Birmingham City University About

• UK’s second largest city.

• Central location - easy to travel across UK

• 1 hour 20 minutes from London.

• Birmingham International Airport.

• £94 billion regional economy

• Vibrant and cosmopolitan city.

• New York Times' "Top 20 places to see in the world“. CITY WITH THE YOUNGEST POPULATION IN EUROPE OUR UNIVERSITY AT THE HEART OF THE CITY CITY WITH A GROWING ECONOMY

HSBC Birmingham City Headquarters New PWC offices

BCU OVERVIEW Our University At the heart of the City OUR UNIVERSITY OUR UNIVERSITY AMBITIOUS AT HEART OUR UNIVERSITY

Campus OUR UNIVERSITY OUR UNIVERSITY 21ST CENTURY Meets Industrial Heritage

OUR ACCREDITATIONS OUR FACILITIES £6.5 million spent THIS YEAR to improve our facilities.

Providing INDUSTRY STANDARD equipment for our students. Entry Requirements – Hong Kong

Undergraduate

Year 1 = HKDSE 443 for most courses (if maths, we need both core and extension papers to count for a grade)

Year 2 entry = Possible entry from Higher Diploma / Advanced Diploma on agreement with Faculty. OR Pass Associate Degree in relevant subject with a minimum CGPA of 2.7 or B- (Associate Degree must contain relevant modules. on case by case basis.)

Postgraduate

Entry 2(ii): Bachelor Degree with Honours with 2(ii) classification Entry 2(i): Bachelor Degree with Honours with 2(i) classification

18 months MBA and 15 months MSc Management and International Business: Bachelor Degree (Ordinary) with a Pass overall Tuition Fees – 2021/22

UG – From £13,200 PG – From £13,200

Some exceptions: Luxury Brand Management - £14,500 Luxury Jewellery Management - £14,500 Jewellery - £15,900 MBA - £15,900 Scholarships

Up to £2,000 based on HKDSE/GPA ADM BLSS Art, Design Business, Law and and Media Social Sciences

CEBE HELS Computing, Health, Education and Engineering and Built Life Sciences Environment ADM Art, Design and Media BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE OF CREATIVE ARTS (BICA) SCHOOL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Postgraduate Courses:

MA Visual Communication (interdisciplinary combining graphic design, illustration, photography and film animation)

Undergraduate Courses:

• BA Design for Performance • BA Graphic Communication • BA Illustration • BA Photography

Postgraduate Courses: WHY STUDY ART AT BCU?

• MA Art & Design (Interdisciplinary 1. State-of-the-Art Facilities – Light and airy studios, gallery and practices) installation spaces, a specialist art library and workshops for wood, • MA Arts and Education Practices metal, plaster, fibreglass, ceramics, digital media, print and digital • MA Arts and Project Management photography. • MA Contemporary Arts China 2. History – The school of Art dates back to 1843 and students get to • MA Fine Art study in a beautiful Grade 1 listed building. 3. Industry links – School of Art has important links to a range of Undergraduate Courses: national and international institutions including Tate Liverpool, Ikon Gallery, and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. • BA Art and Design • BA Fine Art SCHOOL OF GAMES, FILM AND ANIMATION

Postgraduate Courses: 2-year FastTrack Undergraduate Courses: • BA Digital Marketing • MA Creativity, Making and Innovation • BSc Video Game Development Practice • BA Video Game Digital Art • MA Feature Film Development • BA Video Game Design and Production • MA Film Distribution and Marketing • BA Film Business and Promotion • MA/MSc Future Media (Digital Marketing) • MA/MSc Video Game Development Undergraduate Courses: • MSc Video Game Enterprise, Production • BA Film and Screenwriting and Design • BA Film Studies • BA Filmmaking

WHY STUDY IN THE SCHOOL OF GAMES, FILM AND ANIMATION? 1. Industry links – links with Red Bee Media, Sonic Interactive Entertainment Europe, ITV Digital and more! 2. Professional Associations – We are members of both of the Video Games Trade Associations, TIGA, UKIE and the Sony Academics Alliance. New Technology Institute

Two-year FastTrack Undergraduate degrees

BSc Video Game Development BA Video Games Digital Art BA Film Business and Promotion BA Video Game Design and Production BA Digital Marketing

o Designed to produce “work ready” graduates for the industry. o Intense 2 year programme: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm o Guaranteed video game development placement in our in-house studio, taking place over the summer term of the course. o NTI department cited as national best practice example for developing new talent. o All students are provided with studio space to complete projects and a laptop with all the software you’ll need for the duration of the course. o work on a number of live projects with industry partners. Previous partners and mentors have included, Red Bee Media, FreeStyleGames and Codemasters. BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE OF JEWELLERY, FASHION AND TEXTILES FASHION AND TEXTILES

Undergraduate WHY STUDY FASHION AT BCU? • BA Fashion Branding and Communication 1. Industry links – We have excellent links with regional and • BA Fashion Business and Promotion international brands such as Burberry, John Lewis, Adidas, and • BA Fashion Design Karen Millen. • BA Fashion and Beauty Journalism 2. Facilities – We invested £260million in industry-standard, state-of- • BA Garment Technology the-art facilities. • BA Textile Design 3. Graduate employability – 97.8% of graduates in employment or • BA Costume Design and Practice further study within 6 months of graduating (2017) 4. Expert staff – All of our staff come from an industry background. Postgraduate Courses:

• MA Fashion Design • MA Fashion Management • MA Fashion Promotion • MA Fashion Styling • MA Luxury Brand Management • MA Cosmetics Branding and Promotion • MA Textile and Surface Design JEWELLERY

Undergraduate WHY STUDY JEWELLERY AT BCU? • BA Jewellery and Objects 1. Multi-award winning – We are the largest jewellery school in • BSc Gemmology and Jewellery Studies Europe and recently awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize. • BA Horology 2. Facilities – Industry-standard, state-of-the-art facilities all housed in • BA International Jewellery Business our specialist jewellery school in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter (no portfolio required) in Birmingham. 3. Long History – Over 125 years of expertise, founded in 1890. Postgraduate Courses: 4. Industry links – Gain industry exposure through live projects, guest MA Jewellery and Related Products lectures and study trips. MA Luxury Jewellery Management BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

Undergradutate WHY STUDY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN AT BCU? • BA Architecture 1. Internationally accredited – Royal Institute of British Architects • BA Interior Architecture and Design BA (RIBA) and Landscape Institute (LI) BA Design For Future Living 2. Facilities – access to print, wood, metal, ceramics and glass • BA Landscape Architecture workshops and industry-standard software, alongside assistance • BA Product and Furniture Design from our experienced technicians. 3. Employability – 97.4 per cent of graduates are in employment or Postgraduate Courses further study within six months • MArch Architecture 4. Industry links – Gain industry exposure through live projects, guest • MA Design and Visualisation lectures and study trips. • MA Design Management • MA Interior Architecture and Design • MA Landscape Architecture • MA Product and Furniture Design CEBE Computing, Engineering and Built Environment SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Undergraduate: WHY STUDY BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT BCU? • BSc Building Surveying 1. Work Placements – Our innovative collaboration with Birmingham • BSc Construction Management City Council's Urban Design Team means you can gain work • BSc Property Development and experience, work on key research projects, gain technical Planning application skills and contribute to local projects. • BSc Quantity Surveying 2. Quality Provisiton – Our building courses are ranked 11th out of 59 • BSc Real Estate institutions in the Guardian League Tables 2018. • BEng Automotive Engineering 3. A City for the Future – Birmingham is undergoing huge • BEng Civil Engineering regeneration. The new HS2 terminal will be built right outside our • BEng Electronic Engineering City Centre campus and there will be many opportunities for those • BEng Fire Engineering with built environment qualifications. • BEng Mechanical Engineering • BEng Manufacturing Engineering • BSc Architectural Technology BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

Undergraduate: WHY STUDY COMPUTING AT BCU?

• BSc Computer Games Technology 1. Global Partners – We are the largest Academy Support Centre in • BSc Computer Networks the UK for CISCO Systems and one of Microsoft’s top UK university- • BSc Computer Forensics based academies. • BSc Digital Media Computing 2. Placement options – Our students have gone on placement to • BSc Video Game Development (2 year) companies including: Cisco Systems, IBM, Accenture, Atos, Juniper • BSc Business Information Technology Networks and Cheshire Police. • BSc Computer and Data Science 3. A Global City – Our campus is at the heart of a growing • BSc Computer Science community for software development and computer programming. • BSc Digital Media Computing Nearly 37,000 people are employed in the digital sector in • BSc Digital Film Production Birmingham and this is set to rise further. • BSc Sound Engineering and Production

Postgraduate: • MSc Advanced Computer Science • MSc Artificial Intelligence • MSc Big Data Analytics • MSc Cyber Security • MSc User Experience Design BLSS Business, Law and Social Sciences BIRMINGHAM CITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

Undergraduate: WHY STUDY EDUCATION AT BCU?

• BSc Accountancy 1. Industry Experience – Students have the opportunity to embark • BSc Accounting and Finance on a year-long sandwich placement as part of your • BA Business/Business Economics/Business Undergraduate degree course. Management/Business Finance 2. Employability – At 97.8%, Birmingham City Business School has • BSc Digital Business the highest rate, among West Midlands higher education • BA Economics institutions. • BSc Finance and Investment 3. Accreditations - We have accreditations from several awarding • BA Human Resource Management bodies, including a platinum award from the ACCA. This means • BA Marketing that the course is as up-to-date as possible, taking into account • BSc Global Hospitality Management the very latest developments in the profession. • BA Global Sport Management • BA Esports Management • BA Event, Venue and Experience Management • LLB Law HELS

Health, Education and Life Sciences BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Undergraduate: WHY STUDY HEALTH SCIENCES AT BCU? • BSc Food and Nutrition • BSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition 1. Accredited Courses – Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr), • BSc Sport and Exercise Science British Association for Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) and • BSc Sport Therapy Society of Sports Therapists • BSc Nursing (Adult) 2. Prestigious Partners – Our Sport and Exercise students will work • BSc Nursing (Learning Disability) with cricketers from Warwickshire County Cricket Club and receive • BSc Nursing (Mental Health) teaching from Sport Director Ashley Giles and Conditioning Coach Chris Armstrong as part of a new Official Partnership. 3. Employability – 99.3 per cent of ALL our students were in work or completing further study six months after graduation.. BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Undergraduate: WHY STUDY EDUCATION AT BCU?

• BA Early Childhood Studies 1. Ranking – Ranked 3rd in the UK for undergraduate education • BA Secondary Computing with QTS courses (Guardian 2020 league table) • BA Secondary Science (Biology) with 2. Approved Courses – Many of our courses provide qualification for QTS a profession, including our teacher training programmes which • BA Primary Education with QTS (443) result in QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and Social Work, which allows you to register with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council). 3. Employability – 98.9 per cent of students from the School of Education and Social Work were in work or completing further study six months after graduation.