Birmingham City University

Course - My course was the perfect choice for me- it enabled me to meet like minded people, interested in the same thing as me. The delivery of the course was great- every lecturer I had did a great job and delivered each and every module in a way that enabled us to take in a lot of information in an exciting and fresh way. Campus- The campus my course was based on was an old campus that has since shut. It was fine and enabled me to get my degree, however, I wish we could have had a more upto date, less far out campus to attend lectures on. The facilities- The facilities were great for what they were. We had a spacious library with plenty of bookable and non-bookable spaces to work on floors that were sociable and the non-speaking floors. The lecturer theatres and seminar rooms were always spacious and allowed us ample space to do what we needed to do. Our canteen was fab- equipped with a Costa that made those early 9AM’s a little easier.

My experience being at BCU is an overall 8/10. I had a great time and met some amazing friends while I studying there. The support from my course was not incredible, although I didn’t really go searching for it. This may say a thing or too about how available the resources were to me. The staff thoughout my course were great, always lending a helping hand in lectures and when it came to completing coursework.

Good support on course, city centre location. Lacking in societies and social activities, a very 'separate feeling' university. However I love my course and it opened doors for a placement year for me.

The campus and accommodation on site is gorgeous and many members of staff are very welcoming and easy going, However the security in the accommodation University locks are extremely rude, disrespectful and not helpful at all.

The overall experience at this university was good. Especially if you live out as the university halls are close to the city centers nightlife. If your someone who likes the practical side to your specific degree discipline this is the uni for you. As lectures draw a lot from their personal experiences in the industry.

good facilities and student union. unfortunately my course was not located in central campus so felt isolated from the rest of the university and clubs.

Studying masters degree for design, could be more prioritied for masters and post grad studying. Buildings are new but lack enough rooms for all students, communal work spaces are lacking and could benefit from more computer labs

located on the city centre campus (cursor street and Parkside building) brand new facilities, lots of investment in uni buildings and accommodation.

The uni has a purpose built campus for health and life science courses meaning there are skills rooms and labs available to practice clinical skills prior to using these on placement. Following a refurbishment there is a new IT suite however there still is a lack of computers and so smaller rooms for IT could be made available. The student experience for those on my course hasn’t been too great as we are often in 5 days a week, and days are usually 9-5 meaning we miss out on any society meet ups or extra curricular activities held by the uni. Organisation could also be improved as there are often last minute timetable changes and exams and assignments are often due immediately following or whilst still on an assessed placement.

The Birmingham City University has a nice location with good transportation links. The library inside the uni is nice and big with many private rooms available for booking, which helps a lot with group work.

Overall great. Nice, updated buildings and facilities. Staff can be amazing but can also suck. Some of the seminar rooms were awkwardly placed. Some tutors were really unhelpful.

As I'm learning much more about the university I attend through the months I spend here, I have realised that university life is all about exploration and discovery; the more you look the more you find. I believe that that is quite a fair and real depiction of life itself, in the sense that nothing will simply be handed to you because you are mildly interested in receiving it, you will only receive in abundance what you desire wholeheartedly. BCU has helped me learn that anything I'm going to pursue, whether it is success academically or discovery of myself, I must do it with diligence and understanding in order to succeed.

Most lecturers are wonderful and passionate, and offer an appropriate amount of support. The new campus is great for facilities, although I would enjoy being able to use boasted features such as the eye trackers, as they were promoted highly when applying but there has been no chance to actually use them. There’s sufficient opportunities for experience, and the new careers office seems helpful. All I could comment on would be more Psychology events to bring everyone together, and a way to make it easier to communicate with lecturers.

This is a great university for nursing students with good facilities and lecturers. There is plenty of support for students throughout the studies. However, the course lacks organisation.

I chose to do fashion business and promotion at birmingham city university and loved the course! Could not fault the modules, and the course was built in such a way that it built your confidence and skills in the perfect order. Not being a campus uni, this did make settling in the the city a little harder and I think if you struggled to meet people there wasn’t always a wave of options of what to do. However saying this, once I joined ski society in my 2nd year I made friends for life who made my uni experience so memorable.

The university is lovely, just expanded on it to welcome new sports students. Library is great and have just put more computers in too. Can look on moodle in library catalogue to see if they have it in stock, however is quite difficult to find but library staff are amazing. Rooms are quite hot and corridors echo but not much you can do about that. Lecturers are lovely and are very understanding and good at explaining things if you don’t understand them.

The facilities are very good at Birmingham city university one of the reasons why they are so good we are given facilities in order to do well

Great University for Nursing. Allows you to have a range of opportunites during placement and goood support for academic study. Good career service especially in third year... many career events and advice on starting career as a nurse as it may be daunting at first for most people. Campus has just been expanded. Good travel experiences through the uni too. Birmingham has great nightlife many different universities and good opp to meet new people and socialise with others. A range of campuses in areas close the universities. Could be better for support when you are really struggling and things don't go as planned... better communication from placement and universities could potentially better student experience.

The campus is very well situated in the city centre. You have an easy access to different facilities like shopping, food and just fin with friends. Recently the campus opened a new side building, more space more rooms more time to spend with your friends and areas to do work.

The course is amazing and even though not situated on campus BCU never fails to make me included in activities.

The campus is ideally located being in Birmingham City Centre so ideal for both commuters and those living in halls as everything is so close. The university really shows appreciation for students that work hard through something called the Academic Awards Scheme where they offer things like free trips abroad (all expenses covered), free courses like Prince2 and numerous other opportunities that you only get if your grades are good. The student union isn’t great but Birmingham’s night life is decent. Campus’s are all newly built so really nice and the library has just been done up so it’s good.

Student Union shop is expensive, food at Uni is expensive. Student events are boring and there are hardly any fun and good ones. City centre Campus is lacking more shops or more of a lively atmosphere. Facilities are okay they close the Uni too early and only allow you to use a small part of it at night. Not enough rooms and study areas available for when exam and study period arrives, always find yourself looking for somewhere to sit and study longer than you should. Not enough computers either. For how much each student pays per year it’s ridiculous how much this University lacks especially in 2018.

Birmingham city university is located in one of the most best cities of uk. It’s midland location made it a great spot to move away from home. Great transport links as to literally half way. The university having different campuses which are too far apart made it hard for me. Health faculty is separated which makes it hard to make friends with other people in different courses. The university doesn’t cater for January intakes as much.

I am apart of a very welcoming, supportive and helpful university. With staff to cater every individual need. The support is the most important factor as it allows the students to be comfortable and happy whilst studying.