four central Birmingham with well-equipped workshops and laboratories to provide professional bodies for the property and construction sector. a link between theoretical learning and practice. Our strong links with employers allow you to apply what you learn in a All of our Engineering courses are professionally accredited by either the practical context through work placement opportunities. We offer part-time Institution of Engineering and Technology or the Institution of Mechanical placements with Mott MacDonald and other major firms throughout the Engineers, to help you become an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer after academic year. graduation. Our campus is adjacent to the proposed HS2 terminus; many of our live team We enjoy strong academic and research links with business and industry, such projects involve working with Birmingham City Council and construction firms, as Morgan Motor Company, Westfield Sportscars and Aquila Racing Cars, and as part of the Professional Practice modules, to help deliver elements of this also work with globally respected technology partners. major construction and regeneration project. You will benefit from the first-hand industry experience of our academic staff. PLEASE NOTE: As an applicant to a Built Environment course, you will need to attend an Applicant Visit Day for a short one-to-one interview before we can confirm your offer to join us. When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following:

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the • Visit the Bioenergy Lab. • Visit our Mechanical Engineering lab. opportunity to do the following: • See how you could be building and competing in your own racing car • Visit our Knowledge-Based • Meet key teaching staff and current • See the new Curzon Building by visiting the workshop where our Engineering (KBE) lab. students to learn about life as part constructed by our partner Formula Student and iRacer cars of our academic community. Wilmott Dixon, and discuss how are built. • For electronic engineering, there your intended profession might will be practical sessions on • Visit our Computer Aided Design contribute to designing, costing, • Get an introduction to the electronic circuits and systems, and (CAD), Building Information constructing and maintaining this Computer-Aided Design (CAD) labs demonstrations of practical work Modelling (BIM) and Computer and other development projects. and design studios. such as the construction of circuits. Assisted Taking Off (CATO) lab, commonly referred to as “The • View examples of the coursework • Get an overview of our Office”. This environment offers you projects you will undertake and simulation tools. an individual/group environment technologies you will use during to work on all aspects of design, your course; your Applicant Visit programming and measurement, Day is a chance to understand the using the latest professional huge range of ways you’ll study and software. be assessed.

12 13 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY – Computing

Location: Millennium Point, City Centre Campus, B4 7XG (report to Level 2) Activity start times: Session 1 – 9.30am or Session 2 – 1pm on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays

Computing students are based at Millennium Point, a landmark building in central Birmingham with well-equipped workshops and laboratories to provide a link between theoretical learning and practice. Many of our courses are accredited by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), paving the way for you to become qualified as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer. The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment is a Cisco Academy Support Centre and instructor training centre, supporting the global Cisco Academy programme, as well as being a leading academy for Microsoft. You will benefit from the first-hand industry experience of our academic staff. PLEASE NOTE: As an applicant to a Computer Games Technology course, you will need to attend an applicant visit day for a short one-to-one interview before we can confirm your offer to join us.

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: • For Forensic Computing, you can • You will also have a tour of the view demonstrations of mobile School including our project, games phone forensics, hard drive and PC laboratories. diagnostics and face recognition. • For Computer Networks, demonstrations will include racks with routers, switches and hubs, and a Packet Tracer/OPNET simulator demo.

14 15 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY – SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Digital Technology Location: Wednesdays: Attwood Building, City North Campus, B42 2SU. Location: Millennium Point, City Centre Campus, B4 7XG (report to Saturdays: Seacole Building, City South Campus, B15 3TN. Level 2) Activity start time: 1pm on Wednesdays, 9am on Saturdays. Activity start times: Session 1 – 9.30am or Session 2 – 12.30pm on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays. The School of Education and Social Work is one of the country’s leading providers of education and teacher teaching and enjoys an enviable reputation Birmingham City University’s Digital Technology courses offer access to for delivering the highest quality courses. advanced teaching facilities, including our new Media Centre at The Parkside We offer a range of courses that explore children and childhood in Building on the City Centre Campus. The Centre is equipped with the latest contemporary society. These courses are designed to prepare you for a number industry-standard equipment, including five TV studios (including a MILO of careers relating to babies, children and young people. ‘green screen’ studio), all operating industry-standard tapeless digital workflow. When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the Further studios within Millennium Point and Birmingham Conservatoire are opportunity to do the following: used for live sound and studio recording delivery on our specialist sound courses. • You will receive an overview of the Education Studies course, the module content, learning Our teaching staff comprises specialists in their respective fields, including opportunities and assessment • Find out more about the course, academics and industry professionals, all of whom are perfectly placed to strategies. what it involves and the careers it offer a wealth of experience and knowledge. You will also benefit from access can lead to. to high-profile guest speakers from across the industry. • Q&A with Head of Department and Programme Leaders. • Take part in a practical workshop: Our courses focus on the technical aspects of media and sound engineering looking at relevant, contemporary for production, giving a wide range of opportunities for employment within the • Find out more about your future and thought-provoking film extracts. creative industries. employment opportunities at a We will then make links between question and answer session with these extracts, our own experiences PLEASE NOTE: As an applicant to the Music Technology course, you will need the Programme Director. and understanding of education. to attend an Applicant Visit Day before we can confirm your offer to join us. Early Childhood Studies Working with Children, Young When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the • Take part in a practical workshop, People and Families opportunity to do the following: Exploring Perceptions of Childhood, • Take part in a taster session, where which will give you a taster of the • Tour professional, industry- • Have an informal one-to-one you will consider issues for children sort of work you will be involved with and families and their entitlements, standard facilities, which include meeting with one of our lecturers on the course. sound recording studios, and our to find out more about our courses giving you an idea of the type of electronic and specialist computing and what they can offer you. • Find out more about placements by work you will be involved with on the laboratories. hearing from current students about course. their experiences, and how they • Find out more about placements by have helped them to put theory into hearing from current students about practice. their experiences, and how they have helped them to put theory into practice.

16 17 SCHOOL OF ENGLISH

Location: The Curzon Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays

Study one of our flexible programmes at the School of English and you can be part of a vibrant academic community, enjoying inspirational tuition and the support of internationally and nationally renowned experts and writers. In the 2016 National Student Survey, 100 per cent of BA (Hons) English students said they were satisfied with their course, while the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey showed that 95 per cent of our graduates were in full-time employment or further study within six months. At the heart of this success is our commitment to research-informed teaching: the School of English is an important research centre in linguistics, literature and creative writing and the latest assessment from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014 rated over three-quarters of research in the School of English as either ‘internationally recognised’ (3*) or ‘world-leading’ (4*). You’re supported by a richly stocked library, the electronic resources of which give you access to every printed book published in the UK between 1470 and 1800. Our online learning environment, Moodle, offers the perfect platform to conveniently source, collate, refine and present the richness of information at your fingertips.

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: • Gain an insight into all four strands • Take part in a structured activity of our English degrees, all of which looking at how language works. you will be able to sample in your first year. • Take part in a warm-up exercise in the Drama Studio. • Gain an insight into literature by reading a short text and interpreting it, followed by a discussion. • Produce a short piece of creative writing.

18 19 SCHOOL OF FASHION AND TEXTILES NEW TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TWO-YEAR FASTTRACK

Location: The Parkside Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Location: University House, Ground Floor, 15 Bartholomew Row, Activity start times: Various start times. Interview required for some Birmingham B5 5JU courses – visit www.bcu.ac.uk/mysrs for more details. Activity start time: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays

Based at The Parkside Building, part of our City Centre Campus, the School of The New Technology Institute, part of Birmingham School of Media, is located Fashion and Textiles provides extensive workshop space and the very latest in University House, part of the City Centre Campus. Teaching takes place in industry-standard equipment. You’ll have access to a range of facilities in our modern production studio, where you’ll be provided with studio space within the School and Faculty, including IT CAD packages, and practice- to complete projects and a laptop with all the software you’ll need for the based workshops for garment construction, printed textiles, embroidery and duration of the course. constructed textiles. If you’re hoping to study one of our Fashion courses, or Fashion, Business and Promotion, you may have the opportunity to showcase Our teaching staff have a wealth of experience in the video games and your work at Graduate Fashion Week in London, the world’s leading event marketing industries, having worked with game developers such as Free for fashion graduates. There are placement opportunities at a range of Radical Design, Codemasters, Freestyle Games and EA Games, as well companies, with previous students having gained experience with international as leading companies such as the BBC, ITV, Sapient Nitro and Thinkjam. brands such as Burberry, Warehouse, Iris Van Herpen, H&M, Victoria Beckham This makes them perfectly placed to offer you a wealth of experience and and Ted Baker. knowledge. If you’re thinking of studying Textiles, you will have regular opportunities to This course is a unique opportunity to attain a degree in just two years while showcase and engage with industry through projects and exhibitions, such as gaining the experience needed to fill the skills gap in the emerging worlds of New Designers in London, and the annual trend pavilions which are shown at a video games, mobile, social media and interactive entertainment. You will work number of national venues. both within your discipline and across different fields on real-world projects for well-known companies and organisations such as Sony and the BBC, We have a diverse team of lecturers and visiting lecturers, with a mix of ensuring you are highly employable by the end of your course. industrial, commercial, academic and craft skills. They will ensure you develop industry-focused and commercially-aware attributes that will increase your employability and outlook. When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the • Attend a presentation, which gives • Have a one-to-one meeting with a opportunity to do the following: detail about the Two-Year FastTrack New Technology Institute lecturer courses. who will interview you (it will help • Tour our professional industry- • Have a one-to-one interview with a if you can bring along some of your standard facilities. tutor to discuss your portfolio and • Take part in a group task. work in preparation for this). your career aspirations. • Meet staff and students, ask questions and find out more about how the course works in practice.

20 21 SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY

Location: School of Jewellery, Vittoria Street, B1 3PA Activity start times: Various start times. Interview required for all courses – visit www.bcu.ac.uk/mysrs for more details.

Having recently celebrated its 125th anniversary, the School of Jewellery has a long history of producing highly-skilled graduates in three specialist disciplines, who have progressed into employment as jewellers, horologists and gemmologists. The jewellery and watch industry provides diverse career prospects within the areas such as design, manufacturing, retail, restoration and curatorial practice. Self-employment is also a popular option. We will prepare you for a successful career across a broad spectrum of opportunities within a diverse industry. You’ll be encouraged to develop your own style, and will use various techniques, from freehand drawing and traditional bench skills to working with current Computer Aided Design software and exploring cutting edge technology. Creative practice, innovation and experimentation with materials and processes ensure that our graduates are leaders in the contemporary field. The School of Jewellery’s facilities include studio workshops with conventional style work benches and shared process workshops with a range of machines and equipment for a variety of manufacturing techniques. The Gemmology department of the School has moved into a fully equipped, purpose-built area within Birmingham’s new Assay Office which provides an ideal location for students to engage with a specialist laboratory for analysis and valuation of gemstones. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants for all courses within the School of Jewellery will attend a one-to-one interview during the Applicant Visit Day as a mandatory part of the application process. Details will be sent to you via email.

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: • Tour our professional industry- • Have a one-to-one interview with a standard facilities, ideally located tutor to discuss your portfolio and within Birmingham’s landmark your career aspirations. Jewellery Quarter. • Meet staff and students, ask questions and find out more about how the course works in practice.

22 23 SCHOOL OF LAW BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF MEDIA

Location: The Curzon Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Location: The Parkside Building, City Centre Campus , B4 7BD Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays Activity start times: Session 1 – 10am or Session 2 – 12pm on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays At Birmingham City University’s School of Law, we believe that a balanced view makes better legal professionals. It’s why we don’t just teach law, we advocate Birmingham School of Media is located in our impressive media centre at The it; and why we don’t just focus on professional practice, but actively break Parkside Building on the City Centre Campus. It is equipped with the latest down barriers to social justice and human rights throughout the world. industry-standard equipment, with five TV studios (including our MILO ‘green screen’ studio) all operating industry-standard tapeless digital workflow. We’ve been at the forefront of innovative law teaching for more than 40 years, and we offer you a unique experience. Whether you are on one of our American Our teaching staff comprises specialists in their respective fields, including internships defending people on death row or part of our local and national academics and industry professionals, all of whom are perfectly placed to pro-bono work that focuses on the vulnerable in our society, we give you offer a wealth of experience and knowledge. You will also have access to high- amazing experiences outside of your comfort zone. Our American internships profile guest speakers from across the industry. programme, for example, is the largest of its kind in the UK, and our Legal Advice and Representation Unit (LARU) provides you with the opportunity to A number of our courses are accredited by Creative Skillset on the strength of work in the offices of Citizens Advice or other legal service providers, handling our professional capability and work with the media industry. real cases dealing with real problems. Courses at Birmingham School of Media focus on the creative aspects of media When you are participating in our leading, competition-winning mooting production and provide the opportunity to collaborate with students on our society, or practising in our purpose-built, state-of-the-art campus court technical media courses, which are run by the School of Computing and Digital rooms and virtual solicitors’ office, you get to test yourself and go beyond your Technology. own expectations. From our strong links with the Birmingham Law Society and the four Inns of Court to our collaborations with local businesses, we ensure When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the you get a rich and broad experience of law. opportunity to do the following: • Tour our professional, industry- • Have a one-to-one interview with When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the standard facilities which include a Birmingham School of Media opportunity to do the following: four broadcast-ready TV studios, lecturer to discuss your work and • Meet our current students who • Get involved in an interactive six radio studios and a suite of career aspirations (we will ask you will tell you about our course, our seminar where you will be given photography studios. to bring along some of your work in preparation for this). mooting society, our international an opportunity to work alongside • View a presentation which provides opportunities and life as a student current students and staff, giving details of the BA (Hons) Media and • Meet staff and students, ask in our School of Law. you a feel of how it is to study in a Communication course, as well as questions and find out more about small group session. • Experience a mock lecture on a the specialist pathways in Event and how the course works in practice. contemporary legal issue. • Get involved in a question and Exhibition Industries, Journalism, answer session with staff and Music Industries, New Media, Public • Get a practical insight into our Relations, Radio and TV. current students. courses by taking part in a mock hearing in one of our replica courtrooms.

24 25 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Location: The Curzon Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Location: Biomedical Engineering: Millennium Point, City Centre Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays Campus, B4 7XG (report to Level 2) Biomedical Science: Seacole Building, City South Campus, B15 3TN We provide a stimulating and progressive environment for the study of Criminology, Psychology and Sociology. We offer a wide range of full- Sports: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Warwickshire, B5 7QU time, part-time and professionally aligned courses awarded by the British (For full travel directions, visit: www.edgbaston.com/info/travel) Psychological Society. Activity start times: 10am on Saturdays, 1pm on Wednesdays We are the only university in the UK to hold an annual debate with a high- The School of Health Sciences has been established to accommodate our security prison, HMP Grendon – providing you with a rare and unique insight growing biomedical science and sport courses portfolio. into the British criminal justice system. You will also learn first-hand from inspiring visiting professionals and a vibrant, research-led teaching As part of the development of our City South Campus in Edgbaston, we are community. constructing new facilities, giving us world-class research and teaching spaces. Studying at Birmingham City University will mean you have access to some of When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the the most advanced laboratories and training equipment available. Our teaching opportunity to do the following: takes an enquiry-based approach and uses a variety of interactive teaching methods to suit all styles of learning. • Have an introduction to the course, Criminology find out what you will learn and discover what careers your degree • Gain an insight into the world of When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the could lead you to. criminology by attending a taster opportunity to do the following: lecture. • Take part in a question and answer Biomedical Sciences and Sports • Attend a ‘pathway workshop’ session with staff and current Biomedical Engineering students. alongside current students to • Introduction and welcome by our explore interesting topics in your • Experience first-hand a day in the Head of Department. • See our new teaching facility, The chosen subject area. life of a Biomedical Engineer or a • Individual Sport course activities - Curzon Building, located at our City Biomedical Scientist. Centre Campus. Sociology including tour and Clive Marks kit • Take part in short interactive sizing opportunity. Psychology • Find out about the different sessions based on real life scenarios sociology courses plus our and case studies. • Get a taste of Psychology by placement and overseas exchange listening to an exciting taster opportunities, and our range of lecture. Sociology modules. • Get involved in interactive activities • Take part in Sociological allowing you to meet and work Imagination, a unique teaching alongside other prospective session. students and current staff, giving you a feel of what it is like to study in small groups.

26 27 SCHOOL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Location: The Parkside Building, City Centre Campus, B4 7BD Activity start times: Various start times. Interview required for all courses – visit www.bcu.ac.uk/mysrs for more details.

At the School of Visual Communication, our degree courses give you the opportunity to develop the skills and aptitudes that you’ll need to succeed in today’s fast-paced creative industries. Our degrees allow you to specialise while still experiencing the wider spectrum of visual communication subjects. You’ll be based in The Parkside Building, part of our City Centre Campus, a creative learning environment that boasts outstanding traditional and digital facilities, from our traditional print rooms, photographic studios and darkrooms to our animation studios and numerous large contemporary moving image resources. All of our academic staff engage in research and professional practice, and will offer years of industry experience and insight. You will also enjoy engagement with many of our industry partnerships, including McCann Erickson, Live Nation and the Association of Illustrators. With nearly 6,000 of the University’s 24,000 students enrolled on creative and cultural courses, we are one of Britain’s leading providers of graduate talent to these industries. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants for all courses within the School of Visual Communication will attend a one-to-one interview during the Applicant Visit Day as a mandatory part of the application process. Details will be sent to you via email.

When you attend an Applicant Visit Day you will have the opportunity to do the following: • Tour our professional industry- • Meet current students, ask standard facilities and gain an questions and find out more about understanding of where a degree how the course works in practice. in Graphic Communication, Film and Animation, Design • Have an informal interview with a for Performance, Illustration, tutor to discuss your portfolio and Photography and Commercial future career ambitions. Photography can take you.

28 29 About our campuses CITY NORTH CAMPUS At our City North Campus, a few miles north of the city centre, our Education Our continuing investment into our campuses ensures our students have students benefit from several realistic mock classrooms and contemporary access to a fantastic learning environment, with £260 million being invested facilities. The PGR (Postgraduate Research) Hub boasts new equipment such into improving our facilities. as PCs, laptops, lockers and meeting rooms. The site is also home to our Doug Ellis Sports Centre, which is open to students from all faculties and the wider Our most recent development, The Curzon Building, opened its doors in community. September 2015. Part of our City Centre Campus, it forms a new focal point for the University, offering excellent student support facilities and a superb new All teaching is due to have been relocated to the City Centre or City South library. campuses by January 2018. We are also investing £41 million in new facilities at our City South Campus, with the aim of bringing together our Health, Education and Life Sciences CITY SOUTH CAMPUS courses together into one purpose-built campus. All health and social care students are based on one state-of-the-art campus in Edgbaston. Our realistic learning environment includes an operating CITY CENTRE CAMPUS theatre, hospital wards, a virtual radiotherapy suite and a fully equipped midwifery skills/birthing room. Millennium Point We are investing £41 million in new facilities on this site including specialist This landmark building is part of one of the largest regeneration zones in the laboratories for a newly created School of Life Sciences, as well as a new UK. It is home to courses from our Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the home for the School of Education complete with replica classrooms, due to Built Environment, and includes facilities such as noise and vibration cells, open during the 2017/18 academic year. a robotics laboratory and fantastic recording facilities, including a vintage mixing desk. Our £4 million purpose-built Birmingham School of Acting features 11 studios containing specialist acoustic panelling, sprung floors MARGARET STREET (BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ART) and a large performance studio regarded as a benchmark for drama training Ideally located in the city centre, next to the city’s museum and art gallery, our facilities in the UK. Margaret Street campus is home to Birmingham School of Art. Our facilities The Parkside Building include light and airy studios, a gallery and installation spaces, allowing you to display your work to audiences. The Parkside Building is one of our latest facilities, demonstrating our You’ll have access to cutting-edge workshops for wood, metal, plaster, digital continuing investment. Home to our design and media courses, it’s the perfect media and much more. The School also boasts industry-standard resources place for workshops and teaching spaces, as well as the state-of-the-art and equipment, including soldering hearths, polishing machines, lathes and a centre for the advanced teaching facilities of Birmingham School of Media. specialist fine art library. Facilities include cutting-edge photography studios, four industry-standard The building itself has won numerous awards for the restoration of its TV studios, editing suites and a green screen MILO studio, providing the spectacular architecture, which mixes contemporary workspaces with the largest concentration of TV facilities to be found between London and Salford. original stained glass windows and mosaic floors. The building is also right on the doorstep of Eastside City Park, providing an outside space for you to enjoy. VITTORIA STREET (SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY) The Curzon Building Our School of Jewellery, the largest jewellery school in all of Europe, stands The Curzon Building is the latest cutting-edge facility to join our City Centre right at the heart of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, where much of Campus, and is home to our Business, Law, English and Social Sciences the jewellery made in Britain today is manufactured. This ensures industry courses. The £63 million development, which opened its doors in September contacts and first-hand experience are right on your doorstep. 2015, provides a new library, IT and student support facilities, and lots of informal ‘break out’ areas. Our Students’ Union has also moved to The Curzon The multi-award-winning building is an inspiring place to learn your craft. Building, now located in the restored Victorian pub, The Eagle and Ball. All of Housing traditional-style workshops, teaching and exhibition accommodation, this ensures a greater campus feel and a ‘one stop shop’ for all student needs. you’ll have access to a specialist library, industry-standard equipment, studio workshops and a gemmology laboratory. Our airy, light-filled atrium, with floor-to-ceiling windows, also gives you the chance to see our students honing their skills with the very latest equipment, while our exhibition hall and bookable space provides you with the opportunity to display and showcase your work. 30 31 City South travel directions TR E N P HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY SITE ROAD RAIL COACH STATION Q CAMPU S There are multiple road PO INT Y C E P ort tratford ,

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32 e s 33 W CITY SOUTH C Edgba s Birmingham B15 3TN T: 0121 331 5000 W: ww w CITY CENTRE CAMPUS Millennium Point The Parkside The Curzon Building Curzon St Building 4 Cardigan St Birmingham B4 7XG 5 Cardigan Street Birmingham B4 7BD roundabout where you take the third T: 0121 331 5000 Birmingham B4 7BD exit. Travel down the A4540 and at City Centre W: www.bcu.ac.uk the next roundabout turn right down Jennens Road. Follow the signs for travel directions the NCP Millennium Point car park. ROAD M6 7 TOLL TO EAST For satellite navigation systems From M40 Oxford and South = One way only TO MANCHESTER M6 MIDLANDS M6 (J6) & NORTH WEST M42 please use B4 7AP 1 A34 6 = Underpass Turn off on to the M42 and travel A41 A38M BIRMINGHAM M6 north towards the M6. Travel north 2 = Flyover Our City Centre Campus is easy to CITY CENTRE M5 TO LONDON on the M6 leaving at Junction 6. (Read A456 A45 6 A38(M) = No right turn get to from all main routes into the CITY CENTRE x directions ‘From M6 South or North- 3 CAMPUS A34 city – simply follow the brown tourist Aston Expressway West’). M42 DARTMOUTH = No through road 4 N CIRCUS signs showing Millennium Point. The M42 3 TO M5 OXFORD nearest motorways are the M6, M5, M42 From M42 East Midlands TO BRISTOL & M40 M40 and M42. SOUTH WEST A4540

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station. Continue along Jennens Road CORPORATION ST travel towards Birmingham city Bull St P and Millennium Point will be on your Grosvenor P centre along the A456 (Hagley SNOW HILL Priory QwyEnd right-hand side. A457 STATION CURZON STREET Road) for five miles to the Five Ways GT CHARLES QUEENSWAY M42/M40 Bull St P Millennium School of Art Dale A4540 P A Point A lb roundabout. Keep in the outside lane R e rt UNIVERSITY NEC, A45 A S t D HOUSE

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34 35 CITY NORTH CAMPUS Franchise Street Perry Barr CITYBirmingham NORTH CAMPUS B42 2SU City North FranchiseT: 0121 331 Street 5000 travel directions Perry Barr W: www.bcu.ac.uk A34 Once you arrive, head to the ground floor of Attwood building to check-in and

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