OPEN DAY PROGRAMME 2017 City Centre Campus Saturday 14 October 9am - 3pm bcu.ac.uk/opendays 1 CONTENTS 04 A welcome from our Chancellor, Sir Lenny Henry 06 How to make the most of your day 09 Talks and tours 10 Faculty of Arts, Design and Media 18 Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences 22 Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment 27 A guide to our support services 31 Campus map 2 3 WELCOME I’d like to give you a warm welcome to Birmingham City University. I am immensely proud to be the Chancellor of this vibrant and diverse institution. The best way to find out what’s happening at this University and across the city is to come and see us for yourself, which is why our open days are such great events. You can see our facilities for yourself, get the inside track from current students and ask our staff about any queries you may have. Have a fantastic day and I hope we’ll be welcoming you as a student soon. Sir Lenny Henry, Chancellor, Birmingham City University 4 5 HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAY CHECK-IN* FACILITIES Check in at Millennium Point and Check out our amazing facilities. collect your Open Day bag. WELCOME TALK SUPPORT SERVICES Find out why you should come and study Speak to the fantastic staff who offer a range with us at one of our Welcome Talks - of support to our students - see page 27. see page 9. ACCOMMODATION YOUR COURSE Book on to an accommodation tour and see Find out detailed information about your where you could be living next year - course at one of our subject talks. see page 9. CHAT TO STUDENTS SEE THE CITY Chat to our student ambassadors about Visit Birmingham - we are only a 10 minute what it’s like to live and study here. walk from the city centre. TAKE A BREAK ADVICE Have a bite to eat at one of our many on Visit our general talks and tours for advice campus outlets - see the campus map on on topics from writing your personal page 31 for details. statement to student finance. *If you are visiting Birmingham School of Art or the School of Jewellery, please check in at the following locations: School of Art, Margaret St, Birmingham, B3 3BX School of Jewellery, 82-86 Vittoria St, Birmingham B1 3PA. 6 7 TALKS AND TOURS WELCOME TALKS Department Title Start time End time Type Location Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome to Birmingham 9.30am 10am Talk Concert Hall, Royal Birmingham Office City University Conservatoire Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome to Birmingham 11.30am 12 noon Talk Concert Hall, Royal Birmingham Office City University Conservatoire GENERAL TALKS AND TOURS Department Title Start time End time Type Location Accommodation Curzon Gateway tour Every 10 Last tour at Tour Atrium, Level 0, Millennium minutes from 3pm Point - Booking required at 9am accommodation desk Accommodation Jennens Court tour Every 10 Last tour at Tour Atrium, Level 0, Millennium minutes from 3pm Point - Booking required at 9am accommodation desk Accommodation University Locks tour Every 10 Last tour at Tour Atrium, Level 0, Millennium minutes from 3pm Point - Booking required at 9am accommodation desk Business, Law and The Curzon Building Tour Every 30 Last tour at Tour Atrium, Level 0, The Curzon Social Sciences minutes from 2.30pm Building 9am Library and Learning Curzon Library tour Every 15 Last tour at Tour Atrium, Level 0, The Curzon Resources minutes from 2.30pm Building 9am Student Recruitment Advice on writing your 10.15am 11am Talk Concert Hall, Royal Birmingham Personal Statement Conservatoire Student Recruitment Advice on writing your 1.15pm 2pm Talk Concert Hall, Royal Birmingham Personal Statement Conservatoire Student Recruitment Information for mature 11.30am 12 noon Talk C101, The Curzon Building students Student Recruitment Student finance 11.30am 12 noon Talk Curzon Lecture Theatre, C192, The Curzon Building Student Recruitment Student finance 1.30pm 2pm Talk Curzon Lecture Theatre, C192, The Curzon Building Students’ Union Student life 10.45am 11.15am Talk C101, The Curzon Building Students’ Union Student life 12.30pm 1pm Talk C101, The Curzon Building Students’ Union Student life 2.15pm 2.45pm Talk C101, The Curzon Building 8 9 ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE - ACTING FACULTY OF ARTS, Department Title Start End Type Location time time Acting Foundation Course in Acting 11am 11.30am Talk Studio 9, Department of Acting, Millennium Point Acting Acting 12.15pm 1pm Talk Concert Hall, Royal DESIGN AND MEDIA Birmingham Conservatoire Acting Acting facilities tour 9.15am 9.45am Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Acting facilities tour 10am 10.30am Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Acting facilities tour 10.45am 11.15am Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Acting facilities tour 11.30am 12 noon Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Acting facilities tour 1.30pm 2pm Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Acting facilities tour 2.15pm 2.45pm Tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Applied Performance 10am 11.15am Talk and tour Studio 9, Department of Acting, (Community and Education) Millennium Point Acting Stage Management 10.30am 12 noon Talk and tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point Acting Stage Management 1pm 2.30pm Talk and tour Outside the Giant Screen Auditorium, Level 1, Millennium Point 10 11 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ART Check in at Margaret Street, B3 3BX Department Title Start End Type Location Department Title Start End Type Location time time time time Birmingham School Course overview talk and tour 10.15am 11.45am Talk and tour P436, The Parkside Building School of Art Art and Design 9.45am 11.15am Talk and Reception, Margaret Street of Architecture and (Architecture, Landscape tour Design Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design, School of Art Art and Design 12.15pm 1.45pm Talk and Reception, Margaret Street Product and Furniture Design) tour Birmingham School Course overview talk and tour 12.30pm 2pm Talk and tour P436, The Parkside Building School of Art Fine Art 9.45am 11.15am Talk and Reception, Margaret Street of Architecture and (Architecture, Landscape tour Design Architecture, Interior School of Art Fine Art 12.15pm 1.45pm Talk and Reception, Margaret Street Architecture and Design, tour Product and Furniture Design) SCHOOL OF ENGLISH Department Title Start End Type Location time time School of English English overview – including 10am 11am Talk C457, The Curzon Building all pathways School of English English overview – including 1.15pm 2.15pm Talk C457, The Curzon Building all pathways School of English English and Journalism* 11am 11.45am Tour C404, The Curzon Building School of English Sample English lecture 11am 11.45am Activity C457, The Curzon Building School of English Tour of the School of English 11.45am 12.15pm Tour Drama Studio, C463, The Curzon Building School of English School of English lunch 12.15pm 1pm Activity Social Learning Area, Level 4, The Curzon Building School of English Tutor and student Q&A 1pm 3pm Drop-in C401/404, The Curzon Building *For details on this course, please attend the English overview talk listed above. 12 13 SCHOOL OF FASHION AND TEXTILES SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY Check in at Vittoria Street, B1 3PA Department Title Start End Type Location Department Title Start End Type Location time time time time School of Fashion Fashion Branding and 10am 11.30am Talk and tour P352, The Parkside Building School of Jewellery Jewellery courses overview 10am 11.30am Talk and Atrium, Vittoria Street and Textiles Communication tour School of Fashion Fashion Branding and 11.40am 1.10pm Talk and tour P352, The Parkside Building School of Jewellery Jewellery courses overview 1.30pm 3pm Talk and Atrium, Vittoria Street and Textiles Communication tour School of Fashion Fashion Branding and 1.20pm 2.50pm Talk and tour P352, The Parkside Building School of Jewellery Tours to Assay Office. These 11.30am 12 noon Tour Atrium, Vittoria Street and Textiles Communication facilities are for Gemmology and International Jewellery School of Fashion Fashion Business and 10.30am 12 noon Talk and tour P130, The Parkside Building Business courses. and Textiles Promotion School of Jewellery Tours to Assay Office. These 12.30pm 1pm Tour Atrium, Vittoria Street School of Fashion Fashion Business and 12.10pm 1.40pm Talk and tour P130, The Parkside Building facilities are for Gemmology and Textiles Promotion and International Jewellery Business courses. School of Fashion Fashion Business and 1.50pm 3.20pm Talk and tour P130, The Parkside Building and Textiles Promotion School of Fashion Fashion Design, Costume 10am 11.30am Talk and tour Parkside Lecture Theatre, Level and Textiles Design and Garment 3, The Parkside Building Technology School of Fashion Fashion Design, Costume 11.50am 1.10pm Talk and tour Parkside Lecture Theatre, Level and Textiles Design and Garment 3, The Parkside Building Technology School of Fashion Fashion Design, Costume 1.30pm 2.50pm Talk and tour Parkside Lecture Theatre, Level and Textiles Design and Garment 3, The Parkside Building Technology School of Fashion Textile Design 10am 11.30am Talk and tour P132, The Parkside Building and Textiles School of Fashion Textile Design 11.45am 1.15pm Talk and tour P132, The Parkside Building and Textiles School of Fashion Textile Design 1.30pm 3pm Talk and tour P132, The Parkside Building and Textiles FASHION DESIGN CATWALK SHOW 14 October 2017 Birmingham New Street Station 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm Fresh from the catwalk at London’s Graduate Fashion Week, collections by our BA (Hons) Fashion Design graduates take to the runway at Birmingham New Street Station.