University College Birmingham

University College Birmingham is a university in Birmingham, England. It was awarded full University status in 2012 along with Newman University.

The university is located in central Birmingham and offers both vocational and academic education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The university has buildings at Summer Row and Newhall Street, as well as the Postgraduate Centre at George Street.

In addition, the university has Halls of Residence, with space for 872 students, at The Maltings and Cambrian Hall, which are both situated just off Broad Street, the main entertainment district in the city. The new development at The Maltings also includes a sports hall, shop and student bar, Joshuas.

The university has a range of specialist facilities including training restaurants, a fully equipped health and leisure club, libraries, hairdressing and beauty therapy salons, food and beverage test laboratories, a video production suite, demonstration theatres and computer suites including a facility for Early Years students.

The college opened a second teaching building in 2001 at Richmond House, in nearby Newhall Street which houses its hairdressing and beauty salons and sports therapy suites, both of which are open to the public. Further Education courses in sport and tourism are also taught there. In 2014, UCB opened its new Postgraduate Centre at George Street, a dedicated teaching and research facility for its postgraduate students.

Faculties

• Aviation and Airport Management
• Bakery and Patisserie Technology
• Business Management
• Cabin Crew and Airport Operations
• Chef Cookery Courses (Professional Cookery)
• Computing and ICT
• Digital Marketing
• Early Childhood Studies
• Educational Leadership  
• Enterprise Management
• Finance and Accounting  
• Food Science and Culinary Innovation
• Football Business Management 
• Gastronomy and Food Sustainability
• Health and Social Care
• Marketing Management for Events, Hospitality and Tourism
• Nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Apprenticeship
• Specialist Hair and Media Make-up
• Sports Management
• Theatrical Special Effects, Hair and Media Make-up
• Education and Childcare
• Health
• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

English Language Requirements

To apply for all undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, you will need to sit an approved test in English if it is not your first language. This might include achieving IELTS (Academic or UKVI) of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band, depending on your course requirements.

In addition, they accept Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 72 with minimum band scores of Reading 18, Writing 17, Listening 17, Speaking 20 for Undergraduate (BA, BSc) and most postgraduate degrees.

If you are applying for the International Foundation Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism, you will need UKVI IELTS of 5.0 with no less than 4.5 in any band.

Accommodation

International students studying at University College Birmingham for the first time will be offered accommodation in halls of residence if:

• UCAS and the University have received your firm acceptance of an unconditional offer at University College Birmingham.
• Your £4,500 tuition deposit is paid.
• The accommodation manager receives your completed residency agreement, deposit and pre-payment by the offer date.
• You are unaccompanied (i.e. you do not bring any dependents such as a partner and/or a child) unless agreed in advance by the University.