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Sort:Latest reviewsIt has the facilities and space to study and hang out. What I would improve is to take off first day seminars that spend the whole hour doing tasks to get to know eachother.
The facilities available at birmingham city south campus are really good especially when it comes to practical sessions, as it allows us as students to get a feel for what it would feel like when on placement or after university. Personally, I do not have any recommendations of improvement for my university.
Staff on my course a great, supportive, helpful, and go above & beyond for us students. So understanding of our situations and experiences.
Very friendly
25-34 years
First gen student
The university itself is state of the art, modern, clean and has fantastic facilities for my course (I am unable to comment on others) and have never felt like I couldn't practise skills, get a book I needed, or access any resources needed to support my degree. I feel student support could be better accessible, for example there is very few appointments allocated with tutors for tutorial support for assignments, plus using services such as ADD they are also very limited with the help they an provide for us, especially when it comes to the content of our assignments as they aren't practising midwives. Additionally ADD have limited appointments so its a fight to get an appointment. I also feel that it seems an unfair concept that students can only have 1 tutorial with tutors especially when we strive to produce the best possible work and may need extra support, and this is only provided for people that have diagnosed or confirmed learning difficulties or support statements. The campus itself is well laid out, however Harborne Road is not a good place for all day lectures. The chairs are uncomfortable, and the small desks attached to the chairs are impossible to work on, especially as someone who likes to use a laptop, and make written notes. The desks are not fit for purpose as a university student and we spend more picking up our stuff off the floor that has fallen on the floor from the desk collapsing. Most students have stated how they hate having lectures in Harborne for this reason and much prefer to be in Seacole where we have chairs and proper desks. However Seacole building comes with its own faults, the main with having NO plug sockets. 99.9% of students use some sort of electronic device to make notes from lectures and it means that for some they cannot do this as their device may not stay charged throughout the day. Student life and the union are very interactive and have fantastic communication with us with any events, unions to join, and sending us regular coms through email. Lastly, I'd like to comment on the location. Even though this is beneficial to be so close to the city centre and a range of different transport options, it also means its exceptionally busy, full of traffic and takes a long time to get to. There is also limited availability of parking, at a cost, which seems unfair and would be good for future consideration for a student car park.
I have not yet experienced a bad part of the university. I joined the university in March 2024 after studying at a previous institution. I have enjoyed this university's support, and I highly recommend it to fellow people looking to study. I enjoy being part of a community and the way the university brings people from all different backgrounds together; I feel this is beneficial as you learn about other people's experiences. The university offers great diversity and acknowledges that people have different ways of learning.
Lecturers are fantastic, really engaging and always available to assist when needed. Student support is amazing and the opportunities given to us are unmatched. The location is brilliant, really close to town centre.
BCU School of Jewellery is a great place to learn the trade. All the staff are friendly and helpful. As a mature student i did find i a great place to meet all ages and people from all over the world. The only thng that lets the campus down is the lack of lunch facilities and the building could do with updating to add some modern touches to this historical building. Overall im proud to be a student at BCU.
18-24 years
First gen student
Like it the way it is.
Although the uniform is unisex, it doesn’t fit well on females. The top is very long and the trousers are very tight around the hips.
My best experience has been with staff, every inconvenience I have faced they have been there to help me and guide me. The only thing I can think about improving would be maybe be the technology or the errors in it, so far this year I have had problems with my timetable, with accessing Moodle ans iCity.
There's quite a few spots for studying and for the most part everyone on campus is quite approachable and friendly in times of need. On the other hand, some other students can be a bit unhinged and unsociable, I think one way to improve the campus was if security could actually walk around between facilities rather than being stuck at entrances.
It has three close campuses located near the City Centre. The facilities are very clean and comfortable, and you can see they are well cared for. Security is great and the overall helpfulness of the university is lovely, Course times could be improved, for example not having both lectures and seminars together, as a three-hour lesson feels more intimidating and very tiring. Having them separate with a break between would be great.
In my final year now, Tutors are fantastic, and facilities are good.
great
The academic structure is excellent. Lecturers are seasonal and engaged the students very well in classroom discussions. The University can do with a satellites campuses just like other universities. This will facilitate optional academics courses .
very chill
Course has given me many opportunities to gain experience and has loads of industry connections and alumni. The course itself is more focused on the science aspect and is more in depth when it comes to coding and electronics than I expected but these things are important to know. Lecturers all have industry experience and update the course to help address issues and keep employability, which is a very big focus. Links to the conservatoire are also very useful.
It's very diverse with a wide range of facilities, workshops and other opportunities to gain skills and experience to meet future aspirations. It's also very clean and modern.
4.2
good
good course