University College Birmingham
University College of Birmingham
Based in the heart of the UK’s second-biggest city, University College Birmingham is a specialist university which is highly respected by employers and industry for providing career-focused education and training. Most of our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are accredited by the University of Warwick, one of the world’s top-ranked academic institutions.
An expanding campus with outstanding facilities to develop your industry skills, unrivalled placement opportunities and award-winning teaching staff. UCB is a small but culturally diverse university with around 5500 students of whom about 25% are international.
Affordable international tuition fees. A welcoming university, we have a range of support for our international students including English and academic support in addition to support with careers and employability.
A range of exciting, vocational degree courses designed to get students careers off to a flying start including; Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Tourism and Aviation, Business or Finance and Accounting. We offer both September and January course start dates at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as pre-sessional English. Our own UCB accommodation in walking distance of the campus.
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Why study at University College Birmingham
Why Choose Us?
Your choice of college or university will play an important part in shaping your career and fulfilling your ambitions.
It’s crucial you pick a place that feels right for you – and where you will be happy. It needs to be a university that will help you achieve your goals; a place you can trust.
So why choose University College Birmingham? Where shall we begin…?
The first thing you need to know is that UCB is a compact, specialist institution in the heart of England’s biggest regional city. Birmingham has the buzz of a major city without the inflated London price tag.
The University is big on vocational courses – the majority of which are accredited by the University of Birmingham – and big on linking academic theory to modern workplace skills. It’s also big on you. Our size and teaching philosophy means the focus is on each individual student. At University College Birmingham, you will never be a face in the crowd.
University College Birmingham is in the Top 10 Countries to Study Abroad
Awards & Accreditations
Awarding of Degrees and our Partnership with The University of Birmingham
Degree courses accredited by the University of Birmingham:
The University of Birmingham accredits and validates a number of degree courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. This means that whilst all those courses are delivered by University College Birmingham, graduates receive their awards from the University of Birmingham.
Most of our degrees are accredited by the University of Birmingham, one of the world’s top ranked academic institutions, and our reputation for excellence means the University is a popular choice for international students, who join us from more than 60 countries.
The University is big on vocational courses – the majority of which are accredited by the University of Birmingham – and big on linking academic theory to modern workplace skills. It’s also big on you. Our size and teaching philosophy means the focus is on each individual student. At University College Birmingham, you will never be a face in the crowd.
We offer a unique learning environment with enrolment on college courses and apprenticeships (for post-16 school-leavers), on specialist university degrees (BA and BSc) and postgraduate courses (MA and MSc).
We are committed to providing the best facilities for all our students and are investing £100 million on a comprehensive package of improvements that will secure our reputation for excellence.
Campuses
Our Campuses
The practical facilities across our campuses – all developed with real industry in mind – are fast-growing, while we have also invested £6.1 million into fresh-thinking learning support spaces, giving you the very best environment to expand your mind.
Sustainable and easy to navigate, each campus has its own distinct character and has been designed specifically to enhance the student experience.
We are also right in the centre of the city’s business and hotel district, opening up no end of placement and work opportunities for our students.
UCB Campuses
- Moss House
- Summer Row
- McIntyre House
- Richmond House
- The Link
- Camden House
Our Schools
University College Birmingham comprises of two schools, which are responsible for delivering courses to students at all levels of study.
They are the School of Business, Tourism and Creative IndustriesandSchool of Health, Sport and Food. Each school consists of different departments that are listed below.
- School of Business, Tourism and Creative Industries
- Business, Marketing and Finance
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Creative Services
- School of Health, Sport and Food
- Sport and Nutrition
- Education
- Social Care
- Health
- Birmingham College of Food
Best program in world for food & hospility industry