With around 29,000 students from 100 countries, (HESA Student Record 2020/21 © Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited) Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success.

We put £270 million into the regional economy and support thousands of jobs in the area. We're investing £340 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our city-centre campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities.

At Birmingham City University we are committed to transforming students’ lives and enhancing opportunity through education and advancement. We play a key role in supporting the economy and public sector in Birmingham and the West Midlands, as the University for the city of Birmingham.

Whether developing research to enable people to lead healthier lives, decrease bullying in schools or help talented children in South Africa reach their musical potential, Birmingham City University undertakes a wide variety of work to ensure that we operate as a socially responsible University.

On Monday 17 September 2018, we announced that staff had voted for Acorn’s Children’s Hospice and Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid to be the University’s Chosen Charities.

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Apply your passion and complete your training at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – we offer drama school-level training to mould you into a versatile actor and help you launch your career.

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BA in Acting

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Applied Linguistics seeks to solve real-world problems using the application of linguistic theory. It concerns itself with issues of inequity in the relationship between social categories and language. This can cover areas as diverse as language and the law, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, corpus linguistics, language and discourse and empirical research methods.

BA in Applied Linguistics

Our BA (Hons) Applied Theatre aims to inspire the next generation of passionate and skilled theatre-makers. Our focus is on developing the skills and understanding needed to create compelling new performances and theatre projects with purpose. We are concerned not only with how we make theatre, but also why.

BA in Applied Theatre - Community and Education

Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to give full exemption from the ARB / RIBA Part 1 examination, you will be based at our innovative Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, where you start your journey towards becoming a registered architect.

BA in Architecture

This BA (Hons) Art Business (Top-Up) course is essentially about employability, providing you with the knowledge, understanding and experience needed to work effectively in the creative industries. During this (one-year full-time/ two-year part-time) level 6 course, you will be supported to navigate the extensive range of careers in the creative and cultural sectors.

Part time

BA in Art Business

Maker? Thinker? Futurist? Coder? Performer? Technologist? Conservationist? Designer? Interested? Many innovative creative studios now define themselves as interdisciplinary, a word which we define as the fluid movement across the fields of art, design and technology.

BA in Art and Design

The BA (Hons) Black Studies course at Birmingham City University will help you to engage with the contributions of Black scholars, activism and communities in this expanding interdisciplinary field. This unique course is the first of its kind in Europe.

BA in Black Studies

Black Studies is ground-breaking because it puts the experiences, perspectives and contributions of Africans and the African diaspora at the very heart of university education. The aim of this degree is to provide you with the context to understand the issues as well as the tools and experience to work to remedy major social problems.

BA in Black Studies - Criminal Justice

Want to top up your business degree? Our BA (Hons) Business Administration (Top-Up) course allows you to learn administration skills from industry-experienced lecturers. This flexible and wide-ranging course allows you to tailor your studies to your interests, from small business administration to digital marketing.

BA in Business Administration (Top-up)

The Business Management course will offer you a practical-based degree applicable to a wide range of sectors. You will be able to contribute to critical debates on industry-related contemporary issues and understand the dynamic needs of business managers in the 21st century to reflect current knowledge and best practices.

BA in Business Management

Looking for a business marketing course in Birmingham? Our BA (Hons) Business with Marketing degree offers the opportunity to take a year-long sandwich placement in the industry. The course upholds the principles for responsible management education (PRME) defined by the United Nations. It aims to educate future business leaders for a sustainable future.

BA in Business with Marketing

Looking to study a criminology degree at university? Our BA (Hons) Criminology course is supported by our close links with local criminal justice organisations in the voluntary, public, and private sectors, including West Midlands Police Force.

BA in Criminology

Want to start a career in a criminal investigation? Our Criminology, Policing and Investigation University course has close ties to the West Midlands Police Force. Make sense of contemporary issues in policing by getting the big-picture perspective on crime, victimisation, and various responses to crime and deviance.

BA in Criminology, Policing and Investigation

We live in a time of rapid social, economic and environmental change. Demand for housing is increasing, but not enough new homes are being built. Not only that, home ownership is out of reach for a lot of people. The type of housing we need is changing, and this course will give you the opportunity to meet these challenges head-on.

BA in Design for Future Living

This cutting-edge BA programme will develop your skills across Digital Animation practice conventions. You will be taught by established practitioners, who will provide their knowledge of 2D and 3D animation disciplines.

BA in Digital Animation

2 years

Our BA Digital Marketing degree is a unique two-year fast-track programme that immerses you in real-world, professional advertising and marketing communications: Digital is the shared digital media experience between brands, users, technologies and trends. Marketing is how marketers add value to their brands and user experiences by fulfilling desires.

BA in Digital Marketing

Are you passionate about providing children with the very best start in life? Our Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) course seamlessly combines theory with practical experience, so that you can achieve your career goals and make a positive impact on young children’s lives.

BA in Early Childhood Studies

Are you interested in teaching, education systems, care or research? Our BA (Hons) in Education Studies will allow you to explore all aspects of education, focusing on subject areas of most interest to you, so that you graduate with a range of career options in what you love to do.

BA in Education Studies

The BA (Hons) English degree course combines the creative and the critical, the personal and the social, and the historical and the contemporary.

BA in English

English Language and Literature degrees instil graduates with a vast range of skills, which are highly sought after by employers. The BA (Hons) English Language and Literature course will support you in developing interdisciplinary skills in both areas, as well as the wider field of humanities.

BA in English Language and Literature

Looking for a highly-prized English Literature degree course that you can tailor to your individual interests and career aspirations? The BA (Hons) English Literature course will support you in developing your critical faculties, instilling in you the power and responsibility of informed reading and analysis, whilst deepening your appreciation for literature.

BA in English Literature

Our BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing degree course will support you in developing a rigorous and creative writing practice, while also honing your critical and analytical abilities.

BA in English and Creative Writing

Our BA (Hons) English and Journalism course is ideal for anyone wishing to follow a career in the dynamic and competitive world of journalism.

BA in English and Journalism

Want to study event management in Birmingham? Our BA (Hons) Events Management degree allows you to take a year-long placement in the industry. Over the past decade, there has been a surge of careers in the global leisure sector that require best-in-class event, venue and guest experience managers.

BA in Events Management

Do you want a fashion degree that will enable you to pursue a career within the industry, specifically fashion communication and branding? Then this course is for you. Its unique mix of both fashion communication and branding will give you the skills you will need to be a creative, confident, well-informed fashion communicator, ready for the industry.

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