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Sort:Latest reviewsThe university is great and has many facilities, a range of lecturers that provide high quality support and resources. The diversity is immense in the environment, it’s very easy to make friends. The facilities include a library, cafe, Starbucks, BCU restaurant, study rooms, open computing areas, and many more seating areas. The campus is big and has many other campuses in the area. For improvement, more study rooms would be good. Although, there is a lot of study areas. I believe that would be really helpful.
It is a great place to study because the facilities are very easy to use and usually well maintained, the faculty and staff are extremely supportive and encouraging towards their students and the campus looks great and well organised. The only improvements that can be made that come to mind are some of the facilities being maintained or kept up to date a little bit better (I.E. Keycard access to certain rooms).
Different social events which allow students to meet each other
For me the best thing about the Uni is the support from teaching staff, I've always felt as though I could go to them for anything and they'd help, if not, point me in the right direction. They're always available to help with different modules, and want you to achieve the best grade possible in every module.
location is great and close to town but still far enough that you dont feel too crowded which is nice. the facility is lacking seating areas so its hard to find seats when on lunch break or to chill. some support in terms of the assignments can use some help like extra explaining
The staff at Birmingham City University are very knowledgeable and help us students to learn easily and comfortably with excellent support. Alongside this, the careers team is very involved in the course that I study, this helps us students recognise what we should be applying for e.g., an early training contract. They even conduct mock assessment centre interviews to set us up well for our future career. The law clinic is another great addition to Birmingham City University as it holds up to 12 hours of work experience for students to get involved in working with clients in areas like family law or even immigration law. Our careers team send out a variety of emails for us to get involved in extra curricular activities which would look great on one’s CV such as a judicial shadowing scheme. Lectures and seminars are conducted well with the staff being punctual, rarely being off sick and always being focused on giving us an amazing learning session whether it be for an hour or two. The way this university could be improved is by making sure timetables are set before the term begins and are available to students beforehand. An issue I found was that my timetable was not appearing because the system was down.
Being able to communicate with my tutors and access facilities to try new things has been great. The facilities are easy access and have helped improve my work significantly when trying new opportunities. I do think it would be useful for students to get a better idea of work experience by getting a more thorough presentation/explanation within their first year (if that is what their course offers). It would be a great opportunity for those students to look into the types of companies expectations, type of work they would need, and help fill gaps in their knowledge that they didn't know existed. You meet a wide range of people throughout university, their own stories and their own skills that have been passed through to others through friendship. I have found out so much more not only about myself but my passions. The campus is great, especially with the cafeteria offering the best hash brown squares imaginable.
Best is the careers. Worst is the opportunities for work experience that are offered internally.
The campus is has all the facilities needed and student unit is great.
The uni is amazing. Great student support, staff and union. I am glad that I chose to do my undergraduate degree there.
18-24 years
BCU offers an extremely wide range of courses available for anyone to study and can also provide strong links to further help students when they complete university. The university also has various facilities and areas for students such as the libraries and booths to be able to complete their work as well as socialise with other university students. Another great key aspect is that the main campus is located in the city centre so students are able to explore the Birmingham city, enhancing their university experience.
It's not too far for students to walk from the train stations, and it is quite spacious. I think it could improve by having lectures teach more informative and interesting things as it is very underwhelming so far, for example some of the work is like primary school standard which isn't worth the money we pay to be here.
The biggest issue I feel is there needs to be more education with what is expected in regards with level 5 critical analyse writing, more lectures on this. I appreciate it is adult learning but feel there could be more
BCU is a great place to study, however I feel members of the faculty need to be more aware of point of contacts, for example I wanted a dyslexia screening and my tutor didn’t know who to send me to, I had to find that out on my own. I wanted to speak to the university therapist, once again she didn’t know where to guide me. I feel as though the library could be a bit cleaner in the curzon building, when pulling all nighters it would be a bit better if I wasn’t sitting on crumbs and wrappers. It’s a good places to study regardless, as there is really good staff members who will support you.
BCU has lots of amazing facilities they invest heavily in the media. Being on a media course this makes me feel valued as a student at the university. Allowing me to feel that this degree has many career paths for me in the future. However I feel the overall teaching and lectures could improve I learnt more at A level media then I have studying here.
The facilities are amazing and there's lots of stuff you can easily access that you wouldn't be able to normal (I.e. risograph machine and print room).
18-24 years
First gen student
I love the university because of the amount of study areas with computers it has. I adore the library where I can go to the quiet study area to focus on my assignments. The challenging part of university can be the course itself where meeting deadlines are hard due to workload. However, the overall experience of university is quite memorable. Unfortunately a few months ago I recieved a grade that did not match my performance. Therefore, I had to go through the procedure for the academic appeal process. Through this amazing team , I won the appeal and my maths exam was remarked and I got a higher grade that I deserved. Therefore, I appreciate the academic appeal process because through them , my voice was heard and without them, I felt ignored by my lecturers as if they were trying to brush it off. Overall, I’m grateful for being in this university and love the environment and teaching that takes place.
Best aspects of university is the IT department, they are very impressive bunch and approachable, plus the Library services. there is no such thing as worst but what would need improvement will be academic support services.
I love the library as it’s open 24 hrs and it’s a useful resources, but it can be difficult to get involved with SU stuff and it’s not advertised well. Generally great though
4.2
The best thing is the university’s facilities, with two new state-of-the-art buildings and Millenium point all great venues for lectures, leisure time and technology.
The best aspect of the course is the flexibility for part-time students and the engaging nature of the vast majority of lecturers. The bad aspect of the course is the lack of contact with personal tutors.