Undergraduate Prospectus 2017
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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 Accredited by the University of Birmingham UCB 2017 Enquiries Course Enquiries For initial enquiries about any of our courses please contact our Marketing Department: Tel: 0121 232 4300 Email: [email protected] To register to attend an open day please go to: www.ucb.ac.uk/he-opendays Admissions Enquiries If you have a query regarding your application please contact our Admissions Department: Tel: 0121 604 1040 Email: [email protected] International Student Enquiries For initial enquiries or further advice please contact our International Student Centre: Tel: 0121 232 2264 Email: [email protected] We Want to Meet U Open Days for Entry in 2017 Open days provide an ideal opportunity to get a taste of university life before you apply through UCAS. You can see our unique facilities, judge how we differ from larger universities and see that everything from student accommodation, shops and a vibrant nightlife is right on your doorstep at University College Birmingham. Our open days run from 11am - 3pm Saturday Saturday 23 April 2016 10 December 2016 Saturday Saturday 2 July 2016 1 April 2017 Saturday 8 October 2016 To register to attend an open day, please go to www.ucb.ac.uk/he-opendays If you have any queries, please contact the Marketing Department: Tel: 0121 232 4300 Email: [email protected] Applying to UCB Detailed information about when and how to apply for a place at UCB can be seen on page 59 of this prospectus. However, please note that due to the specialist nature of our courses, we will consider applications up to the 30 June 2017 if we have vacancies. For more information please contact the Admissions Department on 0121 604 1040. 2 www.ucb.ac.uk 3 Contents 06 19 22 Welcome to UCB Birmingham - Easy to Get to the Place to Live and Study 37 40 44 hired@UCB apprenticeships@UCB All the Help and Support U Need 58 59 64 Open Days How to Apply Entry Requirements 108 134 180 College of Food School of Hospitality, School of Sport Tourism & Events & Creative Services Management 4 UCB & BIRMINGHAM 24 30 32 Student Accommodation Guild of Students Supporting Your Studies 47 48 50 Celebrating U Alumni International Students 67 68 92 Tuition Fees The Business School School of Education, Health & Community 208 210 Flexible Learning: Index Part-Time Courses www.ucb.ac.uk 5 Welcome to UCB From the Vice-Chancellor & Principal Choosing your degree and where you are going to study are two of the most important decisions you will ever make. The breadth of choice, both for courses of our ambitious development will see and universities, is greater than ever. It is a further £65 million invested in student important that the decisions you are about facilities in the heart of Birmingham. to make are the right ones for you as they Additionally, the main campus in Summer will affect not only your time at university Row continues to benefit from a rolling but also your future career and life chances. programme of improvements, including Clearly, an undergraduate degree is an the creation of a multi-million pound, investment in your future and I believe that state-of-the-art suite for advanced UCB’s undergraduate tuition fee is one food and nutrition studies. of the most cost-effective in the sector. In total, our £100 million investment Additionally, there is an exceptional range programme demonstrates UCB’s of fee waivers and scholarships available commitment to providing the best facilities to our prospective students. to deliver vocational degree courses that So why should you choose to study with are praised by industry employers. us at UCB? Well, we have a well-deserved Birmingham, the largest UK city outside reputation for outstanding support for London, is an exciting and fun place to live, students, high-quality courses that fully work and study. Whatever your interests, prepare graduates for employment, there is something for you with a range of superb practical facilities and strong, social, sporting and cultural activities that highly-effective links with industry. only a major destination can provide. That view is shared by the thousands of students from the UK and overseas We believe UCB is the right place for you who choose to study with us each year. to study, but don’t just take our word for it. Why not come along to one of our Open University College Birmingham is accredited Days, have a look at what we have to offer by the University of Birmingham which means and take the opportunity to speak to our that, alongside our own degrees, many staff and students? I know that if you take of our foundation degrees, BA and BSc the time to check us out you will want to courses lead to degrees of the University join us. of Birmingham, one of the world’s top ranked institutions. Please give careful thought to your choice of course and I look forward to welcoming The University is committed to improving you to University College Birmingham. the student experience and has invested £26 million on McIntyre House, a stunning Professor Ray Linforth new building dedicated to undergraduate Vice-Chancellor & Principal and postgraduate study. The next phase 6 UCB & BIRMINGHAM www.ucb.ac.uk 7 8 UCB & BIRMINGHAM University College Birmingham Accredited by the University of Birmingham UCB is in the heart of Birmingham, a city with one of the youngest, most diverse populations in Europe - not to mention more than 65,000 students. It’s a combination that creates a vibrant atmosphere, with plenty of nightlife, cultural attractions and excitement. All this activity is minutes away from our halls of residence in the city centre. Teaching benefits from our central location too: we’re based in the conference and hotel quarter, which means opportunities for practical experience are on our doorstep. Successful specialist courses depend on the best equipment and teaching facilities. We’re investing heavily in the right resources: McIntyre House, a centre for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, opened in 2014 and a further campus is planned for completion in 2018/19. Our approachable staff work with smaller-than-average class sizes to enhance the individual teaching experience. In addition to well-equipped classrooms, we have a comprehensively stocked, specialist library where students benefit from the latest e-learning resources. www.ucb.ac.uk 9 A Great Place to Work and Study There is nowhere quite like University Courses that Lead to Real Jobs College Birmingham. Not only are we We offer undergraduate courses in: Europe’s leading specialist in management Aviation & Airport Management courses for the culinary arts, hospitality and tourism management, but we are Bakery also situated in the heart of one of Britain’s Business Enterprise most vibrant cities. Our students enjoy the Childhood & Education best of both worlds, academic and cultural. Culinary Arts/Science Our vocational degree courses, Digital Marketing experienced tutors and strong links Events Management with business give students the skills they Food Development & Innovation need to tackle a career in a range of rapidly Health & Social Care expanding industries. As well as excellent Hospitality tuition, we pride ourselves on being a Marketing Management friendly place to study. As specialists, we Spa Management are not a huge university: our facilities are Specialist Hair & Media Make-up spread over three sites and within a few minutes’ walk of each building. Sport Sports Therapy Students are never just a number at UCB: Tourism our doors are always open to help and Youth & Community support you throughout your studies. In short, as a learning and life experience, UCB is hard to match. Education with First-Class Rewards Ofsted awarded UCB its top In 2012, UCB was awarded full university accolade: status by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in recognition of our expertise OUTSTANDING and excellence In the same year, Ofsted awarded us its top accolade: Outstanding The quality of our undergraduate and postgraduate courses, both full-time and part-time, is further underlined by accreditation from the University of Birmingham 10 UCB & BIRMINGHAM Recognition of Our Success and Expertise We constantly strive to improve our credentials and experience by being accredited to industry bodies and participating in external assessment schemes. We are recognised by government and employer bodies as a centre of vocational excellence. An Accredited Institution of the Centre of Excellence – Gold Star University of Birmingham recognition from the Hospitality Guild Affiliated with the Chartered Institute AA College Rosette 2013/14, awarded of Marketing (CIM) and the Chartered by the Hospitality Guild for our Management Institute (CMI) training restaurants Beacon College status awarded by Accredited by the Institute of Hospitality the Government The first HE institution to gain recognition We have been consistently awarded the from the Tourism Management Institute Hospitality Assured Mark by the Institute (TMI) for our foundation degrees of Hospitality Centre of Excellence recognition from the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) With the knowledge I gained from UCB, I felt equipped to take on the challenges I faced in hospitality businesses. Duane Tomlinson BA (Hons) Hospitality Business Management www.ucb.ac.uk 11 12 U and Your UCB & BIRMINGHAM University University College Birmingham comprises three sites – Summer Row, McIntyre House and Richmond House – which are within a short walking distance of each other in the heart of the city. Hands-on Experience Residential Visits and Training Restaurants EU Exchange Students gain hands-on industry experience We arrange and fund many of the overseas preparing and serving everything from fast residential elements included in our tourism, food to silver service in our restaurants that sport and business courses.