Birmingham City University: City South Campus

Went to the open day today with my partner and what a shock!! Having studied at Bcu myself 9 years ago it’s gone absolutely down hill. The open day if you can call it that, hardly any staff, more student ambassadors hovering about avoiding eye contact. No freebies or hot drink voucher, and not a pen in sight forget merchandise. Absolutely no excitement about the place. I know times are hard but with increase in fees make lecturers available and spend a few quid to excite prospective students. Stands there with no one to talk to, place felt deserted. Safe to say other unis were much more welcoming with experts at hand. Shame really!

Very impressed with the site, staff, facilities and educational offerings. The food and drink options and also tasty with Starbucks, Costa and pizzeria. Close enough to the city for a night out, but far enough to be quieter with an urban feel.

We went for the open day. I have to say it was brilliantly run, really well organised and everybody we met was so helpful. Undoubtedly gone near the top of the list. Organisation was the key to this day. We have visited other Uni's and just not felt the same "feel" we felt here. Well done BCU.

Hosts Faculty of Health sciences: courses like Master of Public Health et al. Also short courses like Neonatal nursing courses…

Poorly organised lectures for the PGCE . I share a lot of the same views as someone else wrote about this course further down. Others on course also said lectures were unorganised. For what youre paying its a raw deal.Some staff members turned up to lectures talking negatively about the lack of organisation. No diversity in staff in this specific department (white). I raised this issue with a senior staff member about cultural differences as I couldn't relate to any of them, i was dismissed and gaslit and told it was diverse because there were different genders white male and white female (yet still staff members were white). Classes were boring and not adapted to changing environment. Wouldn't reccomend.

A good and supportive university, beautiful building and plenty of space to study. However the technology is often faulty, if the internet isn’t down it’s the printers or the laptops. Also communication between course directors and students is lacking which results in disorganisation. The staff are friendly though and they’re willing to help with any issue. It’s just sometimes difficult to do work when you’re having to overcome obstacle after obstacle which could have been avoided with improved maintenance or communication

Before the pandemic it was great and vibrant. Unfortunately the student experience is somewhat non-existent. Booking a library slot is important if you hope to loan books or use study space. Covid protocols has led to the university smelling like a hospital, which is reassuring. There are also sanitising items everywhere so no need to worry, you can wipe down surfaces before and after use. Can't wait for some normalcy to return. Post pandemic, masks are optional and are still available at the front desk.