Birmingham City University Overview

Birmingham City University - Overview & Background

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USPs of the University

• Ranked Seventh for Employability in the UK. 
• Large Scale Investment in Infrastructure
• Opportunities to Earn While Learning
• Courses are Internationally Accredited
• Practice-Based Research
• Global City

Jobs and Placements

• Employment Rates of Graduates - 97.4% of students were in further study within six months of graduating or in employment. 
• Top Recruiters - BBC, Cisco, IBM, NHS, Microsoft, Dolby, Selfridges, ASOS, Disney, KPMG, Fujitsu, Nissan, Volkswagen, Marks and Spencer, Unilever and Sky, as well as SMEs and public sector organizations

Infrastructural Facilities

University House is situated near the City Center Campus and is home to a variety of technical service divisions at the University. International Project Space (IPS) is an art gallery housed at the Center for Visual Arts in Bournville. Moor Lane is a venue close to City North Campus for leisure, business training, and conferences.

Parkside Building has a number of TV studios and The Curzon Building has modern facilities including a mock courtroom, psychological labs, and a trade room at CITY. Millennium Point has courses in the built environment, computing, engineering, and Birmingham Thinktank, an award-winning science museum. 

Residence

• Accommodation Option Names -  Bentley House
  • Cost of Rooms - From £157 Per Week
•  Accommodation Option Names - University Locks
  • Cost of Rooms -  From £150 per week
• Accommodation Option Names- Jennens Court
  • Cost of Rooms - From £142 per week
• Accommodation Option Names - The Heights
  • Cost of Rooms - From £141 per week
• Accommodation Option Names - Lakeside
  • Cost of Rooms - From £143 per week
• Accommodation Option Names - Staniforth House
  • Cost of Rooms - From £150 per week
• Accommodation Option Names - Belgrave View
  • Cost of Rooms - From £129.50 per week
• Accommodation Option Names - Queens Hospital Close
  • Cost of Rooms - From £119 per week

Notable Alumni

Some famous alumni from Birmingham City University include:

• Richard Billingham,  Photographer
• William Haywood,  Architect
• Betty Jackson, Fashion designer
• Charlie Stayt, BBC newsreader
• Margherita Taylor, Radio and TV presenter
• Khalid Mahmood, Politician, MP for Perry Barr

Birmingham City University Location

• Bus Services - Buses 22, 23, 24, 29, 29A from Colmore Row 
• Train Services - Birmingham New Street in the City Centre and Birmingham International for the airport and NEC. The city center has Moor Street and Snow Hill train stations.
• Nearest Airport - Birmingham Airport
• Nearest Hospital - Birmingham City Hospital
• Recreational Sites - Thinktank Science Museum; Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery; Birmingham Back to Backs

Birmingham City University Map Location

Address - Birmingham City University, University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, B5 5JU, United Kingdom